Beautiful Hannawa Falls, New York - Part 1

I left the hamlet of Wildwood fully intending to head next to the tiny settlement of Gleasons Mills. I traveled southwest to Route 56 and turned north, after which I was supposed to head west on Route 68. But by the time I'd entered the town of Hannawa Falls, I realized that I was way off base. Well, no matter. I'd never seen Hannawa Falls and this would be a great opportunity to do so. The sign said, "Welcome To Hannawa Falls, Home Of The Hounds" and had a picture of what appeared to be a racing dog. Hmmm. I found no mention of a greyhound track or any other doggy related thing. Perhaps The Hounds are the local high school teams:

Hannawa Falls is just south of Potsdam and appeared to me to have been a small village which had grown into an upscale suburb of its bigger neighbor. I've since learned that it is officially located within the town of Pierrepont, Hannawa Falls children attend Potsdam schools:

Most of the homes I saw were modern and quite deluxe:

They were nicely landscaped and many, like this one, had decks for outdoor living in such a scenic place. Many of the homes were built on the shores of the beautiful Raquette River (you can see it behind this house):

There were many homes painted a rustic brown color:

While others preferred a colonial look:

At the end of this side road I found a small park and access to the Raquette River:

Upscale, like I said before - and on the waterfront:

I thought the green color of this home looked especially good with its landscaping:

Another home on the river:

A brick home with a double, attached garage. This is the north country after all, and winters are often severe:

This home had a patch of yellow daffodils in bloom and it looked to me that in just a few more weeks there would be lots of flowers in bloom. I wondered if all of Hannawa Falls would be so upscale, so I kept driving. I'll post Part 2 tomorrow: