Tag: winter

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.

Carthage Elementary School lighting display in Carthage

William H. Tribol (school principal) and Doris Pickett (chairman of the Four Rivers Historical Society Education Committee) working on a lighting display at the Carthage Elementary School, put on by the Four Rivers Historical Society. February 28, 1979. Carthage, NY.

Maroun Gift Shop during the Blizzard of 1977 in Carthage

Malaky Johnson (nee Maroun) at the door of the Maroun Gift Shop during the Blizzard of 1977, which lasted from January 28 through February 21. Johnson owned the shop with two of her sisters. Carthage, NY. Note: Thanks to Mary Rose, Johnson’s niece, for identifying her aunt in this photo!