North Country At Work

Dan Babcock (who lived from 1849-1916) in front of one of his cheese factories (one in Chippewa and one in Pleasant Valley). Circa 1900. Chippewa Bay, NY.

Workers at Limerick Cheese Plant, left to right: Alice Stano, ruthKizzer, unknown, Mickey Gracey, Helen (unknown last name). Circa 1960. Limerick, NY. Audio clip is of John Stano, Alice Stano’s son, remembering his mother’s time working at the plant.

Worker tending to equipment at the Limerick Cheese Plant. Late 1950s. Dexter, NY. Photo donated by Dexter village historian John Stano whose mother, aunt and uncle worked at the plant, which closed in the mid-1960s.

Alice Rockwood Stano posing in storage room in Limerick Cheese Plant. Late 1950s. Dexter, NY. The plant closed in the mid-1960s. Photo provided by Dexter village historian John Stano, whose mother is pictured here and whose uncle and aunt also worked at the plant. The audio clip is of John Stano, remembering his mother working […]

(Unknown) Worker in Limerick Cheese Plant. Mid-1950s. Dexter, NY. This photo donated by Dexter village historian John Stano whose family members worked in the plant, which closed in the mid-1960s. The audio clip is of John Stano, remembering his mother working at the plant.

Limerick Cheese Plant (unknown) worker in factory office. Late 1950s. Dexter, NY. Photo from Dexter village historian John Stano whose family members worked in the plant. The plant closed in the mid-1960s.

Worker Alice Rockwood Stano is pictured in the shelf/storage room in Limerick Cheese Factory. Photo donated by John Stano, Dexter village historian. Alice, his mother, as well as John’s aunt and uncle worked in the plant which closed down in the mid-1960s. This photo dates from the late 1950s. Dexter, NY. Listen to the audio […]

Ron Kiah, packaging supervisor, cuts blocks of cheese into consumer-sized blocks for packaging and shipping to McCadam Cheese Company’s national markets. Inside the McCadam Cheese Company processing plant in Chateaugay, NY. Circa 1980. Originally printed in a 1984 Ogdensburg Journal. Click here to check out our story on how cheese helped build Heuvelton.

The McCadam Cheese Company’s Heuvelton laboratory for technical control, and for testing of butterfat, moisture, and sediment. Originally printed in a 1948 Ogdensburg Journal. Heuvelton, NY.

Blocks of cheese aging. Blair Davis and Lionel Davis observe the process at the McCadam Cheese Company plant in Chateaugay, circa 1970. Chateaugay, NY. Originally printed in the Ogdensburg Journal.