A Visit to Fort Ticonderoga, Part 2
November 21, 2011 by Mrs. Mecomber
Filed under Adirondacks, architecture, castles, forts, gardens, historic houses, history, lakes, museums, Revolutionary War, tourism, Unknown Soldier
In A Visit to Fort Ticonderoga, Part 1, I discussed the amazing views of the fort and its very important role in the defense of pre-colonial settlements and American Revolutionary strategy. After soaking in the glorious sights and enjoying a musket drill, we entered the interior ring of the fort that once housed the soldiers, [...]
Trinity Church, New York, NY: Part 2
September 22, 2011 by Mrs. Mecomber
Filed under architecture, cemeteries, churches, Featured, history, NYC, philosophy, tourism
This is the second installment of our tour through Trinity Church on Wall Street in lower Manhattan. See Part 1 here. It’s an experience of extremes. The streets are hot and smelly and loud, filled with honking horns and diesel traffic and the deafening noises of subway trains moving below our feet, of millions of [...]
Trinity Church, New York, NY: Part 1
September 16, 2011 by Mrs. Mecomber
Filed under architecture, cemeteries, churches, history, NYC, Revolutionary War
If walls could talk. Located in lower Manhattan near “Ground Zero” from September 11, 2001, Trinity Church has seen a lot of action. Built in 1698 when Manhattan Island was still a rural countryside just beginning to burgeon into a small town, Trinity Church received its charter from King William III of England in 1697. [...]
Olana State Historic Site, Hudson, NY
August 18, 2011 by Mrs. Mecomber
Filed under architecture, art, Capital Region, education, Featured, hiking, historic houses, history, museums, tours, trails
The Hudson River School of art has been my favorite fine art genre since I studied founder Thomas Cole’s stunning Voyage of Life paintings as a young art major in school. Such deep, dramatic, and luminous paintings these artists produced in the mid to late 19th century! As a matter of fact, their paintings were [...]
The Erie Canal Village, Rome, NY, Part 1
July 19, 2011 by Mrs. Mecomber
Filed under architecture, Central NY, Erie Canal, historic houses, history, museums, nature, New York State issues, reenactments, Upstate NY
Finally! I’d been wanting to visit this Village again ever since I visited when I was 14 years old. What a wonderful, wonderful place. Step back in time, literally. If it wasn’t for your wristwatch and cellphone, you’d think you were back in 1807.
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