'25 December issue of TI Life is now online!
Wishing for a white Christmas? Chances are, if you’re in the Thousand Islands, you will get your wish! Lots of white stuff around and the bays are starting to freeze. Perfect season to enjoy TI Life, so I am pleased to report:
Volume 20, Issue12, December 2025 is now online.
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From the Editor – by Susan W. Smith
Remembering Joan Rueckert, TIWLT, Horne's Ferry Dock, plus photographs.
Medal winners and Honorable Mentions. Enjoy the results!
Results of 14th Annual Photo Contest – by Larry Asam & Erin McCarthy Greene
Narrowing our choices down to just three award winners was not an easy task, given the high quality of the 69 images . . .
Would You Like to Live on an Island – by Mark E. Russell
“Would you like to live on an island?” It’s a small sentence, but it lands with the force of an invitation to a different life . . .
Rick Casali asked the question . . .
Can A Man Have Too Many Garwoods? – by Rick Casali
Bob Banister owns a stable of lovely and fast Garwood runabouts. Each one is stunning and amazingly fast . . .
Withington's Annual Report for 2025 – by Richard Withington
The first event of the season this year was the report of a small cruiser that was sinking east of Round Island . . .
Santa Clause Came to Town . . . – by Allison Burchell-Robinson
Description of the 2025 Santa come to the North Country, this time to Clayton, NY.
Tory Photography in Clayton captured almost 200 photographs of Santa with the children.
Stained Glass Windows Series: David Black – Cindy Rusho Hagemann
Throughout his lifetime, Mr. Black held many jobs, including boat captain, salesman, caretaker and paymaster . . .
Removing the Railroad Bridge – by Susan W. Smith
The removal of Gananoque's old train bridge, scheduled for this fall, was controversial . . .
8 Call for Recipes: Dr. Withington's Secret – by Susan W. Smith
Meatloaf . . . for sure the "pièce de résistance" is the syrup . . .
December Poem – Kim (Bo) Stone Kalil
Blustery gusts, Commanding the snow, Into powdery spirals, That dance in Moon’s glow . . .
Yes, "Love the River, for Good" – by Susan W. Smith
Were you one of the lucky ones who received a copy of "Love The River, for Good," published by the Northern New York Community Foundation?
Christmas Sudokus #273-#276 – by Dan LeKander
Another year is soon to pass. I hope you have enjoyed the special Sudoku puzzles of 2025 . . .
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Happy Holidays to everyone from the TI Life Team.