Crossroads of a Continent Podcast

Episode 21 - Revolutionary Road Trip: Ticonderoga

This episode is all about Ticonderoga, NY.  Starting at the "Crown Jewel" of historic sites in the Champlain Valley, Fort Ticonderoga.  Spend plenty of time here exploring the incredible history at the fort, including the "French Lines", where the Battle of Carillon took place in 1758.  This road trip also explores the La Chute River Falls, Mount Hope, and Mount Defiance.  We'll also explore the Mossy Point Boat Launch, where Henry Knox and his "Noble Train of Artillery" moved south, and the story of an African American Revolutionary veteran, who owned a farm on Black Point.  He was very successful, and even employed white sharecroppers to the astonishment of the southern slave owners Thomas Jefferson and James Madison when they visited the area after the war. Support the show [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crossroadsofacontinent]

Episode 20 - Revolutionary Road Trip: Addison County Vermont

This is the third installment of the Revolutionary Road Trip series.  The road trip begins in Vergennes, Vermont and follows the historic shores of Lake Champlain, including the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Arnold's Bay, and Chimney Point, Vermont.  The trip concludes at the Crown Point Historical Site, where the remnants of two forts are in display, the French Fort St. Frederic and His Majesty's Fort at Crown Point. Support the show [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crossroadsofacontinent]

Episode 19 - Revolutionary Road Trip: Northern New York and Canada

This is the second installment of the Revolutionary Road Trip series.  This road trip begins in Willsboro, New York and ends in Ile aux Noix in Quebec, Canada.  Don't forget your passport!  Sites include the Battle of Valcour Island, a refugee tract for French Canadians who fought with the American forces throughout the conflict, and the resting place of hundreds of American Patriots who never returned home. Support the show [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crossroadsofacontinent]

Episode 18 - Revolutionary Road Trip: Northern Vermont

The first in a series of Revolutionary Road Trips, designed to be day trips with plenty of time to explore and enjoy the sites.  This road trip covers northern Vermont, starting in Burlington, going through the Champlain Islands to Isle la Motte, and eventually to St. Albans and Georgia.  Sites include Ethan Allen's gravesite and home, a rock made famous for mistaken identity, the grave of a participant in the Boston Tea Party, and a former slave who was given his freedom after serving on the side of the American cause. Support the show [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crossroadsofacontinent]

Episode 17 - The Revolutionary War pt. 4: Arnold's March to Quebec, Franklin's Visit to the Valley, and the "Living Hell" at Ile aux Noix

In this episode, we discuss Benedict Arnold's harrowing march through the wilderness of Maine to Quebec, and the incredible hardships that earned Arnold the nickname of "The Hannibal of North America".  We also discuss the Battle of Quebec and the disappointing result for American forces.  In addition, we will discuss Benjamin Franklin's visit to the Champlain Valley.  Plus, we will discuss the horrific 10 days of misery the Americans faced at Ile aux Noix, a small island in Canada on the Richelieu River just 12 miles north of the border from New York and Vermont, and why it was a "living hell" of sorrow and suffering. Support the show [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crossroadsofacontinent]