Photographs

Who Answers the Call of the St. Lawrence River?

Who is this community and from where do they come? There are those who live in the area year-round but a majority do not . . .

Volume 19, Issue 11, November 2024
Allison Burchell-Robinson

From the Editor, October 2024

We present an Aerosnapper video of the LaSalle Causeway opening, courtesy of Mike Hill! Introduce an October submission and provide lots of new photographs of the season . . .

Volume 19, Issue 10, October 2024
Susan W. Smith

One small island; one hour's search - over 20 different fungi seen !

With the late August rains in 2023 came many fungal fruiting structures. A closer look at a cluster of tiny white dots next to the oak tree revealed that they were a fungus . . .

Volume 19, Issue 9, September 2024
Winifred McGowan

The Story of an Author & his Book

I have had the honor and privilege of meeting several authors of Thousand Islands books. Each one brings a passion and a persona to their work . . . This story allows me to introduce another author - but in a different way.

Volume 19, Issue 9, September 2024
Susan W. Smith

Kayaking in the Islands, a photo essay

Jan had the TI Adventures Kayak Shop in Clayton for 25 years, and over those years, he took hundreds of sportsmen out on the River to see what Kayaking was all about . . .

Volume 19, Issue 7, July 2024
Jan Brabant

“Wanna Be Islands”

The crystal-clear waters of early spring provide an excellent opportunity to view some “Wanna Be Islands” (shoals) in the St. Lawrence River.

Volume 19, Issue 6, June 2024
Larry Asam

From the Editor, May 2024

Lots of news, with tributes to Charlie Donevan - Gananoque; Zell Steever - Grindstone Island and Judy Pearson - Cape Vincent; Paul Harding retires plus Clayton Quilt Show news and more . . .

Volume 19, Issue 5, May 2024
Susan W. Smith

From the Editor, March '24

All about the Total Eclipse on April 8, Salute to Glennis Newton on Int. Women's Day. Amazing old video of iceboating in Gananoque and more . . .

Volume 19, Issue 3, March 2024
Susan W. Smith

Fog!

Nothing makes me jump out of bed faster than a long blast from a ship’s horn. I look out the window and see nothing but – FOG . . .

Volume 19, Issue 3, March 2024
Larry Asam

Birds + One

One morning while rowing up the north side of Grenell Island, and realized that rowing was an interesting metaphor for life. You can see clearly where you have been but only have clues about what is ahead . . .

Volume 19, Issue 1, January 2024
Larry Asam

Photo Contest Winners 2023

Thank you to everyone who submitted photos for TI Life’s 12th Annual Photo Contest, it is always a pleasure revisiting the River through your beautiful imagery.

Volume 18, Issue 12, December 2023
Chris Murray

From the Editor, October 2023

Closing instructions; tribute to John Tucker; Sad news: Neville Johnston, Margaret Chitty; and D. Barton Haxall. Reminder to submit articles Reminder to submit articles and can you identify a house in Hammond?

Volume 18, Issue 10, October 2023
Susan W. Smith

From the Editor, September 2023

Lots to report this month: Sunflower Contest Winners; TIA Trash pickup; TI Life Corrections; Save Blind Bay Video and the sad news about Don Price and Gregg Rosen.

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

Dock Master Goes Fishing

Our Dock Master, a great blue heron, is checking for fish before plunging into the water and returning to the dock. It caught its fish on the first try. . .

Volume 18, Issue 9, September 2023
Winifred McGowan

From the Editor, July 2023

July is going too quickly . . . not too late for events, photographs and a new island book + Tribute to the Macintoshes and Sign the Petition! Enjoy July 2023

Volume 18, Issue 7, July 2023
Susan W. Smith

From the Editor, March '23

Somehow, writing March '23 makes me smile. Why? The Seaway opens at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, 22 March 2023. We also learned that the ice breaker

Volume 18, Issue 3, March 2023
Susan W. Smith

From the Editor, October 2022

Photographs for the end of summer. A tribute to Bea Schermerhorn and worries of low water and Florida.

Volume 17, Issue 10, October 2022
Susan W. Smith

From the Editor, September 2022

Summer memories . . . Photographs to help remember summer 2022 . . . and what about joining the TI Life team? Also Twix the Kitsymenie Island dog says it all!

Volume 17, Issue 9, September 2022
Susan W. Smith