Guide in guideboats with passengers on Raquette Lake. Circa 1890-1910. Raquette Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Town of Long Lake Archives. Listen to Frank Pine, Long Lake resident, talk about guide boats in the Adirondacks, recorded in May 2018 in Long Lake.
Exterior shot of the Adirondack Hotel, photo printed on a postcard. 1910. Long Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the postcard collection of James Cooney. Sam Keller went from washing dishes at the Adirondack Hotel to running the kitchen. Listen to his story here, recorded at a North Country at Work scanning event in Long Lake […]
Moose Head Hotel in winter. Men and women on the steps, automobiles can be seen on either side of the hotel. 1940s. Town of Webb, NY. Photo courtesy of the Goodsell Museum. Check out our story about Webb’s transformation from logging town to tourist destination.
Skiers being transported to the Maple Ridge slope via Town of Webb snowplows. Late 1930s-early 1940s. Photo courtesy of the Goodsell Museum. Check out our story about Webb’s transformation from logging town to tourist destination.
Richard “Rick” Wood, ski patroller at Whiteface Mountain, holds his skis on the slopes. Note the red jacket with the first aid symbol. Photo by Meghan Felser. 2015. Wilmington, NY. Click here to check out our story on ski patroller Rick Wood.
Jim “JR” Hoyt Jr. readies slopes for skiing at Whiteface Mountain, where he is the ski patrol director. Photo by Rob Ickowski. November 2017. Wilmington, NY. Click here to check out our story on ski patroller Rick Wood.
Whiteface ski patroller Richard “Rick” Wood at the mountain’s summit. Photo by Meghan Felser. 2015. Wilmington, NY. Click here to check out our story on ski patroller Rick Wood.
Pat Ferri, ski instructor, teaching a children’s lesson at the Lapland Lake Nordic Vacation Center. Photo courtesy of Paul and Kathy Zahray. Benson, NY. Check out our story on the ski center here.
Kathy Zahray at the lodge register in the Lapland Lake Nordic Vacation Center. She and her husband Paul co-own the business. Photo courtesy of Paul and Kathy Zahray. Benson, NY. Check out our story on the ski center here.
Olavi Hirvonen grooming nordic ski trails at the Lapland Lake Nordic Vacation Center. Photograph by Paul Zahray. 2015. Benson, NY. Check out our story on the ski center here.
