tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post5811904170420925100..comments2023-10-28T06:17:52.321-04:00Comments on Apple's Tree: Winter on the Tug HillCharley "Apple" Grabowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-47018193572833358162010-06-10T16:45:10.869-04:002010-06-10T16:45:10.869-04:00I meant to say that my blog is called "Wander...I meant to say that my blog is called "Wandering the Tug" at http://winteridge.wordpress.com. Stop by.deerjohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00523049007113555889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-5711747720507969142009-01-02T20:24:00.000-05:002009-01-02T20:24:00.000-05:00I'm glad you enjoyed this! I live between Fulton a...I'm glad you enjoyed this! I live between Fulton and Mexico, in the same band as you. Years ago we lived in Pennellville so when we moved back we thought winter would be about the same out here. Boy were we wrong. lolCharley "Apple" Grabowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-62636295371432011832009-01-02T19:14:00.000-05:002009-01-02T19:14:00.000-05:00I enjoyed the article, the photos and the history ...I enjoyed the article, the photos and the history lesson. My wife and I live between Oswego and Fulton and for some reason the local lake effect band always runs through our property. We moved here, home, a few years ago after spending serveral years on the the shore of southern Jersey. I curse myself everyday in the winter for moving home. In any event, my wife's family is from Lowville on the other side of Tug Hill. Eveytime we go up in the winter is a chore and I oftern wonder what and how people survived before modern day machinery. We think we had it tough snow blowing, imagine back then? Wow! Great article, I'm going out to shovel the walk for the 2nd time today!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-76405157834030683142008-10-09T15:51:00.000-04:002008-10-09T15:51:00.000-04:00Interesting Post,Apple. I am a Tug Hill native, n...Interesting Post,Apple. I am a Tug Hill native, now living near Syracuse. We still have land on the Tug, near Lowville. You may like my blog at: http:winteridgefarm.com. I have some Tug stories and photos.<BR/>In my own history, my Dad's father came from north of Watertown, went to Arizona to get rich. Didn't find silver, but my grandmother, who had just come from Norway. They returned to NY and he bought a farm on the Tug as it was affordable. I'm sure you would find it the same for the Irish, Polish, Hungarians, and others who tried to farm there. My mother's grandfather was a Civil War vet, and received some land in Montague from New Jersey for his service. Not sure how that worked. For more, check out 2 great books by Harold E. Samson: Tug Hill Country, and The Other Side of the Hill. Both out of print, but still available.<BR/>Johndeerjohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00523049007113555889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-30102181891313172672008-02-02T11:40:00.000-05:002008-02-02T11:40:00.000-05:00Great post Apple! As you know, I grew up in Ellis...Great post Apple! As you know, I grew up in Ellisburg at the base of the Tug Hill. Our land was pretty rocky there as well, but very fertile.TheGeneticGenealogisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08991289742965223941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-90562278956996977952008-01-27T08:12:00.000-05:002008-01-27T08:12:00.000-05:00Randy,Spring time is a beautiful time to visit. We...Randy,<BR/>Spring time is a beautiful time to visit. We moved here in the summer of 04 and the weather was wonderful that year.<BR/><BR/>My land is poor, sandy loam full of rocks. My sister's farm in Ellisburg is very fertile. I don't know if that is from years of improvements or the location along the creek and close to the lake.<BR/><BR/>The Tug Hill wasn't part of the Military Tract. I haven't researched the land history for northern NY as well as I have the central and western parts of the state.Charley "Apple" Grabowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-90928783573759595872008-01-25T17:50:00.000-05:002008-01-25T17:50:00.000-05:00Wow, thanks so much for bringing a really cool pla...Wow, thanks so much for bringing a really cool place into my lexicon. I've never heard of Tug Hill before.<BR/><BR/>Of course, when I visited Jeffco in 2004, it was late April and the snow was gone and the trees were blooming and everything seemed nice and clean. <BR/><BR/>My guess as to why they came was because there was land available, especially to RevWar veterans and their sons. Of course, many of them moved on in 10 to 30 years because the land was so poor. <BR/><BR/>Cheers -- RandyRandy Seaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-65194162692421104042008-01-24T21:12:00.000-05:002008-01-24T21:12:00.000-05:00Janice,I didn't really understand what the snow wa...Janice,<BR/>I didn't really understand what the snow was like until I moved here in 2004 and I've lived in CNY most of my life. <BR/><BR/>Chery,<BR/>Thank you. I love the LOC archives. Who knows, I may stumble across one from my family.<BR/><BR/>Jewel Girl,<BR/>Glad you found inspiration here and I look forward to your post!Charley "Apple" Grabowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-4340572105739021792008-01-24T20:33:00.000-05:002008-01-24T20:33:00.000-05:00Thanks for the photos and story.You've inspired me...Thanks for the photos and story.<BR/>You've inspired me on what to write for my next post!JEWELGIRLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10229475913954848185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-9885705025241601052008-01-24T19:32:00.000-05:002008-01-24T19:32:00.000-05:00What a great post, Apple. I love the winter photo...What a great post, Apple. I love the winter photos. Even when we don't have any from our own relations, such historical photos allow us to see exactly what it might have been like. As I said, great, great post!Chery Kinnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08662778019834533118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-59703807589731005842008-01-24T09:46:00.000-05:002008-01-24T09:46:00.000-05:00Charlotte,I'm loving these photographs, especially...Charlotte,<BR/><BR/>I'm loving these photographs, especially the privvy one, brrrr! They remind me a little bit of New Hampshire winters years ago. My husband lived in the Tug Hill area for a while, and he says I don't have a clue what snow accumulation is like lol.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the great entertainment!<BR/><BR/>JaniceJanicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17476918537317701594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-11731336201591525242008-01-23T19:11:00.000-05:002008-01-23T19:11:00.000-05:00Thanks to you all. John finally finished clearing ...Thanks to you all. John finally finished clearing the roof today so we're ready for more.<BR/><BR/>Thomas - <I>my uncle</I> ended up working in Greene Co even though his home was in Philadelphia, NY.<BR/><BR/>I'll have more coming up on the Erie Canal. There was lots of work on the canal but I'm not sure it was well paid work. I'll have to look into land prices in various areas along the canal.<BR/><BR/>Terry,<BR/>I'm glad the picture made you smile. I don't think I could handle another blog right now and a Tug Hill blog might quickly degenerate into a snow blog and I have one of those already. LOL<BR/><BR/>Nikki-Ann,<BR/>I could spend all day looking at hte pictures on the LOC site. Do you know if there is a similar British site?<BR/><BR/>Lori,<BR/>I thought you and Terry would enjoy the snow pictures, I just wish I'd found some from January or February!<BR/><BR/>Colleen,<BR/>LOL. I'm ready ready for hotter than hell. John's family has mostly moved to warmer climes. I won't leave as long as Mom still needs me but I'm more than ready now.Charley "Apple" Grabowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-70230130471319983622008-01-22T22:25:00.000-05:002008-01-22T22:25:00.000-05:00Awesome pictures. Growing up in western NY I can ...Awesome pictures. Growing up in western NY I can relate. Though now living in southern Arizona I also have to wonder how people survived summers without air conditioning! Also, hopefully you won't object to the bit of language, I have a motto about my family's migration west:<BR/>{ahem} From Niagara Falls to Tucson: From where hell freezes over to where it's hotter than hell.<BR/><BR/>That about sums it up!Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03303607041752275445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-51317428941781877832008-01-22T18:05:00.000-05:002008-01-22T18:05:00.000-05:00Those are some great pictures! I loved the pictur...Those are some great pictures! I loved the picture for cousin Terry. It was so fitting!Lori Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818111640670098850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-82046788003076156852008-01-22T14:06:00.000-05:002008-01-22T14:06:00.000-05:00Very interesting :) Great black & white pictures t...Very interesting :) Great black & white pictures too!Nikki - Notes of Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116292112164268244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-10688210231762330292008-01-22T13:25:00.000-05:002008-01-22T13:25:00.000-05:00LOL! Thanks, Apple. An outhouse and snow. What ...LOL! Thanks, Apple. An outhouse and snow. What more could I ask for! You have made my day.<BR/><BR/>You've done a beautiful article about a small region I'd never heard of except on your blog. And I'd not figured out that Tug Hill is a region rather than just a little hill! Thanks.<BR/><BR/>[It seems to me that a HOGS BLOGGER needs to start a TUG HILL OF NEW YORK blog with history, observations, genealogy, and stories of the region. You've got a great kick-off article.]<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for the outhouse and snow picture. I'm still laughing.<BR/>TERRYTerry Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01251750196282728118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-71062062890875628482008-01-22T07:52:00.000-05:002008-01-22T07:52:00.000-05:00Wow! Great post Apple and lots info about the Tug...Wow! Great post Apple and lots info about the Tug Hill region. You are to be commended for the thoroughness especially with the maps and illustrations.<BR/><BR/>My uncle still does some work (for telephone companies who need surveying and easements) up around Tug Hill. He lives over in Greene County near the Hudson and says he just won't work in the Tug Hill area between December and March if he can avoid it.<BR/><BR/>I think we have a bonafide mystery on our hand as to "why" our ancestors landed here and stayed here. I think a previous angle can also be worked in: why didn't they just work along the Erie Canal area to the south where business was thriving?Thomas MacEnteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09925130637060406529noreply@blogger.com