No shortage of correct responses identifying last month's image. It is of course St. Brendan's Church at Rockport, perched on a bluff above a small harbor well known to diners at the Boathouse Country Inn which offers one of the finest dining views on the River from their harbor-side terrace. The church has graced the River for well over a century and according to the late Hal McCarney's book "Chess with Violence," its basement was used for bootleg storage during the prohibition era. Unfortunately I never remembered to ask him if that was fact or fiction, but it wouldn't surprise me if it was true as the River has an endless number of fascinating stories.
It seems I have been overly tough on you. Two months in a row the images have stumped everyone. In truth, last month’s image was particularly difficult, because the view is limited and shares no definitive landmarks.
So does this mean I won? The last screen saver I shared with you back in May stumped everyone! I don’t remember that ever happening before.
I have to admit the aerial view makes this place look entirely different than it does from “terra firma.” The silhouetted trees in the foreground aren’t on an island, they’re on a point. It’s Kring Point State Park. Perhaps some of you will now recognize it. I don’t know much about this area as I was hoping you’d fill me in about it, but that's the east end of Goose Bay in the background, just a few miles downstream from Alexandria Bay.
I continue to be impressed by how many people manage to identify a scene I never expect will be recognized. This is the exact opposite of the view boaters see while passing the Sifton Estate just downstream from Browns Bay Provincial Park. The coordinates are B 24 on the books' maps if you're not sure where this is.
Last month’s shot of the Brockville Narrows is a particularly meaningful one for me. When I first flew up the River on a random flight with a couple of friends in 1992, this was my first glimpse of the Thousand Islands. As you probably know it had a profound impact, changing the course of my life. A serendipitous accident.