Volume 20, Issue 11, November 2025

Suggest you read our 13 articles by the fire or on a beach - just enjoy and stay safe. [Photo © Ian Coristine/1000IslandsPhotoArt.com]

Volume 20, Issue 11, November 2025

From the Editor, November '25

21 days ago • 5 min read

14th Annual Thousand Islands Life Photo Contest

Now in its 14th year, the contest provides River photographers a chance to share their vision of the region . . .

Larry Asam & Erin McCarthy Greene

Regatta Breaks Records at Crystal Lake

The annual closed-course Crystal Lake Regatta is now held on the second weekend in September, near the hamlet of Redwood, NY.

Ships Passing By . . .

For as long as people have traveled these waters, the River has been a channel of opportunity. . .

Mark E. Russell

November 11, 2025

November 11, 2025 - This year's Silver Cross mother, representing all mothers who have lost a son or daughter in military service, was from Lansdowne, ON.

Voyage to Antigua on "Palawan"

This article chronicles my 1,200 nautical mile voyage on the "Palawan", a ketch that came back to ABay for Pirates weekend.

Stained Glass Windows Series: Walter Atherton

Walter died of cancer in 1935 and was buried on Grindstone Island. His wife, sold the farm and purchased a stained glass window . . .

Cindy Rusho Hagemann

Karen Wand's Canadian Boat Builders . . .

One of the reviews said, “She hit it out of the park.” And I totally agree . . .

Are you Kidding? Brand New Susan G. Mathis series!

Are you kidding me? You’re working on a brand new Thousand Islands series? . . . That is fantastic . . .

Bringing Muskellunge Back Through Science and Conservation

Andrew Parnas, and Thousand Islands Land Trust (TILT) volunteer Owen Trela steady a cooler filled with thousands of young muskellunge . . .

Bridgett McCann

Schooner HMS "Speedy" Caught in a Storm

Unseasoned, green timber, hard winters, hot summers, and poor ventilation made her unstable . . .

Dem Bones, Dem Bones, Dem Turkey Bones . . .

American Thanksgiving hovers on the horizon. If you did or will roast a turkey for the event, what happened to or will happen to the carcass?

Elspeth Naismith

Sudoku Puzzles for November 2025

Prepare for US Thanksgiving, prepare for snow, prepare for Puzzles #269-#272!