North Country At Work

Tourists at the railroad station in Clayton, NY. April 29, 1907. From the Thousand Islands Museum.

Mike Simpson, the chef at the Clipper Inn, in the restaurant’s kitchen. Clayton, NY. Circa 2000. From the Thousand Islands Museum.

Restaurant workers in front of the Golden Anchor in Clayton., NY. Circa 1940. From the Thousand Islands Museum.

McCormick’s Restaurant and Bar, a popular tourist destination in Clayton, NY. Circa 1970. From the Thousand Islands Museum.

Behind the bar at the Riverside Café, a bar in Clayton, NY. Circa 1990. From the Thousand Islands Museum.

Waitresses at Vincent’s Restaurant(now called the Golden Acre). Clayton, NY. Circa 1930. From the Thousand Islands Museum.

Bartenders at McCormick’s Bar in Clayton, NY. Circa 1972. From the Thousand Islands Museum.

The New Windsor Hotel, in Clayton NY. The hotel was originally called the Potter House and was constructed prior to 1884 by Mr. A. Potter. It was later called the West End while under the proprietorship of John Unser. In the 1890s, it was refurbished and called the New Windsor, which burned down in 1906. […]

This is a picture of the Hubbard House Hotel. The central figure in the picture is Mr. Hubbard. The hotel was located on James Street. The original building was built around 1845 and was owned by John and James Hubbard. In the early 1870s, James bought out his brother and brought his bride Eleanor Martin […]

Walton Inn (also called The Izaak Walton or Walton House) was located at the corner of James and Water Streets. The property on which it was built was originally owned by the LeRay family – in April 1830 the land was sold by Vincent LeRay to Jesse Smith. A tavern known as the Northern was […]