Volume 21, Issue 11, November 2026

A dozen articles for November. enjoy and please leave comments. [Photo © Ian Coristine/1000IslandsPhotoArt.com]

Volume 21, Issue 11, November 2026

From the Editor and Paul's Smile

7 hours ago • 3 min read

Thousand Islands Life Photo Contest for 2026

The Thousand Islands Life Photo Contest is now in its 15th year, and we are delighted to be back to review the photos that will come our way after the December 6 deadline.

Larry Asam & Erin McCarthy Greene

A Simple Thank You - On November 11, 2026

Our thanks to Gretchen Huntley for allowing us to share her tribute to the fallen soldiers at the Remembrance Ceremony held in Gananoque, ON on November 11.

Gretchen Huntley

Anchors Away!

Have you ever been boating along, minding your own business when a gust of wind suddenly blows your hat and or glasses off, never to be seen again?

Michael Laprade

This Old House

When one lives in an old house, it is great fun to be able to have a visit from a prior owner so as to hear new stuff about the old place.

Susan Ris Schongalla

The Birdhouses of Thousand Island Park

It is Kathy Grajko who, with her husband Walt, captured the sprit of T.I. Park with her exceptional, ornate, and miniscule birdhouses throughout the Park.

Allison Burchell-Robinson

Life on a Micro Island

This is simply a sampling of some of the micro islands we encounter during our travels on the River . . .

Michael Laprade

The Ogdensburg Trolley

Like most cities throughout the Northeast, the street car systems evolved from diminutive 19th century horsecars, such as the one in Ogdensburg.

Royal Highland Emigrants at Carleton Island

As auspicious connection: McDougall's children remained in the borderlands - next came Dorothy Howell Rodham and then her daughter, Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Dennis McCarthy

A Promise to the Land

Jeremy Foltz and his brother had a lot of land to explore. They didn't have a map. They didn't have a cellphone. They would head into the woods . . .

Bridgett McCann

Cheese Crisps plus Marinated Feta and Olives

Presenting an Italian cheese crackers made solely with grated Parmesan - plus - marinating Feta in an herb-infused oil to boost the briny cheese’s flavour and create a tasty appetizer . . .

Elspeth Naismith

November Sudokus #321-#324

The days of doing Sudokus on the dock are over … but the challenge is not. On the beach, in an office building . . .Here are Dan’s four November puzzles.