North Country At Work

Lake Flower Dam gate replacement and concrete repair, executed by West Branch Engineering and Consulting; pictured is the gate installation. Summer of 1991. Saranac Lake, NY.

Darren Tracy diving in Saranac Lake while working on the Lake Flower Dam gate replacement and concrete repair. Tracy owns and operates West Branch Engineering and Consulting. Summer of 1991. Saranac Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of Darren Tracy.

Parapet wall reconstruction at Lake Placid High School, done by West Branch Engineering and Consulting. Darren Tracy, who owns West Branch, is on the roof. Circa 1991. Lake Placid, NY. Photo courtesy of Darren Tracy.

Mohawk ironworker Darryl Lazore walking a beam on the Goldman Sachs tower before going to connect beams. The New York City skyline is in the background. Jersey City, NJ. Summer 2002. Courtesy of Darryl Lazore.

George Hare working on the construction of the Paul Smiths VIC’s Native Species Butterfly House. Circa early 2000s. Paul Smiths, NY. Photo courtesy of George Hare. You can read and listen to George’s full story here. 

Former New York State Adirondack Park Agency maintenance supervisor George Hare works on a soffit restoration project in the workshop of his Bloomingdale home. June 2019. Bloomingdale, NY. Photo taken by Andy Flynn. You can read and listen to George’s full story here. 

Organizer Greg Borzilleri on the Mirror Lake Beach during the 2019 Ironman Lake Placid triathalon. Sunday, July 28. Lake Placid, NY. Photo: taken by Andy Flynn. Read and listen to the full story on how Greg organizes the triathalon each year here.

Wendy Hall feeds a young, sick robin at the Adirondack Wildlife Refuge and Rehab Center in Wilmington.  Hall and her husband, Steve, opened the center in 2000. August 2019. Photo taken by Andy Flynn. You can read and listen to Wendy’s full story (and see more photos of the center) in the full North Country at Work story.

Violinist Ivan Zenaty teaching a student at the Meadowmount School of Music. Zenaty is a professional artist who has performed in international ensembles and worked with performers including Yo-Yo Ma. Circa 2010s. Meadowmount School of Music in the Town of Lewis, and not far from Elizabethtown. Courtesy of Mary McGowan.

Thomson’s Boat Livery, located next to Cornwall Bros. Coal and Wood. Captain Thomson started the livery as a teenager. Circa 1890. Alexandria Bay, NY. Courtesy of the Alexandria Township Historical Society.