North Country At Work

Seaplane on floats being prepared for fish stocking. 1932. Eagle Bay, NY.

A seaplane, with floats instead of landing wheels, owned by Adirondack Flights out of Inlet, NY), being loaded for a freight trip from Inlet to Hemlock Lake, north of the Beaver River Flow. Pictured are Henry Nortz and Russell Nortz loading the plane with cases of Genesee beer.  Circa 1940s. Inlet, NY.

Exterior of Adirondack Air Service hangar during winter. Pictured are three planes and four men working. Left to right are planes Navion, Waco, and J3 Cub, which is on runners (for either snow or water landings).  Circa 1940s. Big Moose in the Town of Webb.

Three men work stocking fish (transported in milk cans) on Crooked Lake, north of Beaver River Flow. The aircraft was a Stinson Seaplane operated by Phoenix Adirondack Flights out of Inlet, NY. Circa 1940s.

Fish stocking (in the early style, using milk cans to transport fish) at Brandreth Lake in the Town of Long Lake in Hamilton County in 1949. The plane delivering the cans of fish was operated by Phoenix Adirondack Flights out of Inlet, NY.

Black fly “fogging” helicopter on the Old Forge Pond. Small aircraft were used to spray insecticides over bodies of water. The plane was operated by Phoenix Adirondack Flights out of Inlet, NY. Circa 1948-1950. Old Forge, NY.

Pictured from left to right are: Merle Phoenix (the pilot, flying a Stinson Seaplane), Bob Charbaneau, and Howard Annin (who organized the project for the Rap-Shaw Hunting and Fishing Club). The men are posed in front of the prop plane and next to a Diamond T truck. The milk cans were being used to transport […]

Interior of the Soper brothers’ woodworking mill (William Soper Mill), circa 1910-1920. Glider is hanging from the ceiling. Hammond, NY. Read our story on the Soper Brothers here.

Soldiers watch a plane above them at Pine Camp (later Fort Drum) in 1935. Jefferson County in NYS.

Army mechanic working on airplane at Pine Camp airfield. 1950s. Fort Drum/Jefferson County area in NYS. US Air Force photo. Note: Pine Plains/Pine Camp started in 1908, became Camp Drum in 1951, and Fort Drum in 1974. At all stages it was used for winter training of military personnel, and became home to the 10th […]