North Country At Work

Wood poses holding a handtool in a field on his farm. Circa 1910-1930. George Marshall Family Photograph Collection, courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

Beecher Harvey standing in a cornfield. Photograph by Mathias T. Oppersdorff. Circa 1986-1987. Warrensburg, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

Craigardan is a not-for-profit educational organization in Keene. People of all ages come there for residencies, workshops, and classes in agriculture, the arts, and culinary studies. Barbara Tam founded it two years ago with Michele Drozd. Listen here to Barbara explain what Craigardan does, and why.

Digging up boulders at Joe Austin’s Farm. September 16, 2018. Indian Lake, NY. Photo taken by Daisy Kelley.

Atwood Orchard cattle in a barn on the Turnpike Road in Clinton County. Exact date unknown, circa 1930-1940. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.

Cows in a pasture by the woods with two men standing around them. Circa 1900-1910. Long Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Town of Long Lake Archives.

Boy stands behind a cow in a paddock. Note the ring through the cow’s nose. Circa 1900-1910. Long Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Town of Long Lake Archives.

Farmer driving horse drawn wagon. Circa 1900-1910. Long Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Town of Long Lake Archives.

Edwin Hadlock and young son Doug planting corn on their dairy farm. Doug is using a scoop to refill the planter. 1971. Hammond, NY.

Hauling logs with a Ford tractor at the Paddock farm. August 1952. Hammond, NY.