Rochester, New York
It was a dark and stormy... WAIT! It was dreary but not stormy on that morning a little more than a week ago when I photographed the Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse from the harbor below.
Occupying a bluff above the Port of Rochester, the 40-foot tower was built in 1822 with another 12 feet of height to house the light - a lantern. Apparently the panorama from the top is a beautiful experience, but so far I have never climbed the 42 stairs and the 12 ladder rungs to find out for myself.
The keeper's house (in this photo behind the tower) was constructed in 1863 and is now a museum, currently showing the Lincoln and New York traveling exhibition, which is said to probe myths and controversies surrounding Abraham Lincoln. Hmm. Sounds mighty interesting to me...but I didn't see it.
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47 comments:
the stone tower is beautiful!
You have discover another beauty.
Look at that magnificent stonework! What a fine structure. I think that you should go back, climb the stairs and take a bunch of photos to share on this blog! Make sure it's a nice day, though. OK?
Re your comment on Images: It's a close up, but the "water colour" is an effect I applied. :-)
What a beautiful scene...love your edit!
This is a lovely lighthouse - quite a climb to get to the top though.
Just a terrific spot! Well found!
what a lovely lighthouse this is. I just finished reading a book about a lighthouse offshore from Australia. The always have such an interesting mystique about them. Nice shot!
wow! What an awesome stone lighthouse and excellent photography ~ (A Creative Harbor)
I love all of the textures...the sky, the stone, the roof, the greens. Lighthouses are always so interesting!
Looks like a lovely place. Nice capture.
The stone tower is fantastic!
gorgeous! our lighthouses are usually in the middle of the sea and don't have a home on the side. this is lovely! wishing you a beautiful weekend. xxo
What a beautiful stone tower. Such a pretty scene and editing. My cousin and I used to take lighthouses trips, but haven't for several years. We would climb to the top of many of them. I don't think I could do it anymore. :0(
You definitely need to climb the stairs and the ladder to get to the dome. The stonework is a piece of art.
Majestic appearance.
Super great picture :)
Hanne Bente
There's something special about lighthouses, isn't there? I find them fascinating!
God bless you!
Cezar
I like lighthouses - this one is splendid.
I just have to agree with everyone else's comments. It's a beautiful structure and you've photographed it superbly.
lovely to look at but not to climb for me, two reasons, old age and steps and fear of heights. but it is beautiful
Mir gefallen diese alten gemauerten Gebäude...
Lieben Gruß
CL
it's a beautiful looking lighthouse. I have always disliked climbing the narrow, steep spiral staircases inside lighthouses!
I love lighthouses.. this one is so unique with the beautiful stonework.
Nicely done, CC.
I have a soft spot for a light house, and a very nice picture as well. Richard
I'm not used to apparent stone lighthouses, it's beautiful!
What a cool stone lighthouse!
That would be so cool to visit!
Is this on the Canal? Or longside the Lake O.? Spent 4 years there; never saw it.
Beautiful little tower. I love lighthouses but more and more are becoming redundant in the UK.
I love lighthouses. This is a beautiful one.
I don't think I've ever seen one like that!
What a beauty, EG, WoW! No, seriously, WoW! =) I love historical places like this =)
great capture and editing!
That is a grand lighthouse. Thanks for sharing it with us!
A beautifully captured, classic structure!! Very nice.
This LOOKS like an interesting place. I've always imagined living in a lighthouse. I think it would be really wonderful having a bedroom there:)
What a great lighthouse. Very charming.
The day may have been dreary, but your photo is dramatic -- and beautiful. I would love to visit this lighthouse.
I love all the elements in this, stone, greenery, overcast light, clouds. It may have been dark and dreary, but it made for a very lovely photo!
Lighthouses are fascinating, and this one you have made into something special :-)
I always dreamed to live in the house next to a lighthouse; They're always small and cosy,set in beautiful places .
What a beautiful lighthouse. Old buildings are so interesting.
Darla
How Lovely!!!
How wonderful that it is still is such great condition.
I love lighthouses, perhaps because I'm landlocked... A dreamy photo; it might be worth climbing the stairs to check out the view!
Oh, it is a beauty. LOVE that stone tower.
oh how I love lighthouses, this one is a beauty.
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