New York & the Mid-Atlantic Trips 2 - Full PDF eBook

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1 Oswego

The port town of Oswego

is home to an old

lighthouse that’s open

to the public and is just

waiting to be explored – it

involves a walk along a

lengthy breakwater that

juts well into the sea.

An easier approach to

Oswego West Pierhead

Lighthouse (h1-5pm Sep-

Jun, 10am-5pm Jul & Aug; adult/

child $7/3) is to take in its

delicate silhouette in the

distance as you stroll the

historic waterfront that’s

backed by gorgeous resort

homes, including the

Richardson-Bates House

Museum (%315-343-1342;

http://www.rbhousemuseum.org; 135

E Third St; adult/child $5/2;

h1-5pm Thu-Sat Apr-Dec; c),

an Italian villa built by a

wealthy family in the late

1800s.

At the end of the town’s

main pier, you’ll find

the H Lee White Marine

Museum (%315-342-0480;

http://www.hleewhitemarinemuseum.

com; 1 W 1st St; adult/child $7/3;

h1-5pm Sep-Jun, 10am-5pm Jul

& Aug; c), full of detailed

information about the

Pierhead Lighthouse.

While you meander across

the salt-flecked stones –

courtesy of the brackish

water in these parts –

take note of the tugboat

moored at the pier; it

served in the Normandy

invasion in WWII.

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The Drive » This little-

trafficked 16 mile stretch of

St Lawrence

Seaway

Virtually.unknown.to.downstate.New.Yorkers,.mostly.

because.of.its.relative.inaccessibility,.this.region.of.

more.than. 1800 .islands.–.from.tiny.outcroppings.with.

space.for.a.towel.to.larger.islands.with.roads.and.

towns.–.is.a.scenic.wonderland.separating.the.US.

from.Canada..Once.a.playground.for.the.very.rich,.who.

built.turn-of-the-century.dream.homes,.today.it’s.a.

watery.world.for.boating,.camping,.swimming.and.even.

shipwreck.scuba.diving..

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