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: finding inner peace with yoga therapist Mary Bartel

North Country at Work: Darren Tracy's rocky road from contractor to engineer

North Country at Work: The joys of being a small district superintendent in the ADKS

North Country at Work: Music, mail, and memories; how Dan Berggren found his path

North Country at Work: the trolley-car-turned-diner of Bolton Landing

North Country at Work: Creating keepsakes with jeweler Mike Beglin

North Country at Work: Dwight Church, the North Country's first aerial photographer

North Country at Work: An early winter tale of working on Boldt Castle

North Country at Work: personal trainer Seth Lang

North Country at Work: Carrie Hill on weaving together baskets and a life at Akwesasne

North Country at Work: Sally Strasser runs the movie theater in Tupper Lake

Growing up in an ironworking family