Montreal Trip - Day 13

We checked out of the Four Points by Sheraton on Rue Sherbrooke at 1010.  After stopping to see the ruins of old Saint Ann's Church (Coogan family parish), we drove out of Montreal around 1100. We continued on the north side of the Saint Lawrence and decided to head down towards the Thousand Islands. Along the way, we stopped for poutine again at PFK. When we reached Morrisburg, we learned about a historic park (Upper Canada Village) that told the history of old British Canada. When we got there, we were surprised to learn that they were doing a reenactment of a War of 1812 battle at Crysler’s Farm Battlefield Park (next door)! We decided to stay there for a short time and were treated to finely dressed military "actors" marching and playing fifes and drums. The weather was great, and the river was right behind the action. At around 1600 we drove down to see some of the Locks that are used in the river - the kids liked watching the huge ships moving up and down. By around 1700 we were in the Thousand Islands region. We explored some of the small vacation villages on both sides of the river - it looked like a great place to spend the summer! We crossed back into the US before dark and Nicky managed to get us the VAT rebate - this is the first time this has worked. We continued south on I-81 and it got dark soon after. We drove as far as we could and ended the night in central New York State.