North Country At Work

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.

Joe McWilliams and his brother-in-law David building new trail signs at Catamount. Circa 2000s. Colton, NY. Photo courtesy of Ruth McWilliams.

Owners Ruth and Joe McWilliams with the repainted and updated Catamount Lodge sign after property purchase closing. May 2005. Colton, NY. Photo courtesy of Ruth McWilliams.

Joe and Ruth McWilliams leading a Woods Walk for private land owners and others in the Catamount area. April 2007. Colton, NY. Photo courtesy of Ruth McWilliams.

Ruth McWilliams teaching the Blackmer family to snowshoe on Catamount trails during Winterfest. April 2007. Colton, NY. Photo courtesy of Ruth McWilliams.

Joe McWilliams using a snowmobile to groom trails for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing at Catamount Forest. February 4, 2015. Colton, NY. Photo courtesy of Ruth McWilliams.

Olympic bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor (at right) with brakeman Lauren Gibbs at the Mount Van Hoevenberg sliding track. Oct. 15, 2018. Lake Placid, NY. Photo by Andy Flynn. Read the full story here.

Pete McConville in front of some of Camp Woodmere’s sleeping cabins. Pete has been caretaker for this Upper Saint Regis Lake camp since the late 1980s. 2018. Upper Saint Regis Lake, NY. Photo by Amy Feiereisel. Learn about the caretakers of Upper Saint Regis in the full North Country at Work story.

Pete McConville, a caretaker on Upper Saint Regis Lake, driving from camp to the dock. 2018. Photo by Amy Feiereisel. Learn about the caretakers of Upper Saint Regis in the full North Country at Work story.

Three guides holding that day’s catch. Guides were often employed by the guests of the Great Camps. Date unknown. Saranac Lake, NY. Courtesy of the Saranac Lake Free Library. b. T: A guide in a guideboat near Saranac Lake C: A guide poses for a photo in his boat. Guides were often employed by the […]