Thousand Islands Life for January is now online

Happy New Year! Yes, 2025 is here and it is not too soon to be thinking of Spring: launching boats, planning vacations, and meeting family and friends. However, until that really happens, let’s enjoy the winter months and our January issue of Thousand Islands Life – we’ve just hit the 20 year mark! Now that is something of which our founders, Paul Malo, Ian Coristine, and Mike Franklin would be very proud!

Your January 2025 TI Life is now online.

From the Editor, January 2024 – by Susan W. Smith
List of winter events in the Thousand Islands. How to print TI Life articles including a couple of personal memories. Beautiful photos of birds, and a suggestion: "How about buying us a cup of coffee?!"

Mer Sea – A 1999 French Canal Boat – by Rick Casali
With the Olympics in Paris this year, it seems appropriate that now we have a French canal boat on the St. Lawrence River. Welcome Mer Sea.

Photo by Deb Keogh, Gananoque, ON

Sammy's Story – by Allison Burchell Robinson
A man was returning from town in his boat, accompanied by his two young daughters, when he spotted what looked like a white rag floating nearby.

Ships – Big Boats That Capture Our Imaginations – by Larry Asam
I was recently informed that the bulk carriers moving up and down the St. Lawrence Seaway are loaded with DOUGHNUTS.

Bill Munro and Judy Were Here . . . – by Susan W. Smith and Erin McCarthy Greene
Remembering Bill and Judy Munro brings back happy memories and beautiful wildlife photographs.

Photo by Lynda Crothers, Wolfe Island, ON

Seagulls Again: Hungry or Lonely? – by Raymond Pfeiffer
Befriending one or two seagulls each spring has mixed benefits. We enjoy training them to come when called and also enjoy their territorial protection of our area from other gulls. However, . . .

Percy Returns to Gananoque – by Sherry L.B. Johnson
In January of 1908, a coffin with the body of Percy Ireland started its way back from BC to Toronto by train . . .

A Stone's Throw – a Book, History and What Will Happen Next? – by Susan W. Smith
I recommend this book highly. In fact, I could not put it down – I read it in one day and am not giving any spoiler alerts – the ending is so different . . .

Photo by Erin McCarthy Greene, Wellesley Island, NY

A New Novel About Rock Island Lighthouse! – by Susan G. Mathis
Finally, the third and final story in the “Love at a Lighthouse” series will be released on Tuesday, 21 January 2025. It’s about Rock Island Lighthouse . . .

Call for Recipes: Artisan Bread No Knead – Overnight – by Judy Brett
This recipe comes from Judy Brett, a long-time TI Life reader – she says: “It's a tried-and-true one—homemade Artisan bread that is so easy that I make it almost every week.”

Sudoku Puzzles for January 2025 – by Dan LeKander
This year we will continue the format of four puzzles per month. Hopefully the “Clueless” puzzle will give you the tools to spot more clues and lessen the intensity of the puzzle.

We have 11 articles this issue. Please leave comments or questions or send them to me to post (there is a little glitch using some web browsers.) Stay safe and keep well.

Susan W. Smith, Editor Info@thouandislandslife.com

Illustration by Marie-Anne Erki, Kingston ON.