The Story of Eddie McEvoy It wasn't unusual for him to be here in February, since the island was available for year-round use. He was heading for Sugar Island in 1951, when he set out from Gananoque on skis to cross the ice. John F. Patterson
Thousand Islands Railway The Thousand Islands Railway (TIR) was a great boost to the factories of Gananoque, which had sprung up on both sides of the Gananoque River . . . Joseph Naismith
The "Other" Thousand Island Dressing Now, here's the lowdown on Ella's salad dressing. She didn't share it with every Tom, Dick, and Harry, but she did give it to her friend, my mother Emily (1914 – 2004) . . . Cary R. Brick
Densmore Church Needs Your Help With the help of all our Friends, we aim to raise the funds we need to Preserve Our Past and Build Our Future so that generations to come can continue to enjoy beautiful and historic Densmore Church. . . Rhonda McNeely
Traveling to the Thousand Islands by Stagecoach The party reached Depauville on Saturday, where they spent a "horrid" night. They left Depauville at 4 am, drove through to Clayton, and were met by an immense crowd. Richard Palmer
Searching for Antanas and Anastazija Tamosaitis A story of two remarkable people, whose lives were culturally significant, but who were largely undiscovered in their own community. Otis Tamasauskas
White Pines: Colossal in Many Ways The eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) isn’t really a crop-bearing tree, but it has borne priceless “fruit” for American democracy. Paul Hetzler
The Old Farmhouse In the old farmhouse where I lived as a child, my bedroom was at the top of the stairs. A quick turn left and you entered a small bedroom with a window facing north – due north. Manley L. Rusho
Grenadier Island Lighthouse Grenadier Island was a busy farming community well before the government established its lighthouse in 1856. Mary Alice Snetsinger
A Prohibition Story Rum runner, bootlegger, speakeasy, bathtub gin. All of these words and phrases are synonymous with American Prohibition, a failed social experiment that began in 1920 and ended in failure in 1933. Julie Madlin
A Requiem for Silenced Waters . . . The story of these rocks is part of a broader saga of a geophysical feature transformed suddenly in mid-twentieth century North America. The Long Sault Rapids were timeless, until their time stopped. Craig I. Stevenson
Memories of my Grandmother Dano My Grandmother Ordelia Graham Dano was my maternal grandmother and the mother of 12 children. Her home was a small, two-story wooden home, complete with two stoves . . . Manley L. Rusho
"La Duchesse" The Antique Boat Museum (ABM) in Clayton, NY, has many interesting and varied vessels in their extensive collection. Perhaps the most unusual, and the largest, is "La Duchesse" . . Rick Casali
