Volume 18, Issue 12, December 2023

Enjoy the holidays. [Photo of St Brendan's Church, Rockport, ON by Ian Coristine and courtesy 1000IslandsPhotoArt.com - with a little extra by M-A Erki]

From the Editor, December 2023

What fun I have had explaining what is in TI Life this month! I also take the opportunity to thank the TI Life Team - those who really make it work.

Photo Contest Winners 2023

Thank you to everyone who submitted photos for TI Life’s 12th Annual Photo Contest, it is always a pleasure revisiting the River through your beautiful imagery.

"SS Delphine" – A 257-foot Steam Yacht

History of the "SS Delphine" built in 1921 for Horace Dodge Sr. co-founder of the Dodge Brothers Automobile Company.

Sledding Adventures on Grindstone in the 40s

This packed-down snow path would become a slick, solid sheet of ice when slightly melted by the sun. This path then became an Olympic Sled Run for us kids . . .

Manley L. Rusho

Growing Up on an Island

If I was asked to do a test to qualify as a "River Rat," I probably would pass hands down. From the age of nine, I grew up on Island No. 9 in all seasons . . .

Darryl Jeanne Lindsey King

2023 Report for "Last Chance"

l am pleased to report that, so far, this has been a relatively quiet season for the fireboat . . .

Richard L. Withington

The Origins of Gananoque, Part I

How Gananoque got its name is a minefield and not for the faint of heart. Several authors have taken a crack at unravelling this quagmire and have only come up with maybes.

Caution Swans Ahead!

Have you ever had an altercation with a swan? I have and so has another TIA member whose story I am sharing here.

Janet Smith Staples

Site It Right - A New Rallying Call

Clayton’s Dockside Cottages site is the latest property under serious consideration by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP). To that end, a new petition is circulating. If every river-lover signed the petition, it would send a big message to CBP.

Jennifer J. Caddick

River Recipes Please + One!

For years, there’s been a framed tea towel hanging in my kitchen, entitled “Traditional 1000 Islands Shore Dinner,” as told by Les Cook, a local fishing guide. The tea towels were made by the late Kathy Shine . . .

Elspeth Naismith

Crunch Time, a short story

It was a Saturday morning, which meant the day’s highlight for George Davis would be the big bowl of Cap’n Crunch cereal that he ate slowly in the breakfast nook of the home he lived in for more than 50 years . . .

December Sudoku, #177, #178, #179 & #180

Here is some Sudoku fun when the temperatures drop!

Looking Up Back Issues!

Can I look up an article written by a particular author? What about looking up an article by topic? Will Google find an article for me?