![]() ![]() ![]() He’s an eighty-year-old retired minister who is the local friend to anyone that crosses his path. Still, he’s the nicest man I’ve ever met. I’m also a little worried about the danger of his job. What a sweet boy! His father is a widow, and I’m not sure if he’s ready to move on with his life. My assistant switchboard operator, Charlotte, has become a dear friend.įireman George Flannigan is a charming man and we’ve become good friends, too, but his son, Robbie, is the one who stole my heart. Since my papa died, I came to live with my two aunts and am spending my summer of 1912 as a telephone switchboard operator and telegrapher for the Thousand Island Park on Wellesley Island. She and her family settled on Wolfe Island, Canada, but she later moved to New York. I’m named after my great aunt Mary who came over from Ireland on an 1851 immigrant ship to the New World. ![]() Is there anything special about your name? Huge freighters pass by tiny islands along the main channel and share the waterway with all kinds of boats including kayaks and canoes. Lawrence River intersect to become the world’s largest inland navigation system. It’s where Lake Ontario narrows and becomes the St. The 1,864 islands are shared almost equally between New York state and Ontario, Canada. I grew up in Watertown, NY, but my aunts have an adorable cottage in Thousand Island Park on Wellesley Island, in the heart of the Thousand Islands. ![]()
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