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Tag Archives: lake ontario
Fort Ontario, Oswego, NY
Fort Ontario, Oswego, NY I had spent the night in my tent at Selkirk Shores State Park which is located about 20 miles to the east of Oswego, NY. While checking out in the morning, park staff had told me … Continue reading
Posted in New York State, Oswego, Syracuse, USA
Tagged american leaders, Battle of 1812, british commanders, british empire, cannon, Fire hydrant, Fort Ontario, French and Indian War, historic preservation, informational signs, lake ontario, lighthouse, new york state parks, oswego, Oswego NY, preservation organization, reinforcements, Selkirk Shores State Park, St. Lawrence River, war of 1812
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St. Lawrence Seaway – Eisenhower Lock – Massena, NY
St. Lawrence Seaway – Eisenhower Lock – Massena, NY (Location) (Enlarge) The Eisenhower Lock near Massena NY (Location) is one of two American-operated locks on the St. Lawrence River. Five other locks are operated along this route on the Canadian … Continue reading
Posted in Massena, New York State, USA
Tagged boat locks, Bridge over the St. Lawrence River at Cornwall Ontario, Dwight E. Eisenhower Lock, Eisenhower Lock, great lakes, How Does A Lock Work, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, lake michigan, lake ontario, lake superior, Massena NY, Saint Lawrence River, Saint Lawrence Seaway, St. Larence Trail, St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence Seaway, The Seaway, Wiley-Dondero Canal
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Fort Wellington National Historic Site, Prescott, Ontario
Fort Wellington National Historic Site, Prescott, Ontario (Location) I arrived at Fort Wellington today after being a spectator at the re-enactment of the French and Indian War at the former site of Fort de la Presentation on the opposite shore … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Prescott
Tagged 19th century freight activities on the St. Lawrence River, Battle of the Windmill, blockade, british troops, earthen ramparts, Earthen ramparts with horizontal frieze pickets, Fort Wellington, French and Indian War, great lakes freighters, lake ontario, militia, north banks, ogdensburg new york, ontario location, Parks Canada National Historic Site, prescott ontario, re-enactment, smaller boats, St. Lawrence River, symbolic gesture, Thousand Islands, Union Jack on flag pole, war of 1812
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Fort Niagara, New York State
August 20, 2011 – After stopping in Youngstown, NY for a few minutes so that I could photograph some of Youngstown’s painted fire hydrants, we headed on to the point of land where Fort Niagara was located. It is a … Continue reading
Posted in New York State, USA
Tagged artillery, bakery, bunk beds, cannon, cannon balls, cannon fire, enlisted men, fire hydrants, Fort George, fort niagara, forts, French and Indian War, gun powder, kegs, lake ontario, mortar, musket, niagara river, niagara site, officer quarters, ravelin, redoubt, sally port, strategic location, war of 1812, youngstown ny
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Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario
Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario This was the first time that I had ever seen a May-Apple in blossom so despite the rain this was a treat for me to photograph. The flower has a waxy texture to it and is … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Rondeau Provincial Park
Tagged 300mm lens, ©rjhay, birders, boardwalk, Bruce Peninsula, butterfly, Catbird, circular tour, eastern canada, fish-eye lens, forest area, heading home, lake ontario, may apple, Mayapple, Myrtle Warbler, Nikon 10.5mm, Ontario, ottawa ontario, Pileated Woodpecker, prothonotary warblers, pt pelee, Question Mark Butterfly, Ron Hay, Rondeau Provincial Park, waxy texture, western canada, wood chips, woodpecker, Yellow-rumped Warbler
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A Visit to Owl Woods – Amherst Island, Ontario (April, 2006)
Amherst Island is an island on the east end of Lake Ontario and can be reached by a car ferry that leaves from the mainland on the half hour. (Location) The trick, then , is to arrive at the dock … Continue reading
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Tagged Amherst Island, Binoculars, Black-capped Chickadee, Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus, Brown Creeper, Brown Creeper Certhia americana, Bubo scandiacus, car ferry, Certhia americana, Chickadee, dockside, Downy Woodpecker, Female Hairy Woodpecker, fence posts, fence sitter, Gallinago delicata, Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus, lake ontario, manure pile, moorings, Mourning Dove, Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura, Ontario, owl, Owl nest, owls, Picoides villosus, Poecile atricapillus, rope, silo, snowy owl, Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus, Tachycineta bicolor, Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor, tree swallows, Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata, Zenaida macroura
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