Vaino Anderson – River Boatman and Boatbuilder One of my fondest memories of an island resident is Vaino Anderson. Captain Anderson lived on Grindstone Island from 1945 until his passing in 1970 . . . Rick Casali
Exhibition of the Gilded Age Artist, Frank H. Taylor Frank H. Taylor's paintings and drawings will be the subject of an exhibit at the Thousand Islands Art Center in Clayton from June 7-July 1. [This is one of those exhibits that you must not miss.] Nancy Gustke
An Encounter with a Mountain Lion on Grindstone Island . . .I was almost at the location where an old barn had once stood when suddenly a full-grown mountain lion stood looking at me, maybe 50 feet away, maybe closer. Manley L. Rusho
Excerpts from: Peggy Hutcheon’s "Growing up in Gan" Peggy Hutcheon's memories were transcribed by her son after her death. He posted in Gananoque Heritage Research Facebook, saying "My mother was Peggy Hutcheon. She was born in Gananoque in 1931 and lived there until 1954, when she married my father." Sherry L. B. Johnson
"Spring Fit-out" on the Great Lakes, Part II It was soon time to get under way. A two or three master might need new gear such as throat and peak halliards; sheets for mainsail, spanker, mizzen, foresail . . . Richard Palmer
Equipment List for Great Lakes Schooners See Part I and Part II Learning about the typical Great lakes schooners who plyed the Lake and Rivers in Susan W. Smith
The Natural Spring on Grindstone Island I first saw the spring some 80+ years ago, when I was about 8 or 9 years old. I was assigned to fetch drinking water for the schoolhouse . . . Manley L. Rusho
Snail and Rocket Mail from Gananoque The variety of ways that mail has snailed or raced from Gananoque to its recipients over the years is quite interesting. ‘Rocket Mail’ has to be the most unusual and with good reason . . . Sherry L. B. Johnson
A River Family Mother's Day Tradition Great Grandma Capitola Dingman was born in 1891, one of 14 children from a second-generation pioneer family of Alexandria Bay. . . Marilyn L. Schaaf
Howe's Southern 'Brother' Doesn't Disappoint The 'Pinkie', likely honouring one of Qantas’ past navigators, was a Canadian-built DASH-8 twin turboprop designed to land on tiny airstrips anywhere, and in this case, on ‘Howe Island’. R.M. Doyon
Building the Ice Rink in Clayton! At the end of a night of skating we kids would be told to grab the shovels and clean the rink . . . Melody Brabant
"Spring Fit-out" on the Great Lakes, Part I In the mid-19th century, as many as one hundred ships wintered in such ports as Oswego. As soon as the ice melted, Oswego came alive like a bear awakening from its long winter’s nap. Richard Palmer
Life on Grindstone Island in the 1930s – 1940s Weekdays, there was a routine that never changed; out from the warm bed under the feather-tick cover, we emerged to Manley L. Rusho
