Shortest Day of the Year It has finally arrived…..the shortest day of the year, the first day of winter. “There are two seasons, boating season and waiting for boating season”. Arthur Bronstein
Nashville Airport's Look at Two $$$ Boats and Remembering Powers’ Guide Boat from Round Island! It was the magazine’s “Fort Lauderdale Boat Show Special” issue with pricey advertisements and stories about multi-multi-multimillion-dollar yachts... Cary R. Brick
Sudoku Puzzle #62 Dan LeKander's Puzzle # 62...Please Note, Dan would like gifting books in bulk to teachers to use in their classrooms. Additionally, to senior centers and assisted living homes. Dan LeKander
Honorable Mentions: A-L What’s more fun than getting a great Christmas present? Getting two of them. And that’s what this month’ Ian Coristine
A Day in the Life of Boldt Castle, circa1934 38 passengers aboard Miss St. Lawrence II, thoroughly enjoying their cruise and eagerly anticipated the upcoming stop at the world-renowned Boldt Castle. The date was August 27, 1934. Tom King
Thousand Islands Cup 2019 The Gar Wood Speedster race took the competitors over part of the Chippewa Yacht Club’s 1905 Gold Cup course. Spectators gathered in a flotilla off the front of Oak Island. Other guests enjoyed the event from nearby Owatonna, Rob Roy and Ojibway Islands. John Kunz
Wooden Boat Experience, Videos by Scott Ouderkirk Scott has also produced a 5-part series of videos on "The Wooden Boat." Scott Ouderkirk
Sudoku Puzzle #60 (Yes 60!) You may wonder about the puzzle selection for this magazine. Why does the author choose a puzzle each month with 17 given answers? Dan LeKander
Stephen Shay - The Wood Shepherd Stephen Shay, a talented craftsman turns out wooden folk-art pieces under the name, “The Wood Shepherd,” in homage to his past career as a Christian clergyman. Tom King
Regretting a Rut in the Water I have heard that the only difference between a rut and a grave is their dimensions. This may be overstating things a bit, but we definitely fell ... Donald Middleton
Sudoku #58 This month we will complete the first 4 steps in the order we observe them, versus all step 1, then step 2, step 3, and step 4 in order, before we move on to step 5! Dan LeKander
