Seven workers (three atop the logs, four on the ground) with a load of pulpwood around 20 feet high and 30 feet long. A single team of horses are hauling the load. Circa 1912. Unidentified location in the Adirondack Mountains. Courtesy of the Town of Long Lake Archives.
Two men on top of the logs loaded on a bobsled, on the ice at the north end of Long Lake. One of the men is Asa Hall. Circa 1900. Long Lake, NY.
Loggers with teams of horses around the bunkhouse, stable and mess hall of a winter logging camp. Circa 1890. Unknown precise location in the Adirondack Mountains. Courtesy of the Town of Long Lake Archives.
Log boom being towed by the steamboat “Ivis.” Circa 1906. Long Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Town of Long Lake Archives.
Members of the “Independent Order of Foresters,” a fraternal organization established by Long Lake loggers that advocated for workers’ rights. Circa early 1900s. Long Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Town of Long Lake Archives.
Three men cut firewood in front of the Long Lake post office. Circa 1890-1910. Long Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Town of Long Lake Archives.
Loggers pose in front of a pile of logs during the winter. Man second from the left is Frank Lapelle. Circa 1890-1910. Long Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Town of Long Lake Archives.
Ross Young on a John Deere Bulldozer he used for logging. 1960s. Harrisville, NY. Photo courtesy of Ross Young. Check out our story on Ross and his life as a logger in the early-mid 1900s.
Ed LaVine of Potsdam drove this rig that carried “the largest load of pulp wood ever drawn out of the woods by a single team of horses.” The 12-cord load of 4-foot logs was 10 feet wide, 10 feet high, and 18 feet long. The load was hauled 10 miles to the Racquette River, where […]
The No. 9 log train actively loading logs with a steam hoist. 1909. Wanakena, NY.
