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Fort Ticonderoga was incredible. Although the Revolutionary War and this time period isn’t something I teach, I found a lot that would interest my students. We study George Washington and so I took some good pictures of him and some of his artifacts. I also got some good shots of canons and the fort itself that would be of great interest to little boys.
It was fun listening to Jim Hughto’s criticisms of the movie “The Patriot”. I had watched this movie when it first came out and enjoyed it but didn’t really give it any thought historically.
I really had an emotional reaction to Jim’s comparison of Timothy McVey and Benedict Arnold. I know that is what he was after and he probably affected all of us since most of us were adults at the time of the Oklahoma bombing. I never have thought of him as a hero of any kind or of him representing our country well.
Dinner at Salty’s was a fantastic experience. I started with a cup of clam chowder, followed by the shrimp with crab stuffing. I ended my meal by sharing some apple crisp with ice cream. The whole meal was the best I had in New York. I was very impressed by the fact that our chef graduated from the CIA (Culinary Institute of America) and was a classmate of Emeril Lagasse.
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I agree that the comparison between McVey and Arnold was shocking. I have never considered McVey a hero of any sort and the idea of putting a monument up to honor him is crazy. I do think it was good for Jim to make the connection though because it really helped it all het home for us. We need to think of ways to help make connections for our kids as well so they will have a more personal tie to our history.
Comment by crystalcampbell June 21, 2010 @ 9:51 pm