In 1961, the summer before Carl McLaughlin’s freshman year in high school, he moved with his family to the Moshier Falls Dam on the Beaver River, in the Town of Webb in Herkimer County. Carl’s father worked for Niagara Mohawk and was responsible for the maintenance of the hydro station. The whole family lived in […]
Delia Windwalker practicing healing touch in Watertown. October 2019. Photo by Amy Feiereisel. Delia Windwalker, 62 years old, practices what she calls pyschosensory self-care from where she lives in Great Bend, in the town of Champion. This is recent work; the majority of Windwalker’s career has been in institutional advancement of non-profit and religious organizations. […]
Boiling down sap into syrup in the evaporator in the Allen sugarhouse. Warren Allen (left) and Eleanor Allen (right). Croghan, NY. Circa 1990. Donated by Warren and Eleanor Allen. Eleanor Allen moved from New York City to the Croghan area with her husband Warren in 1975. She had never lived on a farm, but got […]
Warren Allen and Steve Zehr boil maple sap into syrup at the Allen sugarhouse. Croghan, NY. Circa 1990. Donated by Warren and Eleanor Allen. Warren Allen grew up in Watertown, then moved to New York City where he lived with his wife until 1975, when they decided to move back to the North Country. The […]
Terry Heagle in the WATN-1240 AM studio. Circa 1980. Photo courtesy of Terry Heagle.
Glenn Gough announcing at Watertown’s WWNY in the 1960s. Photo courtesy of Nostalgic Watertown. Glenn Gough’s face and voice were broadcast around the North Country for nearly 70 years, from 1949 until 2017. His job titles have included radio reporter, sports anchor, programming director and quiz show host. Listen and read his full North Country […]
The Trombly family posing inside the offices/work space of Modern Mechanical Fab, a metal fabrication company that builds large metal works in Champlain. From left to right: Brandon Trombly and his child, John Trombly, and Heather. August 2019. Photo courtesy of John and Heather Trombly. You can read and listen to the whole story here, […]
Seaway Pilot Association President Roger Paulus (left) and Seaway Pilot Don Metzger. 2012. Photo taken by and courtesy of Martin Zonnenberg. Don Metzger told a story about re-finding hope on the St. Lawrence Seaway after 9/11, you can listen to the story in the audio clip to the right.
Reverend Fred Shaw at a church picnic. Circa 2017. Photo courtesy of Alvin Reiner/Rondack Rambler Photo. For Fred Shaw’s full story on the spiritual work he does in the Adirondacks, check out the full work story. You can listen to the audio of that story here, on the right.
Judy Keeler, a longtime kindergarten and first grade teacher at Alexandria Central School, reading to students at. 1996. Alexandria Bay. Photo donated by Judy Keeler. Listen to Judy’s work story, told at Alexandria Bay at Work: Live! in July of 2019. Check out her full work story here.
