The Duquette Barn

I'm afraid this old, historic barn does not have much time left. The roof is collapsing and the sides are bulging. It will be a sad day when this barn falls.

Here are the starlings that I never see here at home, a half mile away.

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Sky Watch Friday: What The Beaver See

The view of my house (white, on right) from the top of the flume at the top of the beaver bog.

From the same spot, with some zoom, the Duquette Barn, down the road from me. The beaver bog is known locally as Duquette Flats after the bachelor farmers who lived at that farm in the early years of the 20th century. If you click on the photo to view it full-size, you can see, on the left of the photo, the old shed at the top of the main beaver dam and part of Doyle Road.

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The Duquette Barn

This barn can be seen from my house. I took the photos early this morning at dawn. Unless renovated, this beautiful and historic barn may not survive the next ten years. The field to the right in the photo is where the photo below was taken. It is now a hayfield. You can see Barton Mountain in the background. No date on the photo below. The beaver meadows across the road are named Duquette Flats after the three brothers below. They worked the farm as three bachelor farmers when the beaver took over the hayfield. Photo below from A History of Barton Vermont by Darlene Young.

This is the second of my series of historical buildings in Barton, taken for my digital photography class. 

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