From the Editor, January '26 2026, a whole new year. This month I pay Tribute to Gordon Byers from Bostwick Island and Half Moon Bay, links to winter activities, and please check my explanation as to why we need your comments and suggestions. (Hint 2,500 articles...) Susan W. Smith
"Last Chance" & Aluminum Work Boats Some of the relatively new marine designs to arrive on the St. Lawrence River are the all-aluminum work and dive boats. Rick Casali
Stained Glass Windows Series: Elizabeth Brown . . .On Grindstone Island, Elizabeth operated a boarding house and saloon in the small village of Thurso, mostly serving the quarry workers. Cindy Rusho Hagemann
Carpe Diem, a Tribute Daniel “DBoy” Kerstetter came to the River the way so many of us do, by family, and by a shared love for the River itself . . . Mark E. Russell
The National Wall of Remembrance The building of the National Wall of Remembrance in Kingston - a project that began in 2010. John Stencell
Small World Pride! For the past five years we have been spending winters in Costa Rica. We frequent a bar/restaurant called Coconutz . . . Michelle Gloumeau
From the Editor, December '25 Remembering Joan Rueckert, TIWLT, Horne's Ferry Dock, plus photographs. Susan W. Smith
Results of the 14th Annual TI Life Photo Contest Narrowing our choices down to just three award winners was not an easy task, given the high quality of the 69 images . . . Larry Asam & Erin McCarthy Greene
Can A Man Have Too Many Garwoods? Bob Banister owns a stable of lovely and fast Garwood runabouts. Each one is stunning and amazingly fast . . . Rick Casali
Withington's Annual Report for 2025 The first event of the season this year was the report of a small cruiser that was sinking east of Round Island . . . Richard L. Withington
Santa Clause Came to Town . . . Fast forward to 2025, when Santa changed his destination. On December 7th, Santa arrived in the snow . . . Allison Burchell-Robinson
Stained Glass Windows Series: David Black Throughout his lifetime, Mr. Black held many jobs, including boat captain, salesman, caretaker and paymaster . . . Cindy Rusho Hagemann
Removing the Railroad Bridge The removal of the old train bridge, scheduled for this fall, was controversial . . . Susan W. Smith
