From the Editor - Sad News and Good News We say a sad goodbye to Bill Stallan, our "TI Life Comma Guy". We celebrate Covid Vaccination statistics and the US Border opening and meet the new TI Life Team! Susan W. Smith
"Romeo & Annette"; The life, times, and sad fate of the Ferry "Upper Canada" So today she sits, waits, and rusts away in the mud, forgotten like a broken, abandoned old vehicle in some equally forgotten, overgrown back field. Brian Johnson
A Farewell from Alaina Young Winding through the woods, I looked for a rock marker to let me know where to turn and find my cottage . . . Alaina Young
A REAL River Ghost Story What follows is a true story. You are free to believe it or not, but it did actually happen. 1000 Islands
Building an Ice Boat Bob LaShomb started it all. It began in early February, around 1953. Bob, at that time, was the mail carrier for the US Mail from Clayton to Grindstone Island – two miles across the St. Lawrence River. Manley L. Rusho
All About Cape Vincent's Village Green The Village Green is an integral part of the Cape Vincent community: the center of every outdoor celebration, the linchpin that ties French Festival together, the heart of the village. Kristie Stumpf Rork
Heyday of the Hay Scows Hay scows were a product of their environment, floating supplies to the inhabitants of the many islands, and transporting farmers’ produce from the islands to market. Richard Palmer
Cadets Spent Summer Sailing the Thousand Islands The "John S. Parsons" passed the summer cruising up and down Lake Ontario and through the Thousand Islands region, and finally returned to Oswego, where the cadets disembarked and returned to school in time for the opening of the fall term. Richard Palmer
Enhancing Blind Bay - A Project for our Local Fisheries & Wildlife Prior to restoration, invasive hybrid cattails overwhelmed the marshes between Sand Bay and Blind Bay. Jake Tibbles
The Tumultuous Origins of the Gananoque Water Power Company This largely forgotten story began in the 1830s, but not in Gananoque, as one would expect. It began with Richard Coleman Sr. in what is now a quiet rural community called Lyn, Paul Coté
"Pardon Me", by David Kunz and Bill Simpson Lyon built her; Lock never used her; Beck ran the hell out of her; Lewis just donated her . . . Susan W. Smith
Les Corbin’s Famous Photo of the Ice Punt There is an old photo taken by Les Corbin in 1946 of a small wooden boat in the icy river with six men in it - just as it is leaving the Clayton Docks . . . Manley L. Rusho
Cottage Chairs Nothing embodies the art of relaxation more than sliding back into a comfortable, wooden cottage chair, your favourite beverage resting on the wide armrest . . . Tom King
