Cannon wounds tourists at historic N.Y. fort

LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. -- When Douglas Struder watches war movies, he doesn't haveto wonder what it's like to be shot by a cannon. He has a pretty good idea already.

Struder, the president of a Cincinnati-based marketing firm, was visiting theAdirondacks earlier this month when a cannon fired at a recreated Colonial fort sent a ramrodflying more than 100 yards. It struck his left leg, fracturing the tibia just below the knee.

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