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"A Scrapbook of Early Scuba Diving in the 1000
Islands"
“Sport scuba diving in the Thousand Islands and
Clayton, NY area began in earnest around 1959. From then on many
amazing discoveries have been made by divers encountering history
just feet below the surface.
The
Clayton Diving Club was formed in 1967, incorporated in 1968. It
went on to buy land, had several dive boats and for over 30 years
operated as an active dive club. It published a newsletter,
the River Rat Gazette. In this book, excerpts from different
River Rat Gazettes and stories by Clayton Diving Club members are
used along with pictures from Skip Couch, Dennis & Kathi
McCarthy and others to give readers a glimpse into the exciting and
interesting first years of sport scuba diving in the Thousand
Islands.”
Pub
Date: March 2011
ISBN:978-0-9844250-2-0
122 Pages, B/W interior, 6 X 9 perfect
bound
The
Clayton Diving Club was formed in 1967, incorporated in 1968. It
went on to buy land, had several dive boats and for over 30 years
operated as an active dive club. It published a newsletter,
the River Rat Gazette. In this book, excerpts from different
River Rat Gazettes and stories by Clayton Diving Club members are
used along with pictures from Skip Couch, Dennis & Kathi
McCarthy and others to give readers a glimpse into the exciting and
interesting first years of sport scuba diving in the Thousand
Islands.”
Pub
Date: March 2011
ISBN:978-0-9844250-2-0
122 Pages, B/W interior, 6 X 9 perfect bound
"Shipwrecks of the Thousand Islands"
announcing a new reference book. The “Shipwrecks of the Thousand Islands”
is a book that documents the lost fleet of ships that lay on the bottom of the
St. Lawrence River. They are casualties of war conflict, natural disasters and
human error. The ships are presented with period photos from Corbins River
Heritage, Thousand Islands Museum and private collections as well as period
newspaper accounts. Site descriptions, underwater photos, side scan images
and GPS coordinates provide a view of how the wrecks look today. A great
reference book for the scuba diver, fisherman or Thousand Islands enthusiast.
ISBN:978-0-9844250-0-4
"Skip’s Divers Guide to the Clayton and Cape
Vincent
of
the
Thousand Islands"
member of the Clayton Diving Club) details the location and history of 24
dive sites from Cape Vincnet to Clayton on the St. Lawrence River.
Each site has information for divers on location, depths, access, visibility,
bottom type and description as well as information on the site history and
“Skip’s Tips” for diving the site. Photos as well as side scan images are
included for most sites, many with stories from Skip's early days of diving.
"Skip’s
Divers Guide to the Narrows and Alex
Bay
of
the
Thousand Islands"
In this book, Skip Couch
(a scuba diver since the 1960’s and a founding
member of the
Clayton Diving Club) details the location and history of 24
dive
sites from Rock Island Light to Dark Island on the St. Lawrence
River.
Each site has information for divers on location, depths,
access, visibility,
bottom type and description as well as
information on the site history and
“Skip’s Tips” for diving the
site. Photos as well as side scan images are
included for most
sites, many with stories from Skip's early days of
diving.
56 Pages, B/W Interior, 8.5" x 11", saddle-stitch binding
"Thousand Islands’ Lost Fleet"
Interesting reading and pictures
for scuba divers and river enthusiasts.
This 20 page color booklet details the Fleet of Lost
Ships resting under
the waters of the Thousand Islands,
casualties of War and Conflict,
Natural disasters and Human
error.
The American Narrow of the
St. Lawrence
River is from Rock Island Light House near the head
of Wellesley
Island to Alexandria Bay. This section of the river is very
fast
moving with whirlpools and currents. In places, the River is over
200 feet deep. With heavy boat
traffic and dangerous shoals, this may be the most dangerous section of the
St. Lawrence Seaway and River20 pages, 100 lb gloss
Color cover and interior, 8.5 X 5.5 Saddle-Stitch binding
the waters of the Thousand Islands, casualties of War and Conflict,
Natural disasters and Human error. The American Narrow of the
St. Lawrence River is from Rock Island Light House near the head
of Wellesley Island to Alexandria Bay. This section of the river is very
fast moving with whirlpools and currents. In places, the River is over
200 feet deep. With heavy boat traffic and dangerous shoals, this may be the most dangerous section of the St. Lawrence Seaway and River
20 pages, 100 lb gloss Color cover and interior, 8.5 X 5.5 Saddle-Stitch binding
"The OLD
FORT"
"The OLD FORT" - Reprint of the 1889 book “The Old Fort, Carleton Island
in the Revolution” written by Major James H. Durham, a West Point Graduate
and Civil War Veteran. After moving to Cape Vincent in the late 1870’s he became
interested in the ruins on Carleton Island and the group of stone chimneys on
the bluff above its north bay. They were enclosed in a massive earthwork that
provided an outline of a large military fort with its barracks and magazines.
People had different ideas about when and who actually built the fort. He
undertook the writing of the Old Fort to clarify the island’s names and to
identify the fort’s builders and its history. Introduction by Kathryn C. McCarthy
Pub
Date: April 2010
ISBN:978-0-9844250-1-3
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