Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2021

August issue with 14 articles - all for the dog days of summer. Stay safe and stay well. [photo: © Photo Ian Coristine/1000IslandsPhotoArt.com ]

News in August, from the Editor

Lots of news this month: Canadian border opens; Poker Run; Web Sites to Explore, Business assistance, and beautiful photographs.

Wild Goose – a 1915 40-foot Hutchinson Commuter

The Wild Goose served the Dodge’s as a source of beauty, great pleasure, and practical River transport for over 80 years, and carried members of the family and their guests to many events ranging from births and weddings, to picnics, river tours, and funerals . . .

The One and Only Theodore

But then, the unthinkable happened! Just a day before he was to pass through Alexandria Bay and Clayton, it was announced that Theodore would make an impromptu stop in Gananoque and would therefore not be going through the main US channel after all.

The Tumultuous Origins of the Gananoque Water Power Company

This largely forgotten story began in the 1830s, but not in Gananoque, as one would expect. It began with Richard Coleman Sr. in what is now a quiet rural community called Lyn,

Meet Alan Goldstein, Photographer

Cape Vincent to Texas, to Virginia, and right back to Watertown and, Potsdam NY. Sometimes making a mistake has its advantages and meeting Alan Goldstein is one of them.

River bRat, Book Review and Excerpts

It was during these years that I became known alternately as Carrot Top and Fire Dome. My flaming red hair came from my Great Grandma Putnam . . .

Algonquin Legacy, by Rick Revelle

As we left the teepee, I hesitated for a quick moment to let my eyes adjust to the brilliant sunlight. This pause was all the excuse my guard needed to whack the back of my legs with his spear.

"Pardon Me", by David Kunz and Bill Simpson

Lyon built her; Lock never used her; Beck ran the hell out of her; Lewis just donated her . . .

Leaving French Creek Bay, Book Signing

"I Got Lost in a Dream" and "I Remember", two poems from "Leaving French Creek Bay"

History Lesson on Permaculture, an essay

Let’s take a short look back in time and work our way to the present, just to gain some perspective. 10,000 years ago we began our transition from a nomadic way . . .

Slacking Off

I’m plopping down in the backyard on this tan canvas hammock, dropping my head on the built-in pillow and doing absolutely, positively nothing.

Marilyn K. Neulieb

Blue Beaches

Several years ago, I noticed a blue color appearing on our Thousand Islands beaches and rocky shorelines that had not been there in the past.

Les Corbin’s Famous Photo of the Ice Punt

There is an old photo taken by Les Corbin in 1946 of a small wooden boat in the icy river with six men in it - just as it is leaving the Clayton Docks . . .

Manley L. Rusho