People

1953 Chris Craft 28 Express “Muskie”

In the Thousand Islands, boats and boating families are fiercely connected. One such wooden classic is a 1953 Chris Craft 28 Express named “Muskie”.

Volume 18, Issue 10, October 2023
Rick Casali

Thousand Islands Adventures

The engine turned over but did not start. My Dad, getting annoyed, jumped aboard, brushed my sister to the leeward side of the boat, and went to start the engine. What happened next was like something out of a horror story.

Volume 18, Issue 10, October 2023
Alexandra O’Rourke

Tibbett’s Point Lighthouse

The oldest of the lighthouses in the Thousand Islands, Tibbett’s Point was first built in 1827, and was so named because the 3-acre lighthouse site was once part of a 600-acre parcel of land granted to Capt. John Tibbett (or Tibbetts).

Volume 18, Issue 10, October 2023
Mary Alice Snetsinger

“Dishing it Up” with May Irwin— New Dish Discoveries!

To explain how this book began, we must go back in time to the 1990s, Karen Killian had answered the call for volunteers to clean up the TI Museum's basement. While tidying up, she came across a box of torn, dirty, and musty old newspapers from NYC.

Volume 18, Issue 10, October 2023
Emily St. Marie with Karen Killian

Chapel at Westminster Park, 1892

In August 1891, plans for the new chapel at Westminster were accepted and arrangements with the managers of the N. Y. Central and the Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg railroads to transport the building materials at no charge were completed.

Volume 18, Issue 10, October 2023
Linda Twichell

Mystery Artist Found!

In 1922, when we published our first article about May Irwin and her illustrated newspaper columns, one mystery remained. Who was the artist who captured May Irwin's work? After much searching and research, long shots and dead ends, we have the answer!

Volume 18, Issue 9, September 2023
Emily St. Marie with Karen Killian

Discovering Memory Lane

What happens when one history buff meets another history buff on the internet? The world is not a better place, but certainly, both buffs are smiling!

Volume 18, Issue 9, September 2023
Susan W. Smith

My First Day of School, Grindstone Island Lower Schoolhouse, 1936

Almost halfway across the width of Grindstone Island was the Lower Schoolhouse.

Volume 18, Issue 9, September 2023
Manley L. Rusho

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.

Volume 18, Issue 9, September 2023
John F. Patterson

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) . . .

Volume 18, Issue 9, September 2023
Cary R. Brick

Review - “Mysteries of The Keyhole House”

Ted Outerbridge, working on stage with his partner and wife Marion, deliver a fascinating two-hour show that combines Outerbridge’s classic style magic trickery with compelling and emotional tales of Keyhole House in Smith's Falls.

Volume 18, Issue 9, September 2023
Craig Jeffrey

From the Editor, August 2023

14 articles plus Editor's news, Boat Names contest, tribute to Tom Tinney and memorable photos.

'Volume 18, Issue 8, August 2023
Susan W. Smith

The Resurrection of Comfort Island

I concluded my 2015 history/memoire about Comfort Island with the passage: “Goodbye Dear Comfort. May you flourish again in the years to come.”

'Volume 18, Issue 8, August 2023
Tad Clark

Two Artists Work Differently Together

Christine Tisa and Scott Ouderkirk have spent the last several decades creating art about and around the Thousand Islands. Many people in the area own and display each artist’s work, but few of those people would think of the two artists’ work as similar . . .

'Volume 18, Issue 8, August 2023
Scott Ouderkirk & Christine Tisa

George Hood Remembered

On July 17, 2023 family and friends gathered at the Gananoque Golf and Country Club to celebrate the life of George Newton Hood, ON, on June 30, 2023, at the age of 67.

'Volume 18, Issue 8, August 2023
Jonathan Horlick

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.

'Volume 18, Issue 8, August 2023
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 . . .

'Volume 18, Issue 8, August 2023
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.

Volume 18, Issue 7, July 2023
Otis Tamasauskas