So far today has been a pretty awesome day! I went to the fort to see the second re-enactment and this one was way better than the one they put on yesterday. The one yesterday took place in the woods and they were so far away that it was difficult to see. The re-enactment today was in a field, so it was much easier to see the whole thing!

I started off my day at the fort by going to the French Drill and Musket Demonstration. Here they taught the audience how the soldiers drill to coordinate their firepower for potentially devastating effects. After I watched that demonstration, I walked around for a bit and I talked to a few soldiers, some trades people, and some of the Indians. 

When it came time to see the re-enactment, I made sure to get there a little early and get a good spot so I could video it. The re-enactment took place behind logs that were stacked eight feet high. The French soldiers had fought for their lives to keep their foothold on the heights of Carillon and the British and the Provincial soldiers rushed through the French bullets. Hopefully my video's came out well, as I plan to get them posted to YouTube within the next few days.

For my daily pic, I decided to post one of the cutie pies from the Musket Demonstration (Mr. Hodges-LeClaire)! He was such a pleasure to chat with and was very excited to tell me about his part in the re-enactment, the military lifestyle, and about the uniforms.

In case you were wondering, I took a video of the demonstration and am hoping to get it uploaded within the next few days.