Fishing guide Joe Garnsey on the St. Lawrence River
Joe Garnsey, a fishing guide in the Thousand Islands, holds a northern pike. 1977. Thousand Islands region, NYS. Photo: Personal archives of Jeff Garnsey
Type of Work: Extractive and Mining Industries
Guide Roly Garnsey in Clayton
Fishing guide Roly Garnsey kneels in front of three fish caught by his day’s clients (unknown, standing in back). Roly was a guide on the St. Lawrence River from 1920 until his death in 1979. Thousand Islands region, NYS. Circa 1960. Photo: Personal Archives of Jeff Garnsey
Inside the Fin and Feather in Clayton
Captain Jeff Garnsey inside the Fin and Feather, one of the boats he operates as a third generation fishing guide on the St. Lawrence River. Clayton, NY. Photographed by Sophie McKibben.
Fishing guide on his boat on the St. Lawrence River in Clayton
Jeff Garnsey on the Muskie, which he uses to take clients fishing on the St. Lawrence River. Garnsey, who started working on the river as a deck hand before he turned 10 is a third-generation fishing guide. He is one of only a few guides left who use traditional boats and fishing techniques. 2015. Clayton, […]
Oak beam found by scuba divers in the St. Lawrence River in Clayton
This oak beam was found by scuba divers in the St. Lawrence River. It sunk to the bottom of the river during a log drive. Clayton was logged from the 1800s – 1920s. Europeans first arrived in this part of the North Country to cut virgin timber and use it for ship building, since much […]
Men using machinery at Blake Falls in Parishville
Early construction and excavation work on the Blake Falls hydro-electric plant in 1955, part of the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation’s Raquette River development. 1955. Parishville, NY. Taken by the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Central Division Photographic Department. Courtesy of the Colton Historical Society.
Crane excavating for hydro-electric project in Parishville
Excavation work at Blake hydro-electric generating station in Parishville by the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation. Circa early 1950s. Parishville N.Y. Taken by the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Central Division Photographic Department. Courtesy of the Colton Historical Society.
Miners among large blocks of stone at the Ausable Granite Quarry in Keeseville
Ausable Granite Quarry. Workers use a block and tackle and cable hoist to move a large slab of granite. Photograph by George Baldwin. Circa 1910. Keeseville, NY.
Men working at the Baker Granite Quarry in Keeseville
Baker Granite Quarry. Men at work breaking up and moving stone. Photograph by George Baldwin. Circa 1910. Keeseville, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.
North River Garnet Company miners with ore cart in North River
Miners in quarry with empty ore cart. Operations of the North River Garnet Company. Photograph by Ernest J. Ameden. Circa 1911. North River, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.