Switchboard operators in the telephone office on their last day of work. They ran the switchboard for the whole township and a number of the islands. The building still remains on Church Street; in 2019, it is an AT&T store. 1962. Alexandria Bay, NY. Courtesy of the Alexandria Township Historical Society.
Born in the 1920s, Jean Elk worked at a hospital based out of a house in Alexandria Bay. The Alexandria Bay Hospital later turned into an E.J. Noble hospital. Circa 1940. Alexandria Bay, NY. Courtesy of the Alexandria Township Historical Society.
Dani Baker, far right, giving a tour of Cross Island Farms. Baker, along with partner David Belding, started the certified-organic Cross Island Farms in 2006. Circa 2000-2010. Wellesley Island, NY. Courtesy of David Belding. Read and listen to their North Country at Work story here.
David Belding, on the ladder, hammers in a post held straight by Dani Baker, right. They are hammering in the stakes to create lines for planting. Baker & Belding started Cross Island Farms, a certified organic farm, in 2006. They grow over 150 varieties of vegetables, maintain an edible ‘forest garden’, and keep chickens, ducks, […]
Dani Baker, one of the co-founders & operators of Cross Island Farms, displaying freshly picked beans. Cross Island Farms is a certified organic farm started by Baker and David Belding in 2006. Circa 2010s. Wellesley Island, NY. Courtesy of David Belding. Read and listen to their North Country at Work story here.
Barbara Brown announcing (giving tour information) during an Uncle Sam Boat Tour on the St. Lawrence River. Late 1970s. Alexandria Bay, NY. Courtesy of Barbara Brown. You can listen to Barbara Brown remembering her time as an announcer in the audio clip.
Margaret Houghton standing next to a line of sturgeon caught in the St. Lawrence River. Circa 1940. Alexandria Bay, NY. Courtesy of Linda Dingman. Margaret and Cecil Houghton were married in the 1920s, and spent their lives living on the St. Lawrence River. Their granddaughter, Linda Dingman, says her grandfather was a true “river rat”. […]
A bartender, Leslee, pouring a drink at the Deer’s Head Inn. 2019. Elizabethtown, NY. Courtesy of Wyatt Jackson.
A worker, Kathy, taking muffins out of a tin in the kitchen of the Deer’s Head Inn. 2018. Elizabethtown, NY. Courtesy of Wyatt Jackson.
Dr. Kathleen Camelo, the director of the student health and counseling center at SUNY Plattsburgh, poses with her staff. 2010s. Plattsburgh, NY. Courtesy Kathleen Camelo.
