This 140-foot Bay-class Cutter operates as an icebreaking tug. Today, it passed by the lighthouse while steaming down the Hudson River, breaking up ice in the commercial navigation channel. Coast Gua ...

A family who were recent guests at the lighthouse posted two videos on youtube.com about their stay at the lighthouse. The videos provide an interesting overview of what it's like to visit the lightho ...

The lighthouse was profiled in the article A Home Away From Home in a regional magazine The Chrongram.

The Saugerties Lighthouse is 140 years old this year, built after the Civil War. As old as it is, it's a young light compared to Colonial era lighthouses. What is the oldest lighthouse in the U.S.? Tw ...

The opsrey pair gave up the nest in the treetop near the mouth of Esopus Creek. After sitting on the nest for two to three weeks in late April/early May, they started a second round of courtship. The ...

I walked down to the Tivoli landing carrying a portable drill. As I strapped it on the back of my kayak, a man standing nearby gave me a quizzical look and asked what I was doing. Short answer: "My ne ...

The winter took its toll on the lighthouse dock. River ice bent and tore the steel pilings. After spring thaw, the dock was sagging at one end and off-kilter at the other. The pilings for the ramp wer ...