North Country At Work

A large pulp wood stack piled next to the Saint Lawrence River. Circa 1910. Waddington, NY.

Sherwin Lumber Mill employees and loggers posing for a photo in front of the mill. Also pictured are floating logs and the water inlet screens for the mill on the water. Many of the men hold poles for herding the logs. 1890. Canton.

A steam engine sawmill on the Oswegatchie river, between Heuvelton and Renssalaer Falls. Logs float in the river, waiting to be processed. 1890-1910. Saint Lawrence County.

Logs yarded in front of the home of Harvey Day, and ready for milling at the Day Mill. 1896. Hopkinton, NY. Photo by Pearl W. Munson

View of logs from the north side of the St. Regis River. Circa 1900. Hopkinton, NY. Photo by Morris Day.

Morris Day posing in front of Day’s Mill on the Saint Regis River, in which logs float. Circa 1900. Hopkinton, NY.

Pictured are two loggers, each driving a bob sled loaded with logs and drawn by a two-horse team. Circa 1910. Hermon, NY.

Franklin House Hotel on the bank of the West branch of the Oswegatchie River, which is filled with logs. Circa 1880. Fullerville in the Town of Fowler, NY.

Pictured is the West Branch of the Oswegatchie River running through the center of Fullerville, and a log build-up on the dam in the river. Circa 1880. Fullerville in the Town of Fowler, NY.

Men in a lumber camp with load of large logs drawn by a team of horses. Circa 1910. Fine, NY.