Martin Road, Town Of Bangor, New York

I was touring Brockway Road in the town of Bangor (see yesterday's post), and saw a shorter side road, Martin Road, which I turned onto just to see what I could see. There were old farm houses:

And old barns:

There appeared to be apple trees in front of this barn:

Corn fields:

Grain bins and multiple farm buildings:

A closeup view of the above farm, showing dirt piled all along one barn wall. I could only guess that they were installing a water and/or drainage line:

Several old barns, with what looked to me like an old milk room sticking off to one side:

I neared the end of the Martin Road but was taken with this structure they had build to support and display their vines. They'd put a lot of effort into making it attractive and interesting - and indeed I admired it and wanted a closer look:

I enlarged the photo when I got home to see what they had on the top. It looks to me like six of the seven Disney's dwarfs:

This was the last house on my driving tour, and I was happy to spend a few moments admiring this fancy arbor with its Disney theme:

Brockway Road, Town Of Bangor, New York

I saw Brockway Road on the map and decided I'd never seen it, even though I pass right by it on my way to Malone. So when I did my grocery shopping, I went to Malone instead of Massena, turning onto Brockway Road when I got to the town of Bangor:

Brockway Road was short and rural, with a number of scenic old barns (my favorite subject):

This old barn and silo appeared to be unused, and it sat so close to the road that getting it into the photo was a problem:

The other end of the above barn, with large steel tanks out front:

A picturesque farm house with tall, old trees:

A busy and productive farm with bales of haylage plus a grain bin and silos:

Multiple silos and hay bales:

Farm equipment parked for the winter along the edge of the woods:

And an old John Deere disc harrow, parked at the end of a hedgerow:

Older equipment, looking abandoned on this property:

This farm house and barn looked historic and was my last photo on Brockway Road:

Franklin County Route 1 - Part 2

I was headed north on Franklin County Route 1, from Bangor to Fort Covington, NY (see also Part 1, posted yesterday). I knew I was in Fort Covington when I passed the school. It was a large campus, much bigger than what you see here:

But there was still farm country to drive through to get to the center of Fort Covington, and this place with old equipment out back sure drew my attention:

 A farm house with barn and silo:

Was this a former one-room school house? It sure looked like it:

A small barn, peeking out from behind a spruce tree:

An old carriage house, now a garage:

I knew I was nearing the town center when I began seeing more residences:

And this giant, old farm with a number of outbuildings:

I came to the end of Franklin County Route 1 and laughed when I saw a Dollar General store. They seem to be everywhere around here. I turned east onto Highway 37 toward the Fort Covington town center, but I'll post about that tomorrow:

Franklin County Route 1 - Part 1

I turned north out of the town of Bangor, New York onto County Route 1 and headed toward the town of Fort Covington. The rural scenery along the was was so nice that I decided to start taking photos:

We'd had a stretch of snow and cold, but this day was above freezing and raining, with all the snow turning dirty, muddy and slushy. Nonetheless, the scenery was beautiful:

This old barn stood alone and looking forlorn, though it was in excellent shape:

The land around the road was flat and I could see for many miles. I suspect that this was part of the St. Lawrence valley even though the St. Lawrence River had turned north into Canada here:

There were large old farm houses:

And large, old family farms:

The old barn and silos in the above photo had been added onto with a newer barn and grain bins. I couldn't get the whole place in one photo:

A beautiful home with Christmas decorations;

A farm house with a great front porch. There was more to see as I drove northward, and I'll post Part 2 tomorrow:

Rural Moira And Bangor, New York - Part 2

I was taking a driving/photo tour of rural roads in Moira and Bangor, New York (see also Part 1, posted yesterday). The clothesline at this farm suggested to me that it was likely Amish:

Twin Silos, a grain bin and multiple barns:

An equipment shed off to the rear. That seems to me to be a valuable asset:

This old house reminded me that I'd photographed it in the past, probably several years ago:

 Modern, commercial barns and two very tall silos:

More laundry on a clothesline, plus lots of containers which may be for maple sap in the spring:

I remembered this scene from several years ago also - three tile/block silos without roofs and a small, block shed - perhaps a milk room back in the day:

Old barns and sheds off behind the brush, and an old pickup truck, permanently parked:

An interesting old home up on a hill, with what appeared to be a brand new steel roof:

A snazzy brick home, also up on a small rise:

This barn was so close to the road that I had a bit of difficulty getting a photo of it:

A sugar house, a common sight around here. This concluded my driving/photo tour, so I continued on to Malone to do my shopping: