I love exploring old abandoned houses and I have driven by this old homestead dozens of times, then I finally decided to put on the brakes and stop and explore.
I was so happy I did for it really gve me a good look at what it was like for the earlier homesteaders her in the north country.
I got some good photos of it to to share with my Steemit friends.
I'll start with the main house which is what is visible by the highway.
A peek inside, seeing
the red chimney for the wood cookstove.
Behind the house was the well with the old water pump and a shed made of hand hewed logs and wood shingles.
I believe this was the original shelter when they were first establishing the homestead for it and the barn (pictures to follow) where much older and simple lower buildings easier to heat on the 30 below nights (That's Celsius)
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It was the barn which is not visible to the road, which I found most fascinating with it's hand hewed log walls and wooden shake roof.
Look at the dovetail joints on those logs and there is some remnants of the mud that would pack the cracks in between the logs. The buildings were built low as the best way to keep the animals warm during our very cold winters. The only heat in this barn would be the body heat from the animals and heat rises so you wanted to trap it down lower.
A look inside the barn at the stalls.
I hope you enjoyed those photos as much as I did taking them. It took me years before I finally stopped to check out this homestead and it gave me such a good perspective of what it would have been like back in the old days, with no power and most things were hand made.