Part 2 - Sinclair Corner, New York

Sinclair Corner surprised me with its many homes. Not too far outside of Potsdam, I imagined it was a nice suburban settlement and many people commuted to Potsdam or Canton for work:

There were lovely, well kept old farms and barns:

And woodsy looking homes set back into the pines:

This was pleasant country living:

Many homes were set far back off the road, a boon for those who earned money plowing snow and a feeling of being set off in nature for those who lived there:

There were old fashioned sap buckets on ancient maples:

And barns and sheds out behind many homes:

This wonderfully scenic family farm caught my eye:

And this well kept home with its beautiful front porch had a sentinel maple tree out front which apparently had suffered the loss of its top half many years ago:

I noticed many American flags and White Cedar trees:

This seemed to be an old farm house all fixed up for a modern, suburban family:

There were lots of trailers in Sinclair Corner as well as in other rural settlements. I've never seen a dealer in the area, but business must be brisk. But this ended my driving tour of Sinclair Corner. I'd found it much more populous than I'd expected and quite pleasant:

Part 1 - Sinclair Corner, New York

Allen Falls Road (see yesterday's post) took me into Sinclair Corner (yes, it's singular) at the intersection of Old Potsdam Road, Parishville Road and Sinclair Road. When I arrived in Sinclair Corner, I expected it to be five or six houses and perhaps a couple of farms. It turned out to be much more, starting with this old place:

A modern home with a double garage and a carport:

Lots of trailers:

And this efficient looking structure:

Another wisely designed home, all consolidated for heating efficiency - or at least that was my take on it:

A nice blue modular with an attached garage and another outbuilding:

But this was real farm country and there were lots of homes far off the road:

The maples were being tapped the old fashioned way. It was a wonderful sight:

The sugar house, however, seemed much more modern with its plastic storage tanks:

Two separate chimneys on this home:

Daphne showed much interest in a little cluster of homes with a swimming pool:

And Blue Spruces adorned this lovely modular home. But there was, to my surprise, much more to be seen in Sinclair Corner. I'll post Part 2 tomorrow:

Discoveries Along Allen Falls Road

I turned onto Allen Falls Road to get to my next destination, the small settlement of Sinclair Corner. Along the way I passed over this massive pipeline, perhaps 6' in diameter. Since I'd seen them elsewhere, I felt quite sure that this was part of  Brookfield Hydro Power, utilizing the waters of the St. Regis River to produce electricity (note - I'd originally said it was the Raquette River, but a commenter corrected me):

I passed by this barn/garage/storage building:

And some nice rural homes:

Most all the homes were set far back off the road:

I stopped at "Ball Park North" for a photo but subsequent Google searches have not given me any idea what it was:

Ball Park North may have been a summer camp of some type as it had lots of log cabins clustered together beneath the trees:

This modular home was very far off the road:

And this home was quite close to the road:

There was a nice home surrounded by maples:

And what apparently was a second floor home atop a double garage:

An old barn with a dog out front who was determined to get to me. I snapped this photo quickly and drove away before he could get anywhere near me:

There were big old maples in abundance and I was almost to Sinclair Corner, about which I'll post tomorrow: