"A.E. Vickery" Hits a Shoal One of the most popular dive sites on the St. Lawrence River is the remains of the sunken schooner A.E. Vickery, off Rock Island Light near Clayton. Richard Palmer
Food for Thought! My beginner's luck earned the reward of dinner for my family, followed by a trip to the E.R. . . .The romance nearly ended before it began. Martha Grimes
Paddling in the Thousand Islands Sketches of early canoes don't look like canoes at all. To me, the vessels they were using looked like kayaks and very skinny sailboats. Canoes were often referred to as “the poor man’s yacht." Lynn E. McElfresh
Emily Wright Holt Remembers This winter, Emily Wright Holt, who has a 95th birthday this year, she started to record some of the stories from her past, and we, the readers of TI Life, get to listen in! Emily Wright Holt
The Little Red Punt They are the old-fashioned, small, now often overlooked, boats that generations of River people have relied on for transportation—or just for fun. Tom Robbins, illustrated by Sarah Coate
Frank H. Taylor: Harper's Weekly Special Artist on Tour Frank H. Taylor, Harper’s Weekly's "special artist" accompanied former president Ulysses S. Grant, General Philip H. Sheridan and their wives to Florida, Cuba, and Mexico in 1880. Nancy Gustke
DELANEY'S POINT: Before and After the Canoes In 1883, this tract of land, known as Delaney's Point, looked very different than it does today. Decades before, loggers ... Lynn E. McElfresh
A.B. Munro - A Journey of Discovery I began going through that box of pictures, books, and documents. Doing so began a journey of discovering my family's Canadian connections resulting in a fresh insight into American history and my heritage. Tom Hughes
Aunt Jane's Bay Regatta It was a decidedly home-grown event. The core concept was for each household to create their own ‘float’, and participate in a ‘parade’ around the Bay. Tom Robbins
About the "Cottage on Stilts of Light" on Murray Isle About the "Cottage on Stilts of Light" on Murray Isle; who lived there and when! The Hon. Henry Spicer, Col. James T. Watson & Hannah Watson, woman suffrage. Lynn E. McElfresh
"The Orchards" on Grindstone Island My family was fortunate to have owned "The Orchards" on Grindstone Island. Rick Casali
Captain Best, 'The Hermit of Wigwam Cove' One of the most interesting characters who once lived in a small cabin at the edge of Lake Ontario on Sandy Pond was Captain George Best, commonly known as the "Hermit of Wigwam Cove." Richard Palmer
Part of the Garden Island Story There are many aspects to the story: world history, international politics, economics, and means of transport using wooden ships are a big part of the Garden Island story beginning in the 1820s. John Stencell
