Volume 19, Issue 4, April 2024

Spring has sprung! Enjoy and hurry back to the River. A dozen articles this month. [Photo from the Ian Coristine Collection, © Ian Coristine/1000IslandsPhotoArt.com]

Eclipse in the Islands

It came, and yes, it was spectacular and it was far more dramatic than anyone thought!

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1000 Islands

From the Editor, April '24

This month we provide special photographs, poetry and a tribute to Graham (Skip) Armstrong. Also learn about mapping in the region and Marilyn Neulieb's work.

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Susan W. Smith

Meet Erin McCarthy Greene, Photographer

In 2023, Erin McCarthy Greene won our Gold Medal and two honourable mentions. Yes indeed, it is high time to introduce her as a photographer to our TI Life community.

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Susan W. Smith

The Drummer

The call of the Pileated Woodpecker is not only distinctive but even sounds somewhat otherworldly . . . and sure enough, as soon as I opened the door, I spotted him having his breakfast on a tree overlooking the River.

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Patty Mondore

The 410!

My first look at the 410 was as it sat on the seat of the 20-foot wooden Cupernall boat that my father drove to and from work on Round Island. The gun was loosely wrapped with brown paper . . .

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Manley L. Rusho

The Start and Now The Latest!

This photo, which is used as GanWalking’s icon, is a logo of sorts, and for a good reason. It was part of the journey that spawned GanWalking.

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Sherry L. B. Johnson

Episode 5 Boying: The Lost Bait Can

Over the winter, he had been taking a class and studying the Boying Manual to become a Boying Guide. At the graduation ceremony, he proudly had received an official Canadian Boying Guide license and badge.

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Sarah Bodine

Episode 6 Boying - Of Storms and Shoals

Roscoe had little time to make a plan. Just then, he began to feel a low, rumbling, vibration through the water.

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Sarah Bodine

$ave Some Green

. . . answers to questions about family property transitions, keeping islands and mainland properties as you’ve loved them, and options for making a sale and not losing out.

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Don Ross

Book Review: Poems on Sabbatical

Yes, the best part of doing TI Life is the people who I meet – so it gives me great pleasure to introduce Christopher Keats.

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Susan W. Smith

Before the Summer – Part II

As we told you last month, the organizers of the "Before the Summer Show” show travelled far and wide to find exciting artists who are new to the show, and they have also included some fine craftspeople to add to the variety.

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Martha Stroud

Sudokus #193-#196 for April

Here is some Sudoku fun when the temperatures start to rise!

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Dan LeKander

R. B. ‘Ratch’ Wallace: ‘Captain Hollywood’

“By early morning, the wind was still blowing hard,” said Mate Emtage. “The captain and I listened to the weather report, and then he said he wasn’t feeling well. I noticed his colour was off . . .

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Brian Johnson