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A wooden palisade protected an area outside the fort between the southern wall and the lake shore.

This area contained the main landing for the fort and additional storage facilities and other works necessary for maintenance of the fort.

When it became apparent in 1756 that the fort was too far to the west of the lake, the French constructed an additional redoubt to the east to enable cannon to cover the lake's narrows.