Volume 21, Issue 10, October 2026

A dozen articles this month - [Photo by Ian Coristine and courtesy of 1000IslandsPhotoArt.com]

From the Editor, and Paul's Smile

Canadian Thanksgiving and the Editor is writing this from Sagastaweka Island. Remember to vote in your area, it is both a right and privilege.

Lucy’s Last Gift

Lucy had recently complained about headaches. Her doctor sent her home with pain medication . . .

Michael Laprade

A Watch Over Time

When you wake, you often hear the River before you see it in the morning. Water moves beneath the docks . . .

Mark E. Russell

A Singular Odyssey

I arrived on the island on June 22nd full of delight to be there and anticipating the many projects I had planned over the winter.

Allison Burchell-Robinson

Post on Facebook: Boldt Castle

When I was a young teen, about 13 or 14, my best friend Kate and I had the use of her little tin boat, and we went everywhere in that thing. . .

Kathy Stephens Posewitz

SAR: Thousand Islands Search and Rescue

SAR covers a remarkable number of specialties. There is mountain rescue, ground search and rescue, urban search and rescue, combat search and rescue, and air-sea rescue. And, of course, there are search dogs.

Michael Laprade

New Website Launched To Preserve Grenville History

The Grenville County Historical Society has launched a new website housing an archive of newspapers dating back to 1895.

Historic Island Names

“Much confusion arises in very important records and transactions, from the same name being attached to different places and from the same place being designated by different names.”

More Smiles from Paul!

They invited local artists to use any medium or style to transform a blank wooden fish into a piece of art . . .

From One Island to Another

This year, we decided to make a detour before heading home: Iceland.

Michael Laprade

Rick Casali’s Recipe for Apple, Pear, Cranberry, and Ginger Pie

Carl Lueck’s recipe for his blueberry pie in the August issue inspired me to share my own recipe for my favorite holiday dessert . . .

Sudoku: # 317-#320

Editor's Note: Dan has already given us 97 articles for Sudoku . . . By now he has flown south - and so have many of you - but luckily, you can remember sudokus . . .