Tracie's World

From Champlain, New York, we crossed the border in to Canada. A big event due to being able to use my passport for the first time. Once we were allowed in, we drove up to spend the night in Montreal. It was a little confusing at first, switching over to kilometers, and seeing road signs in French. But we arrived safely, and other than having to listen to bad covers of French power ballads, we were none the worse. View from our window at the Holiday Inn Longueuil The steeple in the top photo is for the Cathedral of St. Antoine de Padua. It's a beautiful historic church that contains some of the remains of the original Fort Longueuil We attended Sacrament Meeting at the Longueuil Ward. The service was all in French, so I didn't understand a thing. But the ward members were very friendly and welcoming. The church is on the same property as the temple, which is currently under renovation. The members currently drive 6 1/2 hours to Toronto if they want to go to the t...

Leaving the Finger Lakes, we drove through the Adirondack Mountains, where we stopped at Fort Ticonderoga, and made a quick trip to Vermont. The Adirondacks are gorgeous, with lakes and trees everywhere you look. I know Brigham Young said that the Salt Lake Valley was "The Place, but someone in the Adirondacks begs to differ... Fort Ticonderoga Fort Ticonderoga was originally built by the French during the French and Indian War in the late 1750's. Later on during that war it was captured by the British and held until captured by Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys during the American Revolution. In 1775, Colonel Henry Knox came to Ticonderoga to get the cannons that were hauled overland during a harsh winter and used to safeguard and save Boston from the British. Vermont Leaving Fort Ticonderoga, we drove North on our way to Montreal. Since Vermont was right across Lake Champlain from us, we made a brief...

Being the History major that I am, the other town o interest to me was Seneca Falls, New York. If you've not heard of Seneca Falls before, it's where Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and several other well-known Suffragists of the mid-1800's lived, and was the location of the first-ever Conference on Women's Rights. As a firm believer in the rights of women, I was thrilled to get an opportunity to visit, and channel some of my historical heroines.  Church building where the Conference was held Waterfall Monument displaying the words to the Declaration of Sentiments, document produced by the Convention. Today Seneca Falls is a beautiful small town that sits on the banks of Seneca Lake, one of the Finger Lakes of New York, and is home to the National Women's Hall of Fame.  After Seneca Falls, it was late, and I was totally starving after all our adventures. We ended up finding the coolest little diner in a town called...