Thanks for the viewership! And that’s the struggle/beauty with travel, no matter where one goes (especially for one day on time constraints like that day haha) it’s near impossible to show everything
I lived in Watertown, in the 90s, about 5 min from the Town square. It was COLD in the winter, but the mood of the town was very nice. My kids LOVED sledding down Thompson (Park) hill! 🛷🥰
My wife and I were stationed at Fort Drum for a year (6/2018 - 6/2019) and we visited a lot of the town and surrounding areas. Thompson Park on Sunday evenings was our spot! We are Floridians, but that didn't stop us from enjoying the area! We visited Whiteface Mountain, Sackets Harbor, Syracuse, Cape Vincent, Alexandria Bay just to name a few!
As a person who was born and raised in Watertown (and then left for a job elsewhere), I love seeing the town through a newcomer's eyes. Thank you for this!
Lived there 17 years. Could take it or leave it, but not as much to do as in the Albany New York area. Right now they just got about four and a half feet of snow up in Watertown. Definitely not missing it. 6 months of the year it seems you're in cold or bitter temperatures. You forgot to mention that, thanks to Fort Drum and all the military families the economy is able to thrive, to a certain degree anyway.
Well this was fun to watch! I actually grew up here, but moved away 27 years ago. I remember the winters well, and lived through the Blizzard of 77 ! Maybe that is why I live in Texas now! My mom and I are coming back to visit this December. I'm hoping to see just a little snow, and enjoy the Christmas lights. My mom is actually from Canada too, but do not think we will cross over to there. I enjoyed your video, thanks for sharing!
I lived through the Blizzard of '77 as well, nicolette...stuck in the house for ten days in Champion as a kid while my parents were cut off in Watertown. Crazy snow that year!
I love that you showed the river and the "square"; but, did you get a chance to see the more "modern" part of Watertown? I'm talking about Arsenal St and near Salmon Run Mall, etc. I grew up in a tiny town just North of Watertown and have lived near Atlanta now for the last 7 yrs. Seems strange to me now that Watertown was the biggest city I was used to. lol. You were so spot on when you said that anyone who likes cities wouldn't want to go any farther North of Watertown. It's a huge land mass full of tiny little towns about 40 miles apart from each other! There are decent-sized towns like Ogdensburg, Potsdam and Massena, but still small compared to Watertown. Also, I like that you pointed out the Canadian influence. Yes, there is a lot of that. I wasn't around for the Blizzard of '77 that everyone talks about; but, I did experience the Ice Storm of '98. That was a doozy! I swear to this day I have kerosene in my nose! Oh, and I always found it funny that the biggest county in NY has it's County Fair in one of the smallest towns. LOL
If you would really like to learn about the history of Watertown NY and surrounding areas you should do a video about Sackets Harbor NY. With out it there would be no Watertown, and Chicago, IL. Sackets Harbor also played a significant role in the War of 1812.
I grew up in one of the hamlets around Watertown, and spent most of my 20's working in Watertown. You should have gotten up to Thompson Park, you'd have been able to get a sweeping vista of most of the city. That area is beautiful, in the few months of warm weather. Last time I lived up there, it snowed October 3rd to May 15th or so. In June, you can find little sheltered valleys that still have snow in them
My wife and I was stationed there for 1 year, Fort Drum (6/2018 - 6/2019). We are Floridians but got out and visited the surrounding areas (Carthage, Sackets Harbor, Alexandria, Adirondacks, Syracuse, etc).
Oh yes, believe it or not that is my general demeanor both on and off camera haha. I like to show that life should have its serious moments but you can always find time to be facetious and joke around.
You showed a lot of downtown Watertown but there, live others said, is a lot more to town. I understand you had to save space on your memory card. One thing that should be pointed out, it looks beautiful by the river but dont trust it. The undertows are bad and people have drowned in the river. Its definitely not a play area.
I figured that from my time whitewater rafting long ago here, that it wasn’t a current with which to mess around. But good to know that the Black River is a bit more dangerous than I thought. Thanks for that insight!
@@TheCoverageProject A lot of people love the whitewater rafting which is safe. You are with trained people who know what to do and they would never take you into waters that were too dangerous. But your right, the currents are nothing to mess with. But as I said the under currents are the most dangerous.
@@candyw9297 Oh yes! Agree. While growing up, a friend and I used to go in the Oswegatchie river with our little blow-up raft. How well I remember those currents! Goodness gracious!
There is a city in St Lawrence county called ogdensburg right on the Canadian border st-lawrence county has a lot more history in Watertown history of the war of 1812 and the Frederic Remington art museum and Canton New York is we're Frederic Remington is buried plus Watertown don't have the Adirondack mountains if it wasn't for St Lawrence county New York City wouldn't have their power because they get their power from massena New York massena is in St Lawrence county Plus Saint Lawrence county has some of the best waterfalls in the state the Saint Lawrence River has some of the best fishing in the world waddington New York has the world record four people attending a weigh-in for bassmasters
Yes, it is beautiful.. but those structures have been there for longer than the industrial age. They were put there by the people for whom some of the local surrounding area were named. They were there way long before our generations, many of us who were born there of no relation to them at all or distant relations. Also, places like Syracuse and Rochester NY had some much older industries than Watertown. Let's also not forget that several of the local area industry in that area were acquired (some several times) before being closed. No one of us EVER suggested tearing down THOSE buildings. We are talking about boarded-up old stand-alone structures where walls and ceilings have fallen into disrepair, and where materials still exist such as siding and drywall that were reported in various articles to contain substances known to cause upper respiratory problems, along with paint that contained lead also known, disease-causing contents. We are talking about NEW STRUCTURES THAT ARE BUILT anywhere. Here is an example. I'm in NJ right now. NJ used to be known as the Garden State, named for its vast, sprawling beautiful gardens and old structures, some much like there in Watertown.. old brownstone, brick, and graystone. The old trashy buildings that are falling down here have not been removed, and yet they are putting up brand new business structures and apartment houses costing into the millions of dollars instead of using structures that are still intact, and using good materials from the older buildings to make any necessary repairs before reusing them for housing. The reason we are providing the suggestion of taking down the old structures that are falling into ruin is to protect from loss such as injury from people walking nearby, and for health reasons, because it has been witnessed that some of the buildings have insides constructed with drywall that is falling apart, and then some of the roofs are collapsed with water soaking up the drywall and then molding, causing black mold that is an extreme health hazard. If you were looking for buildings like that, there, there aren't many. NNY keeps up pretty well with the removal of that sort of thing. I'm working on NJ, now, using the same suggestions here as there, and we called for the same elsewhere as they worked so well for us up there in cost savings and other beneficial areas of concern in an (at the time) slumping economy. No, we were not speaking of NNY. NNY is pretty well completed for repairs, upgrades, and that sort of thing.. many masons and artisans residing there. I'm not certain why you're even making this video. NNY isn't asking for any extra financing that I'm personally aware of. We were speaking of a very few things needed here, in the area I'm at such as where the roadway out front of this facility is flooded whenever heavy rains occur, and so they need to get their area workforce to clear the run-off catches, put some signs up, repair the railroad bridge, etc. Be careful with listening to information provided by some. Before placing the blame on people and places, you need to investigate where your information is coming from. Some are scammers, after insurance money and such. I've made some reports to put a stop to it. Feel free to message me at my Facebook account. F.P. Chauvette. I can answer whatever questions and concerns you might have. If you want, I'll send you some photos of the buildings here I speak of. I sent you an email in full.
Looks like you were a block away from where I work. I saw a KeyBank in the background, so I assume you were on Stone Street. I work right over on Park Place.
@@TheCoverageProject you call it familiar, but I’m really not that familiar with the city lol. I really only know a handful of streets because they’re the only ones I drive on. I live in Clayton. You could come down to the village of Clayton some time if you’re looking for a new video idea. It borders Canada, with the St. Lawrence River right in between.
@@joefilippelli5625 Actually I was off a bit. I went to Howe Caverns, seems kinda far from Watertown now that I look at it on a map. Great place though
Exactly one of many reasons I started this project; to capture the various special qualities that these places have before they’re affected by who knows what in this world
Watertown never really grew that much in population. For the majority, families lived there, and still do except for the influx caused by Fort Drum, and families of soldiers looking to work there because it was nearby, and there was less work on the base to do of the type of work that most military family members might participate in. About the surrounding villages: They don't go to town often because they are sustainable in their own areas unless they work there. Many of the farms are gone because they couldn't keep up with the cost of keeping the farms open because of conglomerate and corporate stores that are ON ARSENAL STREET on the west end of the city outskirts. If you are NOT FROM there, you shouldn't be doing this report because I see what you are getting at. There used to be fruit stands, small family shops, etc. there but those businesses lost out to places like The Salmon Run Mall, Walmart, and Price Chopper for reasons of convenience and job placement long after the shop owners had passed. Chain restaurants and other food, vehicle, and clothing stores were the work that the government funding put in there for minimum wage, and part-time work not even full-time at one time. People were going from place to place, two and three different jobs just to make enough to feed their families. That's ridiculous! As for where the reports I provided occurred... you can just forget finding where that place is, and anyone who experienced and witnessed the events with me are either gone or the information is archived and covered up at the expense of private organizations and government. They like to use their abilities to put people in places where they shouldn't be. We'll just leave it at that. I can certainly say that the information is well hidden if not destroyed by now. Any evidence could not be found, but then again there is also no evidence supporting lack of truth to the events, either.
The town WAS built because of the water power that fed numerous paper mills along the river from Carthage to Brownville supplied by the nearby forests, country's largest paper machine manufacturer, country's major train air bake manufacturer, Car Freshener Corp. Sicard the world leader in design & manufacturer of large airport snow removal machines -- When you get 24 FOOT of snow in a winter you become really good at clearing it. 6' high snowbanks were the norm there 50s-60s-70s. Letters mailed to Snowtown came to Watertown. Lake effect snow falls. Plus a couple of "blizzards". You missed out on Sacketts Harbor and its historical shipbuilding that helped win the War of 1812,. BTW the Black River in the spring time is rated a 10 in rafting challenge. How about the country's oldest continuous county fair? Sorry but 9 minutes without doing your research first?
We lived in Watertown for many years, one of our sons were born there. Loved our life there.👍♥️
Thanks for showing Watertown! You missed so much of Watertown, but you did show some of its treasures! Thank you for enjoying my home!
Thanks for the viewership! And that’s the struggle/beauty with travel, no matter where one goes (especially for one day on time constraints like that day haha) it’s near impossible to show everything
@@TheCoverageProject You’re correct! Thank you once again for showing a glimpse of my home!
Watertown NY. My birthplace Jan 5, 1963. Need to go back there as haven’t been there since 1966.
Wow!! 1966! Spent 1 year there via military but did visit a lot of the surrounding areas! Beautiful!
Those are all my natural hangouts as a Watertownian. So many beautiful places and beautiful people.
I live in Watertown, it is a great great place actually!
I appreciate the peaceful environment of this area, so I approve this message
I lived in Watertown, in the 90s, about 5 min from the Town square. It was COLD in the winter, but the mood of the town was very nice. My kids LOVED sledding down Thompson (Park) hill! 🛷🥰
Oh how I remember Thompson Park!
Looks great
I walked those exact rocks and I am glad someone else is as well. Great video.
My wife and I were stationed at Fort Drum for a year (6/2018 - 6/2019) and we visited a lot of the town and surrounding areas. Thompson Park on Sunday evenings was our spot! We are Floridians, but that didn't stop us from enjoying the area! We visited Whiteface Mountain, Sackets Harbor, Syracuse, Cape Vincent, Alexandria Bay just to name a few!
Truly so much to enjoy in Upstate New York, and North Country’s no exception. Glad to hear of the appreciation towards this area of the country!
Simply stunning....
Watertown, NY. My hometown. Good place. Thompson Park is nice too. Theres a lot more to the town than what you visited!
i wanna know whats there i was born there but i wanna go as an adult but life hit lol
As a person who was born and raised in Watertown (and then left for a job elsewhere), I love seeing the town through a newcomer's eyes. Thank you for this!
Absolutely, that’s a big goal of this project; putting the spotlight on lesser known places for a larger public to see!
Lived there 17 years. Could take it or leave it, but not as much to do as in the Albany New York area. Right now they just got about four and a half feet of snow up in Watertown. Definitely not missing it. 6 months of the year it seems you're in cold or bitter temperatures. You forgot to mention that, thanks to Fort Drum and all the military families the economy is able to thrive, to a certain degree anyway.
I lived in a loft apartment in the Lincoln building in 1981. Interesting city
Well this was fun to watch! I actually grew up here, but moved away 27 years ago. I remember the winters well, and lived through the Blizzard of 77 ! Maybe that is why I live in Texas now! My mom and I are coming back to visit this December. I'm hoping to see just a little snow, and enjoy the Christmas lights. My mom is actually from Canada too, but do not think we will cross over to there. I enjoyed your video, thanks for sharing!
I too escaped, I lived outside town most of my youth, but I left in the lat 90's. I live somewhere much warmer
We get much less snow than we used to. Much less.
I lived through the Blizzard of '77 as well, nicolette...stuck in the house for ten days in Champion as a kid while my parents were cut off in Watertown. Crazy snow that year!
I love that you showed the river and the "square"; but, did you get a chance to see the more "modern" part of Watertown? I'm talking about Arsenal St and near Salmon Run Mall, etc. I grew up in a tiny town just North of Watertown and have lived near Atlanta now for the last 7 yrs. Seems strange to me now that Watertown was the biggest city I was used to. lol.
You were so spot on when you said that anyone who likes cities wouldn't want to go any farther North of Watertown. It's a huge land mass full of tiny little towns about 40 miles apart from each other! There are decent-sized towns like Ogdensburg, Potsdam and Massena, but still small compared to Watertown.
Also, I like that you pointed out the Canadian influence. Yes, there is a lot of that.
I wasn't around for the Blizzard of '77 that everyone talks about; but, I did experience the Ice Storm of '98. That was a doozy! I swear to this day I have kerosene in my nose!
Oh, and I always found it funny that the biggest county in NY has it's County Fair in one of the smallest towns. LOL
If you would really like to learn about the history of Watertown NY and surrounding areas you should do a video about Sackets Harbor NY. With out it there would be no Watertown, and Chicago, IL. Sackets Harbor also played a significant role in the War of 1812.
wonderful video! Grew up there and visit now and then! Did you know that FW Woolworth had his first job as a youth there? Jim
Thanks for the support! Didn’t know about that, interesting how one could say that Watertown holds an important part of retail history then!
@@TheCoverageProject great coverage hope your travels are good
Welcome to the former industrial capital of northern New York
I will subscribe.My parents grew up near there(Carthage).Fort Drum is near there and yes Winter is not for the faint of heart🙈
I grew up in one of the hamlets around Watertown, and spent most of my 20's working in Watertown. You should have gotten up to Thompson Park, you'd have been able to get a sweeping vista of most of the city. That area is beautiful, in the few months of warm weather. Last time I lived up there, it snowed October 3rd to May 15th or so. In June, you can find little sheltered valleys that still have snow in them
You are totally correct, upstate NY snowfall is no joke
My wife and I was stationed there for 1 year, Fort Drum (6/2018 - 6/2019). We are Floridians but got out and visited the surrounding areas (Carthage, Sackets Harbor, Alexandria, Adirondacks, Syracuse, etc).
So you're probably familiar with Burrville Cider Mill! One of my favorite places of home!
@@DixieDee yes, though we had a neighbor with a cider press, so we made our own from the apples from our own trees
@@jonathanwessner3456 That's awesome!
Lovely video. Sometimes it seems The tone of voice teeters between sincere and sarcastic. lol
Oh yes, believe it or not that is my general demeanor both on and off camera haha. I like to show that life should have its serious moments but you can always find time to be facetious and joke around.
You showed a lot of downtown Watertown but there, live others said, is a lot more to town. I understand you had to save space on your memory card. One thing that should be pointed out, it looks beautiful by the river but dont trust it. The undertows are bad and people have drowned in the river. Its definitely not a play area.
I figured that from my time whitewater rafting long ago here, that it wasn’t a current with which to mess around. But good to know that the Black River is a bit more dangerous than I thought. Thanks for that insight!
@@TheCoverageProject A lot of people love the whitewater rafting which is safe. You are with trained people who know what to do and they would never take you into waters that were too dangerous. But your right, the currents are nothing to mess with. But as I said the under currents are the most dangerous.
@@candyw9297 Oh yes! Agree. While growing up, a friend and I used to go in the Oswegatchie river with our little blow-up raft. How well I remember those currents! Goodness gracious!
There is a city in St Lawrence county called ogdensburg right on the Canadian border st-lawrence county has a lot more history in Watertown history of the war of 1812 and the Frederic Remington art museum and Canton New York is we're Frederic Remington is buried plus Watertown don't have the Adirondack mountains if it wasn't for St Lawrence county New York City wouldn't have their power because they get their power from massena New York massena is in St Lawrence county Plus Saint Lawrence county has some of the best waterfalls in the state the Saint Lawrence River has some of the best fishing in the world waddington New York has the world record four people attending a weigh-in for bassmasters
I miss Watertown so much 🥺
You should have shown some of those millionaires' mansions on Paddock Strret.
Thanks for sharing our town
No problem! Glad you enjoyed
I was a cop here for 33 years. Nice vidoe!
Thank you for the view and support!
Yes, it is beautiful.. but those structures have been there for longer than the industrial age. They were put there by the people for whom some of the local surrounding area were named. They were there way long before our generations, many of us who were born there of no relation to them at all or distant relations. Also, places like Syracuse and Rochester NY had some much older industries than Watertown. Let's also not forget that several of the local area industry in that area were acquired (some several times) before being closed. No one of us EVER suggested tearing down THOSE buildings. We are talking about boarded-up old stand-alone structures where walls and ceilings have fallen into disrepair, and where materials still exist such as siding and drywall that were reported in various articles to contain substances known to cause upper respiratory problems, along with paint that contained lead also known, disease-causing contents. We are talking about NEW STRUCTURES THAT ARE BUILT anywhere. Here is an example. I'm in NJ right now. NJ used to be known as the Garden State, named for its vast, sprawling beautiful gardens and old structures, some much like there in Watertown.. old brownstone, brick, and graystone. The old trashy buildings that are falling down here have not been removed, and yet they are putting up brand new business structures and apartment houses costing into the millions of dollars instead of using structures that are still intact, and using good materials from the older buildings to make any necessary repairs before reusing them for housing. The reason we are providing the suggestion of taking down the old structures that are falling into ruin is to protect from loss such as injury from people walking nearby, and for health reasons, because it has been witnessed that some of the buildings have insides constructed with drywall that is falling apart, and then some of the roofs are collapsed with water soaking up the drywall and then molding, causing black mold that is an extreme health hazard. If you were looking for buildings like that, there, there aren't many. NNY keeps up pretty well with the removal of that sort of thing. I'm working on NJ, now, using the same suggestions here as there, and we called for the same elsewhere as they worked so well for us up there in cost savings and other beneficial areas of concern in an (at the time) slumping economy. No, we were not speaking of NNY. NNY is pretty well completed for repairs, upgrades, and that sort of thing.. many masons and artisans residing there. I'm not certain why you're even making this video. NNY isn't asking for any extra financing that I'm personally aware of. We were speaking of a very few things needed here, in the area I'm at such as where the roadway out front of this facility is flooded whenever heavy rains occur, and so they need to get their area workforce to clear the run-off catches, put some signs up, repair the railroad bridge, etc. Be careful with listening to information provided by some. Before placing the blame on people and places, you need to investigate where your information is coming from. Some are scammers, after insurance money and such. I've made some reports to put a stop to it. Feel free to message me at my Facebook account. F.P. Chauvette. I can answer whatever questions and concerns you might have. If you want, I'll send you some photos of the buildings here I speak of. I sent you an email in full.
Looks like you were a block away from where I work. I saw a KeyBank in the background, so I assume you were on Stone Street. I work right over on Park Place.
That’s actually really cool! It must be interesting to have one’s own familiar and daily surroundings captured from another perspective
@@TheCoverageProject you call it familiar, but I’m really not that familiar with the city lol. I really only know a handful of streets because they’re the only ones I drive on.
I live in Clayton. You could come down to the village of Clayton some time if you’re looking for a new video idea. It borders Canada, with the St. Lawrence River right in between.
@@ethanpatchen4113 Watch the next video of the Thousand Islands Region. You won't be disappointed with the ending!
I live 12 minutes from Watertown.
Go to see some of home
Watertown New York, May 11th 1993. Samaritan Medical Center. I moved away But Watertown will always be home
I remember visiting some caverns there as a kid. A cool town indeed 😎
where at?
@@joefilippelli5625 Actually I was off a bit. I went to Howe Caverns, seems kinda far from Watertown now that I look at it on a map. Great place though
@@leedlejones3343 do you know of any caves or caverns in watertown ny?
Well I live in Watertown and the footage was super. Glad I found this.
Plattsburgh and ogdensburg are both big cities more north then Watertown, just a little fyi
True, however Watertown is the biggest city in the 'north country" region (the tug hill plateau and surrounding area).
I live here
Well, I had a great time in your home area!
👍👍👍
How much is a 3 bedrooms, 2bathrom’s house over there in Watertown?
125-160k
@@aleashiamangum-Kennel I was asking about the rent
I hate to see that this once beautiful place losing people and its beauty
Exactly one of many reasons I started this project; to capture the various special qualities that these places have before they’re affected by who knows what in this world
Watertown never really grew that much in population. For the majority, families lived there, and still do except for the influx caused by Fort Drum, and families of soldiers looking to work there because it was nearby, and there was less work on the base to do of the type of work that most military family members might participate in. About the surrounding villages: They don't go to town often because they are sustainable in their own areas unless they work there. Many of the farms are gone because they couldn't keep up with the cost of keeping the farms open because of conglomerate and corporate stores that are ON ARSENAL STREET on the west end of the city outskirts. If you are NOT FROM there, you shouldn't be doing this report because I see what you are getting at. There used to be fruit stands, small family shops, etc. there but those businesses lost out to places like The Salmon Run Mall, Walmart, and Price Chopper for reasons of convenience and job placement long after the shop owners had passed. Chain restaurants and other food, vehicle, and clothing stores were the work that the government funding put in there for minimum wage, and part-time work not even full-time at one time. People were going from place to place, two and three different jobs just to make enough to feed their families. That's ridiculous! As for where the reports I provided occurred... you can just forget finding where that place is, and anyone who experienced and witnessed the events with me are either gone or the information is archived and covered up at the expense of private organizations and government. They like to use their abilities to put people in places where they shouldn't be. We'll just leave it at that. I can certainly say that the information is well hidden if not destroyed by now. Any evidence could not be found, but then again there is also no evidence supporting lack of truth to the events, either.
The town WAS built because of the water power that fed numerous paper mills along the river from Carthage to Brownville supplied by the nearby forests, country's largest paper machine manufacturer, country's major train air bake manufacturer, Car Freshener Corp. Sicard the world leader in design & manufacturer of large airport snow removal machines -- When you get 24 FOOT of snow in a winter you become really good at clearing it. 6' high snowbanks were the norm there 50s-60s-70s. Letters mailed to Snowtown came to Watertown. Lake effect snow falls. Plus a couple of "blizzards". You missed out on Sacketts Harbor and its historical shipbuilding that helped win the War of 1812,. BTW the Black River in the spring time is rated a 10 in rafting challenge. How about the country's oldest continuous county fair? Sorry but 9 minutes without doing your research first?
Feets worth of snow?