Volume 19, Issue 11, November 2024

Happy Thanksgiving in the USA - Enjoy our dozen articles and stay safe. Recognize this photo? A Coristine special! [Photo © Ian Coristine/1000IslandsPhotoArt.com]

From the Editor - 16 Years and Counting!

Yes, 16 years of TI Life and counting! Tribute to Wayne Strauss; Need books or info on events plus more . . .

13th Annual Photo Contest

As the calendar turns to November, and we prepare for the winter months ahead, I am reminded it is time for the annual TI Life Photo Contest.

Motor Yacht "Dolphin" – A 65-foot Fast Commuter Yacht

It is hard to imagine that a 65-foot yacht has been owned by the same family since 1929. Motor Yacht (MY) Dolphin is such a vessel . . .

Captain George Darrell Horne MM

It was just weird that the ol’ man wasn’t out and about like he always was. Customs officers had arrived at their post by the pier and it was close to loading time. Still no sign of the captain . . .

TR (Team Rubicon) Calls Again

We barely got home when I got the call to fly back to the east coast. I was being deployed, just as I was getting comfy in my retirement rocking chair. . .

Michael Laprade

Who Answers the Call of the St. Lawrence River?

Who is this community and from where do they come? There are those who live in the area year-round but a majority do not . . .

Allison Burchell-Robinson

Salvaging and Repurposing Part IV

As touched upon in last month’s article, the desire to create a connection between the barn dwelling and the outside surrounding elements . . .

Kim (Bo) Stone Kalil

Two Sides

Those loud bangs first thing in the morning on both sides of the River often result in 911 calls. Gunshots, for sure. However . . .

Gretchen Huntley

A Week at the Frontenac Hotel

Have you ever wondered what visitors to the Gilded Age hotels did to pass the time, while staying in the Thousand Islands? Let’s look at a bulletin from the Frontenac Hotel on Round Island, for the week ending August 30, 1902.

Sharon Bourquin

Call For Submissions

Submit your work for the 2025 issue of the Thousand Islands Poetry Journal!

Call for Recipes: Butter Tarts

Butter tarts are one of those treats that I make when I know people are coming for a cup of coffee or tea. They are quintessentially Canadian . . .

Sudokus for November 2024

Sudokus for November 2024. All set to have fun? Enjoy these puzzles. Let us know how you do