A Quick Look At Edwards, New York

I was tired, sore and hungry after our hike in the Wolf Lake State Forest, but as I drove through the little village of Edwards, New York I had to take the time for at least a few photos. The sign, by the way, reads "On the Oswegatchie. Settled 1812:"

I'd toured Edwards before but hadn't truly noticed what a nice little village it was, or how many side streets it had with attractive homes and pleasant surroundings:

I was fascinated by this tiny stone house with the miniature picket fence. It had a sign on it which said, "Welcome To The Little House:"

There was a pleasant, rustic church with a nice handicapped ramp, and everywhere I noticed big, blue skies with surrounding forests and farmland:

One local street had a lilac house with a red roof:

Pleasant, comfortable, well kept homes in small cluster surrounded by Adirondack wilderness and broad miles of farm land. It's about 35 minutes to Canton, so I guessed that's where many of these folks worked:

A steel roof for heavy snow in the winter:

An old home surrounded by trees:

There was a very small "downtown" which had only a few businesses:

There was a pizza shop and a few others, but these folks must drive to Canton for most of their needs:

They sure did have an impressive town hall, however. But I needed food, a rest room and to stand up and stretch my tired legs, so I curtailed my driving tour of Edwards, New York and headed for home. But I'll be back another day and hope to spend more time photographing Edwards:

The Farm Country Of Edwards, New York

It had been a magnificent Monday up at the farm, beginning with hiking the Wolf Lake Loop Trail (see preceding posts). The dogs and I were tired and enjoying the air conditioned comfort of the car as we traveled the county roads back toward home. We'd driven through the small town of Edwards and I was particularly enamored of the lovely farm country we were encountering:

This flat land looked like it stretched on forever, which seemed odd as it was adjacent to the Adirondack mountains:

Big modern farms, old fashioned farms, this would be a fine place to live and raise cattle:

This was truly big sky country:

It appeared that hay was the primary crop here, providing me with glorious rural scenery:

This field was recently prepared for planting:

Here and there were small homes, apparently owned by folks who were not farmers themselves but loved living in such rural loveliness:

Silos lifted up into the big sky wherever I looked:

A hay field ready for cutting:

An old stone house. Was this built of the famous Potsdam Sandstone?:

And a large and modern high school. Apparently their children's education is a high priority here. I really loved this countryside tour. The next small town was Russell. I'll post about that tomorrow:

The Beautiful Little Town Of Edwards, New York

After our big adventure hiking the Wolf Lake Loop Trail, we were all exhausted but happy to be sitting in a comfortable, air conditioned car once again. I'd driven through the town of Edwards on the way to the trail head and been very impressed but hadn't taken any photos. I decided to remedy that on my trip back home:

Edwards sits southwest of Potsdam and Canton on the great northern plain just above the Adirondacks. It's great, flat farm country yet also a next door neighbor to the Adirondack mountains. As I pulled into town, I saw a man on his front porch, apparently just watching the (infrequent) cars pass by:

Edwards was a very small town but did have a bit of a business district: Notice the sign for their nearby neighboring towns of Russell and Fine:

They had an impressive Town Hall:

A few houses, a few store fronts:

A purple and pink home with a brick red roof:

Old, well kept homes with Spirea blooming out front:

And big, wrap-around porches:

Picturesque churches:

And their own Post Office:

The "downtown" had a row of stores, apparently with apartments above them:

And a magnificent library. But the most impressive part of Edwards to me was the surrounding farm country. I'll post some photos of that tomorrow: