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: an Adirondack Logger keeps working in the woods

North Country at Work: digging out trains during the great snowstorm of 1912

North Country at Work: The Strand in Schroon Lake trying to weather the coronavirus storm

North Country at Work: Remembering Saranac Lake native Natalie Leduc

Child care centers in NY and North Country face closures with no stimulus aid in sight

North Country at Work: Turning a Long Lake convenience store into a curbside grocery service

North Country at Work: Gary Fairchild tells it like it is in Glens Falls kitchens

North Country at Work: David Lee Belding and Dani Baker build their small farm dream

North Country at Work: the legend of Lake Placid's Climena Alford Wikoff

North Country at Work: Alexandria Bay's Roy Johnson - a North Country renaissance man

North Country (back) at work: Plattsburgh's Greek Aleka's Restaurant opens outdoor seating

Will North Country summer camps be open this summer, and what might they look like?