Who Actually Created Thousand Island Dressing?

(via Great Big Story)  It is one of the great big disputes of our times. We’re talking about the origin of thousand island dressing. Some of you might say, well, isn’t it from Thousand Islands? The picturesque region in upstate New York? And, well, you would be right. Wow. You really know your salad dressing as well as your geography! But who invented thousand island dressing? That’s where it gets tricky. There are two competing narratives. Both are compelling.