Thousand Islands Life in June is now online - enjoy!
The June issue of Thousand Islands Life is now online and ready to be enjoyed on your boat, in a tent, or on your cottage deck. No matter where, we hope you will take advantage and learn more about this very special part of Canada and the United States.
Your June issue is now online.
From the Editor, June 2025 – Susan W. Smith
Looking forward to summer 2025? Me too! Some days, I think that summer has arrived and then it gets cold and rainy . . .
Writing a Tribute to Brian Johnson – by Susan W. Smith
In June 2009, I received an email from a man named Capt. Brian Johnson. He asked if I would like to publish some of his writings . . .
Memories of Brian Johnson – Edited by Susan W. Smith
It was the spring 2012 and my first year on the "Canadian Empress." There were three captains, and Brian was one of them . . .
The “Grindstone Islander,” The Story of our First Barge – by Manley Rusho
This barge was the first of its kind in the Thousand Islands (privately owned) and laid the cable to provide electricity for Grindstone Island in 1954 . . .
The American Boat Line – by Tom King
The American Boat Line came into existence sometime around 1944 when William Lantier renamed his 1000 Island Yacht Line with a more patriotic name . . .
Carleton Island Royal Shipyard – by Dennis McCarthy
In August 1778 Governor-General of Canada Frederick Haldimand and the Royal Corps of Engineers selected a strategic site at the eastern end of Lake Ontario for a new Royal Dockyard and Navy base . . .
The Day President Taylor ‘Skipped Town” – by Richard Palmer
After receiving word, residents of Oswego and Syracuse anxiously waited to greet President Zachary Taylor to their communities . . .
A 1987 Vacation to Gananoque – by Sherry B. Johnson
Just then, an email request to help identify the subjects of some just discovered 35mm slides of a 1987 vacation in the Thousand Islands.
New Interview and a New Boldt Castle Novel! – by Susan W. Smith
I grew up just twenty minutes from the Thousand Islands—the setting for all my stories—in upstate New York. There are just so many interesting stories . . .
A New History of Food and Meals on the Upper St. Lawrence – by Sandra Moore Rennie
. . . For one thing, I surely have gained an unbounded respect for the ingenuity and determination of 19th and early 20th century cooks . . .
Keys to the Margolis Gallery – By Susan W. Smith
“Susan, three weeks ago I received the keys to an empty gallery.” Of course I wanted to know more!
The 2025 River Art Show at Arts Hub Brockville – by Eda Brown
This June, as majestic tall ships sail into Brockville’s historic harbour, a different kind of beauty will be anchoring just steps away—on the walls of the Arts Hub Brockville gallery.
Summer Memories in Poetry – by Kim (Bo) Stone Kalil
Butterfly wings and tire swings, At my Grandma’s place . . .
Sudoku Puzzles #249-#252 – by Dan LeKander
Mistakes! We all make them. Over the years I have concluded that my Sudoku mistakes result primarily from two situations, either the puzzle is too easy . . .
Enjoy and stay safe.
Susan W. Smith, info@thousandislandslife.com