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 . . . 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 . . . 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 . . . Jean-Marie St. Georges for Enzo
Birds + One One morning while rowing up the north side of Grenell Island, and realized that rowing was an interesting metaphor for life. You can see clearly where you have been but only have clues about what is ahead . . . Larry Asam
Grateful Patient . . . “On June 6th of this year, while I was simply folding laundry, I noticed pain in my left wrist,” says Mr. DuFlo. “In moments that pain began shooting up my arm and was spreading rapidly. Wayne C. Strauss
Island Affair! On our third night, Ed and I were enjoying our buffet dinner when he said those eight magical words; “Check out the girl in the red skirt” . . . Paul Gauthier
Site It Right - A New Rallying Call Clayton’s Dockside Cottages site is the latest property under serious consideration by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP). To that end, a new petition is circulating. If every river-lover signed the petition, it would send a big message to CBP. Jennifer J. Caddick
River Recipes Please + One! For years, there’s been a framed tea towel hanging in my kitchen, entitled “Traditional 1000 Islands Shore Dinner,” as told by Les Cook, a local fishing guide. The tea towels were made by the late Kathy Shine . . . Elspeth Naismith
"Dishing It Up" with May Irwin – How to Have a Real Thanksgiving This Thanksgiving article by May Irwin from 101 years ago was a lucky find! Turkey, gravy, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie! Emily St. Marie with Karen Killian
Team Rubicon: Operation "Not Forgotten", Taylor County Florida Another hurricane, another disaster, and many more lives ruined. I got the call to grab my ‘GO’ bag and head to the airport to join a strike team with Team Rubicon to 'save the world, one hurricane at a time.' Michael Laprade
The Lyman Obsession Several interviews with photographs with Lyman owners asking, "What is it about Lyman?" Each answer seems perfect and logical. Larry Asam
Letter to the Editor: A Resident's Lament Over the last eight years, however, this beauty and serenity has been horribly disrupted by the ever expanding industrialization of our neighbour, Kehoe Marine Construction. Roswitha Baker
Blind Bay and CBP's Proposal Even to the casual observer, Blind Bay is an environmentally sensitive area. It is extremely disturbing that US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) appears solely focused on establishing a large facility specifically in this fragile area . . . Larry Asam
