Another Fort!

We have been making up for lost time from this past summer. We have had two great weeks of sunny and mostly calm weather, and although it has been a bit chilly, we seem to be used to it and dress accordingly. W have been out kayaking almost daily, and even headed up to Lake Champlain's Rouses Point, which is right at the U.S./Canadian border. It has been a few years since we have been this far north and couldn't wait to see one of our favorite forts, Fort Montgomery, aka Fort Blunder. Bult in the 1800s to keep the British from invading the U.S. from Canada, it originally was found to have been on the Canada side of the border. Eventually the border lines were moved and it became part of New York State. 

The fort has been falling into ruins for many years and was for sale for a decade, until two brothers who are orthopedic surgeons purchased it about a year ago. Here is an original for sale from years gone by, and it ended up selling for $750,000. 

Although they said that they have big plans to renovate it, make the property a winery, and hold events and weddings, nothing appeared to have been started yet. Many years ago we were brave and ventured on land to explore and it was filled with garbage and graffiti, so there is plenty of work to be done and money to be invested. 

I like how this corner looks like the bow of a ship.

Here is a good article about Fort Blunder's history...

https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/fort-blunder-american-most-embarrassing-gun-battery/

I hope the new owners do what they intended to do with it. What an interesting place to own, especially since I read that it also includes 300 acres of land!