Photography

"Reality and Me" by Gretchen Huntley with photographs by Sam Battams

It started with a phone call from a name I recognized, Gretchen Huntley, but someone I had never met and it took me on a path of discovery...

Volume 15, Issue 11, November 2020
Susan W. Smith

Jim Montanus' NEOWISE (Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer )

Comet NEOWISE has put on a dazzling display for skywatchers... JJim Montanus Thoughts and Photographs...

Volume 15, Issue 8, August 2020
Jim Montanus

TI Life News in May

To come back or not to come back? That is the Question...Patrick Metcalf's poetry to make you smile... Remembering Dennis Brennan and Hans C. Wahl...

Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2020
Susan W. Smith

Uncommon Beauty

Those who take the time to look beyond nature’s more gaudy displays will be rewarded with an even greater appreciation...

Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2020
Chris Murray

Small-Scale Items and Curiosities

Here from my island home in the Admiralty Group, are a few of the small-scale items and curiosities, that are easy to overlook,

Volume 15, Issue 4, April 2020
Winifred McGowan

February 2020 News & Photographs

News, Photographs, Water levels Petition and Lorraine Payette - all featured for our February issue.

Volume 15, Issue 2, February 2020
Susan W. Smith

Depth of Field: The Story Behind the Image “Winter Solitude”

I am drawn to simplicity in a photograph, and the use of negative space is a great way to accomplish that.

Volume 15, Issue 1, January 2020
Chris Murray

8th Annual Photo Contest... Winners!

It’s a treat for me to be able to revisit the River through so many others’ eyes, seeing their corners of paradise.

Volume 14, Issue 12, December 2019
Ian Coristine

Honorable Mentions: A-L

What’s more fun than getting a great Christmas present? Getting two of them. And that’s what this month’s continuation of our 8th annual Ph

Volume 14, Issue 12, December 2019
Ian Coristine

Honorable Mentions M-V

What’s more fun than getting a great Christmas present? Getting THREE of them now. That's what this month’s continuation of our 8th annual

Volume 14, Issue 12, December 2019
Ian Coristine

8th Annual Photo Contest

It’s time for our 8th Annual Photo Contest and an opportunity for you to bring 1000 Islanders back to the River, by sharing your three best images

Volume 14, Issue 11, November 2019
Ian Coristine

Thousand Islands Cup 2019

The Gar Wood Speedster race took the competitors over part of the Chippewa Yacht Club’s 1905 Gold Cup course. Spectators gathered in a flotilla off the front of Oak Island. Other guests enjoyed the event from nearby Owatonna, Rob Roy and Ojibway Islands.

Volume 14, Issue 11, November 2019
John Kunz

Depth of Field: The Story Behind the Image: “Autumn Afternoon”

I knew immediately there was a stunning photograph to be had here, but there were challenges to be overcome.

Volume 14, Issue 10, October 2019
Chris Murray

Depth of Field: The Story Behind the Image, "Windblown Daisies”

The scene was beautiful because of the wind. It then hit me: embrace the conditions you dolt, don’t fight them.

Volume 14, Issue 9, September 2019
Chris Murray

TI Life in August '19

Read about high water, honey bees and view lots of photographs of Summer 2019...

Volume 14, Issue 8, August 2019
Susan W. Smith

August Avian Happenings

As August dawns the breeding season for most summer bird residents of the River is over.. Early migration becomes a steady flow with some species mostly gone by months end...

Volume 14, Issue 8, August 2019
Sherri Leigh Smith

Depth of Field: The Story Behind the Image "Three Sailboats"

I waited for the boats to become aligned and tripped the shutter...

Volume 14, Issue 8, August 2019
Chris Murray

Happenings July 2019

High Water News... It's a small world department... Don Brown... Photographs... Yes, happenings for July 2019.

Volume 14, Issue 7, July 2019
Susan W. Smith