North Country At Work

Hotel workers. Circa 1910. Donated by Ralph Kelly. Saranac Lake, NY

Guides rowing patrons to hotel or great camp in Saranac Lake. The boat in the foreground was named Amina. The Hotel Ampersand can be seen in the background. Circa 1900. Photo donated by Lorraine Kelly. Saranac Lake, NY.

Norma Talmadge and Mark McDermott (man with whiskers) in last scene of “New Moon.” Filmed at Saranac Lake. Winter 1919. Donated by Lila Friel. Saranac Lake, NY.

Game protectors Black Dwinal and Toby Tyler with Forest Rangers Jeb Garfield and Alex Stowell at the Northwoods Club (formerly known as The Adirondack Preserve Association for the Encouragement of Social Pastimes and the Preservation of Game Forests). The elk was 550 pounds with an 11 point rack. Elk went extinct in the Adirondacks in […]

Taking wire fish traps out of Lake Champlain at Point Au Roche near Plattsburgh. April 5, 1949. Donated by Jack Drury from conservation officer Carl Prue’s album. Plattsburgh, NY.

NYS Conservation Officer Milene taking wire fish traps out of Lake Champlain at Point Au Roche. The NYS Conservation Department became the Department of Environmental Conservation in 1970. Donated by Jack Drury, from conservation officer Carl Prue’s album. April 5, 1949. Plattsburgh, NY.

Unidentified workers in front of McOmber Hotel. Circa 1900. Dexter, NY.

The Dexter 1932/33 New Years Eve Opera House fire later spread to the Underwood Hotel on January 1, 1933. Dexter, NY. Related article about volunteer firefighting here; the audio clip is from that story and features John Stano and Corky Marlowe.

Hackman Eugene G. Clark and baggage man Weston Gould with a load of trunks to be delivered to the New York Central Depot. Donated by Wallace B. Sloat, published in the Watertown Daily Times. Circa 1882. Dexter, NY.

The Marble City Hotel during winter, circa 1890-1900. The building now is home to Nina’s Bar, owned from the mid-1980s into the 21st century by Herman (Hermie) Towne, Jr. Gouverneur, NY.