Living on the Great Lakes

Living on the Great Lakes, provides one with many opportunities to witness and photograph nautical scenes. This photographs were shot this month at Old Fort Niagara, NY and Ashtabula, OH. The sailboats are always a favorite target of mine. I am jealous and wish I had a small sailboat like the kids are sailing. The interesting vessels can be small or large. In Ashtabula an ore carrier prepares to back into the harbor and take on a load. The tugboat is moving large stones on a barge to use for on a breakwater. Many of the days around the Great Lakes are moderate due to the lake water temperature. During the summer the cool water (about 65-70 degrees) helps keep the air cool when a breeze is out of the northwest. During the winter months, the lake water takes time to freeze over and this open warm water produces lake effect snows in the snow belts. Geneva State Park marina is the home to many marine vessels. Ashtabula and Conneaut Harbors dock the larger ore carriers. Lake Ontario off of the New York coastline has clear, greenish blue water. I guess it is due to Niagara Falls and the depth of the lake. Lake Erie I understand is the shallowest of the Great Lakes. In the photograph of the tree sailboats, Toronto, Ontario, Canada can be seen in the far right.