Small Town Living In North Lawrence, NY - Part 3

I was nearing the end of my driving tour of tiny, scenic North Lawrence, New York (see also Parts 1 and 2, posted previously). This small home seemed typical of the hamlet:

An enclosed front porch and a carriage house:

Back on Route 11C, a big Protestant Church:


I turned onto Factory Street and drove past this home with a front porch:


And this home with a windmill and solar panels:

And another home for sale, though when I searched for the listing online, it was gone. Maybe it had been already sold:

A lovely colonial home:

And across the road from the last four houses was this huge yogurt factory. I still remember how shocked I was when I first saw it as it seemed so out of place in this tiny hamlet:

This is North Country Dairy, a larger yogurt manufacturer. It was closed when I first moved to the area, then taken over by a farm cooperative and now it's making and selling yogurt once again under a variety of labels:

I heard on the radio that North Country Dairy just signed a contract with a big, national yogurt label and that would bring more new jobs to this small town. The name of the yogurt brand, however, had not yet been published:

I headed back to the center of town and passed by the Grapevine restaurant. I've never been in it, but they often have banners out front which advertise catfish dinners:

And across the street, "The Jug," a tavern:

The North Lawrence Post Office:

And the North Lawrence Supermarket with the yogurt factory in the background. I have been in there and found nearly empty shelves:

And the last photo of my driving tour was the Pit Stop Restaurant. I have eaten there and fondly remember their maple cream pie, made with local maple syrup:

Small Town Living In North Lawrence, NY - Part 2

I was taking a driving tour of tiny, scenic North Lawrence, New York (see also Part 1, posted yesterday) and came to this historic brick farm house with a wooden addition plus an old red barn:

As I entered the cluster of homes and businesses which is North Lawrence proper, I came to this attractive home with a lovely carriage house, now a two door garage:

A plain home, all surrounded by snow:

A fancier home with woods in the background:

A farm house with outbuildings:

This lovely home had a "For Sale" out front, so I looked it up when I got home. It was listed for $79,900 and had four bedrooms and one and a half baths. This would look like a super bargain for people in most of the country, and you can see the photos, both inside and outside, by clicking here:

An enclosed front porch and a garage:

A brick house in the hamlet of North Lawrence:

It appeared that this home had an apartment in the upper floor:

A basketball hoop right on the street, something which can be done safely in such a small town with little traffic:

The St. Lawrence Roman Catholic Church:

A lovely, L-shaped home:

A green home:

A typical home with enclosed porch, addition and garage:

And then I came to another house for sale, so I looked this one up also when I got home, and learned that it was more expensive than the former house. It is offered at $96,900, with three bedrooms and one and a half baths. You can see the photos, both inside and outside, by clicking here. I'll post Part 3 of my driving tour tomorrow:

Small Town Living In North Lawrence, NY - Part 1

North Lawrence is a tiny community near me and I found this photo on a local Facebook page. It inspired me to take another driving tour there. Of course this picture was taken in autumn and my driving tour was in winter, but you can see how pleasant small town life can be:

The Google Earth view of North Lawrence:

The township of Lawrence, New York includes the tiny, rural hamlets of Lawrenceville and North Lawrence. I began in Lawrenceville and stopped at this old, unused barn for my first photo:

A huge old barn and silo along the highway:

It appeared to me that this old barn was formerly used for winter boat storage, and of course probably for livestock before that. Now it appears to be unused:

I arrived at the intersection of Route 11C, a state highway little used except for local traffic. But before turning north onto 11C, I stopped to photograph this old, abandoned farm house:

I'd gone past my turn in order to take the above photo, so I pulled into the driveway of the old farm house and was surprised to see the old barn which sat behind it:

But then I turned north north onto Route 11C and began snapping photos of the farms and rural homes on my way into North Lawrence. All of these places would have had the mailing address of North Lawrence:

This gigantic old barn always amazes me when I pass by it. I'd love to see inside it, but only in the summertime - not in this cold weather:

An old farm house with smoke coming out of its chimney - and a former carriage house, now a two door garage:

This is comfortable, scenic country living:

There was a cemetery in North Lawrence which, I deduced from the signs, was actually two cemeteries. This one was the Maple Grove Cemetery:

And adjacent to it, with no dividing barrier that I could see, was the St. Lawrence Cemetery. The Catholic church in North Lawrence was called St. Lawrence Church, so I guessed this was their cemetery:

This horse farm appeared to be new, or perhaps I'd just never noticed the sign before. The barn looked both new and expensive. The sign said it was

NATURAL HORSE LOVER FARM

HOLISTIC CARE & EDUCATION FOR PEOPLE AND ANIMALS

The sign gave their website address, so I checked it out. You can see the page with all the photos by clicking here:

 

I passed this old farm house, also with smoke coming from a wood stove, and its red barn out back. I'll post Part 2 tomorrow:

The Hamlet Of North Lawrence, New York - Part 2

I was taking a driving tour of tiny North Lawrence, NY (see also Part 1, posted yesterday) and came to the rear of The Grapevine store and cafe. I found it odd that their sign was on the back of the building instead of the front. I suppose that in North Lawrence, everyone in town already knows where it is located:

And then I noticed "The Jug." I looked it up online when I got home and learned that it was the local tavern, a place for folks to hang out. Apparently it too serves food, which means that tiny North Lawrence has three restaurants and a grocery store, which I found impressive for such a small town:

I crossed the main road to get a look at the residential streets:

This home looked historic and had two carriage houses out back:

A more modern home:

A Roman Catholic Church. Churches with tall steeples are notoriously difficult to photograph because the right side of the picture leans to the left and the left side of the picture leans to the right. Every camera I've had does the same thing. The effect is usually not so noticeable, but on tall steeples it can be dramatic. I made the steeple almost vertical, but then the left side of the building leaned even more:

The picture of the local Community Church came out with less distortion, no doubt because it wasn't so tall:

This ornate and picturesque home was for sale, and would indeed by a nice place to live:

The Anderson Funeral Home, which I added to the three restaurants, one tavern, one grocery store, one Post Office, one hair salon, one tire store, one yogurt plant and two churches. That's a lot of businesses for such a tiny hamlet, but then Massena and Malone are each about 20 miles away, with nothing much in between except farm country:

The local hair salon, called "Cuts And A-Bit-More." I didn't photograph it on the way into town because a woman was sitting on the porch. Instead, I snapped a picture on my way out of town:

This unused building must have once been a gas station and/or auto repair shop, judging by the "AIR" sign painted on the wall:

A lovely home with tulips in full bloom (mine were not) and two porches:

I was headed out of the business district when I stopped for a picture of this farm house:

A brick home with a carriage house, now a garage, out back:

This appeared to be a brand new home, though it may have been an older farm house, completely remodeled:

My last photo in North Lawrence was of Visser Tire, always an active place. It appears to me that they do a big business, both for passenger cars and trucks. I don't know, but I'll bet that in this part of the country they also do a lot of tractor tires: