Tag: raquette river

Dale Hobson outside Racquette River Printshop

Proprietor Dale Hobson outside the back door of Racquette River Printshop in downtown Potsdam’s historic Cox Building, 1978. Out of frame to right is the shop canoe, on the river bank below the downtown bridge. Meal breaks on the water and evening paddles were a regular employee benefit. Photo: courtesy Dale Hobson

Pouring concrete at a hydro-electric plant in Hollywood Hamlet

Pouring concrete at a hydro-electric plant in Hollywood Hamlet

Pouring concrete in sub-freezing temperatures at the Carry Falls hydro-electric plant in 1952, part of the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation’s Raquette River development. The Carry Falls dam created a 7-mile long reservoir that flooded Hollywood, a hamlet of Colton. Photo by Niagara Mohawk News. 1952. Town of Colton, NY. Courtesy of the Colton Historical Society. […]

Men working on a log jam below Colton

Log jam just below Colton, NY on the Raquette River. Watching the log jams was a spectator sport, with residents coming out in their finery to watch the action. Circa 1900. Related article on logging here.