Type of Work: Artisans

Michael Greer finishes his maple syrup on a gas stove in Potsdam

Michael Greer finishes his maple syrup on a gas stove in Potsdam

Michael Greer finishes his maple syrup in Potsdam. He does the final evaporating on a gas stove to get the temperature and water content just right. Photo by Ricky Blackburn. 2017. Potsdam, NY. For more information, check out our story on Michael Greer’s unconventional sugaring operation.

Michael Greer filtering maple sap in Potsdam

Michael Greer filtering maple sap in Potsdam

Michael Greer pouring maple sap into a filter. The sap then runs down a tube and is put into a collecting tank near his sugar house. Photo by Ricky Blackburn. 2017. Potsdam, NY. For more information, check out our story on Michael Greer’s unconventional sugaring operation.

Michael Greer collecting sap in front of a house in downtown Potsdam

Michael Greer collecting sap in front of a house in downtown Potsdam

Michael Greer collecting sap from a maple tree in downtown Potsdam. He taps around 450 maple trees, only a few of which are his own.  The rest come from roughly 25 property owners who give allow him to tap their trees in return for a cut of the syrup. Photo by Ricky Blackburn. 2017. Potsdam, […]

Farrier Bill Balling works on a draft horse in Waddington

Farrier Bill Balling works on a draft horse in Waddington

Pictured is farrier Bill Balling on the job, shoeing the hoof of a draft horse in Waddington. Bill Balling, whose home is in Hermon, worked as a farrier all over Saint Lawrence County , trimming and shoeing the hooves of horses, from riding horses to draft horses to hobby horses. Photo taken circa the mid-1990s. Waddington, NY. […]

Farrier Bill Balling shoeing a draft horse in Waddington

Farrier Bill Balling shoeing a draft horse in Waddington

Pictured is farrier Bill Balling on the job, shoeing a draft horse in Waddington with a shoe that he cast. Bill Balling, whose home is in Hermon, worked as a farrier all over Saint Lawrence County , trimming and shoeing the hooves of horses, from riding horses to draft horses to hobby horses. Photo taken […]

Farrier Bill Balling trimming the hooves of a draft horse in Waddington

Farrier Bill Balling trimming the hooves of a draft horse in Waddington

Pictured is farrier Bill Balling on the job, trimming the hooves of a draft horse in Waddington. Bill Balling, whose home is in Hermon, worked as a farrier all over Saint Lawrence County , trimming and shoeing the hooves of horses, from riding horses to draft horses to hobby horses. Photo taken circa the mid-1990s. […]

Luthier Dave Nichols in Custom Pearl Inlay in Malone

Luthier Dave Nichols in Custom Pearl Inlay in Malone

Luthier Dave Nichols standing in his shop, Custom Pearl Inlay. 2017. Malone, NY. Photo taken by Andy Flynn. For more about Nichols’ love of building guitars and doing custom inlay projects, check out the full North Country at Work story here.