Rural Exploration: Due for Demolition

Sort of in the middle of nowhere. But it looks like it got in the way of progress anyway. There is a factory/ commercial building across the street. The highway into Bracebridge led us here. Though the town itself was not that close. I couldn’t see any real reason for this house to be abandoned and knocked down. It was in good repair, the roof was old but looked new. Not a lot of deterioration anywhere, I actually thought it was a fairly new house until I had a better look. That snow door on top was a clue.

At the back was a great playground set. Also an abandoned truck. I found a root cellar on the side too.

Little Old House on Hwy 89

This is a tiny house in the north end of Holland Marsh, along highway #89.

Farmhouse Ruins

The farmhouse was quite far back from the barn and shed, without any kind of path or road to it I couldn’t get closer. I didn’t want to walk through the field and muck up whatever was planted there. Also, as usual, I wasn’t wearing good footwear for walking through mud, prickly weeds and whatever else inhabited the area.

The farm was off a side road outside of Cookstown. I noticed it when we were driving on the #400. It is visible from the highway if you are looking for a dark old house in a field. The house is nearer the highway than the side road I drove to get there. Maybe the house was approached by the road which was once the highway, before it became so huge and cut off the old farm.

I would have liked to see more of the house. I drove around looking for another backroad but only found a road which ended at the highway, no exit. Maybe someone else with big boots to trek back there will get more photos.