Volume 21, Issue 3, March 2026

13 articles this issue in time for the spring break up - stay safe and hurry back to the River. . .[Photo © Ian Coristine/1000IslandsPhotoArt.com]

From the Editor, and Paul's Smile!

Lots of information this month... plus Paul's new cartoon for March; congratulations to Ann Ward; spring photos, Wolfe Island concerns +++

The River and the Devil at Your Heels

Where the idea came from, how it took hold, how it grew into an obsession — that’s the part that fascinates me . . .

Mark E. Russell

Cape Vincent's "Rose and Crown" Gun

The war eventually ended, but the gun’s watch did not. It remained at Fort Haldimand until 1807, long after the "United States" had become a reality . . .

Dennis McCarthy

When the Bough Breaks: Keeping Your Trees (and Cradles) Safe

What really got me was the one where a baby gets left in a cradle “on the tree top” and falls when a tree limb breaks in the wind. . .

Where to Find History?

Love history? I want to make sure readers on both sides of the border are reminded of some important organizations where you can find our history. . .

Beneath the Surface

Formed in late 2025, TIDA grew from informal cleanup dives and conversations among local divers into an organized nonprofit . . .

WPBS The Home-Scale Forest Garden, with Dani Baker!

Introducing the 8-episode TV series on WPBS, featuring Cross Island Farm’s Dani Baker

Stained Glass Series: Mr. & Mrs. Ambrose Dano

Ambrose and Ordelia Graham Dano were dairy farmers on Grindstone Island for many years. They were both honored with a memorial stained-glass window . . .

Cindy Rusho Hagemann

The Porch and the Protector: Save the River

In 1978, a group of porch sitters recognized a special vulnerability - Winter Navigation . . .

A Gruesome Affair

“Upstairs will be found the work of a mental and physical wreck, a maniac for the last two years, unknown to anyone but myself, I suspect.

Gananoque's Before the Summer Show 2026

“Before the Summer Original Art Show and Sale” will be held April 24, 25, and 26 in Gananoque, with nine artists featured here . . .

Call For Recipes: Gnocchi with Spinach and Tomato Sauce

The genesis of this recipe was a partial package of shelf-stable gnocchi and a bunch of leftovers . . .

Elspeth Naismith

March Sudokus #285-#288

Spring is just around the corner. The 4 puzzles this month are not as difficult as last month, so be sure to solve them before . . .