Watertown, New York

October 2015

While we were visiting Alexandria Bay and the 1000 Islands region, the cool fall weather had already arrived in northern New York so we took advantage of the crisp fall weather with a visit to the Burrville Cider Mill in Watertown where we watched cider being pressed before stocking up on so many varieties of delicious apples to take home. We stopped in Watertown again on the way home from Alex Bay and visited the New York State Zoo at Thompson Park. The zoo is populated with animals that are native to New York.

3-013 Burrville Cider Mill
If visiting Burrville Cider Mill on a crisp day doesn’t get you in the Fall mood, nothing ever will.
3-014 Burrville Cider Mill Sign
If visiting Burrville Cider Mill on a crisp day doesn’t get you in the Fall mood, nothing ever will.
3-016 Burrville Cider Mill
Burrville Cider Mill has a great variety of local NY apples plus pumpkins and more.
3-017 Waterfall
There’s a waterfall right behind the cider mill
3-018 Waterfall
There’s a waterfall right behind the cider mill
3-019 Apples
Burrville Cider Mill has a great variety of local NY apples. We tried many of them.
3-020 Pumpkins
Not just apples! It’s pumpkin season too!
3-022 Apples
Apples are brought into the mill to become cider.
3-023 Apple Cider Waste
This is what’s left once the cider is extracted from the apples
3-024 Apple Grinder
This machine grinds the apples into mash
3-025 Feeding Apples
Feeding the apples into the mill
3-026 Filling Press
Squirting mashed apples into the press
3-028 Cider Production
Burrville Cider Mill uses rather simple equipment to make a delicious cider
3-029 Pressing Apples
Pressing the apples
3-031 Dumping Cider Waste
Dumping the apple waste
3-032 McIntosh Apples
McIntosh apples are native to this part of the world
3-039 Mom Choosing Apples
My mother slects some of the MANY apples we brought home with us.
3-041 Downtown Watertown Sign
Welcome to Downtown Watertown
5-009 Pizza Sign
Advertising doesn’t get simpler than this. I bet it works!
5-010 Scenic Overlook
Looking out over the city of Watertown, New York. There’s even apples growing up here.
5-011 New York State Zoo Sign
The New York State Zoo at Thompson Park features animals native to New York
5-012 Spider
Thankfully, this was a Halloween decoration, not a resident of the zoo!
5-013 Little Trees Sign
It’s good that there’s a place to visit air fresheners
5-014 Porcupine
This porcupine refused to turn around for a photo. Maybe he’s shy.
5-018 Mountain Lion
Don’t wake the sleeping mountain lion
5-019 Mountain Lion
This mountain lion is proof that all cats are the same no matter what their size.
5-020 Bald Eagle
Bald eagle
5-021 Goat
Who knew that goats like to play tetherball?
5-022 Donkey
Donkey
5-023 Pygmy Goat
Pygmy goat
5-024 Guinea Hog
Guinea hog
5-026 Bobcat
Bobcat
5-027 Grey Wolf
This grey wolf looks much like a dog. You know, except that he’d be happy to eat you.
5-028 Grey Wolf
The moon wasn’t out but this grey wolf was howling his heart out.
5-029 Snowy Owl
Snowy owl
5-031 River Otter
River otter
5-032 River Otter
Hello river otter!
5-033 Wolverine
Wolverine
5-035 Chipmunk
It’s not officially a zoo resident, but we spotted a chipmunk too.
5-036 Elk
Elk
5-037 Elk
Close-up with an elk
5-039 Adams Water Tower
After the zoo we stopped at a cool little town named Adams, NY.
5-040 Jefferson County Journal Building
Jefferson County Journal Building in Adams, NY
5-041 Gram's Diner Counter
Listening to these 4 regulars at Gram’s Diner in Adams, NY verbally spar with the waitress was the highlight of my entire vacation.
5-042 Gram's Diner Sign
Gram’s Diner in Adam’s NY is a very cool little diner.
5-043 Gram's Diner Sign
Gram’s Diner in Adam’s NY is a very cool little diner.