People

Patriot Chronicles: Nepotism and Mr. Noyes

After the Patriot War of 1838, 150 men were captured, convicted of high treason and then sent to Australia as prisoners. This is the story of one of those who was responsible for these prisoners.

Volume 19, Issue 1, January 2024
John C. Carter

"Walking Through Fire" - in Kingston

This show is described as a musical multimedia experience that includes Métis fiddling, an East Coast Kitchen Party, rumba and rock rhythms, and the drumming of the Pacific Northwest

Volume 19, Issue 1, January 2024
Susan W. Smith

"SS Delphine" – A 257-foot Steam Yacht

History of the "SS Delphine" built in 1921 for Horace Dodge Sr. co-founder of the Dodge Brothers Automobile Company.

Volume 18, Issue 12, December 2023
Rick Casali

Sledding Adventures on Grindstone in the 40s

This packed-down snow path would become a slick, solid sheet of ice when slightly melted by the sun. This path then became an Olympic Sled Run for us kids . . .

Volume 18, Issue 12, December 2023
Manley L. Rusho

Growing Up on an Island

If I was asked to do a test to qualify as a "River Rat," I probably would pass hands down. From the age of nine, I grew up on Island No. 9 in all seasons . . .

Volume 18, Issue 12, December 2023
Darryl Jeanne Lindsey King

The Origins of Gananoque, Part I

How Gananoque got its name is a minefield and not for the faint of heart. Several authors have taken a crack at unravelling this quagmire and have only come up with maybes.

Volume 18, Issue 12, December 2023
Paul Coté

New Reference Resources about the 1838 Upper Canadian Rebellion/Patriot War

New research and the latest interpretations on topics abut the Rebellions/Patriot War, fought in the North Country and in Upper Canada . . .

Volume 18, Issue 11, November 2023
John C. Carter

Santa Claus is coming to town . . .

For the 8th year, River Santa and his team of elves will be welcoming Santa Claus when he arrives by boat at the village of Alexandria Bay, NY, on Saturday December 16th

Volume 18, Issue 11, November 2023
Doug Tulloch

Simcoe Islander Ferry

Memories of life on Simcoe Island and the arrival of the new "Simcoe Islander II".

Volume 18, Issue 11, November 2023
Brian Johnson & Shauna Kingstone

Clayton's Premier "Citizen of the Year"

I knew a man who lived his entire life in Clayton. He was born, lived, and died in the same house. He said it was “his” village, and he wasn't too happy when the summer people came . . .

Volume 18, Issue 11, November 2023
Cary R. Brick

130 Years of Armstrong - Street Friendships

Happy 90th, Skippy. We go back awhile. Skippy, our cottages go back a lot further than 78 years, and I wondered if there might be an untold story here that could be created for you on this birthday. So, with the help of two Gananoque researchers . . .

Volume 18, Issue 10, October 2023
Robert H. Street

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