Cannons And More

A few days ago, before the rains came, we went to Ft. Ticonderoga to renew our Ambassador passes that allows locals to get in the fort for free. We were just in time for the cannon exhibition, including firing of one of the smaller ones. Each year the fort features a particular year, and this time the soldiers were re-enacting from the Canadian Navy era in 1781. They gave a great talk about the procedure, how many people it took to set off one cannon, all the different commands that were given, and even passed around the different types of ammunition.

Ready...

Aim...

Fire!

What a gorgeous day and view.

They certainly have lots of different kinds of cannons on display and these are only a few of them.

We'll be back for a longer, more detailed tour of the fort, but before we left we went to the King's Garden, my favorite part of the grounds. 

The Pavilion is being restored and we are anxious to see how it turns out.

There is now a boatbuilding project going on in this part of the property, plus a building to house the boats is being constructed.

This boat will be the perfect size for rowing up the La Chute River.

This gazebo is a beautiful accent to the overlook of Lake Champlain and the tour boat Carillion.

One of the entrances to the garden has a bell like ours!

The flowers weren't in total bloom yet but still pretty.

What a gorgeous historical place, pretty much right on our own backyard!