The Book and the Sculptor I probably met Will about 20 years ago when friends invited me to join them for dinner at Swan Bay Resort. By chance, Will and I were seated next... Richard Margolis
Tisa The gift of a paint-set as an adult, seemed to seal part of her life's work. The other gift came much earlier in the form of several softcover, spiral-ring booklets describing yoga to a teenager. Susan W. Smith
A River Runs Through It: Furniture by Mike Schepis When I saw the "River" running down the middle of a stunning piece of fine furniture. I immediately wanted to know how this was done, and what the story was behind it. Patrick Metcalf
Meet Joel Charles, River Artist I met Joel Charles like many of you - on Facebook. As soon as I saw one of his paintings of Rock Island Lighthouse, I knew I needed to find out more. Susan W. Smith
Heron Hetzler North Country Artist Heron Hetzler lives in the North Country near Potsdam, NY. Her work is shown oneveral North County art and studio tours. Susan W. Smith
Wooden Boat Experience, Videos by Scott Ouderkirk Scott has also produced a 5-part series of videos on "The Wooden Boat." Scott Ouderkirk
Stephen Shay - The Wood Shepherd Stephen Shay, a talented craftsman turns out wooden folk-art pieces under the name, “The Wood Shepherd,” in homage to his past career as a Christian clergyman. Tom King
Lisa Free - Her Work Beautifully Evokes the St. Lawrence River Lisa Free is an active professional painter, and watching her at work is magical. Liz Huff
"The Wind in the Islands," an Animated Audio Book for River Rats... An animated audio book version of The Wind in the Islands... Performed by Scott's daughter, Merideth, and featuring Scott's animated drawings, Scott Ouderkirk
Frank Shattuck, Tailor and More It starts with a picture on Facebook’s Thousand Islands River Rats Now and Then page, back a couple of months ago. The picture looked like a pattern ... Susan W. Smith
Theodore Gegoux Painted the Steamboat St. Lawrence, Who Was He? Whatever happened to Theodore Gegoux’s painting of the palatial steamboat St. Lawrence during a searchlight excursion in 1894 in Richard Palmer
Songs, like Friends, are Gifts I began writing and performing original songs while attending Gananoque Secondary School, located in the historic Heart of the Thousand Islands. Susan W. Smith
Glass Goat North Country Masters: Will Salisbury Last fall I was at a friend’s studio and he asked if I would like to go have a beer at Foxy’s, I was in a hurry... Scott Ouderkirk
