Our visit through The Saratoga Battlefield National Historic Site took us right to the fields and bluffs where Revolutionary fighters aided by a few Native tribes turned back the British forces with their German Mercenaries and Native supporters. At the ten stops along the route, we heard personal stories from both Loyalist and Patriots, detailing battles, telling of loss and sharing the feelings of the division between family and neighbor.
Along with another couple we took a stroll through the rose and rock gardens of Yaddo, a 100+ mansion that serves as a retreat for artists, composers, writers, and more. It has welcomed such luminaries as Poe and Bernstein.
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