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TI Life Happenings, December 2015

TI Life Happenings, December 2015

Season’s Greetings from our TI Life Team… Lots of news this month: Meet the authors… Citizens of the Year…GAM on Yachting… WPBS Production, 52 Minutes of Islands… and photographs by James Miller, Dennis McCarthy, Joe Meirose, Patrick Simpson, Bob Gates, Ian Coristine and Autumn Kirker.
by: Susan W. Smith
Giulia Torre: Romancing the River

Giulia Torre: Romancing the River

Once upon a time there was a little girl who loved books. The summer she was 12 was the first of many summers the little...
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
Our Winners – TI Life Photo Contest

Our Winners – TI Life Photo Contest

Honestly, this is a brutal job. It’s the same process as when selecting images for a book, but made more agonizing becau...
by: Ian Coristine
Searchlight Runs Recalled, by Robert H. Rogers

Searchlight Runs Recalled, by Robert H. Rogers

Note: This is an account written by the late Robert H. Rogers, telling of his experiences operating the searchlight on t...
by: Richard Palmer
Just Me and the River, an essay by Christine Price

Just Me and the River, an essay by Christine Price

I stand on top of the Sea Ray, preparing to take the first frigid plunge of the season. I can feel my heart racing in my...
by: Christine Price
Putting the Summer in Focus

Putting the Summer in Focus

It seems that each year, as the boating season winds down, I take a look backward and review the events of the River fro...
by: Richard L. Withington
Wolfe Islander III comes home, Nov 2015

Wolfe Islander III comes home, Nov 2015

Every night is a different flight to a different galaxy… Do a sold out show, then I hit the road in my starship limousi...
by: Brian Johnson
Part 5 - XY-Wings & XYZ Wings, by Dan LeKander

Part 5 - XY-Wings & XYZ Wings, by Dan LeKander

Keep the faith. The name sounds much more complex than the technique! These steps are actually a barrel of fun
by: Dan LeKander
Gananoque Narrows and Jackstraw Shoal Lighthouses

Gananoque Narrows and Jackstraw Shoal Lighthouses

Cornelius Cook is buried in the Cross Cemetery, only a few kilometers north of the River and the site of his lightkeepin...
by: Mary Alice Snetsinger
Where did Charlie MacLean, (former mayor of Brockville) go for Christmas?

Where did Charlie MacLean, (former mayor of Brockville) go for Christmas?

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
Lifestyle Adventure, Working Four months, Playing Eight!

Lifestyle Adventure, Working Four months, Playing Eight!

It was 5 minutes to twelve, and the office closed at twelve. I went into the office and requested a copy of the listing. The listing agent was in the office
by: Michelle Caron
Buy us a Coffee–Donut–or Dinner?

Buy us a Coffee–Donut–or Dinner?

In June 2014, we made the decision – 8 years after Paul’s first issue of TI Life – to ask for support.
by: Susan W. Smith