Book review

Food and Meals on the Upper St. Lawrence - Part 2: 1925-2000

The new stoves made more delicate recipes, like baking a reliably successful cake, easier.

Sandra Moore Rennie

A New History of Food and Meals on the Upper St Lawrence Covers the Past 150 Years

. . .For one thing, I surely have gained an unbounded respect for the ingenuity and determination of 19th and early 20th century cooks. . .

Sandra Moore Rennie

A New Interview and a New Boldt Castle Novel!

I grew up just twenty minutes from the Thousand Islands—the setting for all my stories—in upstate New York . . .

We Thank Two Authors

Two authors, both with a deep connection to the Thousand Islands, deserve our thanks! One is from the US side, and the other is from Canada.

From the Editor, April 2025

A group of guys from a small North Country town buy Canadians a beer . . . Plus events and celebrations!

"A Stone's Throw" - a Book, History and What Will Happen Next?

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 –

A New Novel About Rock Island Lighthouse!

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 . . .

Susan G. Mathis

Book Review: "River Rescue" by Nicholas Quarrier

One Saturday morning Mark awoke early. He had been dreaming he was working in the engine room of a big freighter. The smell of diesel fumes woke him. . .

The Story of an Author & his Book

I have had the honor and privilege of meeting several authors of Thousand Islands books. Each one brings a passion and a persona to their work . . . This story allows me to introduce another author - but in a different way.

Wooden Boats of the St. Lawrence - a prime-video

Over the past two years they gathered some of the real River Rats who know all about our Thousand Islands wooden boats, and they started to interview them in front of a camera. This summer the results are available for all of us to enjoy.

Book Review: Afternoon Tea, with Agnes Maule Machar

Karen Wand, from Gananoque, has given us a small book for an island bookshelf that is very special – it provides research and a fascinating review of another Gananoque woman’s life.

Interview with Susan G. Mathis and three new books!

Q. Susan! I hear you have a brand new three-book Thousand Island lighthouse series called "Love in a Lighthouse". Tell us about that, please.

Book Review: "Containing History: How Cold War History Explains US-Russia Relations"

Stephen Friot’s detailed, authoritative, and fascinating study of the history of relations between Russia and the USA broadens and deepens our grasp of the story of the last hundred years, and current realities.

Raymond S. Pfeiffer