I've been to the one in Syracuse. I went during my college search when my mom and I spent a night looking at SU. On the wall, which is covered with inscriptions, there's a note from me:

"Please accept me!"

Ended up I didn't even finish my application, since I got into my first choice (Fordham) early, but that's there for posterity now.

BTW, Doc, here's a travelogue of my journey along the same route in 2004. I went the other way, and the photos aren't that great in that early-century no-zoom digital camera way, but it might be fun to read.

http://gregfitzgerald.net/lighthouses/2004_april_seawaytrail.html