First stop was the corn maze. Well, it was a maze and it was created in a corn field, but the corn was only three maybe four feet tall. There was definitely not a challenge to be had here. And it was hot. Sweat-rollin’-down-the-back, pancake-flippin’ hot. The kids didn’t care though. They ran through while Little One and I trudged through with the stroller. Afterwards they all clambered for water, which of course was back at the truck, about a mile walk away. Cue the moans and groans from grumpy children.
After a light snack, we toured the fort and learned about the many times the fort has changed hands over the years. First built by the French in 1755 and called Fort Carillon, then taken over by the British in 1759 and renamed Fort Ticonderoga and held for 15 years until a surprise attack from American called colonists caused it to change hands once again. It then switches hands a few years later back to the British along with some German troops. This only lasts a few short months before they evacuate and control returns to the colonists. The last military occupation was in 1781 and in 1820 the site became the first preservation of an historic battlefield in American history.
The highlight for the children of course was the cannons. The boys especially thought it would be great fun to load themselves into cannons and pretend to be shot out.
