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HILL ISLAND - Bud Andress grabs his binoculars and hops on the Jet-Ski at the dock of his St. Lawrence River home to go ...
by: Kim Lunman
When the thermometer starts dipping into negative values at night, and only rises into the single digits in the day, the...
by: Paul Hetzler
Two species of Asian carp, bighead and steel carp, are daunting invasive fish, weighing 80 to 100 pounds. They jump when frightened, which can injure...
by: John Peach
Winter has come early this year. As I write this article, the temperature outside is hovering around 0 degrees...
by: Chris Murray
The River teaches us lessons and I learned mine one night while ki-YAKKING—thankfully without catastrophic
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
Explosive storm on the River last night! I thought I was going to be capturing it way off in the distance, but suddenly
by: John Street
Save the River’s program brings many successes and new challenges
Common tern with dinn...
by: Lindsay Proulx
The world’s greatest avian travelers are in trouble. The Earth’s populations of sandpipers, plovers and thei...
by: Gerry Smith
I arrived at Canoe Point by kayak from Thousand Island Park and offered to pay the $6-day use fee. The friendly staff provided a Thousand Islands Land Trust (TILT) brochure, information on the winery, and some local knowledge ...
by: Stewart Dutfield
A dear friend gave me a book about angels recently. I thought to myself, I have never read of anyone telling about their...
by: Mary Politis
“This article is dedicated to Ken Deedy, the visionary conservationist to whom the songbirds owe a debt of gratitu...
by: Gerry Smith
The good folks of Trinity Anglican Church, in Marysville, Wolfe Island, first introduced me to Dog-strangling Vine (DSV)...
by: Margaret Dochoda
Anyone who knows the Mondores also knows that my husband and I love to hike! And we especially love to hike the Thousand...
by: Patty Mondore
While walking through the woods one day… in the merry month of July…
We had a nice surprise a few weeks...
by: Keith LaPointe
So, family members and/or friends are coming to share our special brand of paradise. While the River is the perfect &ldq...
by: Tad Clark
New York Sea Grant reminds those of us who have dogs, who love the water, to be alert to the danger that harmful algal b...
by: Kara Lynn Dunn
When was the last time you saw a rainy day postcard? Sure, we all like the postcard view of the world. The one where the...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
Perspective, in history, is everything. Aerial photography captures a River being transformed by the Seaway...
by: Craig Irwin Stevenson
The St. Lawrence Islands National Park, established in 1904, is the oldest Canadian national park east of the Rockies. L...
by: Heather Chitty
We were lying on our west rock last summer, soaking up sunshine and listening to the squeals of delight from children sw...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
It is interesting to note that the rise and fall of the water level of Lake Ontario is not some strange phenomenon that ...
by: Richard Palmer
I never know what I might find when I go fishing, but I never expected to find a sea serpent, with three-inch teeth. Tha...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
On any given summer weekend, a passer-by to East End Park, in Cape Vincent, may see 10 to 20 scuba divers entering or ex...
by: Dennis McCarthy
For most of my life, I experienced the Thousand Islands only during the summer months. Many of my earliest and fondest m...
by: Chris Murray
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Through the St. Lawrence Seaway story, runs a current of movement that goes beyond water.
It is a story of risin...
by: Craig Irwin Stevenson
You could say it all started on December 28, just days before the Seaway was set to close for the season, as Pacific Huron, a 623-foot ocean-going vessel, ran aground
by: Michael Folsom
While my wife and I, along with our three kids, certainly look forward to our annual summer vacations in the 1000 Island...
by: Tom King
“Hey Susie, have you seen this?” asked Bill, “No! Then look, and tell me Where and Why?”
The ...
by: Susan W. Smith
Enjoying the River until freeze up!
River enthusiasts who stay year-round are hardy souls well-prepared for cooler te...
by: Kara Lynn Dunn
In 1957, I started a new phase in life. I became a ninth grader. I entered the high school experience at Clayton Central...
by: Joel F. Charles
When I titled my June TIL article, “The Year of the Boots,” I didn’t imagine then that I would need to...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
The natural world is ever fluctuating within limits. This was once true of water levels on the Eastern Great Lakes and S...
by: Gerry Smith
What is it about the Thousand Islands region of the Saint Lawrence River that inspires a quiet sense of wonder” Ce...
by: Thomas Cardamone
Brambles catch my clothing and prick my arms. My feet slide in my sandals, wet from the dew. As the bright sun strengthe...
by: Clarissa Rogers
I love learning about the history of the Thousand Islands and its many communities. And I am not alone. At the end...
by: Susan W. Smith
“For I’d rather be thy child and pupil in the forest wild”
Henry Thoreau
Solitude. I hear the ri...
by: Marilyn K. Neulieb
I love our place on the River at every moment of the day, but there is something extra special about sitting on the deck after the sun
by: Patty Mondore
An electronic survey to report the impact of high water is now online for property owners on the New York side...
by: Kara Lynn Dunn
Thank goodness we bought our boots in Florida and brought them north with us. From what we’ve heard it’s hard to find bo...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
River Projects Receive Great Lakes Research Consortium Funding
Projects focused on St. Lawrence River habitat and wat...
by: Kara Lynn Dunn
If you want to find happy, come to Topsy Farms on Amherst Island for the sheep shearing. Photographs by Steve Sturtz
by: Elizabeth Farrar
If you are convinced the Double-crested Cormorant is a demon bird, sent from the dark side to gobble up all OUR fish, th...
by: Gerry Smith
Yes, we are applying environmental science: from crude oil transport boating to teaching the next generation.
The St....
by: Kara Lynn Dunn
“Is that a black squirrel?”
I’m amazed at how surprised people are to see a black squirrel running ...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
So far my articles have concentrated on the winners with increasing populations over the last four decades. Now I will m...
by: Gerry Smith
How do we measure time?
Is it with a watch? A smile? Or perhaps the increasing number of grey hairs that look back at...
by: Mark R. Russell
The dynamic nature of our regions avifauna continues to be shaped by human actions, positive and negative. Some species ...
by: Gerry Smith
“Where are you from?” This is usually one of the first questions asked when we meet people while we are trav...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
All Photographs by Patti Mondore. Click to Enlarge
I was out for an early morning kayak ride. I was passing by one of...
by: Patty Mondore
When this young biologist first began working on the River in 1976, many things were very different in the bird world. T...
by: Gerry Smith
I’ve enjoyed watching clouds all my life. They are like expressions on the face of the sky. The sky’s expressions are so...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
Even though I was born and raised in New York State, I never cease to be awestruck by the beauty of our changing seasons...
by: Paul Hetzler
My father was an avid Mountaineer. When we were children, he took us climbing in the Sierra Nevada’s and the Bavarian Al...
by: John Kunz
We don’t have one workshop on the island, but two. Sometimes it feels like we need to have two because with six bo...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
Quickly becoming one of Canada’s freshwater hot spots,
Brockville offers wrecks, underwater sculptures, and an...
by: Stephen Weir
Early on Sunday morning, the phone would ring at the Tremont Island cottage. My husband groaned, “It’s your mother, no o...
by: Jane Taylor
A River Essay
This summer we went to our camp. Our camp is on the St. Lawrence River....
by: Josh Bono
The west wind came up at 2:49 a.m. A huge gust shook the cottage and the windows creaked like they might shatter into pi...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
Yes. Take the white pine! It is standing in my brother’s back yard. It is ugly. It is pathetic. It has passed its prime,...
by: Susan Schongalla
Under a cloudy sky, two boats dropped anchor off of a windswept and rugged island. Eager with anticipation, a landing pa...
by: John Reisinger
There have been hints all day:
a rustling behind a fern frond
a trail of glitter across a rock
a tiny acor...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
In July of 2016, the Thousand Islands Land Trust (TILT) conserved two parcels on one of the largest remaining forested
by: Jake Tibbles
It’s 1968. It’s July. I’m 13. The sun is beating upon us. Mercil...
by: Mark R. Russell
John Poland, a retired Queens professor and author of the ‘Pictorial Pocket Guide to the Butterflies of the Kingst...
by: Susan W. Smith
Our second day on the island, I woke up with a sore throat, body aches and chills. I hoped it was just a cold that would...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
Brockville’s newest tourism attraction - The Aquatarium at Tall Ships Landing has officially opened its doors on the sho...
by: Kim Lunman
Canadian and American family history is intertwined with Thousand Islands history, for Bob and Paula Street. They are th...
by: Sandra Tassel
Most “Thousand Islands Life” readers will know me for my work on Rock Island Lighthouse, but genealogy and l...
by: Mark A. Wentling
It seems that no matter how many years we've been here at the river enjoying its natural beauty and wildlife, we see...
by: Patty Mondore
One April morning, while still at home in Dunedin, Florida, I awoke to thunder from an approaching storm. A massive stor...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
It’s time for island time again, in the 1000 Islands, as this year’s print issue of “Island Life Magaz...
by: Kim Lunman
I recently visited The Aquatarium with my 6-year old daughter and 9-year-old son. While each of the exhibits garnered comments like “this is so cool!”
by: Jennifer Pinarski
I’m Thomas Harder, and I am part of the Aquatarium’s Animal Husbandry team. I’ve worked professionally in this field for nearly 20 years and have a background in biology, chemistry, life support and exhibit design, and maintenance.
by: Thomas Harder
The first island I ever visited was Mackinac Island in Lake Huron. Sadly, I was only three and have no memory of the vis...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
Henderson Harbor, on Lake Ontario, is more than 100 miles by boat from Waddington, N.Y., where the Bassmaster Elite Seri...
by: Pete M. Anderson
It was the first day of spring, March 20th, 2016. My family and I decided to go on a spring hike to one of our favourite...
by: Janevra Pier
With March and April, the snows melted away; brooks roared to life; lakes and rivers rose. Insects emerged searching, hu...
by: Robert Neulieb
U.S. and Canadian governments poised to remove St Lawrence River from list of endangered rivers with a simple the stroke...
by: Lee Willbanks
The 1000 Islands is slowly starting to wake up after its seasonal slumber during the winter months when Canadian Geese j...
by: Kim Lunman
I heard a splash and looked out. A woman* had jumped off her boat in our little cove. With the bowline of her 23-ft boat...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
Mud Bay, are you kidding me? Who ever heard of Mud Bay? Well, for your information, Mud Bay is an approximately 20...
by: William Tidd
It was a far cry from the elegant Edwardian rooms of Fulford Place, Brockville’s finest mansion, but it fits in with the question: “Where do Wet-Bobs go in winter?”
by: Charles MacLean Cochand
It wasn’t until I was packed up and ready to leave that I realized 2015 was a special year for me. I first came to Grene...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
Editor’s Note: The headline reads “Otter Creek Preserve is Open!” with “Thanks to you. our supporters…” Yes, the Thous...
by: Sarah Ellen Smith
Experts who look at this science every day are now concerned that El Niño 2015 could be the strongest ever on record – and those particular records date back to 1950
by: Phil Chadwick
It happened on a calm evening right after sunset, while light still lingered on the horizon. Islanders on the south side...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." Benjamin Franklin used this phrase...
by: Phil Chadwick
Editor’s Note:
Melody and Ken Brabant live in the village of Clayton, NY. This article is a spe...
by: Melody Brabant
Imagine being on an island and not owning a boat, at least not a motorboat. That’s how it was back in the 1880s. L...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
I recently followed a beautiful trail that led me to discover the Macsherry family. The adventure, ever-so-appropriately...
by: Patty Mondore
About a month ago we started noticing some “unusual” things on our island in the Lake Fleet Group. We have a...
by: Doug McLellan
(WARNING: If you are afraid of snakes…do NOT read this article) *********** “Are there snakes there?” I demanded, prior ...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
This is a journey I embarked on, trying to find out where Mr. Edgar Cayce vacationed, in the 1000 Islands. I came across...
by: Mary Politis
Editor’s Note: “Summer Magic” was written by Robert L. Neulieb, a member of the Poet & Writers, IN...
by: Robert Neulieb
The summer I was 14, I named my journal, “Summer is an Island.” No one would find that title odd now, as I spend my summ...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
“Darn!” I exclaimed; “I forgot to buy rhubarb.” My friend and I had planned to make rhubarb marmalade the next morning. ...
by: Susan W. Smith & Jessy Kahn
We all remember that great summer day when we passed our first real test on the river: “If you can swim from our dock to...
by: Terry Bambrick
It's that time of year again: Island Time. This year's issue of Island Life Magazine,available this month,
by: Kim Lunman
When I was a little girl, (a long time ago) we rarely saw squirrels, rabbits, raccoons, etc. I think there had been an e...
by: Nancy Bond
Justin Heath has a dream that someday the sign on Heart Island will read: Boldt Castle & Formal Gardens. For some, the g...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
2014: A Successful/Record Year for Common Terns in the 1000 Islands. After 25 years of working to restore the dwindling...
by: John Peach
Last summer I read Captain Henry Johnston’s 1937 book, The Thousand Islands of the St Lawrence River with Descriptions o...
by: Robert L. Matthews
When I was a toddler many years ago, there were several thoroughly river rat locals who were known to relish the bounty ...
by: Hunter Grimes
August 4, 2013: the day my husband Terry & I chose to honour our river heritage, pay homage to thirty-five years of ...
by: Gretchen & Terry Bambrick
We thank you most sincerely - Les Boszormeny - for continuing to share your passion...
by: Susan W. Smith
Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve Conservation Biology Blueprint Study We are two students completing our final year at Q...
by: Alexandra Kelly and Monica Seidel
A Loon Encounter
The first time it happened, I suppose I chalked it up to luck – being in the right place at th...
by: Patty Mondore
Our thanks to Kenneth Deedy of Grindstone Island, for sharing an article from his collection of Thousand Islands memorab...
by: 1000 Islands
Thanksgiving Day in Canada brings River families together for the traditional holiday dinner and weekend activities.&nbs...
by: Susan W. Smith & Jan Eliot
Tuesday, July 22nd was a perfect day on the river – sunny and warm with a light wind blowing from the southwest. My budd...
by: Tom King
It’s been almost 15 years since the first time I laid eyes on the beauty of the 1000 Islands. I still remember it,...
by: Tyler W. Barton
I have a love/hate relationship with Canada geese. One goose by itself I can handle, but as a group…oh, my! The n...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
I am not really old and wise, yet, but I have been fishing the St Lawrence for all of my 68 years. I am not a fisheries ...
by: Hunter Grimes
Good questions…. and there is one more: “Do you want it back”? Here is the beginning of the mystery.
Early ...
by: Richard L. Withington
All Photographs by Sue March
How excited I was to be invited for a week of sailing on The River! I summered there all o...
by: Sue March
Yes, we have more news. National Geographic Event…Sea-Doo Ride...Boat Parade… and a Wedding Celebration.
David Do...
by: Susan W. Smith
1000 Islands Tower – (recent) past, present and future
2013 was a great first season. There was so much media coverage ...
by: Konrad Linckh
The peep- peep –peep call of the Common Tern is a ubiquitous part of the sound of the 1000 Islands.
Once a very plent...
by: John Peach
Surely there are enough 1000 Islands dog stories to fill a dozen books. Few places on earth are better suited to the end...
by: Tad Clark
This is my first summer interning with the Thousand Islands Land Trust (TILT), but for years I have periodically spent m...
by: Kelly Kearns
My mother-in-law said when she was growing up, her relatives, the Pratts didn’t allow any weeding, raking or lawn mowing...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
We have always lived in Clayton, NY, but not on the River. Our farm is at the upper end of French Creek and border...
by: Nancy Bond
“What’s the local brew?” It’s a simple question, but arguably the one that began Thousand Islands B&B owner Bruce Da...
by: Hayley Coristine
The Thousand Islands have been affected by an invader – the Pale Swallow-wort – with large infestations in the region, i...
by: Brandon Hollis
About right now, I’m thinking about sitting on the dock, staring out at the St. Lawrence and sipping on a MacDac. It’s t...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
It was serendipitous that TI Life heard about local nature and wildlife photographer Bruce Dana. Bruce first introduced ...
by: Patty Mondore
From my beginnings I flowed quietly and deep. In Summer you could hardly see my current as it flowed to the Great River....
by: Nancy Bond
When you talk about The River here in the Thousand Islands, no further explanation is required. Why? Because it might as...
by: Kim Lunman
It is Christmas on the River, a place quite different from summertime. The hustle and bustle of water sports and recreat...
by: Richard L. Withington
When I was young, one of my favorite verses went like this: "They who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They ...
by: Patty Mondore
The River is my lover… I believe I can speak those words intimately because the beautiful St Lawrence River is big enoug...
by: Dudley E. Danielson
These days, there does not seem to be much to distinguish young river rat types. Times have changed and young people hav...
by: Hunter Grimes
Email, Facebook, Instagram, and all the other wondrous tools available on the Internet have made it easier than ever to ...
by: Bruce MacMillan
I’d like to share some insights as a boater of the Thousand Islands. I’m not talking about day boaters or island hoppers...
by: Tim Kocher
With its combination of shallow bays, marshes, and island ponds, our region is a prime area for appreciating turtles. Th...
by: Bob Arnebeck
It was a dark and stormy night! OK that is a pretty lame way to start a narration but it was a dark and stormy night. I ...
by: Deane C. Parkhurst
My sister, Smith, and I have been coming to the Thousand Islands since we were little, following the tradition of spendi...
by: Henney Hambrose
I met Ann Davis in the Thousand Island Pavilion last month..
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
We’ve had a merganser nesting in the white pine outside our bedroom window every season for about four years now. We usu...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
“The Russians are Coming! The Russians are coming!” Okay, I don’t think that’s actually what Stephanie Weiss, assistant ...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
Editor’s Note: Imagine how pleased we were to receive this submission written by Kate Modler, who just competed 4t...
by: Kate Modler
Back in the early days of television, we watched the CBS’s show: “What’s My Line”, which ran fro...
by: Susan W. Smith
Thousand Islands Land Trust (TILT) has once again announced their Annual Loon Count for July 20, 2013.
Observers across...
by: Susan W. Smith
We’re here! We arrived on the island in the middle of a glorious sunny day. The crossing was a little bumpy but Linda at...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
Camping on an island has a special appeal -- that feeling of leaving the everyday back on the mainland. This quality tha...
by: Kim Robinson
I’ve only been working with the Thousand Islands Land Trust (TILT) for a little over a year, but in that short time I fe...
by: Corinne Mockler
This summer we want to hear from visiting mariners. Whether you are on a yacht, sailboat, or canoe or kayak – cons...
by: Arthur Bronstein
The dock spider has the uncanny ability to strike fear into the hearts of all but the hardiest of souls.
by: Tom King
The solitude and silence of the frozen sub-arctic winter sets the mind to thinking and the sharpens the senses. Without ...
by: Richard L. Withington
When people hear the word ‘volunteer’ a lot of things may come to mind. For me, volunteering as a way to give back to my...
by: Nicole Gokey
Many years ago, when I was a student at Linklater Public School in Gananoque, I used to participate in the local Royal C...
by: Tom King
For River folks of all ages the world of nature and all of its beauty is literally waiting just outside your door. ...
by: Bill Munro
My grandfather, Thomas Mitchell (1913-1990), told me many stories about life on the river during the winter months. Many...
by: Tom French
I have been feeding the deer for years at our winter home along the Parkway near Ivy Lea. They were emptying my bi...
by: Judy Orr
I’ve heard stories, seen pictures and I’ve even seen the dusty stuffed trophies mounted...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
A few weeks ago, just after sunset, I saw a gorgeous ship upbound at Clayton... It was unusual because it was bathed ent...
by: Richard L. Withington
The day that she and partner David Belding bought their first two pigs is the day Dani Baker thinks her mother rolled ov...
by: Melinda Stubbee
Just imagine yourself being one of the Seaway River Pilots stationed in Cape Vincent and you are scheduled for duty to g...
by: Martin Zonnenberg
Sometimes Mother Nature needs a hand. Low water levels on the St. Lawrence presented environmental groups the perfect op...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
Island neighbor, Catherine Hinds, tells me the water was so low the year she was born, that her parents could walk from ...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
The best thing about Thousand Island Park is its proximity to the swamps of Wellesley Island.
When I insulated our su...
by: Bob Arnebeck
A few weeks ago, just before closing the island for the season, I awoke to a scene I had never seen before. Just beyond ...
by: Ian Coristine
“Oh my God! That’s disgusting. That snake is going to get into the birdhouse”, my sister-in-law screamed.
We had been w...
by: Anne Timmons
“Please remember to dump your garbage far enough from shore so it does not wash back onto the shores of Grenell.” I foun...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
Now that my first summer as Coordinator of Education & Outreach at the Thousand Islands Land Trust (TILT) is winding...
by: Corinne Mockler
What actually makes you a River Rat?
A while ago, I ran into an old fellow who was reputed locally to be a "River Rat"...
by: Richard L. Withington
Have you ever wondered what the Thousand Islands would be like if all the birds disappeared? I have, and I certainly hop...
by: Tom King
Dave and Mary Roberts signed a lease to open their privately owned public aquarium...
by: Kristen Taylor
For several years I’ve been interested in flags and flag etiquette and wanted to share some of the correct and incorrect...
by: Bud Andress
If Minna Anthony Common had a Rock Ridges Trail blog I would have had it bookmarked, or better yet I would have pinned i...
by: Sarah Miller
I grew up in rural Maine with “back-to-the-land” parents, so naturally I couldn’t wait to move to the big city...
by: Corinne Mockler
Everyone loved those seventy degree days we enjoyed this past March. However, one of the downsides of what seems to be a...
by: Don Brown
For more than a decade, River communities have advocated for a new water levels management plan that is protective of Ri...
by: Jennifer J. Caddick
We rowed carefully into the bay at Georgina Island, one trainee looking expectantly into the water off the bow, waiting to spot ...
by: Jason McNaught
On Saturday, January 28th, Alexandria Bay held their Annual Ice Fishing Derby. Each year Ice Fishermen (and women) and y...
by: David Pritt
The Grindstone Island community gathers for the last church service of the season, hand in hand, around the old poplar t...
by: Hannah Connolly
Getting to Grindstone - First glitch, the boys had thrown locking hitches on the dock lines. NEVER a locking hitch after November 1!
by: Richard L. Withington
As the summer of 2011 rapidly comes to a close I find myself thinking about our latest two-week cottage vacation and rea...
by: Tom King
The Canadian Geographical Names Data Base at Natural Resources Canada is the repository for official names records...
by: Ross D. Pollack
Official names of places and features in the United States are selected by the Board on Geographic Names...
by: Ross D. Pollack
Two old cottages beneath a fistful of pines—that was my first impression of what was then known as Ogden Point. Be...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
A few weeks ago, Sue-Ryn Burns called the TILT office asking permission to release a Great Horned Owl at the Crooked Cre...
by: Star Carter
I see ospreys almost everyday of the year. When I go to the grocery story, in the parking lot and ditto at the gas station...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
When I see a ‘saltie’, I wonder what critters might be stowed away in its ballast tanks...
by: Jennifer J. Caddick
If you garden in the Thousand Islands you have probably experienced this frustrating scenario: Monday evening at dusk yo...
by: Judith Gould
Because of daily walks on Wellesley, rarely does a day pass that I’m not out on the River. I can’t imagine visiting the ...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
Getting stranded on an island with your students may sound like a teacher’s field trip nightmare, but in St. Lawrence Is...
by: Kim Robinson
The last two months I’ve written about my walks on Wellesley. But as with anything in life, sometimes it’s not the desti...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
Last month, I gave you a peek at the trails of Wellesley Island State Park (WISP). This month, I want to take you ...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
For many of us the beauty and uniqueness of the Thousand Islands is without question. And yet we may know little of thei...
by: Chris Murray
For me, walking in nature and writing are somehow connected. The more I write, the more I need to walk. In order to writ...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
Higgins, the Welsh Terrier, is back for our young readers.
by: Dean Pagani
The St. Lawrence Bald Eagle Working Group, which I co-chaired for many years with my U.S. counterpart from the New York ...
by: Bud Andress
Hunched, damp and tired, we look at the scribbled number on the page and debate calling the U.S. Coast Guard. Almost 24-...
by: Trevor Brightman
My co-workers warned me that June seems to skip right into September and everything in between is just a blur. How true it is,
by: Star Carter
A "microburst" swept through the Thousand Islands last month, uprooting trees, damaging cottages and leaving some island...
by: Kim Lunman
I remember the first time I saw a loon. It was in the early 1980’s, because we still had that small aluminum fishing boa...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
August bring its rewards: usually, much better, night-sky viewing; unique planetary alignments; Northern-Lights; s...
by: James Morrison
This article is written for our young readers... They call me Higgins. I am a Welsh Terrier and proud of it.
by: Dean Pagani
As the first decade of the new millennium has passed, this writer has met many people in our community who ask “what doe...
by: James Rappaport
Most folks on the River know me as the Executive Director of Save The River, but I also wear a few additional hats – yea...
by: Jennifer J. Caddick
Every spring begins as the birds migrate, the snow melts and the little white and green tug boat sitting in Massena, New...
by: Michael Folsom
Anyone who has spent any time in the Thousand Islands becomes accustomed to its creatures... NEW: Audio by Jan Eliot
by: Kim Lunman
It isn't easy
When I first thought of over-wintering, I thought of all the free time to do just as I pleased. Perhaps a ...
by: Richard L. Withington
Like so many inhabitants of the northern regions, the moose is one that when spotted, is a sight to behold.
by: James Rappaport
The greatest way to experience the Thousand Islands is from the water. Each hidden channel, quiet cove, and marshy bay holds little secrets
by: Star Carter
Janet was five, when her parents bought the cottage on Grenell Island, and it's where she spent her summers. She became ...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
I stepped out onto the grass on a dull gray July morning. Before me, I could see the great St. Lawrence River. The waves...
by: Jeff Streets
Change is constant in our world, and certainly in our region. While the focus in the Thousand Islands, more often than n...
by: James Rappaport
After mowing the lawn in front of the camp, I took out my snorkeling mask last weekend to cool off and check out the riv...
by: James Rappaport
About 10,000 thunderstorms occur in Ontario during a typical summer and only about 1% of these are "severe"
by: Phil Chadwick
As the new season begins on the River, I’m pleased to offer this Sixth online edition of POLLACK’S GAZETTEER OF THE THOU...
by: Ross D. Pollack
The tradition of worship in Half Moon Bay began in 1887. People came from neighbouring islands and from Gananoque ...
by: Carolyn Pratt
Have you ever wanted to help the River, but you were not quite sure what to do? Save The River, an environmental o...
by: Sarah Walsh
In January, Phil Chadwick read Dr. Richard Withington's "A Winter Islander" story and offered to write about the weather...
by: Phil Chadwick
This is the fifth online edition of “Pollack’s Gazetteer of the Thousand Islands of the United States and Canada in the ...
by: Ross D. Pollack
HILL ISLAND - To many, the Canadian Shield is the quintessential Canadian landscape—the rugged “north”, ...
by: Don Ross
Len Rusin is familiar to many viewers since he was the 2006 featured Artist at the Clayton
Decoy and Wildlife Art Sho...
by: Paul Malo
We initiated this "Pisces Redux" series of fishing articles with a less favored species (or at least less popular among ...
by: Paul Malo
By Bud Andress
Not that long ago, some 12,500 years, the great North American continental glacial period drew to an end...
by: Bud Andress
Are Carp news? Have the big fish suddenly migrated into our waters, perhaps filling some void left by decline in other s...
by: Paul Malo
Most of us have spent a lifetime—or a lifetime of summers—on the river without ever even seeing, let alone catching, a M...
by: Paul Malo
If Muskies grow large, the real colossus of our fish is the sturgeon, “the King of Fish.” A six-foot long record-breaker...
by: Paul Malo