Soule’s ferry out of Sackets Harbor
Leander Soule’s ferry out of Sackets Harbor. Circa 1900. Sackets Harbor, NY.
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Putting out a barge fire in Ogdensburg
Firefighters putting out a fire on a barge which was partially sunken in the St. Lawrence River near the ACCO manufacturing plant, just outside Ogdensburg. 1978. Ogdensburg, NY.
Coast Guard breaking ice in St. Lawrence River
Coast Guard buoy tender the “White Lupine” breaking ice in St. Lawrence River, between Ogdensburg and Lake Ontario. Buoys were being placed in anticipation of April opening of the Seaway. Circa 1960. Ogdensburg, NY. Originally in the Ogdensburg Advance Journal.
Thousand Islands Steamboat Company steamer on St. Lawrence River in Clayton
Steamer in Clayton, operated by Thousand Islands Steamboat Company. Circa 1900-1910. Clayton, NY.
Shooting the Long Sault rapids on the St. Lawrence River near Massena
Shooting the Long Sault rapids on a two engine side wheeler steamer, the Sovereign. These were the biggest freshwater rapids in the world before the Saint Lawrence Seaway was built (in the 1950s-60s). Circa 1910-1920. Near Massena, NY.