tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42513084100592926502024-03-12T16:00:51.734-07:00The Adventures of Flat EricFollow the adventures of Flat Eric as he travels the world.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11012584252864112842noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4251308410059292650.post-56398341673743119442010-10-19T18:05:00.000-07:002010-10-19T18:36:35.461-07:00First Stop: New York State 9/29/10<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqO084z7X0y05zvwMhFu4RS3GOKsWKo_dOHc6T_wvm4kXbCcggKPLQxG9Soc1owLlri_zDE7_h1-MBpBqdC1QEPyWgEv1mN0-aioHqudY5-NBTpFys_d1HoKwvkPuPtcoEVXznJL99Ssd/s1600/Flat+Eric.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqO084z7X0y05zvwMhFu4RS3GOKsWKo_dOHc6T_wvm4kXbCcggKPLQxG9Soc1owLlri_zDE7_h1-MBpBqdC1QEPyWgEv1mN0-aioHqudY5-NBTpFys_d1HoKwvkPuPtcoEVXznJL99Ssd/s400/Flat+Eric.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529935169837054130" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Today I paid a visit to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_William_Henry">Fort William Henry</a>, on the shores of <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=Lake+George,+NY&um=1&gl=us&resnum=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=Lake+George,+NY&gl=us&ei=IUO-TNqaN8WAlAeH2LHnBw&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CCQQ8gEwAA#">Lake George, NY</a>. This fort was built by the British in 1755 and destroyed by the French in 1757, during <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_and_Indian_War">the French & Indian War</a>. The present compound is a recreation of the original fort and a popular tourist destination.<br /><br />Fort William Henry gained world-wide renown when it served as the setting for James Fenimore Cooper's novel, "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_of_the_Mohicans">The Last of the Mohicans</a>." Although the book was set in the Adirondacks, the 1992 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_of_the_Mohicans_%281992_film%29">movie version</a> was actually filmed in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.<br /><br />There are special activities in the fort for children, like joining the regiment and sifting for objects in a pretend archaeology dig.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSudwBJ_Qi0xUEKGr_IxPmj78mPKGUxaYWEY5gJWJCuSbViQqV0_LhsCRLgfdlF7-6slP3rQGd_5cGjjAa1A1eZbCC2ybq4i5HXFfZ_xiEqP36PAvrTpp1sYyiyGgBKFA849iymxb7LkXn/s1600/Fort+William+Henry.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSudwBJ_Qi0xUEKGr_IxPmj78mPKGUxaYWEY5gJWJCuSbViQqV0_LhsCRLgfdlF7-6slP3rQGd_5cGjjAa1A1eZbCC2ybq4i5HXFfZ_xiEqP36PAvrTpp1sYyiyGgBKFA849iymxb7LkXn/s400/Fort+William+Henry.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529934440093255410" border="0" /></a><br />Who knew that learning history could be so much fun?<br /><br />Now I'm off to Australia. See you soon!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">"Flat Eric" by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmcordell/5036997934/in/set-72157625061184150/">dmcordell</a><br />"Fort William Henry" by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmcordell/5098452196/">dmcordell</a></span>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11012584252864112842noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4251308410059292650.post-38248468006977688662010-10-18T12:08:00.001-07:002010-10-18T12:09:06.269-07:00On My WayI'm off! Mrs. Stallsworth has sent me on my first trip. I'm off to New York. I will see you when I get out of the envelope.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11012584252864112842noreply@blogger.com0