Pictured are the staff of Long Lake Doctor Russell Rider’s office. Left to right: Darleen Vartuli (billing), Barbara Hutchins (nurse), Cathy Cullen (receptionist), and Russell Rider (doctor, in back). 2000. Long Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of Barbara Hutchins. Listen to Barbara remember what it was like to be a nurse in Long Lake, recorded in […]
Exterior shot of the Adirondack Hotel, photo printed on a postcard. 1910. Long Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the postcard collection of James Cooney. Sam Keller went from washing dishes at the Adirondack Hotel to running the kitchen. Listen to his story here, recorded at a North Country at Work scanning event in Long Lake […]
Aerial view of the National Lead Industries mines. Circa 1940s-1960s. Village of Tahawus in the town of Newcomb. Photo courtesy of the Town of Long Lake Archives. James Cooney of Long Lake used to work at National Lead as the chief fireman in the boiler room. Listen to his daughter Patty remember her father’s work […]
James (Jim) Cooney, far right, was the head landscaper of the Adirondack Museum from the 1980s to 1998. Photo taken circa 1990s. Blue Mountain Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of Jim’s daughter, Patty Farrell. Jim and his family also owned a garden center, North Woods Garden Center, on Newcomb Road. In the audio clip, listen to Patty […]
Sally Long, the K-12 library and media specialist at the Long Lake Central School. May 31, 2018. Long Lake, NY. Photo taken by Amy Feiereisel in 2018. Here she is on what it’s like to work with kids all the way from kindergarten to high school.
Louisa Austin Wright, 58, a mixed media artist and instructor with a shop/gallery/workspace in Long Lake, teaching class. 2016. Long Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of Louisa Austin Wright. Listen to the clip for Louisa on the market for art, how family and nature influence her work.
Shirley Sagan Norton worked in the St. Lawrence County treasurer’s office in the courthouse on Main Street for close to 30 years straight. This photo comes from Shirley’s retirement in March of 1990, and pictured from left to right are: Betty Bradley (chair of the board of legislators), Robert McNeil, Shirley, Richard Buckley, and Carl […]
Midwife Regina Willette with a newborn baby she helped deliver in 2016. Canton, NY. Photo courtesy of Regina Willette. Check out our story on Regina here.
Dorothy Potter, who worked at Morley’s stone schoolhouse as a cook for 13 years. Circa 1955. Photo courtesy of her son, Don Potter. For more about Dorothy’s career cooking for the Morley School, check out the full North Country at Work story here.
Wayne Lincoln examining a player piano in the Lisbon Historical Society’s museum. Wayne has been repairing player pianos for over forty years in the Saint Lawrence County area and beyond. Photo taken by Amy Feiereisel in 2017. For the full story on Wayne Lincoln and his mission to save old instruments, check out the full […]
