Thousand Islands Life in September is now online!

Eleven articles this month that may keep you from dusting or washing the boat! Please send me comments and I will post them.

The September issue of thousandislandslife.com is now online.

From the Editor, September 2025 – by Susan W. Smith
This article allows us to pay tribute to Mary Mascott, meet Todd Jones and Casey, and celebrate 10,000 followers on Facebook . . .

The sunken "Eastcliffe Hall." [Photo credit: Marcel Queneville collection housed at the Cornwall Community Museum.

Memories of my Father and the "Eastcliffe Hall" – by Bill Byers
He said there was a need for boats to get out to the site of the sunken ship and suggested I head up to see if I could be of assistance . . .

The St. Lawrence Canal Patrol, 1914-1917 – by Craig Stevenson
The newspaper, "The Leader" was quick to share with its readers the news that war had come to the River . . .

Stained Glass Windows Series – Reverend B.R. Gabriel & Family – by Cindy Hagemann
. . . was in desperate need of restoration when Rev. Gabriel arrived in 1935.

Our first AI Gemini generated image as an example of an 1890s steam yacht.

Gitana – Lost within sight of the Tibbetts Point Lighthouse – by Dennis McCarthy
George B. Sloan, Jr. had given Captain Blackburn explicit orders not to attempt to cross the lake unless the water was perfectly smooth.

More on the "Sir Robert Peel" – by Richard Palmer
We have just arrived . . . at a spot nearly opposite the wooding place where the Sir Robert Peel was attacked and burned by a band of pirates . . .

Hockey Sweaters Find a New Home – by Lorraine Payette
Homegrown hockey teams can be found in almost every part of Canada.

Locally Beautiful, Forever Connected – by Katie Syring & Aleisha Pannozzo
Imagine unruly amber, red, and orange leaves falling at your feet as you breathe in the crisp autumn air in Theresa, NY.

The Great Gale of ‘75 – by Brian Johnson (written in 2009)
Late afternoon on November 10, 1975, a very worried lake captain reluctantly picked up the mike attached to his marine radio . . .

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

Tomato Basil Jam – by Elspeth Naismith
This recipe was discovered in an ancient issue of the Old Farmer’s Almanac . . .

Sudokus in September '25 – by Dan LeKander
Start the fall season with four Sudoku puzzles from Dan LeKander

Stay safe and enjoy.

Susan W. Smith, info@thousandislandslife.com