Susan W. Smith

275 posts

From the Editor, January 2023

Lots to report this month. Tributes to River champions: Gerry Huck and Tom Walker; Photographs, plus, some winter activities . . .

Christmas Blizzard 0f 2022

The winds howled all night. and howling winds meant Lake Ontario came barreling down the River. The water came up an estimated two to two and a half feet, and the water spray traveled many feet/meters inland . . .

GHOST testing for Susie

Messges for Mike and Susie to work through password for Susie Oak23TIL$$ Old system Scheduling I scheduled the posts for

The Winners, 2022

We have our winners for the 2022 TI Life Photo Contest plus five honorable mentions.

David Janes Lyttle

Tribute to a poet, philosopher, professor and islander . . .

"Postings from the Far Shore of Life; An Incurable Cancer Patient's Reflections On Life, Death, And The Journey Between," by T N Robbins

A serious account by Tom Robbins, a cancer patient, who reviews his life from diagnosis through treatment . . .

THE NAKED AND THE DAMNED by Neville Johnston

A beautiful French woman, wrongly convicted of spying for the Germans in World War One Paris and sentenced to be put to death by a firing squad, escapes under a new identity to New York City . . .

"The Kind to Kill" by Tessa Wegert

A missing tourist spells trouble for Senior Investigator Shana Merchant in this page-turning twisty mystery set in an atmospheric island community with a small-town vibe . . .

December TI Life is now online!

Season’s Greetings to everyone! 13 articles this month, with lots of gifts for you to enjoy. Please leave comments

TI Life is now online for November

Four puzzles this month - can you or can't you solve them? That really is the question!

From the Editor, November '22

A correction for a 2012 article! Remember Santa is coming to Alex Bay in December. Congratulate Jim Schnauber and enjoy our Photos for 2022, and make sure you enter our December photo contest.

Cruise Ships are Back!

All about the 2022 cruise ship OCEAN NAVIGATOR and the 1948 cruise ship ONTARIO.

The New Frontenac Hotel Story, by Susan G. Mathis

Susan Mathis has just published book nine, "Rachel’s Reunion", in her Thousand Islands book series. This novel focuses on the amazing history of the old New Frontenac Hotel on Round Island as well as hope!