We have lived in Rochester over 5 years and never knew they did boat tours downtown! Yesterday me, my mom, my cousin and Tony all went on 90-minute cruise on the seventy six year old historic wooden vessel, the Mary Jemison departing from Corn Hill Landing in downtown Rochester, NY.
Mary Jemison is named to honor the legacy of “the white woman of the Genesee,” an important figure in the history of the region. Mary was an Irish-American woman born en route to the U.S.. After she was taken captive as a child during the French and Indian wars, she chose to stay with her adoptive family who were the Haudenosaunee Iroquois.
The Mary Jemison cruises offer spectacular views of the Rochester skyline featuring the award-winning Frederick Douglass-Susan B. Anthony Bridge; Frederick Law Olmsted-designed Genesee Valley Park; and the picturesque crossing point where the waters of the Genesee River and Erie Canal meet. We also passed by historic Mount Hope Cemetery, which is the resting place of celebrated Rochesterians Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony.
This picture was taken while we were still docked. The bridge is the Frederick Douglass-Susan B. Anthony Bridge
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This is the view of the Rochester city skyline.
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Beep Beep! Tug boat coming through!
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Here is where the Genesee River crosses the Erie Canal. The Canal is going top to bottom in the picture, and the River is going left to right.
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This is the chapel at the University of Rochester. When it was built they strongly believed in seperation of church and state so it was not built on University property, even though it is owned by the university.
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