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Below: Karen Duquette on
the trail to Saugerties Lighthouse |
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Saugerties Light, known also as the Saugerties Lighthouse, is a lighthouse on the Hudson River at Esopus Creek, north of Saugerties, New York. Height: 46 feet.
 When it was built in 1869, it replaced the earlier 1838 lighthouse. Its Coast Guard service was ended in 1954. It is currently managed by the non-profit Saugerties Lighthouse Conservancy which purchased the lighthouse in 1986 and has restored it. The conservancy manages the nature trail leading to the lighthouse and offers two bed and breakfast rooms and public tours.
The lighthouse keeper of 1835 was Abraham Persons. He was paid $350 for the year.
The US Coast Guard has identified Saugerties Light as one of its Historic Light Stations in New York. Saugerties Light is shown on the NOAA Chart 12347. |
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Below: Saugerties Lighthouse photographed by Karen Duquette. |
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Below: A barge on the Hudson
River behind Saugerties Lighthouse. |
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Below: Karen Duquette relaxed
at the Saugerties Lighthouse and watched the barges on the Hudson River.
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Below: The two RV Gypsies, Lee and Karen
Duquette, love their life-style of full-time RVers, traveling all over
the USA, but they do miss family. And Lee loves his "Great Grampy"
t-shirts. |
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Below: Lee Duquette drove
to the Woodstock / New Paltz Arts and Crafts Fair to visit their friend,
Cam Chapman. Cam is a fellow RVer and a professional photographer specializing
in lighthouses, and he had a booth at the fair on this date. If you
are a lighthouse fan, Cam Chapman has the lighthouse photograph sized
just right for your home, big or small, and they are really amazing
photographs too. Check out some of his work below. |
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Below: Saugerties Lighthouse
as photographed by professional photographer, Cam Chapman. If you are
a lighthouse fan, Cam has the photograph for you. Watch for Cam's lighthouse
booth at fairs and craft shows everywhere or if you are interested in
lighthouses, e-mail the two RV Gypsies with your information to pass
on to Cam so he can contact you.
The Photo below is by Cam Chapman. |
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Below: On the way home from
the fair, Karen Duquette photographed a tree carving of a person
on skis. Then Karen Duquette bought an amazing necklace at the Giant
Blueberry store. |
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