From the Editor, January '26 2026, a whole new year. This month I pay Tribute to Gordon Byers from Bostwick Island and Half Moon Bay, links to winter activities, and please check my explanation as to why we need your comments and suggestions. (Hint 2,500 articles...) Susan W. Smith
Stained Glass Windows Series: Elizabeth Brown . . .On Grindstone Island, Elizabeth operated a boarding house and saloon in the small village of Thurso, mostly serving the quarry workers. Cindy Rusho Hagemann
Carpe Diem, a Tribute Daniel “DBoy” Kerstetter came to the River the way so many of us do, by family, and by a shared love for the River itself . . . Mark E. Russell
The National Wall of Remembrance The building of the National Wall of Remembrance in Kingston - a project that began in 2010. John Stencell
Small World Pride! For the past five years we have been spending winters in Costa Rica. We frequent a bar/restaurant called Coconutz . . . Michelle Gloumeau
From the Editor, December '25 Remembering Joan Rueckert, TIWLT, Horne's Ferry Dock, plus photographs. Susan W. Smith
Can A Man Have Too Many Garwoods? Bob Banister owns a stable of lovely and fast Garwood runabouts. Each one is stunning and amazingly fast . . . Rick Casali
Santa Clause Came to Town . . . Fast forward to 2025, when Santa changed his destination. On December 7th, Santa arrived in the snow . . . Allison Burchell-Robinson
Stained Glass Windows Series: David Black Throughout his lifetime, Mr. Black held many jobs, including boat captain, salesman, caretaker and paymaster . . . Cindy Rusho Hagemann
Regatta Breaks Records at Crystal Lake The annual closed-course Crystal Lake Regatta is now held on the second weekend in September, near the hamlet of Redwood, NY. Martha Grimes
Ships Passing By . . . For as long as people have traveled these waters, the River has been a channel of opportunity. . . Mark E. Russell
November 11, 2025 November 11, 2025 - This year's Silver Cross mother, representing all mothers who have lost a son or daughter in military service, was from Lansdowne, ON. Susan W. Smith
Voyage to Antigua on "Palawan" This article chronicles my 1,200 nautical mile voyage on the "Palawan", a ketch that came back to ABay for Pirates weekend. Rick Casali
