North Country At Work

Dwight Church using a ladder affixed to his car to get a better angle for his photograph. Canton, NY. 1926. Photo donated by Lamar Bliss.

Guideboat builder Carl Hathaway thinking- or “cogitating” as he liked to call it- in Hathaway’s Boat Shop. Saranac Lake, NY. Circa 1960-80. Photo courtesy of Chris Woodward.

Guideboat builders Carl Hathaway and Chris Woodward in Hathaway’s Boat Shop. Woodward had just bought the boat shop from Hathaway. Saranac Lake, NY. 1991. Photo courtesy of Chris Woodward.

A guideboat in the making in Woodward Boat Shop. Saranac Lake, NY. March 18, 2009. Photo courtesy of Chris Woodward.

Cranker’s Machine Shop on Mill Point. Cranker was a gunsmith and a toolmaker. He also made motors, and put the motor into the first fire boat in town. The shop closed in the 1960s. Circa 1940. Alexandria Bay, NY. Courtesy of the Alexandria Township Historical Society.

Robert Cranker holding a rifle inside the Cranker Machine Shop. Cranker was a gunsmith, toolmaker, and was said to have put the motor into the first fire boat in town. Date circa 1930s. Alexandria Bay, NY. Courtesy of John Peach.

Scene from the rescue of Blake Alois and Madison Popolizio on Algonquin Peak. December 2013. North Elba, NY. Photo courtesy of NY DEC.

A forest ranger’s search and rescue tools, which include a litter to carry an injured person, helicopter gear such as a helmet, a tote of warm-weather clothing, skis and a variety of boots. 2018. North Elba, NY. Photo by Andy Flynn.

The Tupper Lake High School under reconstruction to remove leaking towers. The school is located on Chaney Ave. 1955. Tupper Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Goff-Nelson Memorial Library.

Lines for gathering sap at Sacred Roots Maple, a maple business founded by Ben & Ashley Clark in 2016. In the photo, Ben is repairing lines that were damaged by squirrels. 2017. West Chazy, NY. Courtesy of Ben & Ashley Clark.