North Country At Work

Two men moving lumber for the walkway of the Wanakena footbridge using a modified pontoon boat and a metal canoe. Fall 2016. Wanakena, NY. Photo courtesy of Allen Ditch.

Adding lumber to support the walkway of the footbridge using a modified pontoon boat. Fall 2016. Wanakena, NY. Photo courtesy of Allen Ditch.

Pete McConville, a caretaker on Upper Saint Regis Lake, driving from camp to the dock. 2018. Photo by Amy Feiereisel. Learn about the caretakers of Upper Saint Regis in the full North Country at Work story.

A view of the Champlain Canal lock letting a boat through. Circa 1890. Northumberland, NY. Courtesy of the Chapman Museum.

The Thomas Miller Jr., a tug that towed on the old Champlain Canal, pictured with five crewmen. Circa 1890. Warren County, NY. Courtesy of the Chapman Museum.

Crewmembers on the deck of the steamer Adirondack, which was built in 1867 and owned by the Champlain Transportation Company. They are waiting for the train to bring new passengers. Circa 1877. On Lake Champlain, between Plattsburgh and Port Henry. Photo by Seneca Ray Stoddard. Courtesy of the Chapman Museum.

Two men carrying guideboats outside the Cascade Lakes Hotel. Circa 1900. Keene Valley, NY. Courtesy of the Keene Valley Library Archives

Three guides leading a fishing expedition. Original caption reads: “Three guides and three guided.” Circa 1880- 1890. Keene Valley, NY. Photo by G.W. Baldwin. Courtesy of the Keene Valley Library Archives.

Guide carries a boat in the forest during summertime. Another man stands behind him. Around 1905. Near Paul Smiths, Courtesy of the Paul Smith’s College Joan Weill Adirondack Library Archives.

Photograph of Paul Smith’s Hotel guides in a heavily laden Adirondack guideboat. A deer can be seen in the boat with the men, multiple dogs are also in the boat. One of the guides has a pack basket on his back. Circa 1900. Photograph by Charles Derby. Paul Smiths, NY. Courtesy of the Paul Smith’s […]