North Country At Work

Workers at the Irondequoit Inn. Circa 1940s or ’50s. The hamlet of Piseco in Arietta, NY. Photo donated by Judy Damkoehler. Courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Ma Higgins, Jean Saltford and Belle Saltford washing clothes. Circa 1900. Arietta, NY. Photo donated by Ben Hoskins. Courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

The Rudes Place, where F.J. Morley was the proprietor. It later became the Piseco Tavern. Circa 1910s. Piseco Lake in the town of Arietta, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Rogers Camps at Oxbow Lake. Later it was an inn, today the Oxbow Inn. Circa 1921. Located between Lake Pleasant and Piseco in the town of Arietta, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

The Old Rudes House, a boarding house and inn on Piseco Lake. Later known as Piseco Tavern, starting in 1939. Circa 1910-1920. Arietta, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Len Anibal in front of a tackle & bait store he ran. Circa 1950s. The hamlet of Piseco in the town of Arietta, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

The Judway Bros. Grocery store. Circa 1900-1910. The hamlet of Piseco in the town of Arietta, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

James Higgins’ filling station on Lake Piseco. Circa 1920s-1930s. Arietta, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

George Haskel at Haskell’s, which was an iteration of the earlier Avery’s Inn and Hotel. Circa 1950-1970. The hamlet of Piseco in the town of Arietta, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Two men in front of the Cedar Lakes Ranger Headquarters. Circa 1940s. Arietta, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.