Comments on: Madison County Windmill Farm, Fenner, NY

By: jd Lee

jd Lee — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 23:54:14 +0000

I see that you mentioned your ancesters being “Hatch’s” from New London CT. I also have New London Hatch’s in my line. Do you know any of the New London names? I have traced my line right back to New London Hatch’s through some of the Hatch Family bibles which my family have had passed down for generations.

jd lee

By: Edward Davis

Edward Davis — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:28:15 +0000

I am a landscape architect living in Charlotte, NC and have family in New Woodstock. I love my native NC, but beautiful Madison County is a close second. I’m not a fan of manmade elements in a natural setting, but the windmills are elegant. Plus they represent man’s effort to harness nature’s energy in a way that has less impact on the environment. I like seeing the windmills each time that I visit.

I am trying to pinpoint the location of the windmills on Google Earth. Let me know if I have marked the spot incorrectly.

By: Mrs. Mecomber

Mrs. Mecomber — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:27:11 +0000

Sandy, rest assured. We never left the road. I did not see the FREE Center up there when I was there; I’ll have to search for it next time I go. Thanks for your comment! By the by– your ancestors weren’t Parsons from Massachusetts, by any chance?

By: sandy- co owner of Hillair Farms- windmills on Milestrip road

sandy- co owner of Hillair Farms- windmills on Milestrip road — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:11:24 +0000

And P.S. Mrs. Mecomber- We may be related- My family has been here for over 200 years and were some of the early settlers in these hills. I also seem to remember my grandmoter talking about geneology and some of our family moving to Mass- Interesting!

By: sandy- co owner of Hillair Farms- windmills on Milestrip road

sandy- co owner of Hillair Farms- windmills on Milestrip road — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:58:00 +0000

As I appreciate everyone enjoying the windmills in Fenner, they are a wonderous site, you also have to realize that they are NOT public property. All the windmills are on private & posted lands that are owned by local farmers. All of us farmers up in the hills think it’s great to have a little bit of the future here, and to be involved, but we do ask that the public respect the fields and lands that we all work to produce income for our families and future generations. These lands are our job not just a tourist attraction! They have since put up a the FREE Center which allows the general public to learn about the windmills and get up close to a blade on the ground. It is actually on Buyea Rd. Please if you plan to visit the windmills on our properties, as permission from the owner on the posted sign before you go driving/ walking on someones hard earned dollars! Thanks,

By: mw

mw — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:53:01 +0000

If you think the windmills are beautiful, try living within earshot of them! Think of the sound a fan makes in your window, then imagine the fans blades are 150 feet long, and instead of one fan there are 7, all turning in unison. I agree, they are nice…from a distance, but when you try to sit on the porch at night, all you here is a contstant swooooosh, along with a low hertz tone! Does anyone know what effect the defeat of NYRI will have on the windmills operation?

By: Dalt

Dalt — Thu, 07 May 2009 18:22:43 +0000

was there yesterday! so fun and beautiful area. cant wait to bring my girlfriend for a ride up there when shes home from school.those windmills for some reason are just so cool to me lol.

By: Mrs. Mecomber

Mrs. Mecomber — Tue, 05 May 2009 13:58:14 +0000

Hi Dalt. The roads are paved. It may be a little rough now that winter is over. There are a lot of ups and downs on the road, this being along Route 20 and in that area of of hills. If you’re really up for some adventure, bring a skateboard! LOL! Have fun.

By: Dalt

Dalt — Mon, 04 May 2009 23:25:55 +0000

just curious i love the windmills, and am thinking of going out to them on one of my motorcycle trips. are the roads in that area done? from the pictures it looks like maybe loose gravel…
thanks.
Dalt

By: Steph

Steph — Mon, 04 May 2009 00:22:25 +0000

RJ if you ever read this you have no idea what you are talking about so just dont talk. your local farm has been fractured because of where you live you idiot. not because of the windmills. look around you, its all steep hills etc. which creates the climate that you have so MOVE SOMEWHERE ELSE And BOB MITCHELL: you make no sense whatsoever.