Buckton, New York

I'd intended to drive from Kellogg, New York (see last two posts) to Beechertown, but on the way I found myself in Buckton, a place I'd been previously but had forgotten about. So I grabbed a camera and started snapping photos:

There was an old home or school house:

A small shed standing all alone:

An active Methodist church with a pastor and weekly services:

And a Buckton Town Hall. Even though Buckton is not officially a town (it's in the town of Stockholm), I suppose this serves as a sort of community center:

A larger home with a big star on the garage. Surprisingly, I have seen many such stars on homes but don't know if there's any significance to them or they're just decoration:

A rather large, modern home:

And an active firewood cutting operation:

Another old barn:

I turned down Haack Road, where several years ago I'd visited a small herd of Irish Dexter cattle. There were cattle (not Dexters) congregating at a salt lick next to the road. I rolled the window down to snap their picture and the Papillons were fascinated. The cattle, however, didn't even bother to look our way:

Another nice home with a tall chimney:

And an old building whose purpose I could only guess. That emblem at the top looks vaguely like the Grange emblem. Perhaps it was once a Grange Hall. But I was on my way to discover Beechertown, the next settlement on my list. I'll post about that tomorrow:

Kellogg, New York - Part 2

I was discovering the tiny settlement (I'm not sure it was even big enough to be called a hamlet) of Kellogg, New York. I saw large farm houses, all fixed up and looking almost suburban:

One story homes with garages:

Old barns:

Another home with Christmas decorations still up:

I couldn't tell if this home was old or new, but it looked both sturdy and welcoming:

This home was definitely of newer construction, but the old style fence gave it a classic appearance:

A green home:

And a real farm, where they'd been clearing cedars and turning them into fence posts:

An unusual brick home with tall, narrow windows:

And a barn with greenhouses. Kellogg was much more substantial than I'd have guessed. But I had more small, country settlements to see, so I drove on and will post more tomorrow:

Kellogg, New York - Part 1

I was spending a weekend up at the farm and decided to make a couple of driving tours to explore nearby settlements whose names I saw on the map but which were apparently so tiny I hadn't noticed their existence. Most such hamlets are located at the intersection of two roads, but Kellogg, New York was, according to the map, smack dab in the middle of nowhere on County Route 49. I drove there to find out and discovered a small cluster of nice homes:

This was a pleasant, rural community looking a little sleepy in the slanting rays of the morning sun:

There were modern modular homes:

And mobile homes:

This was an office of some sort, though I can't remember what it was for. Well, suffice it to say that Kellogg had some sort of business. It must not have been very active, though, as no snow had been shoveled and I saw no sign of life:

An older farm house:

And a newer home with two chimneys:

A small house and barn set far off the road:

And another small home set far off the road, this one with a travel trailer or motor home parked in the driveway:

A classic small farm on the windswept northern plain:

A more woodsy style home. But there was more to Kellogg, so I'll post Part 2 tomorrow: