Sports

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

March Sudoku Puzzles #141, #142, #143, & #144

Spring is only days away. Let’s clean out the cobwebs and solve the Sudoku challenges this month!

Volume 18, Issue 3, March 2023
Dan LeKander

Memorial Rink in Gananoque - a Legacy of Gord Brown

“An important legacy element of the Canada 150 skating rink was that it be donated to a nearby community after it closed. . . In November 2018 Gananoque, ON was chosen as the recipient.”

Volume 18, Issue 2, February 2023
Carole Moult

Sudoku Puzzles #137, #138, #139, & #140

Forrest Gump might say, “Sudoku is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re going to get”. . .

Volume 18, Issue 2, February 2023
Dan LeKander

What a Honeymoon!

We explained we had a US licensed car and a number of sails we were taking to Toronto. “No!” The customs officer said, “and if you cross this line,” . . .

Volume 18, Issue 1, January 2023
Ralph Boston & Sherry L.B. Johnson

Antique Boat Expert and Cheerleader for our River – Peter Mellon

Peter Mellon was the go-to expert on antique and classic boats going back to the late 1990’s, when he founded Antique Boat America and Canada, which lists and brokers these vessels.

Volume 18, Issue 1, January 2023
Rick Casali

Sudoku Puzzles #133, #134, #135, & #136

You have already celebrated the start of 2023, so it is time to settle in and welcome a year of promise for Sudoku . . .

Volume 18, Issue 1, January 2023
Dan LeKander

"OL BOY" – 1938 Chris Craft 25 Sportsman

Joe Cardamone was a serious fisherman from Utica who owned a 21-foot utility. He fished out of Dingman Point, and wanted a slightly larger boat for the St. Lawrence River . . .

Volume 17, Issue 12, December 2022
Rick Casali

Sudoku Puzzles #129, #130, #131, & #132

Please welcome the last four Sudoku puzzles for 2022!

Volume 17, Issue 12, December 2022
Dan LeKander

Cruise Ships are Back!

All about the 2022 cruise ship OCEAN NAVIGATOR and the 1948 cruise ship ONTARIO.

Volume 17, Issue 11, November 2022
Susan W. Smith

"Pat" the Time Traveler

This story is about "Pat the Time Traveller". Her sweeping lines are no lie. She is fast and easy to maneuver.

Volume 17, Issue 11, November 2022
John Kunz

"Riptide IV - 1948 Chris Craft 25 Utility

In the post-WW II era, Chris Craft began to make their boat designs more elegant and, to my eye, classier. Riptide IV, owned by Jane and Kevin Heffron, is one of the nicest examples of this post-war shift at Chris Craft.

Volume 17, Issue 11, November 2022
Rick Casali

Horses of the Country

If you are a horse lover or have horses in your background, my new book Horses of the Country: An Homage will entertain, as well as shed light on the vital role of horses in the lives of our ancestors.

Volume 17, Issue 11, November 2022
Claudia Smith

Sudoku Puzzles #125, #126, #127 & #128

Four puzzles this month - can you or can't you solve them? That really is the question!

Volume 17, Issue 11, November 2022
Dan LeKander