On The Waterfront - Waddington, New York - Part 3

I was touring Waddington, New York on St. Lawrence Ave, which paralleled the St. Lawrence River (see also Part 2, posted yesterday). The homes were spectacular:

And there were spaces without homes, like this one. I saw a sign which said this was Island View Park, explaining why the river looked more narrow here. The other shore was an island, not the Canada mainland:

This home reminded me of Cape Cod:

A children's play house, slide and swings on the riverbank. I was beginning to think that Waddington must be an expensive place to live, so I checked real estate listings when I got home. I saw a nice home on St. Lawrence Ave. which sold in 2017 for $135,000. I think most people in this country would consider that a bargain price, all things considered. If you'd like to see it, click here:

A modern home, also on the river's edge:

A large and impressive home, right on the water. I saw no boats, but I did see lots of floating docks, pulled up onto the shore for the winter. I'm guessing that someone has a good business, storing people's boats in a large barn each winter:

I returned to the big picnic pavilion:

And turned again up Main Street. The Community Bank was on the corner, and people were coming and going:

There were more commercial buildings, well kept but appearing empty. Notice that top row of unusual windows:

And this impressive stone house:

The  U.S. Post Office, perhaps with apartments upstairs:

 I was on my way out of Waddington when I again passed the Tourist Information and Town Museum building, this time getting a side view. I noticed that it had four tiny church models, illustrating the four church buildings in town. I don't know if they were big enough for kids to play in or not, but they were cute:

It was time to return home, so I turned back onto the county road at the Kunoco gas station and convenience store, stopping first to fill my gas tank:

Beautiful West Stockholm, NY - Part 3

I was touring the tiny hamlet of West Stockholm, NY (see also parts 1 and 2, posted previously). I turned around on Hatch Road and returned to County Route 57, where I turned right (south) onto the one lane bridge over the icy St. Regis River:

At the end of the bridge was this giant old house, much larger than it appears in this photo, dominating the main intersection in town. The size of the place and the two huge front windows hinted that it may once have been an inn and/or a country store. Remember this building, for we will return to it:

I continued south on County Route 57, stopping to snap photos as I went:

This classic old farm house appeared to have had a number of additions over the years:

And a colorful, comfortable, country style home with Christmas decorations:

A very old home, set back from the road a bit:

I turned around on County Route 57 and returned to the main intersection, turning right (east) onto Livingston Road at the big building I'd seen earlier. As I said then, it was much larger than it appeared from the front:

West Stockholm, tiny as it is, has its own Post Office - and it's a darn busy one:

A colorful house which also had extra-large front windows. Was it once a country store?

A former (or current?) farm house with a nice front porch:

I couldn't fit all of this historic, rambling farm house into one picture:

An elegant brick home:

I sure remembered this home from my 2013 driving tour. I was as impressed then as I was this time. What a beautiful place to live, both the buildings and the location:

Another family farm, pretty enough to be a calendar page:

I stopped to photograph this maple sap collection setup, all ready for spring. The lines fed into that small building. My driving tour ended abruptly here because my camera got so cold that the battery stopped working. So I put the camera in my pocket and continued on home: