March Issue of TI Life is now online

Good news from the River: the ice is going, ships will soon be back, and temperatures are rising! So, as you think about getting the boats ready, packing up the cottage supplies, we also suggest you stop to read the March issue of TI Life - filled with history, news and photographs.

Volume 20, Issue 3, March 2025

From the Editor – by Susan W. Smith
SEAWAY NOTICE #2, no politics, photographs and dates to watch. . .

Sunset across Wilson Bay, Lake Ontario, during the week of March 8, 2025 by Brian LaJuett [©2025]

Floating Art – by Larry Asam
"Floating Art" – That is what I consider many antique and classic boats to be.

All about Loons – by Allison Burchell-Robinson
While we watch for them and over them, how do you imagine the loon feels about us?

Album of Smaller Work Boats – by Winnifred McGowan
This set of photographs highlights some of the smaller, often custom-outfitted, work boats seen in the Admiralty Group, near Gananoque, ON.

Minnows? No these are intrepid kayakers passing the mountain tops that we call islands. [Timothy Bentley ©2025]

A Photographer Navigates The Thousand Islands – by Timothy Bentley
. . . Thousand Islands a magical playground for a photographer . . . also a challenging technical environment for dedicated sailors . . .

Denny’s Cottages and Boat Lines – Tom R. King
As the demand for sightseeing in the islands grew, Denny’s set up shop in Clayton at the foot of James Street.

Red Jacket – C&C 40-foot Racer – by Rick Casali
One of the most famous sailboats raced in North America is Red Jacket. Its lovely sailing design has been a major part of the racing history on Lake Ontario . . .

LTI Archives Receives Provincial Recognition – by Lorraine Payette
The Leeds and the Thousand Islands archives is a small but mighty group that works to preserve the history of Leeds and the Thousand Islands . . .

Illustration by Marie-Anne Erki, Kingston, ON ©2025

Call for Recipes: Soup, Salad and Croutons! – by Elspeth Naismith
Butternut Squash, Carrot, and Orange Soup & Killer Caesar Salad with Croutons and Dressing – easy and tasty!

History or Heritage? – by Sherry L.B. Johnson
So, what is heritage? How is it different from history? In my first few years living in Gan, I haunted second hand bookstores . . .

"Ocean Wave" Fire Took Twenty-Eight Lives – by Richard Palmer
A nightmarish shipwreck on Lake Ontario occurred on April 29, 1853, when the freight and passenger steamer Ocean Wave burned and sank

Sudoku Puzzles #236-#440 – by Dan LeKander
Can you find the hidden clue in Puzzle #237? Four more Sudokus for you to solve.

Enjoy the start of spring, stay safe and hurry back to the River.

Susan W. Smith, Editor, info@thousandislandslife.com

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