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Donna Larkin and her professional staff. Right
across the way, on Peebles Island, you might
notice some earthen mounds sticking up from the
grassy knoll. They were part of the fortifications
erected by Col. Thaddeus Kosciuszko in 1777 as
part of the defenses should the colonists have
lost the epic Battle of Saratoga that fall. A very
interesting case of what-might-have-been. There
is also a remnant of an old factory on Peebles
Island as well as other working factories nearby,
a reminder that America’s industrial heritage is
still alive here in upstate New York, and many are
working hard to make it thrive once again.
Just upriver past Lock C-2, the Mechanicville
Library hosts a farmers’ market every Monday,
rain or shine, from 4PM-7PM at 190 N Main St.,
Mechanicville. More information is available at
meclib.sals.edu . It’s another great opportunity to
easily provision as vessels make their way north to
Lake Champlain.
Steamboats warming their engines at the dock in Waterford. The annual Steamboat Meet is but one
of many great maritime events which take place in this historic site, which is also home to America’s
oldest continuously incorporated village.
The village of Stillwater at Lock C-4 and
Schuylerville just below Lock C-5 are becoming
more and more popular with cruising boaters
(many articles in recent issues of this magazine
have discussed Schuylerville’s resurgence), and
for those interested in getting away from the water,
consider the Saratoga Battlefield, the Saratoga
Race Course (mid-July thru Labor Day), area farms
and other attractions which are easily reached via
uber, taxi service or in some cases by bicycle or
even on foot. Or call Kirsten Dahlgren at Big Big
on the Battenkill
(www.bigbigonthebattenkill.com)
to arrange a tubing or kayaking trip on the Battenkill
River in nearby Vermont.
For more information on these and other local
attractions, call (518) 371-3763, visit www.
southernsaratoga.org or stop by the Southern
Saratoga Information Center (at the Exit 9 Rest
Area on I-87)..