Our trip last month to the Adirondack region of New York wasn’t just to tour historical sites. Angel Chuck Billy also planned this adventure to continue his cryptozoology research. Although his primary areas of interest were UFOs and Bigfoot, he also dabbled in sea monsters as evident in his work regarding Cassie, Maine’s sea serpent […]
When you’ve been renting dog friendly vacation places for as long as my family has, you get use to reading the fine print. A place may say it is dog friendly, but take for example the cottage that specifically banned Golden Retrievers because we shed. Or the inns that have weight restrictions that are so […]
On October 17, 1777, Lieutenant-General John Burgoyne surrendered his sword and army to Major General Horatio Gates, an event which marked the first time a British army surrendered in world history, sending shockwaves across the globe. Burgoyne was defeated days earlier at the Second Battle of Saratoga, ending the British plan to conquer upstate New […]
We have reached the turning point in the American Revolution, the Battles of Saratoga, New York! And just like it took the Americans two attempts, our visit to Saratoga National Historical Park also took two tries. Although we weren’t turned back by an opposing side, we retreated on our first visit due to tropical downpours. […]
Spoiler Alert: There will NOT be a test at the end of my history posts on the places we visited in June. But there is a connection to these places! Remember the Fort at Crown Point that the Americans took over from the British during the American Revolution? Well while there, Major General Philip Schuyler wrote […]
I was sitting at my post daydreaming at the window, when what to my wondering eye should appear but a man on a unicycle coming down my driveway! Well not a traditional unicycle. It was a motorized wheel with a place for him to put his feet on either side. I came to the obvious […]
Hi Chuck Billy! It’s me, Asa, here with our monthly check in report! First off, let me get a little business out of the way. Would it be possible for you to take out your new snow making machine and send us some? It’s not just because I would like to celebrate Christmas in July, […]
During my visit to Fort Ticonderoga, I learned step by step how to use an historic cannon, which gave me a brilliant idea for my world tour! Now before I go any further, I want to remind everyone that cannons are loud! So if you’re a dog visiting this living history museum in New York, […]
Tell the truth, who hasn’t ignored good advice at some point in their life, only to regret it later? Such was the case with Mount Defiance, with its perfect view of Fort Ticonderoga. After the Americans took control of Fort Ticonderoga from the British during the American Revolution, Deputy Adjutant General John Trumbull felt that […]
In the early morning of May 10, 1775, less than a month after the Battle of Lexington and Concord, a militia of determined colonists surprised the small group of British troops garrisoned at Fort Ticonderoga, in New York. This first offensive win was a “major moral and material victory,” in the early days of the […]