North Country At Work

Wanakena Railroad Station. Railroad crew of the Cranberry Lake Railroad stand beside their train. Circa 1910. Wanakena, NY.

Pictured is a boat launching party of men, women, and children, surrounding a boat being dragged on wooden skids by a horse. Rich and Anders General Store and local telephone company are in background. Circa 1910. Wanakena, NY.

Pictured is Helen, a steam motor launch owned by the Cranberry Lake  Transportation Company; she’s docked in front of the Deremos Hotel and loading passengers. Deremos Hotel was built in 1903 and burnt in 1907. Circa 1907. Cranberry Lake.

The steam boat Helen leaving Nunn’s dock at Cranberry Lake. Nunn’s Inn on Cranberry lake (1898-1910) was famous for guided hunting expeditions in the area. Circa 1910. Cranberry Lake.

Pictured are passengers posing aboard the boat Wanakena, which carried passengers from the depot at Wanakena to destinations around Cranberry Lake. Circa 1910. Cranberry Lake.

Pictured is “Helen” a steam motor launch owned by the Cranberry Lake Transportation Company. Three men are on the stern, including the captain. Helen traveled regularly between Wanakena and Cranberry Lake. Circa 1910. Cranberry Lake, NY.

A crowd of people pose in front of the Wanakena Train Depot and a steam powered train. The Cranberry Lake Railroad operated between Benson Mines and Wanakena (a distance of 6 miles) from 1902 to 1913. Photo taken circa 1909. Wanakena, NY. Check out our story on how trains brought tourism to towns like Wanakena […]

Pictured are a crowd of people in front of Wanakena’s “Excursion Train” which the Cranberry Lake Railroad operated between Benson Mines and Wanakena (a distance of 6 miles) between 1902 -1913. At Wanakena a steam boat took passengers to locations around Cranberry Lake. Photo taken circa 1907. Wanakena, NY. Check out our story on how […]

A scene from the Oswegatchie train station, featuring a passenger train with baggage car. Two men load milk cans into the baggage car from a luggage cart. Mailbag lies on ground to left. Passengers mill in between the station and train. Circa 1910-1920. Oswegatchie, NY.

Railroad workers of the NYCHRRR (New York Central and Hudson River Railroad) pose with a stopped train at Ne-Ha-Sa-Ne near Lake Lila. Note the cars are labelled ‘Ne-Ha-Sa-Ne Park Fire Service.’  Engine number 2188. Circa 1903. Lake Lila in the Town of Clifton. NY.