North Country At Work

Exterior of the Franklin Hotel. Circa 1900-1915. Tupper Lake, NY.

A Civil War era photo of one of the first cabins to be built on Tupper Lake, which eventually became the Tupper Lake House, a very large hotel of the area. Circa 1860s. Tupper Lake, NY.

Beechwood Inn, or The Ruth, a hotel which was located between Tupper Lake and Piercefield. It was rumored to have been an unofficial brothel. Circa 1915. Tupper Lake, NY.

Exterior of the Commercial House (a Stewart’s now sits on this site), which was an early hotel in Tupper Lake. It burned down in 1898. Circa 1890s. Tupper Lake, NY.

Northwood Cabins sign and a former owner (unidentified).The Northwood Cabins are a longstanding vacation rental business in Tupper Lake. Circa 1960s. Tupper Lake, NY.

Ann O’Brien Martin behind the bar at Catamount Lodge. Circa 1960. Colton, NY. Photo courtesy of the Colton Library.

Musher Spencer Thew using an all-terrain vehicle to help train his sled dogs. August 1992. Colton, NY. Photo courtesy of the Colton Library.

A group of students and volunteer ski instructors getting ready to hit the slopes at Higley Flow State Park. Circa 2000. Colton, NY. Photo courtesy of the Colton Library.

Using a snowmobile to groom the trails just outside Catamount Lodge. December 15, 2016. Colton, NY. Photo courtesy of Ruth McWilliams.

Joe McWilliams and his brother-in-law Matt removing dead trees around Cold Pond on the Catamount Lodge property, after the family purchased it. Circa 2000. Colton, NY. Photo courtesy of Ruth McWilliams.