After our vintage dance performance on George’s Island, we had time to explore the island and express our silly-ness. Most of the island is occupied by Fort Warren. We were joined on our ramblings by someone with exceptional knowledge of the fort and stories of reenactments that have taken place there, so we basically got an insider’s tour, which was really fun and interesting.
Oh no, don’t blow away! Silly-ness started before we even made it into the fort!Aside from the wrong-era clothing, doesn’t this look like a Jane Austen type scene?Lovely historic cotton print dresses along the water before entering the fort.There was also a jungle gym fort with a slide outside the main entrance to the actual fort. No one actually slid down, but this is what would have happened if one of us had tried it!After walking through the initial gate house, you have to pass through an outer courtyard area, two sides of which are walled with openings through which you could be shot at when the fort was active. Luckily for us no shots were fired!Apparently there was also a moat to the right, which could only be crossed by a drawbridge. Now there’s a solid bridge, but when the fort was in use there was a portcullis in addition to the drawbridge!After passing through the drawbridge/portcullis entry, you emerge into the main part of the fort (that large grassy area on the right of this photo). There are ramparts all around which overlook the ocean and originally were home to many large guns.The view looking out over the ocean-facing side of the fort.The view looking back towards Boston. That’s the Boston skyline.Historic cotton print dresses! The two dresses on the right are fabrics that I bought at the same time I bought the fabric for Georgina. The white dress is similar reproduction fabric. I think all of these dresses are variations on Past Patterns #701 and #702.Looking out over the main grassy area of the fort.Walking along the ramparts.Despite the sign’s warning, there was nothing behind it except grass…Interior room in the fort. There are lots of these dark spaces that you can walk and look through, though they all start to look the same if you don’t have someone there to explain the differences to you. Luckily, we did have someone to explain, which made the exploration a lot more interesting.We exited the fort in a different way than we entered and found new opportunities for silly-ness. Here, I’m aiming along a large inoperable gun.The gun was right at the top of a hill… You can see the sparkle in my eye as I thought “Let’s run down the hill!”And we’re off! The normal island visitors looked a little shocked to see four hoop-skirted ladies hurtling down a hill with hats and arms flying!But we had fun! Indeed, there were some shoes that got left behind part way down the hill!
Thankfully, there were storms that night (we were beginning to see lightening before we even left the island!). The intense heat broke and the weather became much more manageable, which is good for us, because the very next day we were at it again, this time at a 1920s lawn party. More on that soon!
Hee. What IS it about hills when you’re in costume that make them so much more inviting to run down?? Because I always do that too! 🙂 Love the silly pics! And that second shot is lovely – looks like it’s a still from a movie.
Dear Quinn,
this share of pictures is AMAZING!!! From truly beautiful photos, which seemed to be taken from period movies (those at the shore/cliffs) to really funny photos, which made me laugh out loud! Thanks so much for sharing! My favourite picture is the interior photo of you with the thick grey walls, the dusty wooden floor and the overall ‘haunted’ period look of the past.
Such a pleasure to scroll up and down the blogpost 🙂
The Quintessential Clothes Pen 
Hee. What IS it about hills when you’re in costume that make them so much more inviting to run down?? Because I always do that too! 🙂 Love the silly pics! And that second shot is lovely – looks like it’s a still from a movie.
You ladies look lovely, wonderful photos! The slide photo made me laugh so hard I almost fell out of my chair 🙂
-Emily
I love the slide. Awesome. 🙂
Dear Quinn,
this share of pictures is AMAZING!!! From truly beautiful photos, which seemed to be taken from period movies (those at the shore/cliffs) to really funny photos, which made me laugh out loud! Thanks so much for sharing! My favourite picture is the interior photo of you with the thick grey walls, the dusty wooden floor and the overall ‘haunted’ period look of the past.
Such a pleasure to scroll up and down the blogpost 🙂