Elsie P. Brown working inside the Red & White grocery store, located on Walton Street. Brown worked at the store for decades, until it closed. Circa 1940. Alexandria Bay, NY. Courtesy of Barbara Brown.
Giles Wallace, the owner of the Red & White Store, poses outside the grocery. March 1947. Alexandria Bay, NY. Courtesy of Barbara Brown.
A postcard of the River View Cottage, which was a boarding house for tourists. The cottage was owned by George & Elsie Brown, and managed by Elsie. Between 1910 and 1940. Alexandria Bay, NY. Courtesy of Barbara Brown.
Roy Johnson, who made his living as both a preacher and a trapper. He’s pictured with the pelts of 768 muskrats and one otter behind the house where the preachers lived. 1968. Morristown, NY. Courtesy of Dave Johnson.
The main house, store and office at Pinehurst, a hotel in Alexandria Bay. Milk, cold cuts, bread, and canned goods were sold from the main house because there weren’t any stores near the hotel at the time. 1950s or 1960s. Alexandria Bay, NY. Courtesey of Bob Vrooman. Listen to Bob Vrooman talk about his time working at […]
Gerald Heath worked as a caretaker for Singer Castle on Dark Island in the 1960s. During the school year, he lived in Alexandria Bay, and on weekends and summers he lived in the helper’s quarters in the castle’s main house. Doug Heath was born in 1960 ; he remembers helping his father to do lawn […]
Steve Keeler’s first job in Alexandria Bay was at his stepfather’s fuel dock, Van’s Motor Marina, where he learned to operate motor boats and rented out boathouses. He and his sister later went on to own that marina for 45 years. He remembers his favorite and least favorite parts of working at the marina over […]
Fairman “Sampie” Sutton was born in 1934 and grew up in Alexandria Bay. Over the years, he held many jobs, including town supervisor. Sutton says he was influenced by his stepfather, Mr. Hutchinson. He gave Sutton his first official job when he was a teenager. Listen to Sutton’s story here!
A bartender, Leslee, pouring a drink at the Deer’s Head Inn. 2019. Elizabethtown, NY. Courtesy of Wyatt Jackson.
A worker, Brandon, making an espresso drink at the Deer’s Head Inn. 2019. Elizabethtown, NY. Courtesy of Wyatt Jackson.
