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]

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...

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Susan W. Smith

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

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Lynn E. McElfresh

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...

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Paul Hetzler

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,

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Michael Folsom

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.

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Susan W. Smith

Uncommon Beauty

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

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Chris Murray

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

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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.

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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.

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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!

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Nicole Hartshorn

Sudoku Puzzle #65

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

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Dan LeKander