TIWLT has done a lot for this area, and is about to do more with the launch of their latest initiative: The Thousand Acre Challenge.
It was at the intermission, when I went out on the Playhouse deck, that I discovered considerable fog on the River. I could not see our lighthouse...
What follows is a small world experience. The story spans generations, several of the Thousand Islands, a continent, and coincidences that defy the odds...
At the time of his death in 1891, Phat Boy, Edward Fredrick Babbage of Rochester, NY, age 51, was regarded as the best tour guide on the St. Lawrence River.
38 passengers aboard Miss St. Lawrence II, thoroughly enjoying their cruise and eagerly anticipated the upcoming stop at the world-renowned Boldt Castle. The date was August 27, 1934.
To know that a storm is coming is to apprehend mystery and fate... By bedtime, it was blowing a gale.
As I troll through the newspaper archives I see that dogs and the River has been a tradition for over a hundred years.
Locally, John Berry was known as an “ardent Patriot,” and he was regarded as a strong supporter of Republican causes.
Have you ever wondered about Mary Island and the canal that separates it from Wellesley Island?
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.
Scott has also produced a 5-part series of videos on "The Wooden Boat."
When Sara becomes the assistant pastry chef, her boss abuses her in lots of ways, as was all-too common in 1873. Women had no recourse and often feared ...
Islanders at the turn of the century didn’t wait until Halloween to enjoy ghosts. Ghost parties and ghost dances were popular...
I have heard that the only difference between a rut and a grave is their dimensions. This may be overstating things a bit, but we definitely fell ...
When the news broke of her passing in September, most of those who knew Jo were shocked, or even blind-sided, by her quick departure from the dock of life.
Define a "Sense of Place..." It was a beautiful day. People were out and about. Late in the afternoon there was a concert on a neighbor’s lawn...
I put up a petition using this picture of a flooded boathouse and in short order found that a lot of us supported something that would encourage action.
Every summer my wife, Jean and I celebrate our anniversary by taking a day-long bicycle ride. This year we took two rides, each in opposite directions starting from where we married in 2001 in Thousand Island Park.
