Volume 19, Issue 7, July 2024

From the Editor, July 2024

Happy Canada Day and Independence Day - What weather for celebrations. Shout to the Canadian Boat Lines and don't forget all the summer events . . .

R.M.S. Titanic and the Thousand Islands

You might ask what the "R.M.S. Titanic" and the Thousand Islands have in common?

Kayaking in the Islands, a photo essay

Jan had the TI Adventures Kayak Shop in Clayton for 25 years, and over those years, he took hundreds of sportsmen out on the River to see what Kayaking was all about . . .

Amazing Links to the Thousand Islands, first murder - now a sham auction! Part II

A sham car auction showcased the Wallis C. Bird car collection, 11 months after the death of the owner, Marjorie Winifred Kendall Bird in 1961 . . .

The Story of Miss St. Lawrence, Part II

The complete history of the gasoline powered "Miss St. Lawrence", built by Ira Cupernall. Most of those boats are gone. Some are displayed in museums. Only a few still grace the Thousand Islands. This is the story of one such boat that still plies the waters that bears her name: Miss St. Lawrence.

Seeing Shipwrecks Then and Now

The first deep glimpse under the waters was for a select few with hardhat diving in the nineteenth century, but it was expensive and risky . . . Now underwater vehicles and underwater drones collect data and images without human intervention.

Dennis McCarthy

Interview with Susan G. Mathis and three new books!

Q. Susan! I hear you have a brand new three-book Thousand Island lighthouse series called "Love in a Lighthouse". Tell us about that, please.

Episode 9: Roscoe and The Floating Roof

Quite soon, however, he was jolted awake by a dark shadow above his head. It wasn’t a cloud, he thought, because the sky was cloudless. And it wasn’t a floating log, because it was big and rectangular.

Thousand Islands Watershed Land Trust Seminar

All about the Canadian Land Trust - such as learning about the various tax credits that could accrue to the owner, based on the type of gift - and more . . .

Elspeth Naismith

A Summer That Lasts a Lifetime

Well before the bus from New York City arrived, hosts and hostesses, many accompanied by small children of their own, milled around the grounds of Watertown High School . . .

Call for Recipes: Signature Summertime Pancakes

Summertime is when my husband and I usually host a string of friends or family. We each have our own “signature” dishes for the different meals of the day. Mine is this pancake recipe . . .

Marie-Anne Erki

Sudokus #205-#208, July '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 #205?