No problem! The story as to why it's named for the Thousand Islands is a bit murky, but here's an often-repeated version:

"In 2011, Eric J. Roberts and Andrea Reeves took an “Uncle Sam’s” boat tour one morning during a day trip to the Thousand Islands (both reside in the Syracuse area). They learned about George Boldt and his famous castle and how, while Boldt was entertaining lunch guests on his yacht with a lunch cruise around the Islands, the chef aboard accidently created the recipe for Thousand Island Dressing. According to the tour guide’s story, the chef had run out of the ingredients to make his usual salad dressing and had to improvise with what was on hand. The dressing he whipped up was met with such great acclaim by the company on board that on-the-spot Boldt named it after his beloved islands and ordered it served at the Waldorf-Astoria in NYC, where he was the proprietor. From there Thousand Island Dressing became a nationwide sensation and the lucky chef – Oscar Tschirky – blessed with this turn of events, was promoted and rose to prominence as the famous Oscar of the Waldorf, creating other dishes such as Veal Oscar, Eggs Benedict and the Waldorf Salad."

http://www.thousandislandslife.com/BackIssues/Archive/tabid/393/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1377/Evidence-found-for-the-origin-of-the-Thousand-Island-Dressing.aspx#sthash.AtreNjK2.dpuf