July 26-27, 2017

 

 

 After traveling down one country road after another we arrived at Treasure Isle RV Park, Blossvale, NY.

 

 

We took a ride to nearby Sylvan Beach where we enjoyed a concert featuring the TJ Sacco Band. 

 

 

We finished the evening off with Ice cream and a walk on the beach.

Fort Stanwix National Monument is a reconstruction of the historic fort in downtown Rome, NY.

 

We began our tour in the Visitor Center where we signed up for a behind the scenes tour of the museum’s artifacts.

 

 

The museum collections at Fort Stanwix National Monument consist of approximately 500,000 objects.

 

 

Most of the collection consists of artifacts recovered from the excavations that took place during the 1970s prior to the reconstruction of the fort.

 

Included in the collection are military arms, clothing, hardware, utensils, furniture and furnishings from the French and Indian War and the American Revolution.

 

After the tour we took the path leading to the fort.

 

 

  Known as “the fort that never surrendered,” Fort Stanwix successfully repelled a prolonged siege in August 1777 by British, German, Loyalist, Canadian, and American Indian troops and warriors. 

 

 

Monte volunteered to assist in a cannon firing demonstration. 

 

Back at the campground we took an after dinner walk on the beach.