Volume 21, Issue 9, September 2026

Bakers Dozen this month - history, boats, nature and more . . . [© Photo Ian Coristine/1000IslandsPhotoArt.com]

Volume 21, Issue 9, September 2026

From the Editor and Paul's Smiles

6 hours ago • 5 min read

Alexandria Bay's 47th Annual Vintage Boat Show in Pictures

As you might expect, this boat show had no shortage of gleaming mahogany and bright smiles.

Interesting Islanders: The Picture Man

Some children inherit their father's eyes. Jim Montanus inherited his father's camera.

Michael Laprade

Waterfront Wheat: The Short Life of Prescott’s First Grain Elevator

For three decades, a massive grain elevator loomed over the waterfront at Prescott, Ontario—and then was gone . . .

Craig I. Stevenson

Alli Was Happiness

There is no love like the love of a dog. Everywhere, and at all times.

Responsible Energy

What happens after we discover that we have created a chemical that apparently has no intention of ever leaving. Fortunately, there is a local company . . .

Michael Laprade

Passing Along a Love of Place

Perhaps what made this summer so meaningful was the opportunity to see the Thousand Islands through so many different lenses . . .

Maybe Katydid . . . But Maybe She Didn’t

If you’ve never seen a katydid, that’s not surprising, as they are active mainly at night. But you might have heard them . . .

Madeleine Casali's Visit and her Poetry!

Madeleine is a writer. She has written a number of poems about the lakes, freighters, loons, the cold weather, and the great outdoors . . .

Half Moon Bay, the Start

In the 1880s, Lonely Bay was a wilderness. Decayed logs, stones, and debris of all kinds choked the inner part, making navigation impossible beyond the central bend . . .

A Lasting Legacy: Honoring Louise Birkhead and the Birkhead Lecture

For nearly two decades, the Guthrie & Louise Birkhead Lecture has brought members of the Thousand Islands community together to explore the history . . .

Oven Roasted Tomatoes

One year, I ended up with a bumper crop of small cherry tomatoes – too many to eat all at once . . . Enter the idea to roast them . . .

Elspeth Naismith

Sudokus #312-#316

We start with a Sudoku puzzle in progress, where it appears that there are no more obvious or not-so-obvious clues. Can you find the hidden clue?