Queen Elizabeth II & HMY "Britannia" Lynn McElfresh and Rick Casali's past articles are remembered. Also, Robert and John Street share a lovely movie of the Queen's passage through the Thousand Islands. Lynn E. McElfresh
Camp Life at the American Canoe Association While the events attracted spectators, the camp itself was a curiosity, as interesting as a circus or Wild West show. Lynn E. McElfresh
Paddling in the Thousand Islands Sketches of early canoes don't look like canoes at all. To me, the vessels they were using looked like kayaks and very skinny sailboats. Canoes were often referred to as “the poor man’s yacht." Lynn E. McElfresh
DELANEY'S POINT: Before and After the Canoes In 1883, this tract of land, known as Delaney's Point, looked very different than it does today. Decades before, loggers ... Lynn E. McElfresh
Turtle Takes a Tumble I stood to see that it was a tiny snapping turtle, small enough to fit inside the palm of my hand. We’ve had turtles pass through... Lynn E. McElfresh
About the "Cottage on Stilts of Light" on Murray Isle About the "Cottage on Stilts of Light" on Murray Isle; who lived there and when! The Hon. Henry Spicer, Col. James T. Watson & Hannah Watson, woman suffrage. Lynn E. McElfresh
From Out of the Twilight - a Ray of Hope In mid-July, Clayton P. O. mailboat driver, Brian Parker, delivered exciting news with the bag of mail. “Have you seen the comet?” he asked. Lynn E. McElfresh
The Fawn that Came in out of the Rain The fawn arrived exhausted on shaky legs on the shore of Grenell Island in the St. Lawrence River. Our daughter named him Pete. Lynn E. McElfresh
Grenell Island’s Chapel First Wedding On a Wednesday afternoon in August 1904, Lillian May Stoddard was the first bride to ever be married in the Grenell Island Chapel. Everyone on the island was invited. Lynn E. McElfresh
A Stink of Mink A group of minks saw this opening as an invitation: “Welcome! Spend your winter here.” Lynn E. McElfresh
A Walk in the Parks When I think “park”, I think slides, swings, and merry-go-rounds. My husband, on the other hand, might think Fenway or Candlestick. But in the late nineteenth century, a "park” was a resort Lynn E. McElfresh
Ghost Island Affair Authorities were hunting for a Syracuse man, Dean Hethington, a steel executive of Globe Forge and Foundries, Inc., who had been missing for nearly three weeks. Lynn E. McElfresh
