Touring the Thousand Islands Region: A Glimpse of Victorian Summers at the Thousand Island Park

Imagine a by-gone era when Victorian summer days were spent outdoors; croquet, badminton, tennis, fishing, boating or modestly swimming with friends. Evenings were for family gatherings, playing card and board games. Tucked away at the southwestern tip of Wellesley Island, New York, such a place still exists in the summer community of Thousand Island Park (TIP). Our…

World Environment Day: My Pledge

This post is about me, Ginette… More specifically–it’s about me celebrating ‘World Environment Day’. This year’s theme, “Seven Billion Dream. One Planet. Consume with Care” resonates with me. I’m a late blooming nature-lover, born and raised in a big city, and it wasn’t until my Adirondack 46ers quest that I got closer to nature. On each…