A crowd of people pose in front of the Wanakena Train Depot and a steam powered train. The Cranberry Lake Railroad operated between Benson Mines and Wanakena (a distance of 6 miles) from 1902 to 1913. Photo taken circa 1909. Wanakena, NY. Check out our story on how trains brought tourism to towns like Wanakena […]
Pictured are a crowd of people in front of Wanakena’s “Excursion Train” which the Cranberry Lake Railroad operated between Benson Mines and Wanakena (a distance of 6 miles) between 1902 -1913. At Wanakena a steam boat took passengers to locations around Cranberry Lake. Photo taken circa 1907. Wanakena, NY. Check out our story on how […]
A scene from the Oswegatchie train station, featuring a passenger train with baggage car. Two men load milk cans into the baggage car from a luggage cart. Mailbag lies on ground to left. Passengers mill in between the station and train. Circa 1910-1920. Oswegatchie, NY.
Sue Synder stands in front of the NorthWood Inn, which offered rooms and meals. The Inn was owned by Al and Sue Snyder. Behind her is a Sunoco gas station and an advertisement for modern cabins and souvenirs. Circa 1935. Cranberry Lake, NY.
The dock at the Old Forge Pond in 1897, which with a boxcar and flat car. Tracks ran right up the dock so freight and supplies from the railroad cars could be loaded directly on boats and steamers for trips up the lakes. 1897. Old Forge, NY.
The Howland Brothers were well known Cranberry Lake hunting and fishing guides in the late 1800s. In this photo they are posed on the porch of their camp on Cranberry Lake, with two women and a girl. Note that the camp was built using Adirondack style vertical log siding. Circa 1910. Cranberry Lake, NY.
The “Fawn” steamship being loaded with baggage (including barrels and steamer trunks) from a luggage cart on a makeshift dock. A canoe is banked in front of the steamship. The “Fawn” traveled the Moose River from Minnehaha to Fulton Chain (Thendara) in the late 1800s. “Fawn” was owned by William Scott Decamp. Circa 1870-1880. Town […]
Edith (nee Tuttle) Morsey poses with two large lake trout. Edith was a guide in the 1930s and 40s. Edith’s mother, Lottie, was the first female guide in New York State. Circa 1940s. Old Forge, NY.
Caption on photo reads: Steamer “Fawn” which plied Moose River from Minnehaha to Fulton Chain (Thendara) in the late 1800s. “Fawn,” a sidewheeler steamboat, was owned by William Scott Decamp. Circa 1880-1890. Town of Webb, NY. Printed by Green Timber Studio of Thendara, NY.
The original Forge House hotel. A horse-drawn wagon in front of the entrance was used to transport people and baggage. The buckboard wagon style was invented in the Adirondacks, to carry passengers and gear. The style was soon adopted throughout rural America. Circa 1870-1880. Old Forge, NY. Taken by George H. Pollard of Boonville, NY.
