Vanessa Gilbert in the bakery at St. Drogo’s Cafe and Bakehouse. 2020s. Lowville, NY. Photo courtesy of Vanessa Gilbert. Check out our story on how Gilbert and her husband renovated Lowville’s old jail to start a bakery and coffee business.
Cassandra Burns (right) guides a whitewater raft down the Hudson River. 2020. North River, NY. Photo by Melody Thomas. Photo courtesy of Cassandra Burns. Click here for our story on Beaver Brook Outfitters, an outdoor adventure guiding operation run by Burns and her father.
Women working at the Serfis Glove Company. Workers kept a bag of cut gloves by their side, ready to sew, and were paid by the pair. Most women also had commercial sewing machines in their homes and would do additional work at night or on weekends. March 6, 1956. Wells, NY. Photo courtesy of Bruce Wright.
Guides who worked as independent contractors in the Beaver River area sit on the front steps of a guide house. Beaver River, NY. Courtesy of Dennis Buckley. Click here for our story on the Beaver River Club, a remote sportsmen’s club on the Beaver River that was flooded with the creation of the Stillwater Reservoir.
Bud-tender Kylee Mitchell Gibson packing cones for pre-rolled joints at the Six Bears Dispensary. In her hands is a device called a six-shooter or a bump box that allows people to pack multiple cones at a time. August 4, 2021. Akwesasne. Photo courtesy of Kylee Mitchell Gibson.
Artist Marlana Thompson Baker (left) with Talia Cook, who is modelling Thompson Baker’s jewelry and clothing at the Dress to Kilt fashion show. 2021. New York City, New York. Photo courtesy of Marlana Thompson Baker.
Marlana Thompson Baker beads edging onto one of her pieces. 2021. Akwesasne. Photo courtesy of Marlana Thompson Baker.
Talia Cook modelling an outfit and strawberry jewelry set made by Marlana Thompson Baker at the Dress to Kilt runway fashion show. 2021. New York City, New York. Photo courtesy of Marlana Thompson Baker.
Employees of Agbotic, an organic vegetable growing company. Sackets Harbor, NY. Photo courtesy of Kevin Richardson. Check out our story on how Agbotic stayed open during the COVID-19 pandemic to donate food to non-profit relief organizations.
Mary Graser checks a line of bags ready to be picked up by phone-in customers at Nature’s Storehouse. Canton, NY. 2020. Photo by Lisa Lazenby. To learn more about how grocers across the North Country adapted during the pandemic, check out this North Country at Work story.
