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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 love their life-style
of full-time RVers, traveling all over the USA, but they do miss family. |
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Below: The two RV Gypsies
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. Photo below is by Cam Chapman. |
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Below: On the way home from
the fair, the two RV Gypsies photographed a tree carving of a person
on skis. Then plus Karen Duquette bought an amazing necklace at the
Giant Blueberry store. |
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