North Country At Work

Guideboat builder Carl Hathaway thinking- or “cogitating” as he liked to call it- in Hathaway’s Boat Shop. Saranac Lake, NY. Circa 1960-80. Photo courtesy of Chris Woodward.

Guideboat builder Carl Hathaway carrying a guideboat. Saranac Lake, NY. Circa 1960-1980. Photo courtesy of Chris Woodward.

Guideboat builders Carl Hathaway and Chris Woodward in Hathaway’s Boat Shop. Woodward had just bought the boat shop from Hathaway. Saranac Lake, NY. 1991. Photo courtesy of Chris Woodward.

A guideboat in the making in Woodward Boat Shop. Saranac Lake, NY. March 18, 2009. Photo courtesy of Chris Woodward.

Thomson’s Boat Livery, located next to Cornwall Bros. Coal and Wood. Captain Thomson started the livery as a teenager. Circa 1890. Alexandria Bay, NY. Courtesy of the Alexandria Township Historical Society.

The tour boat “New Island Wanderer III.” It was one of the boats on Paul Boat Line. 1950s or ’60s. On the St. Lawrence River near the Thousand Islands, NY. Courtesy of the Alexandria Township Historical Society.

Sis III, the third boat from Sis Boat Lines. It was a tour boat that went down the St. Lawrence River. 1940s or ’50s. On the St. Lawrence River near Alexandria Bay, NY. Courtesy of the Alexandria Township Historical Society.

Two tour/excursion boats, the steam yachts “Castanet” and “Captain Visger.” They took people on tours, and also let people off for mail and groceries. Circa 1902-1910. On the St. Lawrence River near the Thousand Islands, NY. Courtesy of the Alexandria Township Historical Society.

A captain of a tour boat posing on the dock; he could have been the captain of “The Pilgrim.” 1950s or ’60s. Alexandria Bay, NY. Courtesy of the Alexandria Township Historical Society.

The crew of the “Sport,” a yacht owned by Mr. MacSherry. He also owned the islands Sport and Little Lehigh. Circa 1910. Alexandria Bay, NY. Courtesy of the Alexandria Township Historical Society.