North Country At Work

Men ferry a horse-drawn wagon across Cedar River on a log raft. Two men on the left are holding to the rope to guide the ferry across. 1890. Indian Lake, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

Ferry across the Hudson River below the Glen. Two bearded men stand on either side of horse and wagon. Man at right holds on to rope cable across the river which the ferry is attached to. 1894. Glens Falls, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

Man docks a car ferry in the Raquette Lake Ferry station. Aboard is a calf and a 1912 Hudson automobile. 1915. Raquette Lake, NY. Gift of Mr. E.A.N. Kerr, courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

The steamboat “Killoquah” docking at Kenwill’s Hotel on Raquette Lake. Photograph by Edward Bierstadt. Circa 1900. Raquette Lake, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

Jim Cameron standing beside a guide boat at the edge of the water. Circa 1986-1987. Upper St. Regis, NY. Photo by Mathias T. Oppersdorff.

Two partially-planked Indian Girls (a type of canoe) inside the Rushton Boat Shop. Circa 1901-1916. Rushton in the town of Canton. Taken by Fynmore Studios.

John F. Buyce and worker inside boat building shop. 1920. Speculator, NY.

Wallace Emerson and a boat shop worker finish assembly of boat. Inside Emerson’s Boat Shop. 1930. Long Lake, NY. Photographer Aughiltree, James W.

Wallace Emerson uses a hand plane to carefully shape the keel board for one of his boats. Inside Emerson’s Boat Shop. 1930. Long Lake, NY. Photographer Aughiltree, James W.

Wallace Emerson, Jr., wearing a hat and glasses, standing at a work bench.  He is holding a drill, drilling holes into the sides of a guide boat seat, most likely for caning.  Circa 1930. Long Lake, NY. Photographer Aughiltree, James W.