Volume 19, Issue 10, October 2024

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving and Columbus Day also known as Indigenous Peoples Day, in the USA. Enjoy a lucky 13 articles.

From the Editor, October 2024

We present an Aerosnapper video of the LaSalle Causeway opening, courtesy of Mike Hill! Introduce an October submission and provide lots of new photographs of the season . . .

The Case for Slow Boats

. . . spellcheck likes speedboats but corrects "slowboats" into two words. . . Slowboats deserve their own category. . .

Open Water Swimming at the River

To be safe for open water swimmers, waters must be clean of dangerous pollutants/algae . . . Water temperatures cannot be much over 80°F, currents must be mild and waves must be small. . .

The Witch of Wellesley Island Chapter 10 – The End . . . of the Trail

Sarah asked herself what she and Pete were thinking, coming to Canoe Point . . . willing to place themselves in danger, maybe even in mortal danger?

Marie-Anne Erki

Windmill Point Lighthouse

Windmill Point Lighthouse is one of only three that remain standing today, a testament to its strength – weathered but enduring. It was here that “The Battle of the Windmill" took place in 1838.

Mary Alice Snetsinger

Island Stories from the "Gananoque Reporter" in 1888

While doing some research in old issues of the Gananoque Reporter for 1888, I ran across a series titled ‘Gananoque’s Early Days’. Included in the articles several stories about various islands . . .

The Steam Roller: Grindstone Island circa early 1940’s

The abandoned steam roller sat beneath the oak tree by our farm gate, a once proud machine. A metal roof covered the entire frame . . . The front roller was a massive, solid, round steel drum. Light rust now covered the roller with its bottom now slowly settling into the ground.

Manley L. Rusho

Red Means Stop (Pruning)

Back when I was a baby arborist, I worked for an old-timer who told me that “The best time to prune trees is when the tools are sharp.”

Salvaging and Repurposing Part III

. . . My builder fashioned the actual charging station out of wood scraps left over from the dining room ceiling, . . . this little shelf has six phone-charging cables fed through the wall and into the mechanical room behind.

Kim (Bo) Stone Kalil

My Summer with TILT - Environmental Education

Clayton's Guardino Elementary School teacher, Kelly Picunas, describes her summer working at TILT as the Community Outreach Assistant.

Book Review: "River Rescue" by Nicholas Quarrier

One Saturday morning Mark awoke early. He had been dreaming he was working in the engine room of a big freighter. The smell of diesel fumes woke him. . .

Thousand Islands Inspiration

Writing about the Thousand Islands is a deeply personal endeavor for me. . . Growing up just a short drive away, I spent countless summers which continue inspiring my storytelling. . .

Susan G. Mathis

Sudoku #117-#120 in October '24

We start with a Sudoku puzzle in progress where it appears that there are no more obvious or not-so-obvious clues. Can you find the hidden clue in Puzzle #217?