North Country At Work

Erastus Farrington, an inn proprietor. Circa early 1900s. Photo donated by Leona Raymond, a descendant of Erastus Farrington. Courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

The Rudes Place, where F.J. Morley was the proprietor. It later became the Piseco Tavern. Circa 1910s. Piseco Lake in the town of Arietta, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

The Old Rudes House, a boarding house and inn on Piseco Lake. Later known as Piseco Tavern, starting in 1939. Circa 1910-1920. Arietta, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

The first Avery’s Inn. Circa 1890s. The hamlet of Piseco in the town of Arietta, NY. Photo donated by Pete Betz. Courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Two people posing in front Of Avery’s Inn. Circa early 1920s. The hamlet Piseco in the town of Arietta, NY.

Avery’s Hotel and Restaurant, previously Avery’s Inn. This building was the third version of Avery’s. Circa 1950s or 1960s. The hamlet of Piseco in the town of Arietta, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Seasonal tourists/hunters with dead deer on the porch of Augustus Avery’s Inn. Circa 1910-1920. The hamlet of Piseco in the town of Arietta, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Seasonal hunters after hunting deer in front of the Anibal House. Len Anibal, the proprietor, is pictured on the far right. Circa 1936. The hamlet of Piseco in the town of Arietta, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Anibal House, a hotel popular with tourists and hunters. Circa 1925-1935. The hamlet of Piseco in the town of Arietta, NY. Photo courtesy of ­the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.