▁och re . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁French ▁captain ▁Pierre ▁P ouch ot , ▁a ▁narrow s ▁between ▁the ▁island ▁and ▁Canadian ▁shore ▁was ▁previously ▁called ▁Pet it ▁Detroit ▁by ▁the ▁I ro qu ois , ▁and ▁used ▁for ▁bapt izing ▁new com ers ▁to ▁the ▁river . ▁During ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁Tar ▁Island ▁was ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 ▁June ▁ 1 8 1 4 ▁amb ush ▁and ▁capture ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁gun bo at ▁Black ▁S nake , ▁along ▁with ▁her ▁captain ▁H erman ▁Land on , ▁by ▁American ▁sail ing ▁master ▁Francis ▁Gregory . ▁ ▁In hab itants ▁of ▁Tar ▁Island ▁have ▁included ▁ent om ologist ▁William ▁Ste el ▁Cre ight on , ▁industrial ist ▁Robert ▁H ew itt , ▁far mer ▁Ralph ▁H odge ▁( des cribed ▁in ▁Thompson ' s ▁Soul ▁of ▁the ▁River , ) ▁and ▁vide og ame ▁designer ▁Brian ▁Reyn olds . ▁Farm ing ▁( including ▁products ▁such ▁as ▁corn ) ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁pract iced ▁on ▁Tar ▁Island ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁with ▁land ▁now ▁primarily ▁used ▁for ▁summer ▁c ott ages . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁I ro qu ois ▁Mississ aug as ▁Moh awk ▁people ▁One ida ▁people ▁Gren ad ier ▁Island ▁( Saint ▁Lawrence ▁River ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : R iver ▁islands ▁of ▁Ontario ▁Category : Th ous and ▁Islands ▁Category : Is lands ▁of ▁the ▁Saint ▁Lawrence ▁River <0x0A> </s> ▁As ▁Far ▁as ▁My ▁Fe