A Finger Lakes Winter

For This Week in Photos, we are showcasing the captivating beauty of winter in the Finger Lakes through a selection of works by HWS Chief Photographer Kevin Colton, who in 2017 earned best photographer in higher education with a Gold Award from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education. Here, ice forms on Seneca Lake near Bozzuto Boathouse.
Fireworks burst in the air over Long Pier in Geneva during a winter celebration.
A snow-covered farm near Seneca Lake.
The Seneca Knitting Mill in the snow. The historic Seneca Falls building will be the new home of the National Women’s Hall of Fame once renovations are completed.
Winter weather moves across Seneca Lake.
A wintry scene in the heart of the Finger Lakes.
The old Collins Music Hall building is decorated for the season on historic South Main Street near campus.
Rose Hill Mansion stands blanketed in snow in Fayette, N.Y.
Ice forms on a waterfall near Watkins Glen.
The sun creates a golden glow across a wintry country road in Tyre, N.Y.
Icicles adorn the rope railings at Watkins Glen Harbor.
Snow covers a yellow bicycle on South Main Street.
A view of Bozzuto Boathouse on a winter evening in Geneva.
Snow moves across red barns and over open fields along Route 96A.
The Long Pier at the Geneva Lakefront glows with holiday lights on a snowy evening.
The December 2017 supermoon rises over Seneca Lake State Park.
Amid a dusting of snow, a stream rushes through the woods in Trumansburg, N.Y.
Snow accumulates on grape vines on a winter’s day.
A gorgeous winter sunset in Seneca Lake State Park.
Trinity Episcopal Church and Van Cleef Lake in Seneca Falls.
A closeup of ice crystals forming on a windowpane at the downtown HWS offices.
A band of color illuminates the sky above the icy waters of Lake Ontario in Sodus Point, N.Y.
The Grace (Willowdale) Episcopal Church on a bright winter day.
Complete with hat, scarf and pipe, a snowman grins in a field along routes 5 and 20 near campus.
A wintry view in Taughannock Falls State Park near Cayuga Lake. The park is a popular destination for HWS students.
A trail of footprints lead to the Seneca Lake boathouse in Watkins Glen Harbor.
A view of the iconic Boathouse Row at the end of Canandaigua City Pier.
A cobblestone home on Route 14 stands illuminated in the snow.