Men process maple sap in the interior of one of the Horseshoe Forestry Company buildings. Metal canners with spigots on the right and wooden barrels on the left. Men are reheating syrup in a boiler. Operations of the Horseshoe Forestry Company. Photograph by George W. Baldwin. 1901. Piercefield, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.
Several men transferring maple sap from buckets into gathering tank on horse-drawn bobsled. Operations of the Horseshoe Forestry Company. Photograph by George W. Baldwin. 1901. Piercefield, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.
Two teams of horses hauling large maple sap gathering tanks on bobsleds. Operations of the Horseshoe Forestry Company. Photograph by George W. Baldwin. 1901. Piercefield, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.
Five men dressing logs (making them into beams). Probably for the structure on the left. To the right is a team of horses and the Maple Grove farmhouse. Maple Grove Farm was operated by the Clark family, two of their daughters stand with the team of horses. Circa 1910-1930. Near Cranberry Lake, NY. Donated by […]
Seth “Jack” Wadsworth, a local logger and woodsman. He was one of the earliest firewatchers on Cathead Mountain. Circa late 1940s or early 1950s. Benson, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.
Four loggers on the flats in Benson. Circa 1890-1910. Benson, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.
Rangers on the top of the Cathead Mountain Tower. Circa 1900-1920. Benson, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.
Conservation officer Gary Hodgson standing by a rock wall, wearing climbing gear and New York State Environmental Conservation uniform. Photograph by Mathias T. Oppersdorff. 1986-1987. Lake Placid, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.
Man using swede saw (bowsaw) to cut pulpwood. Possibly a family member of the LaParrs. Harrisville, NY. Photo donated by Jim LaParr.
For 20 years, Steve Bowers has been making high-end rustic furniture at Bald Mountain Rustics. It ends up anywhere from ski areas in California to local businesses like the Lake Placid Lodge. Bowers says he makes fine furniture that just happens to be made out of slabs, roots, and twigs. Listen to Steve’s story here.
