June 17 - Fort Ticonderoga

By 0715 hours, we had passed through Lock 12 for the 3rd time in two days.  Now we were passed the canal system and entering the southern portion of Lake Champlain.  It was flooded. The lake is about 3 foot above flood stage.  Regardless, we pushed on until we arrived at Fort Ticonderoga.  We anchored in at the mouth of the La Chute river and took the dinghy to shore.  Then, we hiked up the hillside to the fort.  It was grand and there was alot to see.   The history centered around the time period of 1756 till around 1800.  They had performers in 1776 period clothing and they would perform re-enachments from time to time.  We also visited Sarah Pell's garden, called the King's garden, that was designed by one of first women landscape architects.   Back to the boat and on to Point Bay marina.   This is one of the few marinas that is open.  Most marinas and fuel docks are closed due to the current high water levels.  The first picture below shows the high water in the trees on the lake.  The second picture shows a view of the valley as we are entering the lake.  Next is a pic of Fort Ticonderoga from the boat.  And finally, after a long day, the view from the aft deck of the boat while docked at Point Bay marina.