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Photo Hunters: Nautical

February 14, 2009 by  
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The theme this week is “nautical.” We’ve been to our share of nautical sites and museums, at least a dozen since we have been traveling seriously. This week, I’ll focus on a place I haven’t mentioned much: The H. Lee White Maritime Museum in Oswego, NY. This small museum is located at the harbor, on Lake Ontario. Lake Ontario is a very old, historic area (as far as North America goes). Battles for the French and Indian War in 1757, the American Revolution in 1776, and the War of 1812 (in, uh, 1813, haha) were fought here. And that doesn’t even take into account all the Indian (Huron and Iroquois) battles and fur trading post fights that occurred here.

So we visited the museum, which was stuffed to the gills with nautical items and history. Outisde the museum is a little tugboat. Tours are allowed on it, but when we visited, the tug was roped off. ‘

05 Oswego Maritime Marina

05 Pier at Oswego Maritime Marina

The museum was filled with artifacts, stuff pulled from shipwrecks, and more. It was a great place to explore.

05 Oswego Maritime Marina Museum

05 Checking out the muskets

Inside one area is a secret alcove, a “hidey-hole” that was used to hide slaves in the Underground Railroad. As Canada is just across the water, I assume this hidey-hole may have been one of the last refuges in New York before the slaves were secretly expedited to Canada.

05 Hidey-Hole of Underground Railroad

And the lake is just beautiful. We explore the shores.

05 Boys off shore at Fort Ontario

05 Lake Ontario waves

How did your Photo Hunt go today? Leave your link in the comments!

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43 Comments on "Photo Hunters: Nautical"

  1. sarge charlie on Sat, 14th Feb 2009 6:15 am 

    very nice, happy valentine’s day

  2. Maggy & Zoey, Zoolatry on Sat, 14th Feb 2009 7:44 am 

    Great presentation for nautical, interesting and enjoyable.

  3. saint3 on Sat, 14th Feb 2009 9:12 am 

    that must b quite an adventure u guys had there!

  4. rdl on Sat, 14th Feb 2009 10:34 am 

    nicely done!

  5. philos on Sat, 14th Feb 2009 11:47 am 

    Wow! Beautiful photos of nautical interests and your naval family hehe… too bad the tugboat was rope off, that might have contained some interesting stuff too. :)

  6. Alice Audrey on Sat, 14th Feb 2009 12:31 pm 

    What intrigues me are the jars with the cloth covers. What did they keep in them?

    Thank you very much for visiting both this and last week’s Jack and Jill. I love it when people get into the weird thing I do with PhotoHunt.

  7. Brita on Sat, 14th Feb 2009 12:54 pm 

    Wow! Great photos and story as always. Thanks again and thanks for visiting.

  8. TorAa Mirror on Sat, 14th Feb 2009 1:23 pm 

    Absolutely a fabulous contritbution

  9. Gypsy at Heart on Sat, 14th Feb 2009 1:33 pm 

    s like the “crew” enjoys the visits.
    I have seen hurricanes like that!

    http://wanderingwonderinggypsy.blogspot.com

  10. Gypsy at Heart on Sat, 14th Feb 2009 1:34 pm 

    Looks like the “crew” enjoys the visits.
    I have seen hurricanes like that!

    http://wanderingwonderinggypsy.blogspot.com

  11. kissedalotatoads on Sat, 14th Feb 2009 2:02 pm 

    Great job,… was even impressed with the museum and looks likethe kids had fun. Thanks for stopping by.

  12. Flo on Sat, 14th Feb 2009 2:16 pm 

    I love your entries because they are never just pictures. There is always a story to read. This is great for the nautical theme. I too wonder what those cloth covered jars are for.

  13. FickleMinded on Sat, 14th Feb 2009 2:16 pm 

    i always love going to the museum, there are so many things to discover about many stuff! great entry for the week!

  14. whitney on Sat, 14th Feb 2009 2:49 pm 

    Great pictures! It sounds like you had a great trip.

  15. MommyWizdom on Sat, 14th Feb 2009 2:55 pm 

    Those are some fabulous shots!! I love them!

    Happy Valentine’s Day!!

    Mine is here: http://blog.mommywizdom.com/2009/02/14/nautical.aspx

    MommyWizdom

  16. bstone on Sat, 14th Feb 2009 3:07 pm 

    great photos, makes me realize how much i need a vacation!

  17. expatraveler on Sat, 14th Feb 2009 3:09 pm 

    Now that does look like a fun place to explore!

  18. KarenSue on Sat, 14th Feb 2009 3:23 pm 

    the museum looks like fun…would love to see the artifacts, and you are right..the lake is beautiful

  19. Sue on Sat, 14th Feb 2009 3:32 pm 

    That looks like a very interesting museum. I love the picture of the kids saluting. Great entry for today. :)

  20. tokenhippygirl on Sat, 14th Feb 2009 3:48 pm 

    Looks like you all had an excellent day! Some really great shots there. Happy hunting.

  21. Dianne on Sat, 14th Feb 2009 3:58 pm 

    Looks like a great place. My friend from Ontario may have been there too.
    This reminds me a bit of the Shipwreck Museum in Fenwick Island, DE-great displays that they rotate. Come on down!
    I appreciate you stopping by my blog too

  22. PowersTwinB on Sat, 14th Feb 2009 4:52 pm 

    Great photos! I loved the one of the kids saluting! too cute…and I never knew about hidey-holes! very cool! My hunt is up, please come and visit ???Happy Valentines Day???

  23. Lynn on Sat, 14th Feb 2009 5:43 pm 

    Beautiful photos. Too bad the tugboat was closed. I think that would have been fun to tour also!

  24. kaye on Sat, 14th Feb 2009 5:49 pm 

    Thanks for stopping by, love the tour on your page. Old ships are fascinating

  25. gengen on Sat, 14th Feb 2009 5:57 pm 

    Thanks for the comment sure your entries are pretty too. Your boys are cute. happy weekend, hunting and Valentines day too.

  26. bonggamom on Sat, 14th Feb 2009 6:24 pm 

    Very nice. We are planning to visit the USS Hornet, an aircraft carrier based in Oakland CA, and we’re very excited to be taking photos like yours.

  27. Tammy on Sat, 14th Feb 2009 6:41 pm 

    Great pictures!! Thanks for stopping by my PH entry!

  28. kelly on Sat, 14th Feb 2009 6:51 pm 

    You always go to some cool places. I’m glad you share them with us!

    Thanks for visiting me!

  29. diXymiss on Sat, 14th Feb 2009 6:53 pm 

    Great shots. Looks like a fun field trip! We’ve had the pleasure of touring some naval museums here on the west coast and find maritime history fascinating.

  30. Blur Mommy on Sat, 14th Feb 2009 7:43 pm 

    That looks like a fun museum. Happy weekend!

  31. Corey on Sat, 14th Feb 2009 7:51 pm 

    what a fun set of photos for the theme. :)
    happy weekend!

  32. Patricia (Pollywog Creek) on Sat, 14th Feb 2009 8:27 pm 

    Very nice, Mrs. Mecomber. That looks like our kind of place to visit.

    Hope you have time to visit: Nautical on Pollywog Creek

  33. candi on Sat, 14th Feb 2009 10:25 pm 

    Beautiful shots. Thanks for visiting mine.

  34. JyLnC on Sat, 14th Feb 2009 10:50 pm 

    That looks like a really nice museum and the tug boat is really cute!

    Here is mine:
    JyLnC’s photohunt.

  35. ancient one on Sat, 14th Feb 2009 11:14 pm 

    Wonderful post and photos… Thanks for coming by to see me…

  36. jams O'Donnell on Sun, 15th Feb 2009 5:07 am 

    What a wonderful museum. I love smaller museums. Happy weekend

  37. Arlene on Sun, 15th Feb 2009 10:04 am 

    wow pretty nice nautical pictures! interesting museum out there.

    thank you for the visit!

  38. Hootin' Anni on Sun, 15th Feb 2009 10:25 am 

    Fabulous….all of them.

    Thanks for visiting me and viewing my Photo Hunt blog yesterday!!

  39. jmb on Sun, 15th Feb 2009 1:44 pm 

    Great photos for this theme. An interesting museum for sure.
    Happy weekend.

  40. sammawow on Sun, 15th Feb 2009 10:02 pm 

    What a great collection of nautical photos! Love the kids saluting!

  41. marites1034 on Tue, 17th Feb 2009 1:31 am 

    the kids look so cute in salute:) I imagine the kids having fun time inspecting the nook and crany of the museum.

  42. SJ on Tue, 17th Feb 2009 12:22 pm 

    Very nice, great nautical photos for this weeks theme. Thanks for stopping by, I hope you had a good weekend.

  43. Kerri on Wed, 18th Feb 2009 10:34 am 

    Love it!! I really enjoy the nautical museums…very rich in history! My nautical pictures are up, finally! Enjoy~

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