North Country At Work

From outdoor dining to tending bar, a look at the people and places feeding the North Country from 1915 to the 2020s.

From the streams of the Adirondacks to the St. Lawrence River, fishing is both source of work and a favorite pastime for many people in the North Country. Collected here are some of the biggest catches in our archive.

Over the years, the North Country’s general stores have provided necessities and luxuries for workers and residents. With photos ranging from 1870 to 2000, this collection showcases general stores across the North Country and the people who have worked to make these stores integral parts of their communities.

Photos of women manufacturing lace, shirts, and more from the 1900s to the 1980s.

Collected here are photos of Alexandria Bay businesses from 1890 to the 1940s, ranging from grocery stores to machine shops.

Gerald Heath was the caretaker of Singer Castle on Dark Island for a decade from the 1950s to the early 1960s. That meant that he lived on the island year-round, staying in the castle’s help’s quarters. His family spent much of their free time there, and his children often helped with some of his tasks, such […]

Clarkson University has been around for over 120 years. In this collection, check out photos from its very beginning in the 1890s up to modern operations in the 2010s.

Collected here are photos of downtown Carthage through the years, from candy shop interiors to coal yards. The photos span over a century, from the 1880s to the 1990s.

Tourism in the Thousand Islands is all about the Saint Lawrence River. For over a century, the captains, crews, and guides on tour boats have shown people from around the world the beauty of the Thousand Islands. Collected here are tour boat photos from throughout the 1900s.

While winter may last for most of the year, during the warmer months cooling off with ice cream is a time-honored tradition in the North Country. Here, photos show the workers that have helped make ice cream a staple of North Country summers.