North Country At Work

A Linn tractor hauling six sleigh loads of logs in Tupper Lake. Circa Tupper Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Goff-Nelson Memorial Library.

Lumbermen hauling three sleigh loads of logs with a Linn tractor. Circa Tupper Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Goff-Nelson Memorial Library.

Men use a horse-drawn saw to cut ice on an unidentified lake in the Adirondacks. Note large icehouses in background with conveyors for lifting ice blocks. Circa 1900.

Andrea Malik standing in a snowbank to illustrate the conditions the Black Fly Control Program works in. April 1993. Colton, NY. Photo courtesy of Andrea Malik.

A group of students and volunteer ski instructors getting ready to hit the slopes at Higley Flow State Park. Circa 2000. Colton, NY. Photo courtesy of the Colton Library.

Using a snowmobile to groom the trails just outside Catamount Lodge. December 15, 2016. Colton, NY. Photo courtesy of Ruth McWilliams.

The Barnell Farm on Catamount Mountain covered in snow. Date unknown. Colton, NY. Photo courtesy of Mary Jane Watson.

Ruth McWilliams teaching the Blackmer family to snowshoe on Catamount trails during Winterfest. April 2007. Colton, NY. Photo courtesy of Ruth McWilliams.

Joe McWilliams using a snowmobile to groom trails for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing at Catamount Forest. February 4, 2015. Colton, NY. Photo courtesy of Ruth McWilliams.

People surveying the construction site of the Pack Basket Lodge, a bed & breakfast. Circa 2003. Wanakena, NY. Photo courtesy of Allen Ditch.