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Sudoku Puzzles #173-#176, November '23

Try your hand at these puzzles - from easy to difficult. Let us know how you do!

Volume 18, Issue 11, November 2023
Dan LeKander

The Lyman Obsession

Several interviews with photographs with Lyman owners asking, "What is it about Lyman?" Each answer seems perfect and logical.

Volume 18, Issue 10, October 2023
Larry Asam

1953 Chris Craft 28 Express “Muskie”

In the Thousand Islands, boats and boating families are fiercely connected. One such wooden classic is a 1953 Chris Craft 28 Express named “Muskie”.

Volume 18, Issue 10, October 2023
Rick Casali

Trapping Beaver, a Photo Essay

Jan Brabant photographed local Clayton trapper Don Marshall as he made his way out to his traps, collected his catch and then processed them.

Volume 18, Issue 10, October 2023
Jan Brabant

Thousand Islands Adventures

The engine turned over but did not start. My Dad, getting annoyed, jumped aboard, brushed my sister to the leeward side of the boat, and went to start the engine. What happened next was like something out of a horror story.

Volume 18, Issue 10, October 2023
Alexandra O’Rourke

Sudoku Puzzles #169, #170, #171 & #172

Welcome to another month of something-for-every Sudoku enthusiast.

Volume 18, Issue 10, October 2023
Dan LeKander

September Sudokus #165-#168

Kick off the fall with a commitment to improve your Sudoku skills.

Volume 18, Issue 9, September 2023
Dan LeKander

Hydroplane and Classic Car Show 2023

On July 22nd the Chippewa Bay Maritime Museum hosted its 3rd annual Hydroplane and Classic Car Show. There were cars and hydroplanes there that were nearly 100 years old.

'Volume 18, Issue 8, August 2023
John Kunz

Sudoku Puzzles 161, 162, 163, & 164

We start with a Sudoku puzzle in progress, where it appears that there are no more obvious or not-so-obvious clues . . .

'Volume 18, Issue 8, August 2023
Dan LeKander

Sudoku Puzzles for July 2023

Sudoku update hot off the press … four new Sudoku puzzles for July that await your solving! #157-#160

Volume 18, Issue 7, July 2023
Dan LeKander

Sudoku Puzzles #153-#156

Here comes summer and "4 fun" Sudoku puzzles to solve when you are not fishing, snorkeling, boating, water skiing, hiking, canoeing & exploring.

Volume 18, Issue 6, June 2023
Dan LeKander

Sudoku Graduation, 2023

Changes are in the air! May is graduation for some colleges and universities, so we will celebrate your graduation from a Sudoku undergrad to graduate student!

Volume 18, Issue 5, May 2023
Dan LeKander

Anchors Up! We're Underway!

For months, so many of us sit at home miserable from the frigid cold temperatures while dreaming of being back at the River. With many of those dreams come the visions of massive red and blue freighters dancing in our heads . . .

Volume 18, Issue 4, April 2023
Michael Folsom

A River Family Mother's Day Tradition

Great Grandma Capitola Dingman was born in 1891, one of 14 children from a second-generation pioneer family of Alexandria Bay. . .

Volume 18, Issue 4, April 2023
Marilyn L. Schaaf

Building the Ice Rink in Clayton!

At the end of a night of skating we kids would be told to grab the shovels and clean the rink . . .

Volume 18, Issue 4, April 2023
Melody Brabant

Sudoku Puzzles #145, #146, #147, & #148

We have an easy one this time… see which one! Send your comment to us. We want to hear if you are doing these puzzles!

Volume 18, Issue 4, April 2023
Dan LeKander

"Night Rider" - 1910 Leyare 28-Foot Number Boat

What is Number 18?? It is hull number 18 of the 20 boats built from 1910 to 1911 in Ogdensburg, NY. "Night Rider" was the 18th of the so-called Number Boats . . .

Volume 18, Issue 3, March 2023
Rick Casali

Drain Hole Repair!

Here’s how to go about repairing and replacing a leaking drain hole. The boat must be in dry dock or sitting on its trailer. And preferably have been out of the water for a long period . . .

Volume 18, Issue 3, March 2023
Marc Benoit