A Summer That Lasts a Lifetime Well before the bus from New York City arrived, hosts and hostesses, many accompanied by small children of their own, milled around the grounds of Watertown High School . . . Martha Grimes
Every Barn Has One Every barn has one, some have two. What I am describing is a barn gutter, a place for cows to dispose of their digested hay or grain. Manley L. Rusho
Preserving My Father’s Legacy, One Photograph at a Time As Dad entered his twilight years, the passion for photography slowly faded away and his enormous collection of slides began to collect dust on boxes piled high in the basement. . . Tom King
Amazing Links to the Thousand Islands - Even Murder A simple email brought back memories of my research into Batterman's Point and the mysterious death of Winnie Bird in far-off Switzerland... Steve Krask gives us new information and we are honored to share it now. Steve Krask
The Story of the Miss St. Lawrence As the era of steamboats died out, a new breed of fast, sleek boats powered by gasoline engines rose to take their place. This is the story of one such boat that still plies the waters that bears her name: "Miss St. Lawrence". Tom Frauenheim
The Revenue Cutter "Salmon P. Chase" Research about the Salmon P. Chace, a Revenue Cutter built to ply the Northern Lakes to prevent smuggling from Canada in 1965. Richard Palmer
Discovering Rogers Passage Through the Islands in 1760 After years of dedicated research and exploration, I have successfully charted the most plausible path that Major Rogers' expedition might have taken through the Thousand Islands. It has been a fascinating and challenging quest Jerry Knitis
Women Who Build and Race Boats Traditionally, the boating industry has been dominated by men . . . This article will focus on a few women who have been pioneers in boat building and racing in the Thousand Islands. Rick Casali
Ian Coristine's Postage Stamp May 6, 2024, saw the launch of Ian’s Canada Post stamp. He was contacted a few months prior to his passing to submit an image of the 1000 Islands for a Canadian series From Far and Wide. Susan W. Smith
Construction of the Thousand Islands Bridge System: according to the LTI Archives This story is from the Canadian perspective, so we start with a suspension bridge, then a steel arch span . . . James Saynor
Welcome Aboard “The Boaty Show!” Wanted to go boating . . . couldn't wait! Fortunately, on February 18th, a fix for our fantasizing became available to help us make it through: a new podcast called “The Boaty Show.” Wayne C. Strauss
The 410! My first look at the 410 was as it sat on the seat of the 20-foot wooden Cupernall boat that my father drove to and from work on Round Island. The gun was loosely wrapped with brown paper . . . Manley L. Rusho
Book Review: Poems on Sabbatical Yes, the best part of doing TI Life is the people who I meet – so it gives me great pleasure to introduce Christopher Keats. Susan W. Smith
