Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2020

11 articles this May, 2020. Perfect reading for staying at home, so enjoy and stay well. [From the Ian Coristine Collection, © IanCoristine/1000IslandsPhotoArt.com]

A Walk in the Parks

When I think “park”, I think slides, swings, and merry-go-rounds. My husband, on the other hand, might think Fenway or Candlestick. But in the late nineteenth century, a "park” was a resort

Lynn E. McElfresh

TI Life News in May

To come back or not to come back? That is the Question...Patrick Metcalf's poetry to make you smile... Remembering Dennis Brennan and Hans C. Wahl...

Ticked Off

Mosquitoes suck and black flies bite. However, just one bite from a deer (black-legged) tick can put you out of commission for the whole season...

Quick Guide to Tracking Ships on the Seaway

A quick guide has been put together to outline how you can find and navigate the ship tracking system on your own,

Tisa

The gift of a paint-set as an adult, seemed to seal part of her life's work. The other gift came much earlier in the form of several softcover, spiral-ring booklets describing yoga to a teenager.

Uncommon Beauty

Those who take the time to look beyond nature’s more gaudy displays will be rewarded with an even greater appreciation...

The Reality of COVID-19, an Essay

The reality of the tragedies that our friends and readers are enduring precludes writing anything humorous. Surely, there

Richard L. Withington

The River in 2020

Once in a while, we think of a place that we like to visit or perhaps find a place to spend a vacation or purchase a summer home.

Janet Guerrero D’Alessandro

Wrecks in Jefferson County

The waters of Jefferson County have one of the largest collections of freshwater shipwrecks anywhere in the Great Lakes system.

Dennis McCarthy

Seaworthy Spring Rolls from the River Gal's Galley

FACT#10 I have a new springtime recipe to share, named SEAWORTHY SPRING ROLLS!

Nicole Hartshorn

Sudoku Puzzle #65

The “impossible” series continues with Puzzle #65. This is perhaps the hardest puzzle yet in the series.