Open Water Swimming at the River To be safe for open water swimmers, waters must be clean of dangerous pollutants/algae . . . Water temperatures cannot be much over 80°F, currents must be mild and waves must be small. . . Brad Charles
Sudoku #117-#120 in October '24 We start with a Sudoku puzzle in progress where it appears that there are no more obvious or not-so-obvious clues. Can you find the hidden clue in Puzzle #217? Dan LeKander
Sudoku #213-#216, September '24 Editor's Note: Ok Gang . . . this one is going to stump you for sure. Some will be fine, but the special one is "the" one. If you do solve it, will you please send a photo to me for Dan, the author. OK. On your mark; get set; GO! Dan LeKander
Lief Erickson Returns to North America According to Fisher, “the boat is maybe 4 ft long and maybe like a 3 ft width, with lots of freeboard,” and according to his parents, it weighs a ton. Dane Zabriskie
Kayaking in the Islands, a photo essay Jan had the TI Adventures Kayak Shop in Clayton for 25 years, and over those years, he took hundreds of sportsmen out on the River to see what Kayaking was all about . . . Jan Brabant
Seeing Shipwrecks Then and Now The first deep glimpse under the waters was for a select few with hardhat diving in the nineteenth century, but it was expensive and risky . . . Now underwater vehicles and underwater drones collect data and images without human intervention. Dennis McCarthy
Sudokus #205-#208, July '24 We start with a Sudoku puzzle in progress, where it appears that there are no more obvious or not-so-obvious clues. Can you find the hidden clue in Puzzle #205? Dan LeKander
The Story of the Miss St. Lawrence As the era of steamboats died out, a new breed of fast, sleek boats powered by gasoline engines rose to take their place. This is the story of one such boat that still plies the waters that bears her name: "Miss St. Lawrence". Tom Frauenheim
Sudoku Puzzles, #201, #202, #203 & #204 Can you imagine! We are now in the #200s. #201, #202, #203 & #204! That means that those of us who have (or haven't) solved the puzzles can take a big Bow... Dan LeKander
Women Who Build and Race Boats Traditionally, the boating industry has been dominated by men . . . This article will focus on a few women who have been pioneers in boat building and racing in the Thousand Islands. Rick Casali
Dan LeKander's Sudokus - #197-#200 Hold it! See the number 200 - that means Dan LeKander has presented over the years to our TI Life readers, 200 Sudoku Puzzles. . . Susan W. Smith
Sudokus #193-#196 for April Here is some Sudoku fun when the temperatures start to rise! Dan LeKander
