Stepping Stones Lighthouse in the Long Island Sound is nearly identical to the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse.
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After the circa 1946 underwater electric cable that powered the lighthouse failed in the fall of 2019, the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society pivoted to solar power. A small solar installation now powers the lighthouse year-round, including making their holiday light display possible.
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Alison Tretter from the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society shares a bit of history about the passenger steamboats that once brought millions of people up and down the Hudson River.
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We were excited to stumble on this fun illustration of our Seven to Save-listed Hudson-Athens Lighthouse and it inspired us to think about some of our own favorite curious constructions.
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Alison Tretter from Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society took some inspiration from lighthouse living for ways all of us can better enjoy our social isolation.
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Please enjoy this Hudson-Athens Lighthouse throwback.
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This month, let’s all take a closer look at the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse, one of our current Seven to Save sites.
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On June 25, the League will hosted a webinar with author and League Trustee Patrick Ciccone to discuss the recent reissue of the classic book Bricks & Brownstone: The New York Row House. If you missed the live event, you can still check out the conversation thanks to the recording.
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Guest blogger Chad Rogers biked the length of the Erie Canalway trail in the summer of 2019. Here he shares his experience, including gaining a deeper appreciation for his new home in upstate New York.
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Guest blogger Paul Comstock shares his experience paddling the length of the Erie Canal and becoming an “End-to-Ender”.
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One way to really experience all that the canal means for New York is to get out and explore it — on foot, by bike, by boat, or kayak. The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor sponsors the Canalway Challenge to encourage people to do just that.
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This month, we’ve been taking some time to shine an extra light on our 2020-21 Seven to Save site the NYS Barge Canal System. As part of that effort, we asked our colleague Craig Williams to write a guest blog post for us to give us an update on one of our 2018-19 Seven to Save sites — the Schoharie Creek Aqueduct.
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Erin Tobin took a bike ride out to Rotterdam Junction and admired several iterations of the historic Erie Canal along the way.
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Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery. It is an Independence Day for all Americans. It is both a celebration and a call to action.
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A Q&A with Lyons Town Historian Linda Guest and Director of Lyons Main Street Program/Lyons Chamber of Commerce Joan Delaro.
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A few favorite places and activities along the NYS Canal System from League staffers.
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Our President Jay DiLorenzo took another quick roadtrip, this time to Glimmerglass State Park and Herkimer.
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We’ll be spending June celebrating the National Historic Landmark NYS Canal System
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We stand with our Black colleagues and collaborators, and people everywhere who speak out against racism. We believe that our work as preservationists means telling complete stories even when those stories are difficult or painful.
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League President Jay DiLorenzo took a short road trip to admire a few historic sites in Schoharie. Here are his highlights.
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