Route 11B From Nicholville To Dickinson New York - Part 2

I was taking a driving tour of local Route 11B, from the town of Nicholville to the town of Dickinson (see part 1, posted yesterday). This lovely old barn seemed to be unused:

A brick farm house with an addition and a classic country front porch:

"The painted lady," an elegant old home along the highway:

Another old farm, perhaps an Amish farm (I can't remember for sure):

A farm house with front porch, clothesline, outbuildings and basketball hoop:

These giant grain bins were being filled with the corn kernels which were being harvested all around me:

An elegant old farm house, up atop a hill. This was the home which went with the grain bins, which you can also see in this picture, behind the house:

Another beautiful farm and, once again, I can't remember but think it was probably Amish:

This sagging old home was still standing - but just barely. I always pause when I see these old homes and wonder about those who once lived here:

When I arrived at the Dickinson intersection, there was a home which apparently was once a restaurant or at least a snack shop. Notice that sign on the left, over by what is now the garage:

This is the old sign which still rises above the building on the corner and gives me the idea that this once a restaurant or snack shop. I think it's funny and call it "The Boy With The Giant Wiener:"

Directly across the intersection from the above place was Nannette's Rise-N-Shine Cafe. It appeared to be doing a brisk business and I thought I should probably try it some day. My driving tour was almost over, and I turned around here and began heading back home:

I'd already taken so many photos that I didn't take any more - except for this old barn, just barely holding on. I'd somehow missed it my first time through but thought it might not make it through the winter and this might be my last chance to photograph it. And this brought my driving tour to an end:

Route 11B From Nicholville To Dickinson New York - Part 1

The day after my Rutland Trail hike with the dogs (see previous two posts) dawned gloriously beautiful and, if not warm, at least warmer than usual for this time of year. I decided to take a driving tour of some local roads in Franklin County. I began driving east on Route 11B to get there but then realized that the sun was right, the traffic was sparse and the scenery was spectacular. So I changed my mind and began shooting photos of the farms along Route 11B - such as this impressive Amish farm:

Another view of the same farm as the above photo:

This small house and two tiny outhouses seemed unoccupied, but I have on other occasions seen clusters of Amish children playing old fashioned games on the grass. I suspected that this might be an Amish school house which, perhaps, was not in session today - or maybe they were all inside, studying:

Cornfields were being harvested:

This old silo was no longer used and the house and barn, to which it once belonged, no longer existed:

An old, tiny house which still showed remnants of its former curtains. This was once home to someone:

An Amish farm and vegetable stand:

The Amish house which went with the vegetable stand (which you can see in the lower right of the photo). The clothes on the line usually (but not always) means the household is Amish:

A brown barn which sat rather far off the road. A man was pruning apple trees nearby and stopped to watch me, no doubt wondering what mischief I was up to:

The lovely old farm house which went with the brown barn:

This appeared to be either an old farm house with much modernization or a new house, built in the old style. I couldn't tell which:

Another old farm house with a comfortable looking front porch:

I don't now remember, but this farm may have been Amish. The electric wire running to the house is not definitive as many Amish buy homes which are already electrified and just don't use it. Amish or not, it was a beauty. But I had more road to travel and more photos to take, and will post Part 2 tomorrow:

State Route 11B, From The County Line To Nicholville - Part 2

I was on Route 11B, approaching Nicholville, and snapping photos of local farms (see Part 1, yesterday). These friendly cattle watched me with interest as I snapped their photo:

This house was was so colorful that I wondered if it was a bed and breakfast. I saw no sign, though, so I decided it was not:

A big pile of rubble beside this barn. I guessed that it was being renovated:

A classic, small farm house with two chimneys and a front porch:

Hip-roofed barn and hip-roofed farm house, great for winters with lots of snow, like the one we just had:

This old barn was in great shape and had several new, modern windows:

I entered the little settlement of Nicholville, where the houses were closer together:

The homes here had a small town charm:

This old, brick home may have been a farm house once upon a time:

The Nicholville Volunteer Fire Department:

Nicholville has its own, small telephone company and I turned off the highway at one of their truck garages. This was the end of my driving tour, so I put my camera away and concentrated on finding my way home:

State Route 11B, From The County Line To Nicholville - Part 1

I was on the road on a lovely, sunny day and decided to take a driving tour of State Route 11B in St. Lawrence County, from the Deer River to the town of Nicholville:

This is farm country and the first farm at which I stopped had these huge grain bins (and barking dogs who were not happy that I'd stopped along the road):

This lovely old farm house had built a brand new barn just recently:

This farmstead had freshly washed quilts flapping in the wind to dry. It is spring cleaning time, after all:

There were a number of Amish farms along the road, all of them looking prosperous, but this was the only one without Amish people working out front. Knowing how they dislike being photographed, I don't usually stop for pictures when they're outside working:

I stopped at this old silo, standing all alone beside the foundation of its former barn. I was intrigued by the picnic table nearby. Does some family have picnics there?:

A small house with a bright red roof and a tractor parked out back:

An enclosed front porch:

This small, abandoned house got me wondering who had lived there and what life may have been like for them:

A red barn and a greenhouse:

A farm stand and several barns were part of this farmstead. This was indeed beautiful, rural countryside and I had more distance to go before I arrived in Nicholville, so I'll post Part 2 tomorrow:

County Route 55, Part 3

I was touring the very rural County Route 55 and passed by Mike's Garage, where my car had just been repaired. In fact, this was why I had been in the area:

This woodsy home had an elevated deck and a ladder leaning against the roof, presumably for removing excess snow. It was wise of them not to have removed it yet, for we had a spring snowstorm that very night:

Another woodsy home, this one with a small barn out back:

An impressive barn, close to the road:

A classic farm house with wrap-around porch:

Hay bales, trailer, old barn and maple sap collecting in old milk jugs:

A modern farm with attached barns and a feed bin:

The farm house which went with those barns in the above photo:

I passed by the Stony Knoll Bison Farm. The bison were lounging out in the field, but too far away for me to get a good photo:

As I approached the end of County Route 55 in Nicholville, I passed by St. Therese Catholic Church:

A classic front porch, so typical of homes in the area:

At the end of the road was Wheel's General Repair in Nicholville, a competitor to Mike's Garage. I snapped this last photo, put my camera away and headed for home: