Videos

From the Editor, October 2024

We present an Aerosnapper video of the LaSalle Causeway opening, courtesy of Mike Hill! Introduce an October submission and provide lots of new photographs of the season . . .

Volume 19, Issue 10, October 2024
Susan W. Smith

From the Editor, November '23

"SS Keewatin" videos by Aerosnapper, photographs, "HCMS Harry DeWolf #430" plus best wishes for American Thanksgiving, and the coming festive season.

Volume 18, Issue 11, November 2023
Susan W. Smith

TI Life News in March '21

We look forward to a great summer 2021. Click here to see winter and spring photographs, a summer video and the list of articles.

Volume 16, Issue 3, March 2021
Susan W. Smith

September, News in TI Life

News from September... Tribute to Bill Hale, Scott Ouderkirk's latest video, a Get Well Card for Bill Stallan, TI Life's "comma's policeman" and even some genealogy research..

Volume 15, Issue 9, September 2020
Susan W. Smith

News in TI Life August '20

Yes that is a mask flying on high... ...From the Editor: Sad news: Karen Matthews Salisbury and David Ray Fairbairn, TIA Annual Meeting and more...

Volume 15, Issue 8, August 2020
Susan W. Smith

Preserving Memories During Covid

Nothing will bring smiles and chuckles faster than seeing family and friends from long ago and sharing important memories.

Volume 15, Issue 6, June 2020
David Powers

January 2020 - A New Year

Amazing water level photographs, Dan Tack tribute and beautiful winter photographs!, Yes, Volume 15 - means 15 years of TI Life....

Volume 15, Issue 1, January 2020
Susan W. Smith

The Thousand Acre Challenge

TIWLT has done a lot for this area, and is about to do more with the launch of their latest initiative: The Thousand Acre Challenge.

Volume 15, Issue 1, January 2020
Calder Schweitzer

TI Life December News!

“Christmas is coming the geese are getting fat… please put a penny in the old man’s hat. If havn't got a penny, a Ha’penny will do… if you haven’t got ha’penny then God bless You.” read more...

Volume 14, Issue 12, December 2019
Susan W. Smith

TI Life News November 2019

November will be a month long remembered for Islanders who were on the River, on the night of October 31/November 1, 2019! Winds and water p

Volume 14, Issue 11, November 2019
Susan W. Smith

"The Wind in the Islands," an Animated Audio Book for River Rats...

An animated audio book version of The Wind in the Islands... Performed by Scott's daughter, Merideth, and featuring Scott's animated drawings,

Volume 14, Issue 7, July 2019
Scott Ouderkirk

TI Life Happenings in April '19

Check out the Dog-Strangling Vine Video - Have some free time...maybe you can help TI Life! and most of all see some wonderful photographs... yes the River is opening for Summer 2019.

Volume 14, Issue 4, April 2019
Susan W. Smith

Cole Shoal Lighthouse the Irony and the Rebuild

On July 23, 2018 the Cole Shoal Lighthouse west of Brockville was struck by lightning during a fierce storm and rapidly burned to the water line.

Volume 14, Issue 3, March 2019
Michael Milne

Guinness Book of Records Try...

Ever wonder what goes into those “Guinness Book of Records – records. Clayton’s Greg Pepe knows first hand as this winter...

Volume 14, Issue 3, March 2019
Jeff Staples & Susan Smith

"It's Hard to be a Tern" Video by Elaine Tack

...for twenty years I have been searching for a way to get across the importance of helping to restore the habitat of these ubiquitous water birds in the St. Lawrence River Valley.

Volume 14, Issue 3, March 2019
John Peach

Frank Shattuck, Tailor and More

It starts with a picture on Facebook’s Thousand Islands River Rats Now and Then page, back a couple of months ago. The picture looked like a pattern ...

Volume 13, Issue 12, December 2018
Susan W. Smith

TI Life Happenings November 2018

Get a sneak preview into the November Issue with photographs, videos and tributes. Meet Nicole Hartshorn and Jessica Phinney.

Volume 13, Issue 11, November 2018
Susan W. Smith

Canada 150 Rink Comes to Gananoque!

If you google  “Hockey and culture” in Canada you will find, ”Ice Hockey: A symbol of  Canada, a national sport, and even a way of life.” It

Volume 13, Issue 10, October 2018
Susan W. Smith