The Clayton Boat Line The year was 1926 and the Clayton tourism business was booming . . . there were nine different businesses offering tour boat cruises Tom King
My name is Blinkbonnie Charles McDonald built me as a simple frame home after arriving in Gananoque in 1810 . . . Sherry L. B. Johnson
Rediscovering the American West—Right in the North Country Named for one of America’s most iconic chroniclers of the frontier - see a vast collection of Frederic Remington’s paintings, sculptures, and personal artifacts and more. Maggie McKenna
"Victura" – 1932 Wianno Sr. Sloop This article will stray from the waters of the Thousand Islands and go east to Nantucket Sound and Cape Cod . . . and the Kennedys . . . Rick Casali
The Yacht Edith Boat Line Back in the “Roaring Twenties,” Clayton was a hive of activity with trainload after trainload of tourists streaming into town . . . Tom King
Island Fires and Precautions to Take On October 24, I received the kind of call every islander dreads: “There’s been a fire on your island.” Dane Zabriskie
Shout Out to River Lifesavers Imagine if there was no gas station near your home, no mechanic to fix your car, or, when at home, no place to park your car? Susan W. Smith
Tribute to Manley Manley Leon Rusho (93), passed away peacefully on January 25, 2025, in Lake Mary, FL. He was born on a farm on Grindstone Island, NY . . . Cindy Rusho Hagemann
Meet Roger Green – Boat and Cottage Builder I recently learned about Roger Green who lived on Wellesley Island on Otter Point for about 50 years. Roger built the cottage where he and his wife Joan spent summers . . . Rick Casali
The Brown Boat Line The date was March of 1917 and George Brown had just received the big news that he had been anxiously waiting for. The Clayton-based boat builder had been awarded the U.S. Government contract for carrying the mail between Clayton and Alexandria Bay . . . Tom King
Meet Olivia Stoughtenger - Young TI Photographer I want to start by telling you a little bit about my family and our connection to the River. My great-grandparents, owned Schermerhorn’s Marina . . . Olivia Stoughtenger
Starting to Discover River Sturgeons I write to you as I am now living just west of Gan . . . and there is no awareness of the sturgeon fishery or that sturgeon stock are now quite plentiful in our area of the River." Ken Treusdell & Susan W. Smith
"Mer Sea" – A 1999 French Canal Boat With the Olympics in Paris this year, it seems appropriate that now we have a French canal boat on the St. Lawrence River. Welcome “Mer Sea,” Rick Casali
