SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2013
FISHERS LANDING — With the million-dollar renovation nearly complete, Rock Island and its 166-year-old lighthouse are set to be reopened to visitors in June, according to state parks officials.
It took the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation region nearly three years to transform the state-owned island into what it believes will become a popular tourist attraction.[Watertown Times]
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Rock Island Lighthouse is located in the Thousand Islands about 4.5 miles northeast of Clayton, Jefferson County, New York, off of Fisher's Landing. Originally commissioned in 1847, it is one of six lights put up along the St. Lawrence River to guide traffic to and from Lake Ontario through the waterway. The Rock Island station is the best preserved, as all of its structures still survive. It was refitted in 1855, rebuilt in 1882, and moved in 1903. The light was closed in 1955 after more a century of service. Today, the lighthouse and island are maintained by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation, and while only accessible by private boat, the grounds are open for touring and picnicking.[ Rock Island Light House historical & Memorial Association]
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