Volume 21, Issue 7, July 2026

An impressive 14 articles this month. [© Photo Ian Coristine/1000IslandsPhotoArt.com]

From the Editor and Paul's smiles

Get a smile with Paul Reichert's July cartoons! Learn about how to get Seaway News and enjoy this whole July issue!

The International Rift

. . . But it only takes one to leave a wall of water in its wake to flip our flower boat completely upside down . . .

Michael Laprade

The French Loop in a Shannon '36

The voyage into Canadian waters and back to Maryland covered 1,750 miles and 100 locks - covering the French Loop in a Shannon '36

The Places That Remember Us

I looked deep into the dark grey, almost black, River water the other day. I mean deep into it . . . I saw 40 years of my life in the North Country . . .

Mark E. Russell

Captain Andy

Andy’s latest addition is a tropical Polynesian styled ‘Tiki” boat, the Kahawai-Nui which can be rented for private excursions

Michael Laprade

Stained Glass Window Series: Marjorie and Leon Rusho, Sr.

Marjorie Graham Dano Rusho and Leon Moreland Rusho, Sr. were married, uniting two long-established Grindstone Island families: the Danos and the Rushos.

Cindy Rusho Hagemann

Tisa and Scott's Lighthouse Paintings

This series of paintings will be a theme to instruct a watercolor/pen and ink class this summer at the new Thousand Islands Art Center in Clayton.

Scott Ouderkirk & Christine Tisa

The Swan Hollow Bridge

Southeast of Alexandria Bay, NY, lies a silent witness to the early history of America. Located on Swan Hollow Road, is a stone bridge.

Dennis McCarthy

A Quiet Morning with a Big Purpose

On a quiet June morning, Frink Park became the starting point for one small part of something much larger . . . cyclist Mark Gibson began a 2,500-mile ride around all five Great Lakes

The Story of the Edward & Marlene Schmeer Preserve

More than seventy years ago, Edward “Bud” Schmeer’s parents arrived in Cape Vincent looking for a cottage lot. Instead, they bought an entire farm . . .

Bridgett McCann

A Rideau Canal Nautical Heritage Festival, July 18–19, 2026

Discover Canada's Greatest Waterway Celebration in 2026: A Rideau Canal Nautical Heritage Festival, July 18–19, 2026 | Portland, Ontario, Canada . . .

Conservation and Community Growth Can Work Together

Across the region, communities are having important conversations about housing, economic development, recreation, infrastructure, and environmental protection.

Summer Poetry by Steven Ris

The islands wake with the return of the Great Blue Heron. Life bourgeons everywhere with the River's flow. May it always be so.