Migrations and stockpiling
In nature, there are two broad strategies for coping with winter scarcity: seek warmer climate or stock up on supplies. Yesterday, marked the autumnal equinox. I motored the supply barge up the creek ...
Tugboat Roundup
On their way to the Waterford Tugboat Roundout, the Tug Cornell and the Steam Launch Hestia passed by the lighthouse. The Hestia paused on its way upriver to drop off some passengers at the lighthouse ...
Between the Thunderstorms
The annual Between the Tides Music Festival at the lighthouse was renamed the "Between the Thunderstorms" party on account of the rain. After 15 years of sunny weather during the annual festival, the ...
Question for the keeper: what's that?
The tug Glen Cove pushed a barge downriver carrying two massive A-frame structures of corrugated sheet metal. A peek through the binoculars revealed that the A-frames housed four large cylindrical mec ...
Lighthouse at Willis Avenue
For a fleeting moment, the lighthouse was on Willis Avenue. Then, the avenue kept on moving down the river. The replacement for the Willis Avenue Bridge is on it's way to the Harlem River today. The m ...
Ice Sailing on Tivoli Bay
A contingent of ice boaters enjoyed stiff breezes and sunshine on Sunday afternoon. A half-dozen antique "stern-steerer" ice boats graced the solid ice on South Tivoli Bay. Many of the ice boats are ...
Winter flood
A rainstorm quickly brought the Esopus Creek to flood-stage. The frozen ground could not soak up the rain, so it swelled the creeks. The weather system also brought a storm surge up the Hudson River. ...
Ice Season
Around 7:30 AM, the Coast Guard cutter Wire got underway for daily ice breaking operations. The Wire is a 65-foot, 500-horsepower ice breaking tug that is capable of breaking through 18-inch thick i ...