North Country At Work

Dave Ziemba putting a fresh coat of stain on the Wanakena water system pumping station. Summer 2012. Wanakena, NY. Photo courtesy of Allen Ditch.

Town of Fine personnel repair the cement footings of the old Wanakena footbridge. October 2012. Wanakena, NY. Photo courtesy of Allen Ditch.

Two unidentified men repair a family garage on 5th Street in Wanakena. 2011. Wanakena, NY. Photo courtesy of Allen Ditch.

Two men in a hydraulic lift reshingling the steeple on the Wanakena Presbyterian Church. Another man stands on a ladder below. The renovation was funded by church and community donations totaling about $35,000. 2004. Wanakena, NY. Photo courtesy of Allen Ditch.

Doing renovation work on the roof and steeple of the Wanakena Presbyterian Church. The renovation was funded by church and community donations totaling about $35,000. 2004. Wanakena, NY. Photo courtesy of Allen Ditch.

Unidentified workers stripping the old roof off the Wanakena Presbyterian Church. The renovation was funded by church and community donations totaling about $35,000. 2004. Wanakena, NY. Photo courtesy of Allen Ditch.

Contractors using a dump truck to help install a new drainage system for the Wanakena sewer system. Circa 2000. Photo courtesy of Allen Ditch.

Volunteer Judy Hastings-Keith on a ladder working to restore the interior of the Wanakena Presbyterian Church. 2004. Wanakena, NY. Photo courtesy of Allen Ditch.

People surveying the construction site of the Pack Basket Lodge, a bed & breakfast. Circa 2003. Wanakena, NY. Photo courtesy of Allen Ditch.

Owners Rick Kovacs and Angie Oliver, along with other workers, helping to construct the Pack Basket Lodge, a bed & breakfast. Circa 2003. Wanakena, NY. Photo courtesy of Allen Ditch.