Lakefront shot of the Mountain View Hotel and Cottages. Guests stand on the lawn and sit in canoes floating on Fourth Lake in the Fulton Chain. Circa 1910-1920. On Fourth Lake in the Town of Webb, NY. Check out our story about Webb’s transformation from logging town to tourist destination.
Written on photo is: View of the Fulton Chain from the Forge House in Old Forge, NY. D.W. Cooling’s ice houses are in foreground, where pressed beef from Armour and Company of Chicago was received. A steamer is docked in the right foreground. Circa 1900. Old Forge, NY.
Two men carry guide boats through the Fifth Lake Lumber Mill yard, which was located between the Fifth and Sixth Lakes. Circa 1900. Inlet, NY.
The steamer Clearwater burning on the Old Forge Pond. March 1939. Old Forge, NY.
Boats going into the locks on the St. Lawrence River. Men in background turning winches to open locks. The passenger boat Grenada out of Prescott Ontario taking on passengers on right. Circa 1870-1880. Photo by Frank Spencer.
Lake Champlain ferry. Photo of the “Champlain,” owned by Lake Champlain Ferries based in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1950s. Lake Champlain, between Vermont and New York. Sailboat “Marec” out of Montreal in foreground. Photo printed by Davoe, Breck, & MacFarland of Utica, NY.
“The Vermont,” a sidewheeler steamship, on Lake Champlain. Printed by Baldwin’s Photos of Plattsburgh. Circa 1900. On Lake Champlain between Vermont and New York.
River drivers freeing caught logs after the main log drive on the Ausable River. Each holds a log pike, used to move logs during a drive. Circa 1890-1900. Jay, NY.
William Horace “Hod” Brown giving a tour. He was a fisherman and river tour guide. Circa 1900-1910. Photo donated by Barbara Brown, who is the great-granddaughter of William Horace Brown. Morristown, NY.
George William Brown driving his tour boat, “The Brownie,” on the water around Morristown. Circa 1920s. Morristown, NY. Photo donated by Barbara Brown, who is the granddaughter of George William Brown.
