Sunday, August 08, 2004
Visiting Fort at #4
We spent yesterday on the New Hampshire, Vermont border right on the Connecticut River. We traveled two and a half hours to get there with everyone on board the "Green Monster". Banana peels were flying and juice boxes were spilling ,but anyone on the outside of the van (through the non tinted windows) could only see Alan and me ,smiling to ourselves, happy to be able to have a day to ourselves with the kids. We seem to be sharing them a lot with opthers as they are getting older and it's just nice to be able to enjoy the times we can spend as a family.

Fort #4 is a fort that has been rebuilt . It was used in the French and Indian war for the British in the 1750's. We went to see the reenactment of the battle there and also to visit friends Pete and Wendy who had just moved to Charleston, NH from Lowell. Charlie had been helping them move all week so we also went to pick him up.

At the fort we found Charlie, dressed in period clothes and barefoot, selling muzzleloaders in Pete's tent. He has been aprenticing with Pete for the summer as a gunsmith and has learned a great deal about primitive arms and American history. The fort and the reenactment was truly living history and more than I could have taught them in a year from a book. I'm hoping this sparks Charlie into a lifetime of learning and enjoyment of history.
thus voiced Mrs A @ 12:08 PM
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