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
Excerpts from: Peggy Hutcheon’s "Growing up in Gan" Peggy Hutcheon's memories were transcribed by her son after her death. He posted in Gananoque Heritage Research Facebook, saying "My mother was Peggy Hutcheon. She was born in Gananoque in 1931 and lived there until 1954, when she married my father." Sherry L. B. Johnson
‘Irish Bard’ Finds Family Roots on Wolfe Island In the wee hours before Christmas Eve, Jannet Walsh suddenly bolted upright in her bed. Or what she believed was her bed . . . Brian Johnson
Doc to the Rock My Aunt Eleanor (Calhoun), my father’s sister, was pregnant; we were told that she was having trouble with the pregnancy, and she needed a doctor. Manley L. Rusho
While the Women Only Wept: Loyalist Refugee Women in Eastern Ontario, by Janice Potter-MacKinnon I chased down this book a few years ago, while researching the first wife of Joel Stone, the founder of Gananoque. What a fascinating read it turned out to be! Sherry L. B. Johnson
What a Honeymoon! We explained we had a US licensed car and a number of sails we were taking to Toronto. “No!” The customs officer said, “and if you cross this line,” . . . Ralph Boston & Sherry L.B. Johnson
An Old Ice Boat Somewhere around 1943, my cousin John (Dano) and I had a winter project to fix up an old ice boat. We had been working on this old ice boat for several days now, salvaging parts from all over . . . Manley L. Rusho
Dye by the Blade: Alex Tuch Tells His Story Through Tattoos “The top of my right arm is all around my cottage, my parents’ cottage, where my brother, sister and I pretty much grew up in the summertime,” he said . . . Melissa Burgess
The Winners, 2022 We have our winners for the 2022 TI Life Photo Contest plus five honorable mentions. Susan W. Smith
Winter Duck Hunt on Grindstone Island It was two days before Christmas in the early 1950’s. I was up at 4 am, dressed and out of the cellar door with my flashlight in hand. I headed to the boat house . . . Manley L. Rusho
Is the Architect as Interesting as His Architecture? Franklin Townsend Lent’s works are among those that have been researched as the early development of resort architecture in the Thousand Island region of Upstate New York and Ontario . . . Sherry L. B. Johnson
"OL BOY" – 1938 Chris Craft 25 Sportsman Joe Cardamone was a serious fisherman from Utica who owned a 21-foot utility. He fished out of Dingman Point, and wanted a slightly larger boat for the St. Lawrence River . . . Rick Casali
