Places

Vaino Anderson – River Boatman and Boatbuilder

One of my fondest memories of an island resident is Vaino Anderson. Captain Anderson lived on Grindstone Island from 1945 until his passing in 1970 . . .

Volume 18, Issue 5, May 2023
Rick Casali

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.]

Volume 18, Issue 5, May 2023
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.

Volume 18, Issue 5, May 2023
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."

Volume 18, Issue 5, May 2023
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 . . .

Volume 18, Issue 2, February 2023
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.

Volume 18, Issue 2, February 2023
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!

Volume 18, Issue 2, February 2023
Sherry L. B. Johnson

Christmas Blizzard 0f 2022

The winds howled all night. and howling winds meant Lake Ontario came barreling down the River. The water came up an estimated two to two and a half feet, and the water spray traveled many feet/meters inland . . .

Volume 18, Issue 1, January 2023
Susan W. Smith

Waaban Crossing is Open

People of Kingston celebrated the opening of the Waaban Crossing on December 13, 2022. Words that come to mind are "We built it." Then make the commendable addition: "On time and on Budget!"

Volume 18, Issue 1, January 2023
John Stencell

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,” . . .

Volume 18, Issue 1, January 2023
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 . . .

Volume 18, Issue 1, January 2023
Manley L. Rusho

GATITO: A Tale of a Real River Rat Cat

. . . from that point on this became the cat’s routine. He swam to Little Grenadier in the morning and returned in the evening. Each summer evening the family gathered on the dock . . .

Volume 18, Issue 1, January 2023
Melinda Comstock & Martha Grimes

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 . . .

Volume 18, Issue 1, January 2023
Melissa Burgess

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 . . .

Volume 17, Issue 12, December 2022
Manley L. Rusho

River Gift to "TI Life"

Dear Susie, As you know, my love of the River is extremely strong, to the point that I find myself emotional when I sit in front of my computer . . .

Volume 17, Issue 12, December 2022
Andrew Kane

A Mangy Fox

In the spring, six cubs were born on a hill below our house, and we were secretly watching them grow . . .

Volume 17, Issue 12, December 2022
Danuta (Dee) Sedkowski

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 . . .

Volume 17, Issue 12, December 2022
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 . . .

Volume 17, Issue 12, December 2022
Rick Casali