Gary and I love history! That is apparent, huh? Last year our oldest son took his family to New York and Fort Ticonderoga. He is a walking volume (reference) of how our country formed and what preceded our Independence and how fragile it really was before and after our forming. It was just an honour to visit this historical Fort. You could feel the that something "very important" happened there in the past.
Until late in the 19th Century the Fort layed in ruins, it was a shame, for the cradle of our birth was within those miles of thick woods, Lake Champlain and beyond. That generation started to restore the Fort and through the years that followed it became what it is today. George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Ethan Allen, Knox had walked on those grounds. On one side of the fort the Canadian flag flys; Old Glory faces toward the Lake.
There are historical artifacts displayed in the Enlisted Mens' Quarters. It was wonderful. How do you list these things?...you just have to go there and see for yourself!!..I love drums and of course, i got to thinking of how could I make a appliqued quilts with a drum as the focus. There are even iron pieces of war fare brought up from the floor of the Lake from the ships that sank there in battle over 2 centuries ago.
The strength and tenacity that those men had to accomplish the victory that started our journey as a nation is just so amazing to me. There are no words to describe how that visit today has affected us....maybe in time we can explain it to you. With what is going on in our capital today and how they are squandering all that these men were fighting for is the reason why I just can't get my thoughts around it today....sometimes you just have to ponder things for awhile. You must go visit this area....our "cradle" of freedom....You must!!! Thanks for the visit...in a few days I will post again and we will see how my "thoughts of liberty" have found its' thread of cohesive thought! the word Empowerment is drifting into my thoughts at this point....I included the artists' interpretation of how Knox drove oxen pulling the tanks and artillery to Boston...through drifts of snow and ice....in two months time....at the top of the mountain scene you can see the Fort...our ancestors were just amazing...amazing!! Kari
Gary and I love history! That is apparent, huh? Last year our oldest son took his family to New York and Fort Ticonderoga. He is a walking volume (reference) of how our country formed and what preceded our Independence and how fragile it really was before and after our forming. It was just an honour to visit this historical Fort. You could feel the that something "very important" happened there in the past.
Until late in the 19th Century the Fort layed in ruins, it was a shame, for the cradle of our birth was within those miles of thick woods, Lake Champlain and beyond. That generation started to restore the Fort and through the years that followed it became what it is today. George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Ethan Allen, Knox had walked on those grounds. On one side of the fort the Canadian flag flys; Old Glory faces toward the Lake. 
There are historical artifacts displayed in the Enlisted Mens' Quarters. It was wonderful. How do you list these things?...you just have to go there and see for yourself!!..I love drums and of course, i got to thinking of how could I make a appliqued quilts with a drum as the focus. There are even iron pieces of war fare brought up from the floor of the Lake from the ships that sank there in battle over 2 centuries ago.
The strength and tenacity that those men had to accomplish the victory that started our journey as a nation is just so amazing to me. There are no words to describe how that visit today has affected us....maybe in time we can explain it to you. With what is going on in our capital today and how they are squandering all that these men were fighting for is the reason why I just can't get my thoughts around it today....sometimes you just have to ponder things for awhile. You must go visit this area....our "cradle" of freedom....You must!!! Thanks for the visit...in a few days I will post again and we will see how my "thoughts of liberty" have found its' thread of cohesive thought! the word Empowerment is drifting into my thoughts at this point....I included the artists' interpretation of how Knox drove oxen pulling the tanks and artillery to Boston...through drifts of snow and ice....in two months time....at the top of the mountain scene you can see the Fort...our ancestors were just amazing...amazing!! Kari
Glad you were able to go to Ft. Ticonderoga. I agree with your assessment...it IS an amazing place! Beautiful scenery and history, what more could a person ask for :-)
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