Travel from Burlington, VT to Lake George, NY

Tuesday 16th JulyToday was not that exciting, a travel day really. Our one and only cache in Burlington this morning was magnificent, a huge wooden carved statue of Chief  Grey Lock  the "greatest" leader of the Abenaki people.

 Lindsey strikes the pose in front of Chief Grey Lock

After visiting the great chief we head south towards tonight stay at Lake George NY.

The next stop was Vergennes.  America's third oldest city, incorporated in 1788.  Population around 2,750.  Vermont's smallest "city".

Vergennes Falls

We discovered these falls on the river running through the middle of town.

Next stop was the Vermont side of Lake Champlain overlooking Fort Ticonderoga (on the New York side).  There was a ferry available. $8 for a car $1 for a passenger.  Very reasonable.

This area was significant during the American revolution.  This waterway runs all the way from Canada, connecting to the Hudson and reaching the Atlantic at New York.  The British made many attempts to invade from Canada to rest control from the revolutionaries.  We visited a lesser fort named Mt Independence.  Named as soon as the news arrived that the Declaration had been signed.

Had lunch in Fair Haven.  Our last town before entering New York State.

Lake George where we finished today is full of motels and tourists. It's pretty horrible but we did find a nice place to eat looking over the lake and watching the authentic paddle steamers plying their trade though the food was not nearly so good as last nights.  One really good thing is that we can get the "Tour" on telly, that's a first since Florida.