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One of the most interesting characters who once lived in a small cabin at the edge of Lake Ontario on Sandy Pond was Captain George Best, commonly known as the "Hermit of Wigwam Cove."
Wars always inspire people to come up with innovative ways that might possibly bring a quick end to the conflict.
In the 1860’s Canada’s export timber trade rose to its greatest height. Every port on Lake Ontario had its crews of raftsmen in season.
Remains of two ships believed to be the schooners Ariadne and Hartford, wrecked in Mexico Bay during
Despite the cloud of bad luck that followed him much of his life, he never gave up his love for the water.
HARVEY J. KENDALL was a rather odd-looking boat and was nearing the end of her days when she was acquired
The captain guided his boat by dead reckoning while his crew prayed. It was eight days before Christmas 1902, and the ship was en route from Cape Vincent to its home port, Oswego.
Whatever happened to Theodore Gegoux’s painting of the palatial steamboat St. Lawrence during a searchlight excursion in 1894 in the Thousan
