County Route 47, Town Of Stockholm And Norfolk - Part 3

I was touring rural County Route 47 (see also Parts 1 and 2, posted previously) and came to this impressive sight with barns, silos, grain bins, farm equipment and a row of antique tractors:

A small house sat off behind some trees and I couldn't tell if anyone lived there or not. I also noticed the old fashioned outhouse with a crescent cutout on the door:

Lovely barns, an inviting pastoral scene:

A farm house with barns out back and Christmas decorations by the front porch:

Barns and a silo:

More barns and a silo:

This old barn appeared to be no longer used, and the silo was of the old fashioned wooden type:

Well, I didn't have to guess if this house was lived in or not. The parked car, however, was a mystery:

An extensive and elaborate farm, a beautiful sight on a winter's day:

An older barn, silo and farm house. They were also the end of my driving tour, so I turned around and headed back the way I'd come:

County Route 47, Town Of Stockholm And Norfolk - Part 2

I was taking a driving photo tour of rural County Route 47 in the towns of Stockholm and Norfolk, New York (see also Part 1, posted yesterday). Local people seem to pronounce Norfolk as "Norfork," though I've never figured out why. This large and elaborate dairy barn was impressive:

A traditional setup of barns and silo:

A large, old farm house:

This house and garage appeared to be unoccupied:

And I was absolutely sure that this house was unoccupied:

Another abandoned home. All three were near each other in a settlement called Knapp's Station:

This home had an impressive set of steps or terraces which led down to the lovely Plum Brook:

An old barn which someone had updated:

A farm house with barns in the background:

A large farm complex, so big I had to snap the photo from a distance. There was still more to see on County Route 47, though, and I'll post Part 3 tomorrow:

County Route 47, Town Of Stockholm And Norfolk - Part 1

I often traveled County Route 47 at night while driving to and from community chorus rehearsals, so one day I decided to drive it during the day and see what I'd been missing. The road had lots of spectacular old barns, though most of them are now sitting idle:

Many of the smaller barns, however, were being used for horses:

These outbuilding held farm equipment:

A modern style barn with piles of round hay bales stored under its canopy. I wish I could keep my hay bales out of the rain:

An attractive setup for horses:

An old barn behind a traditional split rail cedar fence:

An old shed, no longer used. It appeared to me as this was once someone's house, tiny though it is:

A large and elaborate farm house, behind cedar split rail fence:

A big red barn with a couple of horses enjoying the sunshine:

A string of barns, laid out in the New England style. I was just getting started on my driving tour though, and there was still much to see. I'll post Part 2 tomorrow:

County Route 47 In The Town Of Stockholm, New York - Part 2

I was on a driving tour of County Route 47 in the town of Stockholm (see also Part 1, posted yesterday) and enjoying the rural scenery. Two palomino horses looked comfortable behind the white fencing at this place and I sure liked their horse barn:

A seriously useful looking barn with a winter supply of hay bales under cover:

A classic looking old farm house:

A historic barn:

This home looked both large and historic:

A bright red barn:

A series of weathered wood barns:

A log home:

A very modern farm operation with many barns and a silo. I could hear machinery operating but couldn't determine what kind:

Another view of the above farm:

A classic farm house:

I turned off of County Route 47 when I got to this abandoned old home. I sure would have enjoyed exploring inside it but didn't want to trespass. This was the end of my driving tour, so I put away my camera and concentrated on getting to Potsdam:

County Route 47 In The Town Of Stockholm, New York - Part 1

I was on my way from the feed store to the village of Potsdam when I decided to take a detour and snap some pictures. I turned onto County Route 47 in Stockholm and passed this tractor, apparently used in a firewood and/or fence post cutting operation. The marked trees look to be small Eastern White Cedar, so I'm guessing they were cutting fence posts:

I crossed over the west branch of the St. Regis River. You can see an island in the river right there:

This small, well kept barn didn't seem to have any animals using it at the moment:

And there were rolling corn and hay fields, surrounded by woodlands:

An old farm house, modernized and winterized:

A fence post operation. Eastern White Cedar grows abundantly around here and some farmers use their woodlots to produce fence posts:

This roadside stand appeared to be in the middle of a renovation:

A series of barns and additions, with a green shingled well:

A comfortable looking farm house:

Two outbuildings, one without sides:

Another farm house with a well:

This old building looked as if it might have been someone's tiny house once upon a time, but I couldn't tell. It was fascinating. But there was yet much more to see on Route 47, and I'll post Part 2 tomorrow: