Volume 18, Issue 3, March 2023

Spring '23 is around the corner! 13 articles this month to share with friends. [Photo by Ian Coristine and courtesy of 1000IslandsPhotoArt.com]

From the Editor, March '23

Somehow, writing March '23 makes me smile. Why? The Seaway opens at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, 22 March

We say Thanks Dan

How do you say thanks to a TI Life Team member who has provided 144 Sudoku Puzzles and we hope many more, for us to challenge?

Paul Wash, Kingston's Man Behind the Camera

I bet you did not know that this man captured the installation of Wolfe Island's Wind Turbines in pictures. I didn't, until Paul sent me to his website. . .

Life on Grindstone Island in the 1930s – 1940s

Weekdays, there was a routine that never changed; out from the warm bed under the feather-tick cover, we emerged to

Manley L. Rusho

Speaking of Guns

I entered the men's room, then noticed that the fellow ahead of me had left something on the toilet paper holder mounted on the wall. What was it? A leather holster with a gun inside. What to do? What to do?

Richard Margolis

Remembrances of Rebellion: The Odyssey of Stephen S. Wright

93 English speaking rebels were transported to the penal colony of Van Diemen’s Land. Stephen Smith Wright was one of these men, and this is his story . . .

Mudlunta Island Architecture

Once I had Philip's information, including that the Mudlunta resident C.V. Schuyler was married to Alice Britton, it was possible to quickly find the right people to research.

Sherry LB Johnson & Philip Britton

Alternative Personalities

It began one bright, blue, late summer morning in 2017, a year with a highwater level that was receding as fall approached. At breakfast, we noticed a ring-billed gull perched on a newly reappearing rock . . .

Raymond S. Pfeiffer

"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 . . .

The Thousand Island Park Great Fire of 1912 Heroes

The summer of 1910 was unseasonably hot and dry, and the population of TI Park had grown to about 12,000. The area was primed for trouble, and that summer, three major fires nearly destroyed the Park.

Susan G. Mathis

Joel Charles' New Book

The book is a treasure of drawings of all things Clayton NY. No matter if a long-time resident or a summer visitor, there will be scenes that you will recognize immediately.

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 . . .

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!