Soper Brothers, Fred and Norris with propeller-powered ice sled on runners, that they rigged up out of old car parts, with a propeller and engine. In the Soper garage building opposite the mill. Circa 1920s. Hammond, NY. Read our story on the Soper Brothers here.
Moose Head Hotel in winter. Men and women on the steps, automobiles can be seen on either side of the hotel. 1940s. Town of Webb, NY. Photo courtesy of the Goodsell Museum. Check out our story about Webb’s transformation from logging town to tourist destination.
Skiers being transported to the Maple Ridge slope via Town of Webb snowplows. Late 1930s-early 1940s. Photo courtesy of the Goodsell Museum. Check out our story about Webb’s transformation from logging town to tourist destination.
Pouring concrete in sub-freezing temperatures at the Carry Falls hydro-electric plant in 1952, part of the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation’s Raquette River development. The Carry Falls dam created a 7-mile long reservoir that flooded Hollywood, a hamlet of Colton. Photo by Niagara Mohawk News. 1952. Town of Colton, NY. Courtesy of the Colton Historical Society. […]
Dan Josephson tending trap net to sample brook trout. Dan is a fishery biologist who has been working to counteract the effects of acid rain in the Adirondacks for almost 40 years. November 2015. Old Forge, NY. Courtesy of Dan Josephson. For more on Dan and his conservation work, check out this North Country at […]
Men harvest ice from the St. Lawrence River at South Bay. 1900. Thousand Island Park, NY. Photo courtesy of Tom French. Check out our story on harvesting ice from the St. Lawrence River.
Richard “Rick” Wood, ski patroller at Whiteface Mountain, holds his skis on the slopes. Note the red jacket with the first aid symbol. Photo by Meghan Felser. 2015. Wilmington, NY. Click here to check out our story on ski patroller Rick Wood.
Jim “JR” Hoyt Jr. readies slopes for skiing at Whiteface Mountain, where he is the ski patrol director. Photo by Rob Ickowski. November 2017. Wilmington, NY. Click here to check out our story on ski patroller Rick Wood.
Whiteface ski patroller Richard “Rick” Wood at the mountain’s summit. Photo by Meghan Felser. 2015. Wilmington, NY. Click here to check out our story on ski patroller Rick Wood.
Pat Ferri, ski instructor, teaching a children’s lesson at the Lapland Lake Nordic Vacation Center. Photo courtesy of Paul and Kathy Zahray. Benson, NY. Check out our story on the ski center here.
