Whilst kayaking in our local lake last evening I caught the distorted reflection of Squaw Island (taken in monochrome, over sharpened and toned on post processing).
Squaw Island is the only island in Canandaigua Lake, one of the 11 NY Finger Lakes.
The lake is 15.8 miles long and averages 1 1/2 mile wide, was created glaicially and has a maximum depth of around 270 ft.
The island, which is approximately 11,000 years old, is at the extreme north end of the lake, and history says that during the Sullivan Expedition against the Six Nations of the Iroquois in 1779 the island was used to hide the Seneca Indian women and children (it must have been a tight fit....its a very small island!)
Nice shot and explaination of history of the Island, Maybe back then the island was much bigger than it is today sense water levels has change over time.
Norm
Apr 20, 2008 at 10:52 AM
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I want to thank all of you for commenting this week and apologize (again )
for not being able to post individual responses....just too darn busy!
THANKS
Peter
Thanks for the interesting history lesson, too!
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