Fort Niagara – Niagara, New York.

Well, TJ and I made it to Buffalo and had a nice dinner eating some celebrated wings. We spent the next day looking at Frank Loyd Wright houses in the area. Following that, it was back to military history! We took the drive north to Fort Niagara. It was a bit of a rainy day, so we hoped it would not have too much of a negative impact on our touring. Well, in the end, history will not be denied! It ended up not being too bad, so we got to see everything.

https://www.oldfortniagara.org

We paid our fee and headed to the fort with a guide (part of the package). He gave us a verbal history of the fort and its modification and use of its use. He then took us through the main gate and we were off on our own. We started in the barracks building and then joined the musket shooting presentation. We then hit each building, the parapets and bastions in clock order.

Each area was well maintained and presented. We did need to watch out for landmines, as the grounds were literally littered with Goose dropping piles! Fortunately, all those years of wargaming have trained me how to avoid such perils!

There is plenty of explanation of the different modifications all the way to WWII and a few markers. The main fort and HQ building was the most impressive to me. It was set up with its F&I period furnishings and is quite impressive.

Once we finished the fort, we walked back to the main building and checked out the museum and book store. The museum does a nice job in explaining the history of the fort and its use over time. We bought some trinkets and headed out to get some lunch to our next location!

• Manteuffel