Work Stories

These stories come from NCPR’s weekly North Country at Work feature. Each includes a short audio piece, lots of historic (and contemporary!) photos, and stories of workers and industries from all over the region.

To find stories near you, all North Country at Work stories can also be browsed on the Story Map.

North Country at Work: Teaching "hardcore school haters" at Plattsburgh Air Force Base

North Country at Work: Big metal works in Champlain

North Country at Work: Directing Ironman Lake Placid with Greg Borzilleri

North Country at Work: Fred Smith's Musical Kool-Aid Stand in Evans Mills

North Country at Work: Glenn Gough on being a face and voice of the North Country for nearly 70 years

North Country at Work: Elizabethtown's summer camp with a musical twist

North Country at Work Live!: the "no bull" way to get your cow pregnant

North Country at Work: Chef Curtiss serves up his recipe for a cooking school

North Country at Work: C. George Hare reflects on 30 years at the APA

North Country at Work: At 80 years old, Elaine Cook is still working

North Country at Work: How Hawkeye Trail Camp changed Ann Gearheart's life

North Country at Work: how Kathleen Camelo manages patients and the health center at SUNY Plattsburgh