Louis Wright holding his first marking axe; each lumberjack had an axe with a symbol on the end of it, which they would use to mark logs so they knew which lumberjack had cut them. Louis worked in logging and hauling from the age of 17. Born 1920 in Boonville, moved to Long Lake when […]
Men driving logs down the river. Circa 1900-1910. Hope, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office. Betsy Earley’s grandfather, Fred Dunn, worked at a logging camp in Wells. She remembers finding a photo of him one day when going through the new Wells Museum. Listen to her story here.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Griffin was a thriving community. Around 300 to 400 people came to work in the booming lumber and tanning industries – in fact, it boasted one of the largest tanneries in the county. But now, Hamilton County Historian Eliza Darling says it’s one of the county’s two […]
Logs on a skidway at Brandreth Lake. Two men and a horse in the background. Date unknown. Long Lake, NY. Courtesy of the Town of Long Lake Archives.
Seven workers (three atop the logs, four on the ground) with a load of pulpwood around 20 feet high and 30 feet long. A single team of horses are hauling the load. Circa 1912. Unidentified location in the Adirondack Mountains. Courtesy of the Town of Long Lake Archives.
Two men on top of the logs loaded on a bobsled, on the ice at the north end of Long Lake. One of the men is Asa Hall. Circa 1900. Long Lake, NY.
Loggers with teams of horses around the bunkhouse, stable and mess hall of a winter logging camp. Circa 1890. Unknown precise location in the Adirondack Mountains. Courtesy of the Town of Long Lake Archives.
Log boom being towed by the steamboat “Ivis.” Circa 1906. Long Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Town of Long Lake Archives.
Members of the “Independent Order of Foresters,” a fraternal organization established by Long Lake loggers that advocated for workers’ rights. Circa early 1900s. Long Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Town of Long Lake Archives.
Three men cut firewood in front of the Long Lake post office. Circa 1890-1910. Long Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Town of Long Lake Archives.
