Volume 20, Issue 1, January 2025

Eleven articles for January and the start of a new year. [Photo © Ian Coristine/1000IslandsPhotoArt.com]

Starting to Discover River Sturgeons

I write to you as I am now living just west of Gan . . . and there is no awareness of the sturgeon fishery or that sturgeon stock are now quite plentiful in our area of the River."

Ken Treusdell & Susan W. Smith

From the Editor, January 2025

List of winter events in the Thousand Islands. How to print "TI Life" articles; some personal memories. Beautiful photos of the Gananoque River Ice Discs and winter birds . . plus how about buying us a cup of coffee!"

"Mer Sea" – A 1999 French Canal Boat

With the Olympics in Paris this year, it seems appropriate that now we have a French canal boat on the St. Lawrence River. Welcome “Mer Sea,”

Ships – The Big Boats That Capture Our Imaginations

I was recently informed that the bulk carriers moving up and down the St. Lawrence Seaway are loaded with DOUGHNUTS.

Allison Burchell-Robinson Essay: Sammy's Story

A man was returning from town in his boat, accompanied by his two young daughters, when he spotted what looked like a white rag floating nearby.

Allison Burchell-Robinson

Bill Munro and Judy Were Here . . .

Remembering Bill and Judy Munro brings back happy memories and beautiful wildlife photographs.

Seagulls Again: Hungry or Lonely?

Befriending one or two seagulls each spring has mixed benefits. We enjoy training them to come when called, and also enjoy their territorial protection of our area from other gulls. However. . .

Raymond S. Pfeiffer

Percy Returns to Gananoque

In January of 1908, a coffin with the body of Percy Ireland started its way back from BC to Toronto by train . . .

Sherry L. B. Johnson

"A Stone's Throw" - a Book, History and What Will Happen Next?

I recommend this book highly. In fact, I could not put it down – I read it in one day and am not giving any spoiler alerts – the ending is so different –

A New Novel About Rock Island Lighthouse!

Finally, the third and final story in the “Love at a Lighthouse” series will be released on Tuesday, 21 January 2025. It’s about Rock Island Lighthouse . . .

Susan G. Mathis

Call for Recipes: Artisan Bread No Knead – Overnight

This recipe comes from Judy Brett, a long-time TI Life reader - she says: “It's a tried-and-true one—homemade Artisan bread that is so easy that I make it almost every week.”

Sudoku Puzzles for January 2025

This year we will continue the format of four puzzles per month. Hopefully the “Clueless” puzzle will give you the tools to spot more clues and lessen the intensity of the puzzle.