We're tied up at the city dock in the historic town of Ft. Edward, NY.  We both slept late this morning and took our time with some quite different tasks.  I washed towels and hung them out to dry while Ralph worked on the follow-me tv installing the new satellite dish that we had shipped to our friend, Fred, here in Ft. Edward.  Hooray!  We now have tv and it was good to catch up on the news and to watch reruns of MASH.

This afternoon we took a walk around this lovely town.  We walked about five miles -- uphill both ways.  Striper is a high energy dog and as she lies snoozing beside me, we think we wore her out!  Of course, we wore ourselves out as well.  In our travels we found a nice bakery just about to close and were fortunate to have bought their last two cinnamon buns which I heated and we had for dessert tonight -- delicious!

Ft. Edward's history dates back to the Revolutionary War.  George Washington and his troops were here at one point, as well as General Burgoyne, on the British side.  James Fenimore Cooper, author of "The Last of the Mohicans" wrote about the kidnapping of Jane McCrea by the Mohican Indians in Ft. Edward. We were told he took poetic license with various events including ending the book with Jane returning home safely.  I read that book when I was about 10. I guess that ending is more palatable for a 10-year old instead of her being kidnapped and scalped.   I intend to reread the book now that I am somewhat familiar with the setting and the incident.

Further down Broadway is the Ft. Edward Historical Museum which was quite interesting.  The docent discussed the history of the home that has become the museum and, of course, discussed Jane's murder.  He said it was later proven that Jane actually died from a stray military bullet, but she was subsequently scalped; however, she was dead when that brutal act was committed.  This is a not-to-be- missed historic upstate New York town.

Here are a few photos from today:

A mural on the wall of a building on Broadway

The Jane McCrea House

Jane McCrae was murdered on my birthdate 235 years ago

Striper enjoyed her long walk today and so did we

A memorial in Underwood Park adjacent to the city dock

The original blacksmith shop now a popular restaurant