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To Saturday, June 21, 2014 - 07:00pm
The first Lake Ontario Central New York Lighthouse Challenge will take place this year on Saturday and Sunday, June 21 and June 22, 2014.
The challenge is to visit six unique New York lighthouses within two days. The official Challenge route starts with Oswego’s West Pierhead Lighthouse then moves East and West from the Thousand Islands to Rochester, N.Y.
To register, visitors can start at the maritime museum located on the West First Street Pier in Oswego on Saturday, June 21st at 9 am or if for travelling purposes participants may prefer to purchase a registration packet ahead of time and begin touring at any participating Lighthouse beginning the morning of June 21st. The packets are available by pre-registration before June 12th or from the museum till the day of the event. The packets are $15 each.
Participants will collect a lighthouse stamp or token at each Lighthouse they visit. Special arrangements have been made to include bonus sites not usually open to the public. The lighthouses are located along the southern end of Lake Ontario and following along the Seaway Trail, a National Scenic Byway.
Those who register to take on the challenge will receive an official Lighthouse Challenge booklet including: information about each site, directions and recommendations of other attractions to view along the way, local tourist information and their final award.
Sites located East of Oswego West Pierhead Lighthouse will highlight Rock Island Lighthouse of Clayton, Tibbits Point Lighthouse in Cape Vincent, Cape Vincent Breakwater Lighthouse of Cape Vincent and Selkirk Light, located at the Salmon River Lighthouse & Marina of Pulaski. Travelling West of Oswego visitors can view the Braddock Point Light in Hilton, Charlotte-Genesee Light in Rochester, Rochester Harbor West Pierhead Light, Sodus Bay Light and Sodus Outer Light in Sodus, and Fair Haven Range Lights in Fair Haven.
The H. Lee White Marine Museum is located at the end of the West First Street Pier, in Oswego’s Historic Maritime District. For more information about the Lake Ontario CNY Lighthouse Challenge, the current restoration process or other museum activities, contact the Museum at (315) 342-0480, or at [email protected]. Also, visit hleewhitemarinemuseum.com, facebook.com/hlwmm and facebook.com/oswegolh.
