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 […]
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 […]
Join me for a tale of two forts at Crown Point State Historic Site in New York. As mentioned in my earlier post about Lake George, control of the waterways was vital in the early history of this region. At Crown Point, Lake Champlain is at its narrowest, at just a quarter mile in width, […]
The Village of Lake George, in New York, is known for its restaurants, stores, steamboat cruises, and even parasailing. But did you know it also played a pivotal role during the early history of the United States? That’s why during our visit, we picked up a map at the visitor center of “The Colonial Wars […]
On Monday, my friend Hera told me it was National Leave Work Early Day. What better way to celebrate than by taking Mom and Dad out of the office for a dog friendly walk at Pleasant Hill Preserve in Scarborough, Maine! Located in a residential neighborhood, it feels like a world away with its meandering […]
In March, Mom needed to do an errand in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It being pleasantly warm for early spring, I decided to tag along. Little did I realize this was also a rare sunny day this spring. So in light of being rained out of other adventures in more recent weekends, here are a few […]
To celebrate National Paranormal Day, on Saturday I decided to head out and investigate a place Angel Chuck Billy, our paranormal expert, always wanted to visit, but never got the chance, Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Now I know what you’re thinking, “you’ve been to that park before. We’ve seen pictures of you […]
This Saturday, April 19, 2025, marks the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, which marked the first military engagement of the American Revolutionary War in 1775. On that day militiamen from these two Massachusetts towns, surrounding communities, and as far away as Maine and Connecticut, confronted and stopped British troops marching from […]
