Was a beautiful day today. Scattered storms but we were fortunate to only have some sprinkles on our head. We visited Bloody Pond off Lake George, first time for both of us. Campfire stories say that the there were so many soldiers killed at the pond during the French-Indian War that the water was stained red. Originally named Rocky Brook, it was then renamed Bloody Pond. The pond is so still, you can see that in the third picture.
After Bloody Pond, we stopped at the memorial for Ephraim Williams, Jr. He was a colonel who fought in the French-Indian war and was shot in the head during the beginning of battle. His family was well known in Massachusetts Fellow soldiers protected his body then buried it near Bloody Morning Scout to prevent his body from being desecrated. They carved his initials along with the year of his death in the stone buried by his body. In the will of Mr. Williams, he left a large estate which funded a free school for soldiers on his land. It was also advised that with these terms, the town be named after him, now known as Williamstown, MA. Later on, the school was turned into Williams College. During the 20th century, his body was moved to Williams College where a monument was erected in his honor. A replica of the monument has been placed on the stone which he was buried near at Blood Morning Scout. It was so beautiful at this site. Very green.
Next, we ate at Mr. B's Subs which has been in business for 45 years. Mom isn't sure, but she thinks the building was a pancake house when she was a kid before it became that but not sure. Kiddo memories. Afterwards we checked out the local Dollar Tree (exciting stuff I know) but hey, I got a bottle of laundry detergent to break open and explode all over me and the paper goods we picked up for the hotel room. Good times. The following is a picture I took this evening of the fog on the lake and storm clouds surrounding the mountains. It's hard to believe the lake is 30 miles long, with these clouds it is hard to grasp the distance.
