Fort Ticonderoga and the Adirondacks

On Tuesday October 2, we left Rutland, Vermont and headed northwest through Vermont towards New York.  We wound our way through rural Vermont enjoying the beautiful fall foliage.  We stopped in at a rural wood carver's shop.   The shop was located on a beautiful setting on Lake Champlain. 

When we arrived at Lake Champlain, we took a small cable ferry across the lake to New York. 

Sitting right between Lake Champlain and Lake George is Fort Ticonderoga.

The fort was originally built by the French in 1755.  We all remember the story of Ethan Allen and the green mountain boys taking the fort in 1775 before the revolutionary war.  The fort was retaken by the British and then partially destroyed and abandoned by the British during the revolutionary war.

 Eric and I were both quite impressed with the historians working on the site as reinactors and the historical accuracy of their presentations.  

 The fort was partially destroyed by the British and was left in ruins for years.  The Pell family purchased the fort and built a hotel on the grounds in 1839.  The hotel catered to tourists coming by steamboat to view the old fort ruins.  In the early 1900's, other family members started rebuilding the fort. 

The old Pavilion Hotel at Fort Ticonderoga

After leaving Fort Ticonderoga, we took a scenic route along Lake George and through the Adirondack mountains.  As we were coming down a mountain, we ran across this beautiful natural pool of water.