As this column goes to press the 152nd Oswego County Fair should be in full swing at Sandy Creek. During the previous week the Heritage building was stocked full with many new and unique exhibits. We even brought down a piano for some live music!

An interesting week of interactive history is planned, with historians from across the County and region present. Many unique crafters are also planning on being present at various times.

Special exhibits are set up for the communities of West Monroe, Amboy, Redfield, Minetto, Parish, New Haven Volney, Granby, Mallory, Sandy Creek, Pulaski, Williamstown, Richland, Oswego town, Schroeppel and Boylston. Rae Allen will be there each day to quilt and do demonstrations. Carol Thompson, Mary Mason, Florence Gardner, Julie Paintor are on tap among our crafters. Friends of history who wish to learn more about specifics of any given day can reach us at the Fair 387-3257 or 532-5919.

Last week I submitted a correction to an earlier column, and in the apology I cited Phyllis LeBeau, Sandy Creek Historian’s Office volunteer. I mixed up Phyllis’ maiden name which should have read Rowe. Her Dad was J. Hunt Rowe, and there was the mix up. I again offer my apologies.

On June 24, Shawn Doyle and volunteer Ian Lowery worked at bringing more materials to Heritage Hall in Sandy Creek. Later in the day the two set out a government marker for the late Elwood Bristol in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Florence. Bristol, a decorated soldier in the Second World War was a Redfield native. Following his death in 2003, Bristol was buried with his parents in St. Mary’s along the back tree line. This marker is the first monument to his life and service.

While in “the east end” Lowery & Doyle worked at some landscape work in Redfield cemetery, and then joined other town youths in the traditional summertime ritual of “jumping the bridge” to cool off. The reservoir was a perfect swimming temperature, and a couple dozen area residents were also enjoying the waters under a cloudless sky. In this writer’s opinion there is no better season then summer in the Tug Hill/Eastern Lake Ontario region where we have so many recreational opportunities. The Redfield Reservoir is another “hidden gem” in our county that is often overlooked.

Our sister organization to the north, the Historical Association of South Jefferson has published a new book on the history of Lorraine. The book will be on sale at the fairgrounds, and later at Half-Shire. Editor Debbie Quick has penned several local books, and this one is sure to be similarly popular.

Congratulations to Virginia Chrisman Peter of Lacona and Shirley Potter Purvis of Vero Beach, Florida for each correctly guessing the identity of this past newsletter’s “Guess Who”. The mystery man in the child photo was Fred Potter of Boylston. Virginia and Shirley each will be credited a years’ membership and receive a 2009 calendar—and as it is late in the year, a 2010 calendar when they are printed.

In our membership list printed in the last newsletter we omitted several names among those members are Francis Sullivan, Fulton; Kay Dealing, Sandy Creek; Sharon Robarge, Richland; Joan Carter, Charlottesville, VA and life member (Secretary) George Widrig. The printing of the list –and gathering corrections, is helpful before we fill out our annual state report with membership numbers, so if you feel you were omitted please contact us.

Half-Shire can be reached at P.O. 73, 1100 County Rte. 48, Richland, NY 13144
Or on the web at halfshire@hotmail.com www.halfshire.com

div align=”center”a href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uazGpGrGm98/Sk0HSLD6p1I/AAAAAAAAAPI/oZw-0Y7WkJU/s1600-h/7-2+top+gun+1.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353943540801644370″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 265px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uazGpGrGm98/Sk0HSLD6p1I/AAAAAAAAAPI/oZw-0Y7WkJU/s400/7-2+top+gun+1.jpg” border=”0″ //aemspan style=”font-size:85%;” Capt. Gehrig and 1st Mate Chad, holding the one that didn’t get awaybr /br //span/em div align=”left”Late last month Greg Gehrig, owner of Kamp;G Sportfishing (800-346-6533), invited me to go for brown trout aboard his luxury liner, Top Gun. (I mean any 40- foot long, three-story yacht, with a head tall enough for me to fit without bumping my head—I’m 6’5”—is luxurious!) It’s the biggest tub I ever fished out of in Oswego County, and when I went up to the bridge to talk to the first mate, Greg’s son Chad, I noticed I was looking down on everyone else out there. br /br //divdiv align=”left” /divdiv align=”left”We left Wright’s Landing at daybreak, heading straight out of the harbor. About a half mile later, we turned left.br /br //divdiv align=”left” /divdiv align=”left”Capt. Gehrig loaded four rods with Michigan Stingers and ran the baits off downriggers between 35- to 50-feet deep; and flat-lined a couple Stingers on lead core, seven colors out. Our target was 56 degree water and we trolled at 1.9 to 2.1 mph. br /br /br //divdiv align=”left”Before long, Chad reported “pods” of bait below us, with trout along the edges. Fish were there but they had lock jaw. br /br /br //divdiv align=”left”For a few minutes, anyway. Then one of the rods sprang to action. Unfortunately, I was too busy picking the good Captain’s mind for nuggets of fishing wisdom—the man just won the Pro Division championship of the Lake Ontario Pro-Am Orleans County tournament–and I ain’t ever won a tournament, so I wanted to know how it’s done. br /br /br //divdiv align=”left”Talk about being able to talk and work at the same time: mid-sentence, the captain ran over to the rod right next to me, pulled it out of the holder, handed it to me and requested “Bring ‘em in.” br /br /br //divdiv align=”left”Well, I fought the thing for a few seconds, just long enough to start developing the story I was going to tell all my friends when I got home, when suddenly my fingers experienced the angler’s greatest anguish—limp line. br /br /br //divdiv align=”left”Fish one; Spider nothing! br /br /br //divdiv align=”left”We trolled around some more, locating bait pods left and right, with browns always nearby. However, the end of June was under the weather most of the time: rain, sun, cold, warmth…and everything in between. The fish were a little out of sorts, to say the least. br /br /br //divdiv align=”left”I kept asking the captain questions. He kept filling the blanks. I was learning a lot. br /br /br //divdiv align=”left”Up in the hawk’s nest, Chad watched a pod of bait wash over the screen and ordered: “Get ready.” br /br /br //divdiv align=”left”I no sooner riveted my eyes back to the rods when one started dancing the “Brown Trout Trot.” I grabbed it–all by myself this time–and the fight was on. br /br /br //divdiv align=”left”I knew it was a good fish because it took so long to bring in…or maybe it was because so much line was out. br /br /br //divdiv align=”left”At any rate, when we netted it, the thing was hefty and we estimated it at around 10 pounds. br /br /br //divdiv align=”left”Having gotten a load of notes, a good fish and photos, I was prepared to let the crew off the hook and go home for the day. They looked at me like I lost some the strands in my head, web or something, and set our course for deeper water hoping to nail me shots of a humongous laker or king. br /br /br //divdiv align=”left”But that’s for my next post. br /br /br //divdiv align=”left”When we set out that morning, Captain Greg predicted the day’s fishing before we even dropped a line: br /br /br //divdiv align=”left”“When the fishing’s easy, anyone can catch fish, including the young guys. But when it’s tough like it is now, us old timers come through.” br /br /br //divdiv align=”left”You know, he convinced me. br /br /br //divdiv align=”left”For more information go to a href=”http://www.visitoswegocounty.com/”www.visitoswegocounty.com/a or call 800-248-4386 and request an Oswego County Hunting amp; Fishing guide.br /br //divbr /br /img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353943536081944690″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 259px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uazGpGrGm98/Sk0HR5epwHI/AAAAAAAAAPA/soERfc-41Wg/s400/7-2+top+gun+2.jpg” border=”0″ /br //divp align=”center”emspan style=”font-size:85%;”Chad in the “crow’s nest”: room with a view!/span/em/pdiv class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4587593463340152030-4367763334527409144?l=fishingandhuntinginoswego.blogspot.com’//div

div align=”center”a href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/ShF0To7RAHI/AAAAAAAAAlE/Hn7HSdBHZOc/s1600-h/Ghost+Hunt+122.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337174914163081330″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 224px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/ShF0To7RAHI/AAAAAAAAAlE/Hn7HSdBHZOc/s400/Ghost+Hunt+122.jpg” border=”0″ //aemspan style=”font-size:85%;” Laurie and her husband Dave posed at the Fort and captured this friendly apparition!/span/em/divbr /Some people hunt for deer, some people hunt for turkey, and some people hunt for… ghosts! This is the case with my co-worker Laurie, who attended a ghost hunting event at a href=”http://www.fortontario.com/”Fort Ontario/a, in Oswego. Since I have never gone hunting for ghosts, I decided to interview the new ghost hunter to gain a little insight on the sport.br /br /img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337173358847041906″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/ShFy5G7BoXI/AAAAAAAAAkM/d36hz3pvUA4/s400/Ghost+Hunt+011.jpg” border=”0″ /br /div align=”center”emspan style=”font-size:85%;”Beginning their tour of Fort Ontario./span/em/divstrong/strongbr /strongMe:/strong As a beginner, where is a good place to start ghost hunting?br /strongLaurie:/strong Older buildings and historic sites, such as the a href=”http://www.fortontario.com/”Fort Ontario State Historic Site/a.br /br /strongMe:/strong What is the best time of day to hunt for ghosts?br /strongLaurie:/strong Usually after dark.br /br /strongMe:/strong What kinds of weapons and ammunition do you use for hunting ghosts?br /strongLaurie:/strong Some things to use for hunting ghosts are: K-II meters (electromagnetic field sensors), digital recording devices for sound, cameras or video cameras and witching rods.br /br /strongMe:/strong Do you need a license to ghost hunt?br /strongLaurie:/strong Only if you’re a ghost buster. Other than that anyone can hunt for ghosts without a license.br /br /strongMe:/strong Are there any calls, grunts or hunting tactics used for hunting ghosts?br /strongLaurie:/strong You can call out to the ghosts if you know their names.br /ulliFor example: We were at Fort Ontario ghost hunting and we knew the name of the Captain’s wife who haunts the Officers’ Quarters. We spoke to her and told her how lovely her home was. Immediately we felt the presence of extreme cold air. Another tactic is just being very quiet and listening. We heard a baby crying in the same room where the psychic felt the presence of sick children from the late 1890’s.br //li/ulstrongMe:/strong What is the proper attire for ghost hunting?br /strongLaurie:/strong You can wear anything you’d like, as long as you wear quiet shoes. The other important thing to do while ghost hunting is avoid anything with scents such as perfume or hair spray. The ghosts use scents to communicate.br /ulliFor example, in the Officers’ Quarters of Fort Ontario, you can frequently smell lilacs when no lilacs or lilac scented things are present. Lilacs were the captain’s wife’s favorite flower.br //li/ulstrongMe:/strong What are the typical species of ghosts found in Oswego County that you are allowed to hunt for?br /strongLaurie:/strong You can hunt for any specie of ghost you want. You can typically find soldiers from different war periods, their families, victims of epidemics of the past and victims of unusual deaths.br /br /strongMe:/strong Can you get a ghost mounted or stuffed once you get it?br /strongLaurie:/strong You can not “catch” a ghost so therefore you can not get one stuffed or mounted. When you hunt for a ghost you simply find evidence that the ghost exists. If you get lucky you can capture a picture of a ghost and frame it and hang it on your wall, next to your deer mounts.br /br /strongMe:/strong Are there any DEC regulations on ghost hunting?br /strongLaurie:/strong No. You can hunt for ghosts year round at any time of day you like. It’s always ghost season!br /br /strongem*Check out pictures from Laurie’s hunting trip at the end of this blog!br //em/strongbr /If you’re interested in ghost hunting on your own, check out the list below. With the help of Oswego City Historian Rosemary Nesbitt, various websites and books by David J. Pitkin, I have compiled a list of some well-known ghost haunts.br /br /strongFort Ontario:/strong There are many stories of different ghosts haunting the fort such as the Lt. Basil Dunbar, who was killed in a duel in 1755. There is also the story of Pvt. George Fykes, who will haunt anyone you ask him to if you perform a ritual above his marked gravestone. Of course there are the stories of wives of soldiers who still housekeep in the quarters, and children who died in an epidemic who can still be heard crying throughout the fort.br /br /img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337174909770588786″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 224px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/ShF0TYkA4nI/AAAAAAAAAk8/XcuigAtsITQ/s400/Ghost+Hunt+125.jpg” border=”0″ / div align=”center”emspan style=”font-size:85%;”The main sally port of Fort Ontario/span/em/divstrong/strongbr /strongOswego Harbor Lighthouse:/strong Lights can be seen at the Lighthouse at night – supposedly caused by the ghosts of several seamen who lost their lives during a crew change in 1942. a href=”http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM2CAV”Click here/a for more information.br /br /img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337173693710199090″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/ShFzMmYn6TI/AAAAAAAAAks/UWPnTsy4V0c/s400/Lighthouse+1b+-+Mel.jpg” border=”0″ / strongSelkirk Lighthouse:/strong Many employees and visitors of this Port Ontario lighthouse claim to have had ghostly experiences such as footsteps on the stairs when nobody is around. Some say the ghost is that of a woman who spent years looking for her father’s ship which never returned, others say it’s a young girl who fell down to the stairs to her death. Regardless of who the ghost is, many believe that something is haunting the lighthouse. a href=”http://www.salmonriverlighthousemarina.com/”Click here/a for more information.br /br /img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337173699927589810″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/ShFzM9i9w7I/AAAAAAAAAk0/1DE5p1CnMEQ/s400/Winter+08+085.jpg” border=”0″ / strongBattle Island Inn Bed amp; Breakfast:/strong The owner of this historical Bamp;B across from Battle Island tells many stories involving her ghostly tenants; stories of voices, footsteps, things being moved around, alarm clocks going off by themselves in rooms where no one has stayed for days, and tombstones on her property line. David J. Pitkin writes about it in his book, “New York State Ghosts.”br /br /img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337173687755254386″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/ShFzMQM2qnI/AAAAAAAAAkk/T8v4sJLpXa8/s400/Battle+Island+Inn.jpg” border=”0″ /br /strongHappy Valley in Parish:/strong Happy Valley is a Wildlife Management Area now, but long ago it was a farming settlement between Parish and Williamstown. Rumor has it, a plague wiped out the entire town, leaving only a cemetery and a schoolhouse as evidence of the town’s existence. Many people claim the entire area is haunted by the old town’s unfortunate residents. People have claimed to see orbs, faces and other frightening things at night. Other rumors suggest cult activities have taken place. a href=”http://books.google.com/books?id=S_kys9WOsbsCamp;pg=PA187amp;lpg=PA187amp;dq=hauntings+oswego+county+nyamp;source=blamp;ots=7VlU4Mjdy6amp;sig=8tLuQyT7od1qLF8R7eTlSVZgW4oamp;hl=enamp;ei=4-UKSqDgK5uWMbTFrNkLamp;sa=Xamp;oi=book_resultamp;ct=resultamp;resnum=3#PPA187,M1″Click here/a and a href=”http://outoftheordinary.t35.com/happyvalley.html”here/a for more information.br /br /img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337173683481975970″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/ShFzMASBnKI/AAAAAAAAAkc/uExSIZbcjfw/s400/february+winter+385.jpg” border=”0″ / p align=”center”emspan style=”font-size:85%;”One entrance to Happy Valley/span/em/pp align=”left”strongSeneca Hill Ghost:/strong Drive down Route 57 in Minetto, just outside of Fulton, on a night around the 5th or 6th of November and you might see a woman dressed in an old fashioned white gown, with or without a child in tow – running frantically down the road. Many residents have claimed to see this apparition. If it sounds like a typical “back roads” story to you, wait until you hear about the history. Historian Rosemary Nesbitt says that in 1844 a cult called the Millerites inhabited the Seneca Hill area. When they thought the world was going to end on October 22, 1844, a woman locked herself along with her child in her barn. When the world continued she was distraught so she plunged to her death out the barn window. The state police even have records of numerous calls made about a woman running down Rte. 57 at night, wearing an old-fashioned white gown. a href=”http://greeneyezz-reflections.blogspot.com/2006/10/hauntings-in-syracuse.html”Click here/a for more information.br //pstrong/strongbr /strong“Glass Coffin” House:/strong The Tonkin House, as it was called, is a brick house in Oswego. It is the setting for the infamous Oswego legend about young Virginia Tonkin. When she died of Scarlet Fever in the early 1900s, her mother refused to let her go. She placed her in a glass coffin in the big window in her library from November until springtime. She was giving her deceased daughter a chance to see her friends walk to school everyday. Legend has it you can still see the little girl looking out the window. Her grave is in Riverside Cemetery off old Rte. 57. You can visit the Tonkin stone tomb, which has a window on the backside.br /br /strongThe Gray Road Ghost in Minetto:/strong I don’t know much about this ghost story, but a Syracuse.com writer mentions it in his a href=”http://blog.syracuse.com/strangecny/2007/11/the_gray_road_ghost.html”blog/a.br /br /The following haunted places are taken from this website: a href=”http://theshadowlands.net/places/newyork.htm”http://theshadowlands.net/places/newyork.htm/abr /ulliFulton Junior High School/liliGranby Center/liliHannibal Graveyard/lili19th century mansion used for off-campus housing for SUNY Oswego – no address given, just description/liliSUNY Oswego College Theater/liliOswego Players Theater/liliRailroad tracks between the Fort and Lake Ontario/liliRiverside Cemetery/liliRte. 104 amp; Klocks Corners Intersection in Scriba/li/ulpIf you’d rather hear the stories than search for yourself, then come to the a href=”http://www.hleewhitemarinemuseum.com/”H. Lee White Marine Museum/a in Oswego on the evening of Aug. 14, when Rosemary Nesbitt tells all of these fascinating stories and more in her program, em“Tales of the Haunted Harbor.”/em/pstrongPhotos from ghost hunting at Fort Ontario:/strongbr /br /div align=”center”a href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/ShFy5UgQZpI/AAAAAAAAAkU/SMRMXjkdPKs/s1600-h/Ghost+Hunt+010.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337173362492860050″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/ShFy5UgQZpI/AAAAAAAAAkU/SMRMXjkdPKs/s400/Ghost+Hunt+010.jpg” border=”0″ //a emspan style=”font-size:85%;”Two Fort Soldiers lead everyone into the Barracks, while telling the story of a murder that took place on that floor many years ago.br //span/embr /br /a href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/ShFy40p3URI/AAAAAAAAAkE/X5c3upVlyDk/s1600-h/Ghost+Hunt+016.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337173353943224594″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/ShFy40p3URI/AAAAAAAAAkE/X5c3upVlyDk/s400/Ghost+Hunt+016.jpg” border=”0″ //a emspan style=”font-size:85%;”The group, waiting to go into the next buildingbr //span/embr /br /diva href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/ShFy4kMeRSI/AAAAAAAAAj8/dRscwEp0Ywk/s1600-h/Ghost+Hunt+018.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337173349524981026″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/ShFy4kMeRSI/AAAAAAAAAj8/dRscwEp0Ywk/s400/Ghost+Hunt+018.jpg” border=”0″ //aemspan style=”font-size:85%;” The bedroom of the Officers’ Quatersbr //span/embr /br /diva href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/ShFy4WQ23WI/AAAAAAAAAj0/W9nRtpYpdwI/s1600-h/Ghost+Hunt+027.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337173345785273698″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/ShFy4WQ23WI/AAAAAAAAAj0/W9nRtpYpdwI/s400/Ghost+Hunt+027.jpg” border=”0″ //aemspan style=”font-size:85%;” Another view of the bedroom/span/embr /divbr /br /diva href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/ShFymtXIIuI/AAAAAAAAAjk/Y5ZaMT1ahtM/s1600-h/Ghost+Hunt+037.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337173042747941602″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/ShFymtXIIuI/AAAAAAAAAjk/Y5ZaMT1ahtM/s400/Ghost+Hunt+037.jpg” border=”0″ //a emspan style=”font-size:85%;”A Fort soldier tells more haunted tales while the group waits to enter the ramparts./span/embr /br /br /diva href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/ShFymZ5ectI/AAAAAAAAAjc/xHeSPb7RFho/s1600-h/Ghost+Hunt+038.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337173037523301074″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/ShFymZ5ectI/AAAAAAAAAjc/xHeSPb7RFho/s400/Ghost+Hunt+038.jpg” border=”0″ //aemspan style=”font-size:85%;”A view of a building overlooking Lake Ontario.br //span/embr /br /diva href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/ShFymCWZD4I/AAAAAAAAAjU/xXQ15YNV-Do/s1600-h/Ghost+Hunt+045.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337173031202131842″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/ShFymCWZD4I/AAAAAAAAAjU/xXQ15YNV-Do/s400/Ghost+Hunt+045.jpg” border=”0″ //a emspan style=”font-size:85%;”Another apparition appears in this photo taken in the casemate, which was used as a morgue during a flu epidemic in the early 1900s./span/embr /br /br /diva href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/ShFxyCXwUdI/AAAAAAAAAjE/1IbFY5tTEiE/s1600-h/Ghost+Hunt+085.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337172137854652882″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/ShFxyCXwUdI/AAAAAAAAAjE/1IbFY5tTEiE/s400/Ghost+Hunt+085.jpg” border=”0″ //aemspan style=”font-size:85%;”Yet another apparition appears flying up a stairwell/span/embr /br /br /diva href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/ShFxx-EQmvI/AAAAAAAAAi8/ESkGivbkVhM/s1600-h/Ghost+Hunt+095.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337172136699140850″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/ShFxx-EQmvI/AAAAAAAAAi8/ESkGivbkVhM/s400/Ghost+Hunt+095.jpg” border=”0″ //aemspan style=”font-size:85%;”Dave trying out the witching rods, which crossed when he entered the empty parlor, suggesting a ghostly presencebr //span/embr /br /diva href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/ShFxxtNJhVI/AAAAAAAAAi0/qGJ5WVweIG0/s1600-h/Ghost+Hunt+100.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337172132173022546″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/ShFxxtNJhVI/AAAAAAAAAi0/qGJ5WVweIG0/s400/Ghost+Hunt+100.jpg” border=”0″ //a emspan style=”font-size:85%;”The stairwell to the third floor, where the psychic John Michael felt the presence of sick children from the late 1890’s. This is where Laurie and two other’s heard a baby cry./span/embr /br /br /diva href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/ShFxxZYWqFI/AAAAAAAAAis/Gl3D01SEZWk/s1600-h/Ghost+Hunt+115.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337172126851311698″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/ShFxxZYWqFI/AAAAAAAAAis/Gl3D01SEZWk/s400/Ghost+Hunt+115.jpg” border=”0″ //a emspan style=”font-size:85%;”A young Fort soldier leads the group to the Post Cemetery for further investigation, which turned up this photographic evidence./span/embr /br /br /div align=”center”a href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/ShFxxY2JrwI/AAAAAAAAAik/WR_0VhJ2DWM/s1600-h/Ghost+Hunt+121.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337172126707855106″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 224px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/ShFxxY2JrwI/AAAAAAAAAik/WR_0VhJ2DWM/s400/Ghost+Hunt+121.jpg” border=”0″ //aemspan style=”font-size:85%;”The group goes back to the barracks to listen quietly for any signs of spirits.br //span/embr /br /img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337173026384585746″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/ShFylwZzJBI/AAAAAAAAAjM/xNf1nLOwfzM/s400/Ghost+Hunt+061.jpg” border=”0″ /emspan style=”font-size:85%;”Laurie and Dave receive an autograph from psychic, medium and spiritual Counselor, Chip Coffey, of the hit show, Paranormal State./span/em/div/div/div/div/div/div/div/div/div/div/divbr //divdiv class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5105332335370324127-7377882714662248974?l=outdooradventuresinoswego.blogspot.com’//div

div align=”center”a href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/SjunCwMy8VI/AAAAAAAAAoE/TsbJ7P29fRE/s1600-h/lucky+dutchmen+charter+fishing+111.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349052648172745042″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/SjunCwMy8VI/AAAAAAAAAoE/TsbJ7P29fRE/s400/lucky+dutchmen+charter+fishing+111.jpg” border=”0″ //aemspan style=”font-size:85%;”The crew on the the Lucky Dutchman, L-R: Mary Ellen Barbeau, Captain Bill VanWormer, Me and Alycia Trump./span/em /divpbr /About a month ago I was approached by Charter Boat Captain, Bill VanWormer of a href=”http://www.luckydutchman.net/”Lucky Dutchman Charters/a, to see if I would like to go on a Charter Fishing Trip on Lake Ontario. HECK YES I said, trying to hide my excitement - which became easy to do once he mentioned we had to leave the Oswego Harbor at 6 a.m. Does he not realize that I have to take pictures of myself doing these activities and they are posted on the internet for everyone to see? 6 a.m. just does not agree with me especially when cameras are involved. But I sucked it up and agreed to the adventure.br /br /I brought along my sister, who you may a href=”http://outdooradventuresinoswego.blogspot.com/2009/01/dont-ice-fish-in-short-pants.html”remember/a as the “pro fisherwoman” who actually doesn’t do much fishing. I figured this would be another good chance for me to shed light on her lack of fishing ability. I also brought along my co-worker Mel who, when it comes to fishing, is the silent but deadly type.br /br /Out of the three of us, guess who caught fish:br /br /Alycia…br /br /Mel…br /br /NOT ME.br /br /I guess I filled my a href=”http://outdooradventuresinoswego.blogspot.com/2009/04/my-first-successful-fly-fishing.html”one-fish-per-year/a quota.br /br /I’ll give you a brief summary of how the day went. It was about 6:45am and we were heading out on the lake to catch some lake browns. We waited a couple of minutes and bam… our first bite! I jumped up and fought the sucker for about two minutes until I realized it was getting pretty easy. Either I gained 10lbs of muscle in my arms or the little guy got away (emthe latter of the two/em). No big deal, it was early, I still had a full day ahead of me and I was sure I’d be reeling them in.br /br /Next bite: My co-fisherwomen were nice enough to let me go again. I fought this next fish for a good five minutes when I finally got him to the boat. I could see him struggling and my confidence grew! Confidence killed the cat (emor was it curiosity/em). The fish was just about in the net when he broke free!! (emInsert 4 letter word here/em).br /br /I decided it was time to give the other girls a chance. It was still early and even if they both caught fish I would definitely have time to catch some.br /br /Alycia went first. She fought a couple… and they got away (emok, so it wasn’t just me… that made me feel a little better/em).br /br /Another bite and Mel stepped up to the plate, fighting hard to keep that fish on the line. She was determined to make us all look bad! She did, because she caught the first fish of the day… finally! It was a little lake steelie! I could tell our luck was about to change!br /br /It was my turn again. I could feel the success creeping through my bones. I tried again… and failed.br /br /Alycia fought the next fish after me… and landed one! An Atlantic Salmon - what a catch! /ppAccording to Fran Verdoliva of the NYS DEC, “that was a special fish out of Lake Ontario as they were the native salmon of the lake. This year there has been a substantial increase in the catch of Atlantic salmon in the lake and we have already seen a few in the river.”/ppAfter her exciting catch, it was my turn once again with little over an hour left. I was no longer going to share. These next bites were mine!br /br /Since you already know how the story ends I won’t bore you with the details. I didn’t land a fish - although I did fight quite a few. It just wasn’t my day to get lucky on the “Lucky Dutchman”. My sister and Mel stole the spotlight. /ppbr /I can’t stress enough how much fun charter fishing is, even when you don’t catch anything (emwhich I have proved time and time again/em). Just getting an awesome boat ride on beautiful Lake Ontario makes it all worth it. Throw in hanging out with friends and the adrenaline of fighting fish and you’ve got yourself a pretty good day!br /br /If you’re interested in charter fishing on the gorgeous Lake Ontario, then you’ve come to the right place! We have a huge list of Charter Captains! Just a href=”http://www.visitoswegocounty.com/tn/FishingHunting/Fishing/lakecharters.aspx”click here/a to check it out! If you still can’t find what you’re looking for then give our office a call at 315-349-8322 or send me an e-mail at a href=”mailto:jtrump@oswegocounty.com”jtrump@oswegocounty.com/a.br /br /And special thanks to Captain Bill for an awesome adventure! Read his blog post about our day a href=”http://capt-bills-blog.blogspot.com/2009/06/oswego-county-tourism.html”here/a. /pdiv align=”center”a href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/SjunCsKcbNI/AAAAAAAAAn8/XT4wKFKjCCQ/s1600-h/lucky+dutchmen+charter+fishing+194.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349052647089138898″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/SjunCsKcbNI/AAAAAAAAAn8/XT4wKFKjCCQ/s400/lucky+dutchmen+charter+fishing+194.jpg” border=”0″ //a emspan style=”font-size:85%;”Bill standing on his boat, the Lucky Dutchman II./span/em/divdiv align=”center”emspan style=”font-size:85%;”/span/embr /br /a href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/Sjum2ToMjLI/AAAAAAAAAn0/haiJScYZoaM/s1600-h/102_4792.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349052434344610994″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/Sjum2ToMjLI/AAAAAAAAAn0/haiJScYZoaM/s400/102_4792.jpg” border=”0″ //aemspan style=”font-size:85%;” He let me drive! Probably a big mistake. Luckily there isn’t much to crash into on the water!br //span/embr /br /a href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/Sjum2G2tSyI/AAAAAAAAAns/W1EWxXY2eVA/s1600-h/102_4800.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349052430915816226″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/Sjum2G2tSyI/AAAAAAAAAns/W1EWxXY2eVA/s400/102_4800.jpg” border=”0″ //a emspan style=”font-size:85%;”One of the many times I fought a fish and didn’t catch it.br //span/embr /br /a href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/SjumSpmpfII/AAAAAAAAAnk/Uj2-Og2PKb0/s1600-h/102_4806.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349051821768408194″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/SjumSpmpfII/AAAAAAAAAnk/Uj2-Og2PKb0/s400/102_4806.jpg” border=”0″ //aemspan style=”font-size:85%;” Alycia’s turn to fight one./span/embr /br /br /a href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/SjumSUgvMHI/AAAAAAAAAnc/2rEafgI87Ew/s1600-h/102_4816.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349051816106471538″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/SjumSUgvMHI/AAAAAAAAAnc/2rEafgI87Ew/s400/102_4816.jpg” border=”0″ //aemspan style=”font-size:85%;”Trying to come up with a strategy for catching the next fish. I couldn’t come up with anything, but I did catch a sunburn./span/embr /br /br /br /diva href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/SjumSBBoBtI/AAAAAAAAAnU/4F2w1tmiuVM/s1600-h/lucky+dutchmen+charter+fishing+028.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349051810875705042″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/SjumSBBoBtI/AAAAAAAAAnU/4F2w1tmiuVM/s400/lucky+dutchmen+charter+fishing+028.jpg” border=”0″ //a emspan style=”font-size:85%;”Sisters :)br //span/embr /br /br /diva href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/SjumRyE02gI/AAAAAAAAAnM/gMWtt_qNPsI/s1600-h/lucky+dutchmen+charter+fishing+032.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349051806862596610″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/SjumRyE02gI/AAAAAAAAAnM/gMWtt_qNPsI/s400/lucky+dutchmen+charter+fishing+032.jpg” border=”0″ //a emspan style=”font-size:85%;”Mel amp; Alycia enjoying the boat ride./span/embr /br /br /diva href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/SjumRnk0OII/AAAAAAAAAnE/Ee62Pz_dUX4/s1600-h/lucky+dutchmen+charter+fishing+040.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349051804043982978″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/SjumRnk0OII/AAAAAAAAAnE/Ee62Pz_dUX4/s400/lucky+dutchmen+charter+fishing+040.jpg” border=”0″ //aemspan style=”font-size:85%;” Capt. Bill setting up the equipment./span/embr /br /br /diva href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/SjulyUJYY7I/AAAAAAAAAm8/t0OCjcuxoEE/s1600-h/lucky+dutchmen+charter+fishing+049.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349051266252694450″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/SjulyUJYY7I/AAAAAAAAAm8/t0OCjcuxoEE/s400/lucky+dutchmen+charter+fishing+049.jpg” border=”0″ //a emspan style=”font-size:85%;”My turn again.br //span/embr /br /diva href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/SjulyFK2tEI/AAAAAAAAAm0/YVMgTPkTQ0o/s1600-h/lucky+dutchmen+charter+fishing+061.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349051262232343618″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/SjulyFK2tEI/AAAAAAAAAm0/YVMgTPkTQ0o/s400/lucky+dutchmen+charter+fishing+061.jpg” border=”0″ //a emspan style=”font-size:85%;”My guess is that it was only about 10am here… and my sister was already inhaling her lunch. She probably won’t be too happy with me when she realizes I posted this photo.br //span/embr /br /diva href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/SjulxvzolTI/AAAAAAAAAms/O5kRtfeYeM8/s1600-h/lucky+dutchmen+charter+fishing+087.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349051256497804594″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/SjulxvzolTI/AAAAAAAAAms/O5kRtfeYeM8/s400/lucky+dutchmen+charter+fishing+087.jpg” border=”0″ //aemspan style=”font-size:85%;”Mel’s first and succesful fight!/span/embr /br /br /diva href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/SjulxYdl35I/AAAAAAAAAmk/NMcr5izxuT4/s1600-h/lucky+dutchmen+charter+fishing+089.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349051250231336850″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/SjulxYdl35I/AAAAAAAAAmk/NMcr5izxuT4/s400/lucky+dutchmen+charter+fishing+089.jpg” border=”0″ //aspan style=”font-size:85%;”em Alycia waiting with the net/embr //spanbr /br /diva href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/Sjulwy0LaNI/AAAAAAAAAmc/6wj67kKzUuc/s1600-h/lucky+dutchmen+charter+fishing+097.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349051240125524178″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/Sjulwy0LaNI/AAAAAAAAAmc/6wj67kKzUuc/s400/lucky+dutchmen+charter+fishing+097.jpg” border=”0″ //a emspan style=”font-size:85%;”The first catch of the day!/span/embr /br /br /diva href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/SjulM_axNII/AAAAAAAAAmU/wqbL79N8RXc/s1600-h/lucky+dutchmen+charter+fishing+100.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349050625033319554″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/SjulM_axNII/AAAAAAAAAmU/wqbL79N8RXc/s400/lucky+dutchmen+charter+fishing+100.jpg” border=”0″ //a emspan style=”font-size:85%;”Posing for the camera. Girl’s are great at paying attention when they fish.br //span/embr /br /diva href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/SjulMh33zII/AAAAAAAAAmM/g4TCuVE9ILM/s1600-h/lucky+dutchmen+charter+fishing+106.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349050617102322818″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/SjulMh33zII/AAAAAAAAAmM/g4TCuVE9ILM/s400/lucky+dutchmen+charter+fishing+106.jpg” border=”0″ //aemspan style=”font-size:85%;”Her Atlantic Salmon!!!br //span/embr /br /diva href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/SjulMJGTJ3I/AAAAAAAAAmE/xyrEXzf481E/s1600-h/lucky+dutchmen+charter+fishing+107.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349050610451949426″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/SjulMJGTJ3I/AAAAAAAAAmE/xyrEXzf481E/s400/lucky+dutchmen+charter+fishing+107.jpg” border=”0″ //aemspan style=”font-size:85%;” Capt. Bill amp; Alycia showing off her special catch!/span/embr /br /br /divdivimg id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349050596935854962″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/SjulLWvz63I/AAAAAAAAAl0/whqsnkUpr6Q/s400/lucky+dutchmen+charter+fishing+145.jpg” border=”0″ / emspan style=”font-size:85%;”Mel taking a picture of the Oswego Lighthouse. A great scenic attraction in the Oswego Harbor. /span/ememspan style=”font-size:85%;”/div/div/divdivdivbr //div/span/emdiv/divdivstrongBelow are some photos of other fishing trips Capt. Bill has taken people on - enjoy!/strongbr //divdivimg id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349049766403956706″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/SjukbAxk3-I/AAAAAAAAAls/_PO1LXx1UDc/s400/Lucky+Dutchman+-+Bill+VanWormer+9.JPG” border=”0″ /br /br /diva href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/Sjuka456tAI/AAAAAAAAAlk/rlQBEk3S5Kw/s1600-h/Lucky+Dutchman+-+Bill+VanWormer+6.JPG”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349049764291458050″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/Sjuka456tAI/AAAAAAAAAlk/rlQBEk3S5Kw/s400/Lucky+Dutchman+-+Bill+VanWormer+6.JPG” border=”0″ //abr /br /diva href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/SjukaRBvfsI/AAAAAAAAAlc/LnpGElLL9lA/s1600-h/Lucky+Dutchman+-+Bill+VanWormer+5.JPG”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349049753586859714″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/SjukaRBvfsI/AAAAAAAAAlc/LnpGElLL9lA/s400/Lucky+Dutchman+-+Bill+VanWormer+5.JPG” border=”0″ //abr /br /diva href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/SjukaF-pMUI/AAAAAAAAAlU/nikef3WJ6RI/s1600-h/Lucky+Dutchman+-+Bill+VanWormer+2.JPG”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349049750621073730″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/SjukaF-pMUI/AAAAAAAAAlU/nikef3WJ6RI/s400/Lucky+Dutchman+-+Bill+VanWormer+2.JPG” border=”0″ //abr /br /diva href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/SjukZ7W6BxI/AAAAAAAAAlM/C7pE-FPm6O8/s1600-h/Lucky+Dutchman+-+Bill+VanWormer+1.JPG”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349049747770050322″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_acMOr9B2yTg/SjukZ7W6BxI/AAAAAAAAAlM/C7pE-FPm6O8/s400/Lucky+Dutchman+-+Bill+VanWormer+1.JPG” border=”0″ //a/div/div/div/div/div/div/div/div/div/div/div/div/div/div/div/divbr //divdiv class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5105332335370324127-1300208111359133483?l=outdooradventuresinoswego.blogspot.com’//div

div align=”center”emspan style=”font-size:85%;”/span/emimg id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349129002778771426″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 270px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uazGpGrGm98/SjvsfLReP-I/AAAAAAAAANg/f2DrOfPFo04/s400/6-19+rock+bass.JPG” border=”0″ /emspan style=”font-size:85%;” This ambitious rock bass hit a Bomber larger than itself./span/em/divdiv align=”center”emspan style=”font-size:85%;”/span/em /divdiv align=”center”emspan style=”font-size:85%;”/span/em/divdiv align=”center”emspan style=”font-size:85%;”/span/em/divdiv align=”center”/divdiv align=”center”/divdiv align=”center”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349129004394320546″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 257px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uazGpGrGm98/SjvsfRSpkqI/AAAAAAAAANo/maxgc61HceU/s400/6-19+panfish.JPG” border=”0″ //divdiv align=”center”emspan style=”font-size:85%;”Panfish like this pumpkinseed are plentiful in the pool between Locks 06 and 07./span/em/divdiv align=”center”emspan style=”font-size:85%;”br /br //span/em/divdiv align=”center”emspan style=”font-size:85%;”/span/em /divdiv align=”center”emspan style=”font-size:85%;”/span/em/divdiv align=”center”emspan style=”font-size:85%;”/span/em/divdiv align=”center”/divdiv align=”center”emspan style=”font-size:85%;”/span/em/divdiv align=”center”emspan style=”font-size:85%;”/span/em/divdiv align=”center”/divdiv align=”center”/divdiv align=”left”I live on Oneida Lake, but I like fish dinners at world famous a href=”http://www.rudyshot.com/”Rudy’s of Lake Ontario/a. So last Friday I headed up to Oswego for a bite to eat and watch the sun go down over the big pond. br /br //divdiv align=”left” /divdiv align=”left” /divdiv align=”left”Like everyone else, I’m usually busy and always in a hurry. But the second week of June was unusually hectic. Several deadlines converging all at once, inventory forcing me to work extra hours at my part-time job, and the new home I just closed on made the period one of the busiest weeks in my life. When Friday finally rolled around, I wasn’t gonna hurry anymore, and took the long, scenic road to the city; NY 48, along the Oswego River./divdiv align=”left”/divdiv align=”left”/divdiv align=”left”/divdiv align=”left”/divdiv align=”left”br /br //divdiv align=”left” /divdiv align=”left”At the mouth of Ox Creek, the stream looked very inviting. By Minetto, it cast its spell on me, splashing my imagination with fishing scenes. By the time I reached Oswego, I couldn’t fight the urge anymore. Pulling off the road just downstream of the upper power dam, I grabbed a couple rods out of the trunk and headed down to the water./divdiv align=”left”br /br //divdiv align=”left” /divdiv align=”left”I’d never fished the pool between the dams before, but Larry Muroski, owner of the Oswego Salmon Shop, assured me many times in the past that the place was loaded with fish, including one of my favorites, catfish. Not just your average size whisker-pusses either; but some of the biggest in the drainage, monsters up to 20 pounds./divdiv align=”left”/divdiv align=”left”/divdiv align=”left”/divdiv align=”left”/divdiv align=”left”br /br //divdiv align=”left” /divdiv align=”left”While scanning the rapids for pockets, eddies, seams and other likely holding areas, visions of catfish the size of miniature Minotaurs swam through my imagination. I decided on a spot about 100 yards downstream of the power plant, where the rapids left the shoreline and pushed towards the center of the river. I cast a worm weighed down with a large split shot across the current and let it sweep downstream. When it sank to the bottom at the current’s edge, I worked it back slowly along the river floor./divdiv align=”left”/divdiv align=”left”/divdiv align=”left”/divdiv align=”left”/divdiv align=”left”br /br //divdiv align=”left” /divdiv align=”left”A pumpkinseed of about five inches took my bait right away. Next cast I reeled in a decent rock bass. About an hour later, the tally was one sheepshead, five smallmouth bass, two rock bass and two sunfish; and numerous hits I couldn’t connect with./divdiv align=”left”br /br //divdiv align=”left” /divdiv align=”left”No catfish, however, and I wanted one bad./divbr /br / div align=”left”/divdiv align=”left”/divdiv align=”left”/divdiv align=”left”/divdiv align=”left” /divdiv align=”left” /divdiv align=”left”So I decided to cross the stream and try my luck off the concrete bulkhead at the base of the lower lock, where the water is much deeper to accommodate shipping. It looked like perfect habitat for catfish. I got some hits and pulled in some more panfish, including a couple perch./divdiv align=”left”/divdiv align=”left”/divdiv align=”left”/divdiv align=”left”/divdiv align=”left”Before I knew it, the sun began to set. Hunger returning, I packed my gear and hit the road for Rudy’s./divdiv align=”left”br /br //divdiv align=”left” /divdiv align=”left”Unfortunately, I hadn’t caught a catfish. But I fished a new spot, one I believe will give me some good cats and walleyes in the future. After all, everything these popular species crave is right there: rapids near the safety of deep water. /divdiv align=”left”br /br //divdiv align=”left” /divdiv align=”left”To get to Lock 6 from downtown, head south for 1.2 miles on NY 481 from its intersection with Bridge Street, turn right onto the lock road, and park in the small lot. Head north, climb down the tall stairs and fish at the end of the wall. /divdiv align=”left”br /br /br //divdiv align=”center”br //divimg id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349129010013000850″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 265px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uazGpGrGm98/SjvsfmOP1JI/AAAAAAAAANw/LtSH8V-S5K8/s400/6-19+family+fishing.JPG” border=”0″ / p align=”center”emspan style=”font-size:85%;”A family fishing below lock 6./span/em /pimg id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349129015284641682″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 265px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uazGpGrGm98/Sjvsf53Gr5I/AAAAAAAAAN4/XAT-_UDrp6Q/s400/6-19+sailboat.JPG” border=”0″ / p align=”center”emspan style=”font-size:85%;”A sailboat leaving lock 6/span/em/pdiv class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4587593463340152030-4674297332714255016?l=fishingandhuntinginoswego.blogspot.com’//div

img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353214573758082114″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 276px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uazGpGrGm98/SkpwStNLbEI/AAAAAAAAAO4/SYMCcZ_t8CA/s400/Habitat+Row+1.JPG” border=”0″ /br /div align=”center”emspan style=”font-size:85%;”Capt. John Kopy holding a trophy rock bass/span/em/divbr /Oswego County’s anglers are like their peers everywhere; they can’t keep a secret. For instance, they brag about the Salmon River’s legendary coldwater fishery. Come summer, they’ll tell ya all about the landlocked Atlantic salmon and Skamania runs that make the river the best summer trout fishery east of the Mississippi. br /br /br /br /But when it comes to the Salmon River’s warmwater opportunities, something strange happens — mum’s the word. It’s not that they don’t know about it. It’s more mercenary than that. They wanna keep it to themselves.br /br /br /br /You see, the slow moving, weed-lined water in the stream’s estuary and the narrow channel right at its mouth, offer some of the best warmwater fishing in the county. Northern pike commonly go 15 pounds, smallmouth bass average three, and panfish reach bragging-size. br /br /br /br /Even back in the 1960s, when the fishery was threatened because of lamprey eel predation and water pollution, Selkirk was one of the best bets in the state to catch trophy smallmouth bass and northern pike.br /br /br /br /So when my good buddy, local fishing guide John Kopy (315-387-6343) called a few days ago to see if I wanted to try my luck in this wonderful web of habitats, I jumped at the chance. br /br /br /br /I don’t have to tell anyone how iffy, even by New York standards, the weather has been lately. When we started out, a cold front sat on the water, sprinkling a fine mist that gave the waterscape an enchanting air. By the time we motored up to the NY 3 bridge, the sun was out and you could feel it burn the fog off the water.br /br /br /br /While shifting meteorological events enhance the beauty of the scenery to man, it makes the fish clam-up and dive for the deep.br /br /br /br /However, we managed to eke out some exciting encounters.br /br /br /br /Unfortunately, they were all short strikes, connected to the line just long enough to tease us. Just as John or I had our hands in the water to mouth Mr. Bronzeback, he’d spit the bait right back at us like it was bad meat.br /br /br /br /Still, Kopy managed to land a couple for photographic purposes. br /br /br /br /Equally important, he lead me to the biggest rock bass I’ve caught so far this year. One was a staggering pound and half.br /br /br /br /This area is notorious for huge rock bass. Unlike the lake’s other bays and ponds, where they come in to spawn and leave right away, the estuary holds monsters year-round. They’ll hit all the usual suspects, but the most exciting way to take ‘em is off the surface with a popper.br /br /br /br /Huge sunfish and a few crappie are also available. br /br /br /br /With its ample weed beds, cattail mats, emergent weeds, sunken and exposed timber, the estuary is ideal northern pike territory. They’ll take a large minnow, spinner bait, or buzz bait.br /br /br /br /To look at it, you’d swear the estuary’s marshy areas make for great largemouth bass action. Yes and no. Bucketmouths are rare in this water. However, when you get one it’s usually big enough to write home about.br /br /br /br /br /div align=”center”a href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uazGpGrGm98/SkpwSaQWPPI/AAAAAAAAAOw/CCjypuGNljQ/s1600-h/Habitat+Row+2.JPG”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353214568671100146″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 278px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uazGpGrGm98/SkpwSaQWPPI/AAAAAAAAAOw/CCjypuGNljQ/s400/Habitat+Row+2.JPG” border=”0″ //aemspan style=”font-size:85%;” Bronzebacks, may more than twice this size, rule the Salmon River’s estuary all the way to the mouth.br /br //span/em/divdiv align=”center”emspan style=”font-size:85%;”/span/embr /br /a href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uazGpGrGm98/SkpwSIhOgeI/AAAAAAAAAOo/41FUOqW1Nyg/s1600-h/Habitat+Row+3.JPG”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353214563910058466″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 278px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uazGpGrGm98/SkpwSIhOgeI/AAAAAAAAAOo/41FUOqW1Nyg/s400/Habitat+Row+3.JPG” border=”0″ //aemspan style=”font-size:85%;” A little of Southern bayou in upstate NYbr /br //span/embr /br /br /diva href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uazGpGrGm98/SkpwRxDEJ8I/AAAAAAAAAOg/cz39S_RIqAw/s1600-h/Habitat+Row+4.JPG”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353214557609535426″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 278px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uazGpGrGm98/SkpwRxDEJ8I/AAAAAAAAAOg/cz39S_RIqAw/s400/Habitat+Row+4.JPG” border=”0″ //aemspan style=”font-size:85%;” Fishy looking habitat lines the Salmon River estuary./span/embr /div/div/divbr //divdiv class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4587593463340152030-1654000931003713533?l=fishingandhuntinginoswego.blogspot.com’//div

div align=”left”As we took snowmobile to trail on our latest outing, I could not help but think of the famous words of Robert Frost, /divdiv align=”center”br /emWhose woods these are I think I know.br /His house is in the village though;br /He will not see me stopping herebr /To watch his woods fill up with snow.br //div/emdiv align=”left”br /Thus, was inspired to leave these not-so-famous words:br /br //divdiv align=”center”In this waning winter season, it was a true delight /divdiv align=”center”to spend time in the northern reachesbr /of the county and enjoy the spectacular sightbr /of Mother Nature dressed in white.br /br /With a special thanks to Patrick, our guide,br /Who, along with friends George, Dave and Michaelbr /Did take us on an exciting ridebr /by trails through the wooded countryside.br /br /A joyous sport for the old and the young,br /I entreat you to come out and explorebr /now, Be warned, it won’t be longbr /‘Fore this winter wonderland is too soon gone.br //divdiv align=”left”/divdiv align=”left”br /See here our journey’s imagery:/diva href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SbqmRk-8lfI/AAAAAAAAApQ/aICbND5QrSw/s1600-h/SnowmobileTrails+Mar09+001.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312741531352602098″ style=”FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px” alt=”" src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SbqmRk-8lfI/AAAAAAAAApQ/aICbND5QrSw/s320/SnowmobileTrails+Mar09+001.jpg” border=”0″ //aimg id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312741794240627698″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/Sbqmg4UVg_I/AAAAAAAAApY/ORuCqp1cju4/s320/SnowmobileTrails+Mar09+003.jpg” border=”0″ /br /a href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/Sbqmri1CMaI/AAAAAAAAApg/Si1TJEPnu00/s1600-h/SnowmobileTrails+Mar09+078a.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312741977450754466″ style=”FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px” alt=”" src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/Sbqmri1CMaI/AAAAAAAAApg/Si1TJEPnu00/s320/SnowmobileTrails+Mar09+078a.jpg” border=”0″ //aimg id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312742199082831698″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/Sbqm4cePT1I/AAAAAAAAApo/9qGlF_-6rf0/s320/SnowmobileTrails+Mar09+102a.jpg” border=”0″ /a href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SbqnKCm0VPI/AAAAAAAAApw/MZ1_3_oC0CY/s1600-h/SnowmobileTrails+Mar09+103.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312742501377135858″ style=”FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px” alt=”" src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SbqnKCm0VPI/AAAAAAAAApw/MZ1_3_oC0CY/s320/SnowmobileTrails+Mar09+103.jpg” border=”0″ //aimg id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312742752913472386″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SbqnYrpwO4I/AAAAAAAAAp4/HzvMnUSymPE/s320/SnowmobileTrails+Mar09+104.jpg” border=”0″ /a href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SbqnprdE_aI/AAAAAAAAAqA/HAv3lBhEO9M/s1600-h/SnowmobileTrails+Mar09+106b.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312743044918082978″ style=”FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px” alt=”" src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SbqnprdE_aI/AAAAAAAAAqA/HAv3lBhEO9M/s320/SnowmobileTrails+Mar09+106b.jpg” border=”0″ //aimg id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312743294661532306″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 242px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/Sbqn4N0jmpI/AAAAAAAAAqI/eEte0fZNvXQ/s320/SnowmobileTrails+Mar09+108b.jpg” border=”0″ /a href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SbqoE5iqCUI/AAAAAAAAAqQ/G76Vp3vNNag/s1600-h/SnowmobileTrails+Mar09+109b.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312743512556046658″ style=”FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px” alt=”" src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SbqoE5iqCUI/AAAAAAAAAqQ/G76Vp3vNNag/s320/SnowmobileTrails+Mar09+109b.jpg” border=”0″ //aimg id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312743746284895154″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 235px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SbqoSgP9O7I/AAAAAAAAAqY/3okgOHrJnV4/s320/SnowmobileTrails+Mar09+116.jpg” border=”0″ /a href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SbqowxurLAI/AAAAAAAAAqg/GtzWPybFQwU/s1600-h/SnowmobileTrails+Mar09+117b.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312744266373213186″ style=”FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px” alt=”" src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SbqowxurLAI/AAAAAAAAAqg/GtzWPybFQwU/s320/SnowmobileTrails+Mar09+117b.jpg” border=”0″ //aimg id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312744507561795026″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/Sbqo-0Og3dI/AAAAAAAAAqo/TIgH-O9i6ZQ/s320/SnowmobileTrails+Mar09+122.jpg” border=”0″ /br /The Oswego County Snowmobile Association is comprised of ten local clubs dedicated to the promotion, development and improvement of snowmobile trails in our area. Volunteers groom and maintain more than 366 miles of trails throughout Oswego County. All riders are invited to join their local snowmobile club. For more information, call 315/676-7031 or visit a href=”http://www.oswcsa.com/”http://www.oswcsa.com//a.br /br /Please be sure to follow the rules and regulations associated with snowmobiling and heed the Snowmobiler’s Code of Ethics:br /ulliI will respect the rights and property of other people/liliI will be a good sportsman and conservationist/liliI will not harass wildlife/liliI will lend a helping hand when I see someone in need/liliI will respect the rights and activities of other winter sportsmen /li/ulp align=”left”Ride safely and stay on the trail!br /br /Cheers,br /Kellybr /br /As it begins with Frost, so too, it must end,/pp align=”center”emThe woods are lovely, dark and deep,br /But I have promises to keep,br /And miles to go before I sleep,br /And miles to go before I sleep.br //em/pdiv class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4879472301321755256-6061584478192493614?l=artsandnatureinoswego.blogspot.com’//div

Celebrate Father’s Day this week-end with an adventure for the whole family. Come aboard and explore the Niña and the Pinta (Santa Clara) – replica ships of those used by Christopher Columbus to explore the New World.br /br /Each of the vessels is a reproduction of a 15th century Portuguese caravel; common trading ships used by explorers during the Age of Discovery.br /br /The Niña is considered to have been a favorite with Christopher Columbus. After returning from his First Voyage in 1492, he named her the flagship on his Second Voyage and she later sailed as advance guard on his Third Voyage. In all, Columbus recorded over 25,000 miles aboard the Niña.br /br /In 1988, construction of her replica began in Valenca, Brazil using an archaic ship-building process called Mediterranean Whole Moulding. Using traditional tools such as axes, handsaws, and chisels, master shipbuilders constructed the Niña from the naturally-shaped timbers of the nearby Bahia forests. Without the use of power tools, it took three years to complete the project.br /br /It was a worthwhile venture, as the Niña is considered to be the most historically accurate Columbus replica ever built. In 1991, she embarked on her maiden voyage with a 4,000-mile journey to Costa Rica to take part in the filming of Ridley Scott’s “1492”. This marked the first successful open ocean crossing of a caravel over a considerable distance.br /br /More recently, the Pinta (Santa Clara) – a larger version of the archetypal caravel – was constructed and launched in 2005. She travels with the Niña to educate the public about early sailing vessels. Visitors can view a presentation about her construction in the main cabin below deck.br /br /Here are a few images of the ships’ arrival:br /divdivdivdivdivdivdivdivdivdivdiva href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SjqXX-WjeCI/AAAAAAAAAqw/VXegAH4I4UE/s1600-h/Nina+and+Pinta+Jun09+013b.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348753945586268194″ style=”FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px” alt=”" src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SjqXX-WjeCI/AAAAAAAAAqw/VXegAH4I4UE/s320/Nina+and+Pinta+Jun09+013b.jpg” border=”0″ //a/divdivimg id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348754174725636130″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SjqXlT9owCI/AAAAAAAAAq4/ZPTZmrrazCo/s320/Nina+and+Pinta+Jun09+016c.jpg” border=”0″ //divdiva href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SjqX20b3NZI/AAAAAAAAArA/PCt2NnF95BY/s1600-h/Nina+and+Pinta+Jun09+020a.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348754475500123538″ style=”FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px” alt=”" src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SjqX20b3NZI/AAAAAAAAArA/PCt2NnF95BY/s320/Nina+and+Pinta+Jun09+020a.jpg” border=”0″ //a/divdivimg id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348754740753143490″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SjqYGQlHFsI/AAAAAAAAArI/DVxz8QeT9O4/s320/Nina+and+Pinta+Jun09+024a.jpg” border=”0″ //divdiva href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SjqYV-zKlhI/AAAAAAAAArQ/zVgbjW4–8o/s1600-h/Nina+and+Pinta+Jun09+027a.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348755010858161682″ style=”FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px” alt=”" src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SjqYV-zKlhI/AAAAAAAAArQ/zVgbjW4–8o/s320/Nina+and+Pinta+Jun09+027a.jpg” border=”0″ //a/divdivimg id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348755288603795266″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SjqYmJe4n0I/AAAAAAAAArY/md1f5ZxiY00/s320/Nina+and+Pinta+Jun09+028a.jpg” border=”0″ //divdiva href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SjqY0fBUQGI/AAAAAAAAArg/gfZx5TOppuo/s1600-h/Nina+and+Pinta+Jun09+029a.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348755534903525474″ style=”FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px” alt=”" src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SjqY0fBUQGI/AAAAAAAAArg/gfZx5TOppuo/s320/Nina+and+Pinta+Jun09+029a.jpg” border=”0″ //a/divdivimg id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348755851593052530″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SjqZG6x-8XI/AAAAAAAAAro/QtXbiMUUS8A/s320/Nina+and+Pinta+Jun09+032a.jpg” border=”0″ //divdiva href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SjqZVesrpfI/AAAAAAAAArw/K4tst6etsSk/s1600-h/Nina+and+Pinta+Jun09+031b.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348756101752661490″ style=”FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 249px” alt=”" src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SjqZVesrpfI/AAAAAAAAArw/K4tst6etsSk/s320/Nina+and+Pinta+Jun09+031b.jpg” border=”0″ //a/divdivimg id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348756405123822690″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 246px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SjqZnI2ANGI/AAAAAAAAAr4/5o5Z0MyWGUI/s320/Nina+and+Pinta+Jun09+033b.jpg” border=”0″ /br /Visit these historical sailing museums for a walk-on self-guided tour from strongThursday, June 18 through Sunday, June 21/strong. Located at the end of strongWest First Street Pier/strong in strongOswego/strong (next to the H. Lee White Marine Museum), the vessels will be open to the public each day from strong9 a.m. to 6 p.m./strongbr /br /Tickets are $7/adults, $6/seniors, and $5/students. Children age 4 and under are admitted free. Crew members will be at hand to provide assistance and answer questions about history, sailing and life aboard ship.br /br /After your tour, visit the a href=”http://hleewhitemarinemuseum.com/”H. Lee White Marine Museum/a to learn about our own maritime history.br /br /If you would like more information about historical attractions and events in Oswego County, please visit our Web site at a href=”http://www.visitoswegocounty.com/”www.visitoswegocounty.com/a.br /br /Cheers,br /Kelly /div/div/div/div/div/div/div/div/div/div/divdiv class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4879472301321755256-8971044179553330907?l=artsandnatureinoswego.blogspot.com’//div

div align=”left”As we took snowmobile to trail on our latest outing, I could not help but think of the famous words of Robert Frost, /divdiv align=”center”br /emWhose woods these are I think I know.br /His house is in the village though;br /He will not see me stopping herebr /To watch his woods fill up with snow.br //div/emdiv align=”left”br /Thus, was inspired to leave these not-so-famous words:br /br //divdiv align=”center”In this waning winter season, it was a true delight /divdiv align=”center”to spend time in the northern reachesbr /of the county and enjoy the spectacular sightbr /of Mother Nature dressed in white.br /br /With a special thanks to Patrick, our guide,br /Who, along with friends George, Dave and Michaelbr /Did take us on an exciting ridebr /by trails through the wooded countryside.br /br /A joyous sport for the old and the young,br /I entreat you to come out and explorebr /now, Be warned, it won’t be longbr /‘Fore this winter wonderland is too soon gone.br //divdiv align=”left”/divdiv align=”left”br /See here our journey’s imagery:/diva href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SbqmRk-8lfI/AAAAAAAAApQ/aICbND5QrSw/s1600-h/SnowmobileTrails+Mar09+001.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312741531352602098″ style=”FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px” alt=”" src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SbqmRk-8lfI/AAAAAAAAApQ/aICbND5QrSw/s320/SnowmobileTrails+Mar09+001.jpg” border=”0″ //aimg id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312741794240627698″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/Sbqmg4UVg_I/AAAAAAAAApY/ORuCqp1cju4/s320/SnowmobileTrails+Mar09+003.jpg” border=”0″ /br /a href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/Sbqmri1CMaI/AAAAAAAAApg/Si1TJEPnu00/s1600-h/SnowmobileTrails+Mar09+078a.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312741977450754466″ style=”FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px” alt=”" src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/Sbqmri1CMaI/AAAAAAAAApg/Si1TJEPnu00/s320/SnowmobileTrails+Mar09+078a.jpg” border=”0″ //aimg id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312742199082831698″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/Sbqm4cePT1I/AAAAAAAAApo/9qGlF_-6rf0/s320/SnowmobileTrails+Mar09+102a.jpg” border=”0″ /a href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SbqnKCm0VPI/AAAAAAAAApw/MZ1_3_oC0CY/s1600-h/SnowmobileTrails+Mar09+103.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312742501377135858″ style=”FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px” alt=”" src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SbqnKCm0VPI/AAAAAAAAApw/MZ1_3_oC0CY/s320/SnowmobileTrails+Mar09+103.jpg” border=”0″ //aimg id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312742752913472386″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SbqnYrpwO4I/AAAAAAAAAp4/HzvMnUSymPE/s320/SnowmobileTrails+Mar09+104.jpg” border=”0″ /a href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SbqnprdE_aI/AAAAAAAAAqA/HAv3lBhEO9M/s1600-h/SnowmobileTrails+Mar09+106b.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312743044918082978″ style=”FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px” alt=”" src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SbqnprdE_aI/AAAAAAAAAqA/HAv3lBhEO9M/s320/SnowmobileTrails+Mar09+106b.jpg” border=”0″ //aimg id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312743294661532306″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 242px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/Sbqn4N0jmpI/AAAAAAAAAqI/eEte0fZNvXQ/s320/SnowmobileTrails+Mar09+108b.jpg” border=”0″ /a href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SbqoE5iqCUI/AAAAAAAAAqQ/G76Vp3vNNag/s1600-h/SnowmobileTrails+Mar09+109b.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312743512556046658″ style=”FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px” alt=”" src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SbqoE5iqCUI/AAAAAAAAAqQ/G76Vp3vNNag/s320/SnowmobileTrails+Mar09+109b.jpg” border=”0″ //aimg id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312743746284895154″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 235px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SbqoSgP9O7I/AAAAAAAAAqY/3okgOHrJnV4/s320/SnowmobileTrails+Mar09+116.jpg” border=”0″ /a href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SbqowxurLAI/AAAAAAAAAqg/GtzWPybFQwU/s1600-h/SnowmobileTrails+Mar09+117b.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312744266373213186″ style=”FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px” alt=”" src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SbqowxurLAI/AAAAAAAAAqg/GtzWPybFQwU/s320/SnowmobileTrails+Mar09+117b.jpg” border=”0″ //aimg id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312744507561795026″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/Sbqo-0Og3dI/AAAAAAAAAqo/TIgH-O9i6ZQ/s320/SnowmobileTrails+Mar09+122.jpg” border=”0″ /br /The Oswego County Snowmobile Association is comprised of ten local clubs dedicated to the promotion, development and improvement of snowmobile trails in our area. Volunteers groom and maintain more than 366 miles of trails throughout Oswego County. All riders are invited to join their local snowmobile club. For more information, call 315/676-7031 or visit a href=”http://www.oswcsa.com/”http://www.oswcsa.com//a.br /br /Please be sure to follow the rules and regulations associated with snowmobiling and heed the Snowmobiler’s Code of Ethics:br /ulliI will respect the rights and property of other people/liliI will be a good sportsman and conservationist/liliI will not harass wildlife/liliI will lend a helping hand when I see someone in need/liliI will respect the rights and activities of other winter sportsmen /li/ulp align=”left”Ride safely and stay on the trail!br /br /Cheers,br /Kellybr /br /As it begins with Frost, so too, it must end,/pp align=”center”emThe woods are lovely, dark and deep,br /But I have promises to keep,br /And miles to go before I sleep,br /And miles to go before I sleep.br //em/pdiv class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4879472301321755256-6061584478192493614?l=artsandnatureinoswego.blogspot.com’//div

Celebrate Father’s Day this week-end with an adventure for the whole family. Come aboard and explore the Niña and the Pinta (Santa Clara) – replica ships of those used by Christopher Columbus to explore the New World.br /br /Each of the vessels is a reproduction of a 15th century Portuguese caravel; common trading ships used by explorers during the Age of Discovery.br /br /The Niña is considered to have been a favorite with Christopher Columbus. After returning from his First Voyage in 1492, he named her the flagship on his Second Voyage and she later sailed as advance guard on his Third Voyage. In all, Columbus recorded over 25,000 miles aboard the Niña.br /br /In 1988, construction of her replica began in Valenca, Brazil using an archaic ship-building process called Mediterranean Whole Moulding. Using traditional tools such as axes, handsaws, and chisels, master shipbuilders constructed the Niña from the naturally-shaped timbers of the nearby Bahia forests. Without the use of power tools, it took three years to complete the project.br /br /It was a worthwhile venture, as the Niña is considered to be the most historically accurate Columbus replica ever built. In 1991, she embarked on her maiden voyage with a 4,000-mile journey to Costa Rica to take part in the filming of Ridley Scott’s “1492”. This marked the first successful open ocean crossing of a caravel over a considerable distance.br /br /More recently, the Pinta (Santa Clara) – a larger version of the archetypal caravel – was constructed and launched in 2005. She travels with the Niña to educate the public about early sailing vessels. Visitors can view a presentation about her construction in the main cabin below deck.br /br /Here are a few images of the ships’ arrival:br /divdivdivdivdivdivdivdivdivdivdiva href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SjqXX-WjeCI/AAAAAAAAAqw/VXegAH4I4UE/s1600-h/Nina+and+Pinta+Jun09+013b.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348753945586268194″ style=”FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px” alt=”" src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SjqXX-WjeCI/AAAAAAAAAqw/VXegAH4I4UE/s320/Nina+and+Pinta+Jun09+013b.jpg” border=”0″ //a/divdivimg id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348754174725636130″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SjqXlT9owCI/AAAAAAAAAq4/ZPTZmrrazCo/s320/Nina+and+Pinta+Jun09+016c.jpg” border=”0″ //divdiva href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SjqX20b3NZI/AAAAAAAAArA/PCt2NnF95BY/s1600-h/Nina+and+Pinta+Jun09+020a.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348754475500123538″ style=”FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px” alt=”" src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SjqX20b3NZI/AAAAAAAAArA/PCt2NnF95BY/s320/Nina+and+Pinta+Jun09+020a.jpg” border=”0″ //a/divdivimg id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348754740753143490″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SjqYGQlHFsI/AAAAAAAAArI/DVxz8QeT9O4/s320/Nina+and+Pinta+Jun09+024a.jpg” border=”0″ //divdiva href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SjqYV-zKlhI/AAAAAAAAArQ/zVgbjW4–8o/s1600-h/Nina+and+Pinta+Jun09+027a.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348755010858161682″ style=”FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px” alt=”" src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SjqYV-zKlhI/AAAAAAAAArQ/zVgbjW4–8o/s320/Nina+and+Pinta+Jun09+027a.jpg” border=”0″ //a/divdivimg id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348755288603795266″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SjqYmJe4n0I/AAAAAAAAArY/md1f5ZxiY00/s320/Nina+and+Pinta+Jun09+028a.jpg” border=”0″ //divdiva href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SjqY0fBUQGI/AAAAAAAAArg/gfZx5TOppuo/s1600-h/Nina+and+Pinta+Jun09+029a.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348755534903525474″ style=”FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px” alt=”" src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SjqY0fBUQGI/AAAAAAAAArg/gfZx5TOppuo/s320/Nina+and+Pinta+Jun09+029a.jpg” border=”0″ //a/divdivimg id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348755851593052530″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SjqZG6x-8XI/AAAAAAAAAro/QtXbiMUUS8A/s320/Nina+and+Pinta+Jun09+032a.jpg” border=”0″ //divdiva href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SjqZVesrpfI/AAAAAAAAArw/K4tst6etsSk/s1600-h/Nina+and+Pinta+Jun09+031b.jpg”img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348756101752661490″ style=”FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 249px” alt=”" src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SjqZVesrpfI/AAAAAAAAArw/K4tst6etsSk/s320/Nina+and+Pinta+Jun09+031b.jpg” border=”0″ //a/divdivimg id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348756405123822690″ style=”DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 246px; TEXT-ALIGN: center” alt=”" src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mxXggTznFi8/SjqZnI2ANGI/AAAAAAAAAr4/5o5Z0MyWGUI/s320/Nina+and+Pinta+Jun09+033b.jpg” border=”0″ /br /Visit these historical sailing museums for a walk-on self-guided tour from strongThursday, June 18 through Sunday, June 21/strong. Located at the end of strongWest First Street Pier/strong in strongOswego/strong (next to the H. Lee White Marine Museum), the vessels will be open to the public each day from strong9 a.m. to 6 p.m./strongbr /br /Tickets are $7/adults, $6/seniors, and $5/students. Children age 4 and under are admitted free. Crew members will be at hand to provide assistance and answer questions about history, sailing and life aboard ship.br /br /After your tour, visit the a href=”http://hleewhitemarinemuseum.com/”H. Lee White Marine Museum/a to learn about our own maritime history.br /br /If you would like more information about historical attractions and events in Oswego County, please visit our Web site at a href=”http://www.visitoswegocounty.com/”www.visitoswegocounty.com/a.br /br /Cheers,br /Kelly /div/div/div/div/div/div/div/div/div/div/divdiv class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4879472301321755256-8971044179553330907?l=artsandnatureinoswego.blogspot.com’//div

Oswego Harborfest has announced that the popular 50-50 Raffle to benefit Harborfest will return in 2009.

Farnham Family Services, an Oswego-based substance abuse treatment and prevention center, is now selling tickets for its 2009 Changing Lives Raffle.

As this column goes to press the 152nd Oswego County Fair should be in full swing at Sandy Creek. During the previous week the Heritage building was stocked full with many new and unique exhibits. We even brought down a piano for some live music!