Treasure Island Treasure Island Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of "buccaneers and buried gold". Its influence is enormous on popular perceptions of pirates, including such elements as treasure maps marked with an "X", schooners, the Black Spot, tropical islands, and one-legged seamen bearing parrots on their shoulders. "Treasure Island" was originally considered a coming-of-age story and is noted for its atmosphere, characters, and action. It is one of the most frequently dramatized of all novels. It was originally serialized in the children's magazine "Young Folks" from 1881 through 1882 under the title
Treasure Island (Ontario) Treasure Island (Ontario) Treasure Island, also known as Mindemoya, is a large island in Lake Mindemoya, on Manitoulin Island, which is in Lake Huron. As Manitoulin's largest island, it is said to be the world's largest island in a lake on an island in a lake. The island has no permanent residents, but there are some cottages. Treasure Island lies at an elevation of above sea level, with its highest point being about above sea level. It is about 1.4 km in length and about 400 meters wide and about 110 acres. In 1883, the island was purchased for $60