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
TILT Conserves Garlock Bay, Protects Water Quality, Rare Habitats Though not officially labeled as Garlock Bay on navigation charts or USGS topo maps, the scenic embayment behind buoy “205” claims its name from decades of ownership and diligent stewardship by the Garlock family of Alexandria Bay . . . Jake Tibbles
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
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
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
They Made & Make Gananoque More Beautiful Ever wonder who started Making Gananoque More Beautiful? Joan MacKinnon gives us the history and Elaine Davidson invites us on the 2023 tour. Joan MacKinnon
"USS Superior" Celebrates the End of the War of 1812 News of the end of the war was slow to reach Sackets Harbor. But when it did, it was a cause for celebration. Richard Palmer
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
