The kids did homework till 10:30 while I dumped the RV and prepared for travel. We left the campsite just after 11, making a stop for lunch and shopping in Lake George at the factory outlets. We were back on the road by 2:00 headed for Fort Ticonderoga.The fort sits at a strategic point on Lake Champlain, providing a control point for shipping to and from Montreal, Canada. It was the scene of one of the deadliest battles (percentage wise) in North American history (Antietam later became the worst), when the British attacked the French in 1758. The French repelled a superior force, thanks to some quick thinking and advanced strategies. The British took the fort a year later without firing a shot, but not before the French blew up the ammunition's depot and most of the fort.
In 1775, just three weeks after the battles of Lexington and Concord, Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold led a raid on the fort and successfully captured cannons which helped George Washington end the British siege on Boston (we heard the other half of the story last week on our Boston tour). The fort is now owned by the historical society, and has been restored to specifications of the original French and English forts.
Upon leaving Fort Ticonderoga we crossed the bridge into Vermont and drove to our campground in Burlington. The campground is owned by the city of Burlington, and sits on the shore of Lake Champlain as a city park. It's not fancy, but the views are impressive.
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