Fort Plain

Fort Plain, NY

42 56.39 N 074 37.08 W

Our progress up the canal today was only 4 miles. We motored from Canajoharie to Fort Plain. The weather was miserable. We fought a 25 knot headwind. It was cold and wet. We came here partly to avoid the stifling heat of the Chesapeake in summer. We may have succeeded too well.

Fort Plain is a place that we believe that we've never visited before; either by car or by boat. Our attraction was to visit the Fort Plain Museum and Park. We're tied up at lock 15 and the museum is only a mile away.

The museum's focus is mostly on revolutionary times and artifacts. It is on the site of Fort Plain/Fort Rennselaer. For us, the best part of the museum was the enthusiastic kibitzing and commentary provided by the ex-schoolteacher who runs the place. I don't think she gets many visitors in a day, so she was glad to see us. We were charmed by her stories.