Volume 18, Issue 9, September 2023

13 Articles in September with a header photo of Raleigh Island in the fall. [Photo from the Ian Coristine Collection, © Photo Ian Coristine/1000IslandsPhotoArt.com]

From the Editor, September 2023

Lots to report this month: Sunflower Contest Winners; TIA Trash pickup; TI Life Corrections; Save Blind Bay Video and the sad news about Don Price and Gregg Rosen.

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Susan W. Smith

Mystery Artist Found!

In 1922, when we published our first article about May Irwin and her illustrated newspaper columns, one mystery remained. Who was the artist who captured May Irwin's work? After much searching and research, long shots and dead ends, we have the answer!

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Emily St. Marie with Karen Killian

Discovering Memory Lane

What happens when one history buff meets another history buff on the internet? The world is not a better place, but certainly, both buffs are smiling!

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Susan W. Smith

My First Day of School, Grindstone Island Lower Schoolhouse, 1936

Almost halfway across the width of Grindstone Island was the Lower Schoolhouse.

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Manley L. Rusho

Dock Master Goes Fishing

Our Dock Master, a great blue heron, is checking for fish before plunging into the water and returning to the dock. It caught its fish on the first try. . .

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Winifred McGowan

The Story of Eddie McEvoy

It wasn't unusual for him to be here in February, since the island was available for year-round use. He was heading for Sugar Island in 1951, when he set out from Gananoque on skis to cross the ice.

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John F. Patterson

Thousand Islands Railway

The Thousand Islands Railway (TIR) was a great boost to the factories of Gananoque, which had sprung up on both sides of the Gananoque River . . .

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Joseph Naismith

The "Other" Thousand Island Dressing

Now, here's the lowdown on Ella's salad dressing. She didn't share it with every Tom, Dick, and Harry, but she did give it to her friend, my mother Emily (1914 – 2004) . . .

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Cary R. Brick

Stock Your Pantry at These Gourmet Eastern Ontario Food Shops

Visiting a food shop is a great reason to check out some of the area’s great communities, including Merrickville, Westport, Portland, Lyndhurst, Seeley’s Bay, Gananoque, Athens, Brockville and Prescott.

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Laura Byrne Paquet

Review - “Mysteries of The Keyhole House”

Ted Outerbridge, working on stage with his partner and wife Marion, deliver a fascinating two-hour show that combines Outerbridge’s classic style magic trickery with compelling and emotional tales of Keyhole House in Smith's Falls.

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Craig Jeffrey

River bRat, Book Review

"So, I understand that some of my stories may seem far-fetched or at least exaggerated, but I assure you they are told just as I remember them, with no embellishment."

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Susan W. Smith

Densmore Church Needs Your Help

With the help of all our Friends, we aim to raise the funds we need to Preserve Our Past and Build Our Future so that generations to come can continue to enjoy beautiful and historic Densmore Church. . .

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Rhonda McNeely

September Sudokus #165-#168

Kick off the fall with a commitment to improve your Sudoku skills.

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Dan LeKander