New York and Vermont

Marlene's family is in the Troy, NY area.  She had not seen them for some time due to the Covid pandemic, among other things.  So we had a great couple of weeks visiting.  Below a surprise early birthday video for her at a restaurant with her brother, Austin and his girl, Reggie.






Next, on to Vermont, which we had never visited.  Beautiful mountains, green pastures, wonderful vistas.  First stop Bennington, VT.

Did you know how important the Battle of Bennington was to Colonial success in the Revolutionary War? 

In August of 1777 British Gen Burgoyne sent his Col Baum to Bennington to procure food, supplies, equipment for his army.  Their grand plan was to divide the Colonies in two, separating New England from the rest of the Colonies.  At Bennington, colonial Gen John Stark, aided by The Green Mountain Boys defeated the British, killing Col Baum in the process.  Historically, they accomplished three important things:  1) Denying Burgoyne needed supplies for his army, 2) Reducing Burgoyne's army by approximately 1000 men and 3) convincing the Indians (which were fighting with Burgoyne) to abandon fighting with the British.  Just two months later, October, 1777, Burgoyne was soundly defeated in the Battle of Saratoga.  This defeat convinced the French to enter the war on the side of the Colonials and forced the British to reconsider their "divide and conquer" plan.  Many historians feel that the Battle of Saratoga was a major turning point in the war. Vermonters are justly proud of their contribution to our independence.


The Bennington Museum had excellent info on the Battle.

The 306 foot Bennington Monument commemorating the Battle; you can ride or walk to the top, where the view of three states is very nice.

In Bennington we had quite a bit of rain, contributing to nice lake/stream runoffs.  Below a video near our campground.



One of many covered bridges we saw in our travels through the state.



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You can't go to Vermont without visiting the Vermont Country Store!!



Next campground was particularly peaceful, did a short video.



Is it a church, a town hall, a meeting center?  Whatever, it is classic New England, kept in beautiful shape.






























 

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  1. UnknownAugust 7, 2021 at 7:26 PM

    I was surprised to hear this was your first trip to Vermont. One of my favorite states. especially in the autumn!
    Looks like you had a wonderful trip 😊 Thanks for sharing the great pictures and history tid bits

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