Essay

The Case for Slow Boats

. . . spellcheck likes speedboats but corrects "slowboats" into two words. . . Slowboats deserve their own category. . .

Volume 19, Issue 10, October 2024
Larry Asam

Red Means Stop (Pruning)

Back when I was a baby arborist, I worked for an old-timer who told me that “The best time to prune trees is when the tools are sharp.”

Volume 19, Issue 10, October 2024
Paul Hetzler

Salvaging and Repurposing Part III

. . . My builder fashioned the actual charging station out of wood scraps left over from the dining room ceiling, . . . this little shelf has six phone-charging cables fed through the wall and into the mechanical room behind.

Volume 19, Issue 10, October 2024
Kim (Bo) Stone Kalil

My Summer with TILT - Environmental Education

Clayton's Guardino Elementary School teacher, Kelly Picunas, describes her summer working at TILT as the Community Outreach Assistant.

Volume 19, Issue 10, October 2024
Kelly Picunas

Thousand Islands Inspiration

Writing about the Thousand Islands is a deeply personal endeavor for me. . . Growing up just a short drive away, I spent countless summers which continue inspiring my storytelling. . .

Volume 19, Issue 10, October 2024
Susan G. Mathis

Salvaging and Repurposing Part II

In converting this horse stable into our home, I wanted to leave the rail, trolley, and grapple intact as testimony to the original function of the stable, but I also wanted to give it a new purpose.

Volume 19, Issue 9, September 2024
Kim (Bo) Stone Kalil

Salvaging and Repurposing, Part I

Can imagine my elation when my husband and I purchased a defunct 1920s horse stable on the St. Lawrence River back in 2019 and I found several plastic bins of old light fixtures hidden in a corner . . .

Volume 19, Issue 8, August 2024
Kim (Bo) Stone Kalil

Lief Erickson Returns to North America

According to Fisher, “the boat is maybe 4 ft long and maybe like a 3 ft width, with lots of freeboard,” and according to his parents, it weighs a ton.

Volume 19, Issue 8, August 2024
Dane Zabriskie

Thousand Islands Watershed Land Trust Seminar

All about the Canadian Land Trust - such as learning about the various tax credits that could accrue to the owner, based on the type of gift - and more . . .

Volume 19, Issue 7, July 2024
Elspeth Naismith

A Summer That Lasts a Lifetime

Well before the bus from New York City arrived, hosts and hostesses, many accompanied by small children of their own, milled around the grounds of Watertown High School . . .

Volume 19, Issue 7, July 2024
Martha Grimes

“Wanna Be Islands”

The crystal-clear waters of early spring provide an excellent opportunity to view some “Wanna Be Islands” (shoals) in the St. Lawrence River.

Volume 19, Issue 6, June 2024
Larry Asam

Finding Peace in Nature: The Path to Mental Well-Being

“Have you reached nirvana yet?” my family and friends often joke, acknowledging the tranquility that nature offers.

Volume 19, Issue 6, June 2024
Bridgett McCann

Fog!

Nothing makes me jump out of bed faster than a long blast from a ship’s horn. I look out the window and see nothing but – FOG . . .

Volume 19, Issue 3, March 2024
Larry Asam

Our Seaway Has Many Heroes

Two other major supporters have been forgotten – President Calvin Coolidge and then - Senator John F. Kennedy also played important roles in seeking Congressional approval for US Seaway construction, nearly three decades apart.

Volume 19, Issue 3, March 2024
Cary R. Brick

Driving On Ice

Ssshhhh!! Don’t tell anyone! Especially not my Mother! We were teenagers and figured that we were sneaky enough that no one would ever notice. (uh huh, right – you believe me, don’t you?!)

Volume 19, Issue 2, February 2024
Sarah Telfer

My ‘Wanderful’ Journey

When we lived here the first time, Brian and I were Macsherry Trail Steward volunteers. It was awesome! Our “job” was to hike the trail on a fairly regular basis . . .

Volume 19, Issue 2, February 2024
Kate Breheny

Duped: We Thought We Knew Seagulls!

I dislike hordes of seagulls as much as anyone. When my partner, JBJ, and I went to see a movie in Kingston last summer, we were accosted and disgusted by dozens of seagulls in the parking lot . . .

Volume 19, Issue 2, February 2024
Raymond S. Pfeiffer

K9 Weekend at the Island

It is Sunday night, and I’m wondering why my masters would leave such a paradise, after this fabulous weekend? It was my very the first time in a boat . . .

Volume 19, Issue 2, February 2024
Jean-Marie St. Georges for Enzo