Type of Work: Sport, Recreation, and Tourism

The Adirondack Hotel 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 […]

Transporting skiers to the slope in the Town of Webb

Transporting skiers to the slope in the Town of Webb

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.