We took a long road trip today to the southern tip of Lake Champlain and Fort Ticonderoga. It is actually in New York so we took another ferry across the lake. We were disappointed because the fort is not "real" - it was destroyed by the British before they fled the last time. What are there now are restored buildings that look like what they think the fort was like back then! More worthwhile was our trip up Mt.Defiance where you could look down on the Fort, Lake Champlain and the surrounding countryside. After our picnic lunch on the mountain we drove the Scenic Byway (Rt 100) back to Burlington. Picturesque countryside with the Green Mountains on the east and the Adirondacks on the west. Mostly dairy farms of all sizes. Many houses are connected to their barns and are very close to the road - guess they don't want a long driveway or a walk to the barn during the rugged winters! Many of the towns have waterfalls, like the one in the picture, to generate power. We stopped in the little town of Weston,VT and checked out the Vermont Country Store (you may have seen their catalogs) - an old fashioned store with merchandise you remember from childhood. A huge "penny candy" counter with all the old goodies. We love exploring the countryside!
1 comment:
Well, IF you approve this post, you will learn that the Fort was PARTIALLY destroyed by the FRENCH. The plans and drawings still exist of the original Fort and were used in the many restorations that have taken place over 100 year. 2 of the buildings are as the British would have rebuilt them and 1 is an exact copy of the original French but with modern facilities for the first time in 250 years, inside. So we hardly made them up. Unfortunately, tourists and resident took a large part of the stones to build their homes with after the Revolution. Happy to be celebrating 100 years of family visits. That's pretty real. Good thing there's not much to interpret
in rolling hills. Oh, and the country store is real. OK.
Post a Comment