Places

Early Westminster Park Families: The Goss Family

Rosa Houghton Goss (1854- 1922) descended from a highly esteemed New England family, the Houghton’s. Her father, Reverend Daniel Clay Houghton, was the editor of the “Genesee Evangelist” and of the “American Presbyterian”,

Volume 13, Issue 12, December 2018
Linda Twichell

The River at Night

The River teaches us lessons and I learned mine one night while ki-YAKKING - thankfully without catastrophie

Volume 13, Issue 11, November 2018
Lynn E. McElfresh

Battle of the Windmill’s 180th Anniversary

The first recollection comes from the diaries of Todmorden Mills’ brewer, William Helliwell. Helliwell was an astute observer

Volume 13, Issue 11, November 2018
John C. Carter

Early Westminster Park Families: Gallup and Bronson

We all know the adage: “Don’t believe everything you read in newspapers.” Nevertheless, the nineteenth century upstate newspapers make for e

Volume 13, Issue 11, November 2018
Linda Twichell

Oswegatchie Yacht Club’s Veiled History

The club was named after the Oswegatchie River that flows into the St. Lawrence at Ogdensburg. Oswegatchie is an Indian name that translates

Volume 13, Issue 11, November 2018
John Kunz

Closing Boldt Castle is not easy...

Each summer Boldt Castle employes up to 60 seasonal staff to facilitate the visitation of over a quarter of a million visitors to Heart Island.

Volume 13, Issue 11, November 2018
Jessica Phinney

Ham Grindstone Grinder

My husband and I met in Clayton 17 years ago'... the River is our way of life!

Volume 13, Issue 11, November 2018
Nicole Hartshorn

The Annual

Sometime in August — just as the summer season is coming to a close — five River women set aside a day just for themselves alone on the River.

Volume 13, Issue 10, October 2018
Lynn E. McElfresh

The Thousand Islands Cup

The Thousand Islands Cup was established once again this summer to celebrate the rich racing heritage of the Chippewa Yacht Club and the Thousand Islands Region.

Volume 13, Issue 10, October 2018
John Kunz

Early Westminster Park Families: The Tavenders

From its inception, the Westminster Park Community was spurred along by the astute cultivation of a relationship with the media. In the 1870’s and the 1880’s, “media” meant connections in the newspaper and the publishing worlds.

Volume 13, Issue 10, October 2018
Linda Twichell

Theodore Gegoux Painted the Steamboat St. Lawrence, Who Was He?

Whatever happened to Theodore Gegoux’s painting of the palatial steamboat St. Lawrence during a searchlight excursion in 1894 in the Thousan

Volume 13, Issue 10, October 2018
Richard Palmer

Wayback Wednesdays…

My name is  Julie Woods and I have been a summer student employed by The Arthur  Child Heritage Museum (ACHM) in Gananoque for two years. Th

Volume 13, Issue 10, October 2018
Julie Woods

Canada 150 Rink Comes to Gananoque!

If you google  “Hockey and culture” in Canada you will find, ”Ice Hockey: A symbol of  Canada, a national sport, and even a way of life.” It

Volume 13, Issue 10, October 2018
Susan W. Smith

An Interview with Author Susan G Mathis

My debut novel, The Fabric of Hope: An Irish Family Legacy is the story of an 1850s Irish immigrant and a 21st-century  single mom who are c

Volume 13, Issue 10, October 2018
Susan W. Smith

Friendship Islands

Island life can be, well…insular. So, when Billie Jo of Murray Isle proposed an annual event that would allow area islanders to get together and meet each other, I immediately agreed. The event—The Friendship Cup

Volume 13, Issue 9, September 2018
Lynn E. McElfresh

Well-Preserved and Well-Refreshed

A new sign on the trails behind Canoe Point points the way to the Grindstone Island Winery, and one afternoon in August I decided to follow it.

Volume 13, Issue 9, September 2018
Stewart Dutfield

John J. Flanagan and Westminster Park’s St. Lawrence Anglers

Often histories about the Angler's Association focused on the wealthiest and most politically connected members of the organization. This article will tell a slightly different tale.

Volume 13, Issue 9, September 2018
Linda Twichell

Angels Among Us in the Thousand Islands…

I am sure I was touched by an angel back in 1995, when we had a microburst.

Volume 13, Issue 9, September 2018
Mary Politis