A Day at the Ritz Carlton of Bemis Heights

Today's post unfortunately will have to be a short one - there's some company at the house and Megan's cat Otis is driving me insane! Megan brought me to work today and she actually dressed up as a militiaman so she could do musket demonstrations at the Neilson House.

Anyone that visits this site has to have their picture taken by the flag and reproduction cannon which are located directly in front of the house, it makes for a scenic AND patriotic photo:

As the park tells its visitors, and Park Ranger Danielle told Megan and I, "NO SITTING ON THE CANNON!" - So I just posed in front - no fun!

Throughout the day, Megan and Danielle did various living history demonstrations: sewing haversacks (an 18th century man-purse if you will), Megan did some musket drills and demonstrations, and they also talked a lot about the house itself.

We're probably not supposed to sit on the windowsill of the house, but I did anyway - such a rebel! As you can see, I also have my day pass to the park courtesy of Danielle - no VIP treatment for this ranger!

I was glad Megan brought me to the park, the Neilson House was a lot of fun, and the view wasn't so bad either! I think perhaps my favorite part of the day was watching Megan teach a family how to drill like 18th century soldiers: they didn't know left from right, couldn't follow directions, and it was all being filmed to be included in someone's home videos - I guess whatever makes the visitor happy right?

Like I said, this one is a short one tonight - the next time I venture out to the Ritz Carlton of Bemis Heights I'll be sure to get a snapshot of Megan dressed as a soldier, or a camp follower!