A work crew for Hawkeye Trail Camp posing on the summit of Whiteface Mountain. They were blazing the old Blue Trail up the mountain (the trail no longer exists). Pictured from left to right: Barbara Rubin Neel, Ann Gearhart, William D. Laundry, and Duncan McDougal. June 1965 or ’66. Wilmington, NY. Courtesy of Ann Gearhart.
Two owners of the Deer’s Head Inn, Rob DeMuro (with his back to the camera) and Aaron Woolf, making a bed at the inn. Circa 2015. Elizabethtown, NY. Courtesy of Wyatt Jackson.
The exterior of the Iroquois Hotel, with people posing on the first and second floors and in the car out front. Circa 1910. Tupper Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Goff-Nelson Memorial Library.
Former ski instructor Natalie Leduc skiing at Whiteface. Circa 1980. Wilmington, NY. Courtesy of Natalie Leduc. During the five decades of her working life, Saranac Lake native Natalie Leduc wore a lot of hats: ski, instructor, substitute physical education teacher, rug salesman, lifeguard, swimming instructor, and finally real estate agent. Listen to the highs and […]
Yoga instructor and integrative health & lifestyle coach Melissa Light running a yoga class. This class is the first ‘Yoga and Wine on the Deck’ event at Vesco Ridge Vineyards. Members of the class are in the Shavasana pose, often used for relaxation at the end of a session. Summer 2015. West Chazy, NY. Courtesy […]
Exterior of the Allen House, a hotel in the community of Beaver River. Circa 1905-1915.
Exterior of the Alaska Silver Fox Farms. In the 1930s, pelts of the silver fox became quite popular for coats, and fox farms sprang up to raise foxes for their fur. There was another large farm in Lake Placid. The Rainbow Falls Tea room is visible on left. Circa 1930s. Ausable Chasm, NY.
Guides at Paul Smith’s Hotel on Upper Saint Regis Lake, standing near the boathouse. Copied from the NY State Conservation Magazine. Circa 1890. Paul Smiths, NY.
Guides’ camp on Tupper Lake, where guides took visiting hunters (called “sports”). Circa late 1880s or 1890s. Tupper Lake, NY.
Two men, one is one of the Weir brothers, promoting Trotters on the Ice. Ice Trotting was a huge sport and pastime in the Adirondacks in the 18th and 19th centuries, and involved racing horse-drawn sleighs on ice. Trotters on the Ice had a large oval track, and racers competed for prize money. January of […]
