Category Archives: Forts

Old Fort Harrod State Park, Kentucky

Posted on June 11, 2004 by Roger

On a drive from Lexington to Mammoth Cave, we passed right by Old Fort Harrod State Park and decided to stop. Fort Harrod was the first permanent settlement west of the Alleghenies. There’s a reproduction of the fort on the … Continue reading →

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Fort Kaskaskia State Historical Site, Illinois

Posted on December 21, 2003 by Roger

Our family spent the night in Chester, Illinois (home of Elzie C. Segar, the creator of Popeye). In the morning, we drove north to Fort Kaskaskia. It features mounds and ditches that mark the site of an old French fort … Continue reading →

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Old Fort William — Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Posted on July 4, 1996 by Roger

After we visited Grand Portage, we drove up into Canada to Old Fort William. The two places were very similar — both recreations of fur trading posts. Fort William was originally located on Lake Superior, but the city of Thunder … Continue reading →

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Grand Portage National Monument — Cook County, Minnesota

Posted on July 4, 1996 by Roger

We spent most of Independence Day in another country — Canada. We stopped at Grand Portage National Monument, just south of the border, on the way north. The stockade is built on the site of an old fur-trading post. Traders … Continue reading →

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Colonial Michilimackinac — Mackinaw City, Michigan

Posted on July 10, 1994 by Roger

We walked to this fort from our hotel along the shore of Lakes Huron and Michigan and under the Mackinac Bridge. It’s been restored and is operated by the State of Michigan, and I was very impressed. The original fort … Continue reading →

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