Page 33 - Point Lighthouse News Today

CAPE VINCENT — The town of Cape Vincent is looking to do more with the Tibbetts Point lighthouse. In the next month or so, town councilman Daniel A. Wiley said he expects the town will be ready to submit an application to the U.S. National Park Service to reclassify the lighthouse as historical surplus property. The councilman said the town is hoping, with fewer restrictions on how the property can be used, it will be able to generate the money necessary to properly maintain the 194-year-o...

Get our free LIBN e-alerts & breaking news notifications! Photo by Julianne Mosher By: Julianne Mosher March 5, 2021 Comments Off on Light @ the end Photo by Julianne MosherIt has long been a fixture, known around the world as a beacon to guide sailors back home to Long Island. It is taken for granted that it will always be there, standing sentinel at the very end of our Island. But more than two centuries after its initial construction, the Montauk Point Lighthouse, brimming with histor...

Upstate New York bucket list: 50 Places to visit in 2021 Updated Feb 26, 2021; With so much to offer in history, beauty and fun, here’s a starting sampler “Bucket List” for any first-time visitor or longtime resident in Upstate New York to seek out. Please note: In this time of pandemic, many of these places may be temporarily closed, or have modified hours. Visit their websites before heading out. And if you find your favorite destination to be closed for now, please keep this list and ...

January 9, 2021 Related Links The award-winning photographer captured images of the iconic Massachusetts structures and recently shared them in a blog post called “2020 Best of Massachusetts Lighthouse Photography.” “I’m happy that people can travel to places through my pictures, even through the pandemic,” he said. The landscape, seascape, and Boston photographer from Natick is a native of Germany who moved to Massachusetts 20 years ago and operates Roth Galleries, a collection of Ne...