Journal

Wallpaper December 2011

Wallpaper December 2011

Last month’s image shared an unusual weather moment, and asked you to share weather-related stories about the river. 

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Wallpaper November 2011

Wallpaper November 2011

Once again it's time to begin sharing winter wallpaper images. Here's hoping they'll bring you back to a favored place and its special memories.

I've been doing this for many years now, the game having been to identify where the images were shot and to share stories about those places. We've lear...

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Wallpaper May 2011

Wallpaper May 2011

One of the reasons the Thousand Islands so completely fascinates me is because there are so many exceptional “neighborhoods” to explore and enjoy and each is so dramatically different. The Lake Fleet Group, so named because many of the islands were named after British warships operational on Lake On...

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Wallpaper April 2011

Wallpaper April 2011

I had been hoping to tease out a few stories about TI Park’s early days, but alas, no such luck. My good friend Paul Malo was a great friend of the Park, working for many years with a number of caring residents to help preserve the historic charm of the place, not always the easiest thing to do.

P...

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Wallpaper March 2011

Wallpaper March 2011

Responses to last month’s scene of Millionaire’s Row were eclipsed by those still coming in from January's view of Carleton Island and Villa. Paul Malo and I have always tried to expose this little known treasure - Carleton Villa - through our books. It’s highly likely the Villa, one of the earlie...

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“The River chooses some.”

For years, Ian shared his wallpapers so others could enjoy the River all year long. The Journal carries that tradition forward through memories, photographs and new stories that celebrate life along the River.

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