A Stink of Mink A group of minks saw this opening as an invitation: “Welcome! Spend your winter here.” Lynn E. McElfresh
Ferry Boats: "James W. Curran" and "John A. McPhail" Lost at Sea The mate grabbed the brake wheel and started leaning on it. “Billy!” he yelled above the din, “Tell the skipper to back down! We’re gonn’a lose ...” Brian Johnson
Preserving Memories During Covid Nothing will bring smiles and chuckles faster than seeing family and friends from long ago and sharing important memories. David Powers
Unexpected Journey, Part II In May 2019, I wrote my first story for Thousand Islands Life, "Unexpected Journey," and received nice comments Janet Guerrero D’Alessandro
STR's News, Including a Screen Door Heron A magnificent Great Blue Heron, created by artist Doug Drumm, now graces Save The River’s front door, John Peach
Fields of Hope, in the Thousand Islands Fields of Hope is a photography farm project which turned into a book. It is a collection of images that celebrate farmers in the Thousand Islands Andrée Thorpe
Recalling the Days of Rafting on the St. Lawrence River In the 1860’s Canada’s export timber trade rose to its greatest height. Every port on Lake Ontario had its crews of raftsmen in season. Richard Palmer
Wrecks in Jefferson County The waters of Jefferson County have one of the largest collections of freshwater shipwrecks anywhere in the Great Lakes system. Dennis McCarthy
Ghost Island Affair Authorities were hunting for a Syracuse man, Dean Hethington, a steel executive of Globe Forge and Foundries, Inc., who had been missing for nearly three weeks. Lynn E. McElfresh
The Founding of Westminster Park A day at Westminster Park will convince any that it is the most desirable summer resort on the River. Linda Twichell
Shipwrecks Wash Ashore on Lake Ontario’s Mexico Bay Remains of two ships believed to be the schooners Ariadne and Hartford, wrecked in Mexico Bay during Richard Palmer
The River Chose Ian The River chose Ian. And he chose to generously share it with others... Kim Lunman Grout
Raising the Bar with Ian Coristine It seems like a lifetime ago, and I suppose it was. I started working for Ed Huck Marine in 1990, one year after their centennial celebration. Mike Cox
