North Country At Work

The Forge House hotel on fire in 1924. Dozens of guests, employees, and residents watch from the lawn as the hotel burns. The Forge House sat on the Old Forge Pond. 1924. Old Forge, NY.

Three firemen with their fire trucks at the De Kalb Junction Volunteer Fire Department on Main Street (Route 11). Circa 1990. De Kalb Junction, NY.

Community members work to clear grounds around meeting house museum, part of the restoration work around the building, East De Kalb, NY. Circa 1994-1995. Photograph by Virginia Fisher.

Community members work to clear grounds around meeting house museum, part of the restoration work around the building, East De Kalb, NY. Circa 1994-1995. Photograph by Virginia Fisher.

Firemen and other volunteers with snowmobiles in front of the Carthage Fire Hall during the blizzard of 1977, which lasted from January 28 through February 21. Carthage, NY.