We headed out for the afternoon and arrived at Verona Beach Lighthouse first, if you clicked on the Lighthouse Friends link you may notice something different about how the lighthouse looked when we visited it.
The lighthouse has been painted white! The following picture depicts the renovations that the lighthouse has undergone. The responsibility of the renovations of the lighthouse was undertaken by the Verona Beach Lighthouse Association.
There are three lighthouses in the area that look almost identical, except that the Verona Beach Lighthouse is one half of a foot shorter than the other two that stand at eighty-five feet tall. We have not seen the third lighthouse yet, but hopefully we will someday.
I did mention something about a dog in the title of this post and it was at this lighthouse that we met him (or her).
I really wanted to take this cutie home with us! He was really friendly and smart, so he probably already had a home. I hope that he made it back safely!
After saying goodbye to our new friend, Mike and I headed off to the second lighthouse of the day. The Brewerton Range Rear Lighthouse is another one of the three lighthouses that were built around the same time in the Lake Oneida area. This lighthouse and the Verona Beach Lighthouse were both lit for the first time in 1917 (the third wasn't activated until 1918).
This lighthouse is more disheveled than the Verona Beach Lighthouse and has some graffiti on it.
As a result we didn't need to stay at this lighthouse for very long. The third lighthouse that was built for the lake is actually located on a small island, therefore, we would have to take a boat to get there. This lighthouse is in the same state as the Brewerton Range Rear Lighthouse and the island was closed to the public until 2008 when it reopened.
The final lighthouse of this post is the Oswego West Pierhead Lighthouse. By the time we reached this lighthouse it was already starting to get dark. The pictures that we got weren't the best but don't worry we just redeemed ourselves this past weekend and got better pictures!
Since the pictures aren't that great, I will just hold off on giving some background information on this lighthouse until we get to the post with the better pictures.
Leaving the Oswego West Pierhead Lighthouse concluded our little trip, but I have one more lighthouse from the day in store for you next!
