North Country At Work

Mike Romanych in a Piseco Volunteer Fire Dept. truck. Circa 1990s. The hamlet of Piseco in the town of Arietta, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

A search and rescue crew. Circa 1970s or 1980s. Benson, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

A search and rescue team. John Washburn is pictured right. Circa 1980s. Benson, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

A search and rescue team at the Trailhead Inn in Benson. Pictured are John Washburn and Jane Washburn. Circa 1990s-2000s. Benson, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

John Washburn teaching a search and rescue crew. Circa 1970s or 1980s. Benson, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

A Lynn snowplow plowing snow. Art and Nancy Storer are on the left. January 26, 1941. Benson, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Cleaning up the Encon helicopter crash at Pillsbury Mountain. Circa 1968. Arietta, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Clean-up of Encon helicopter crash at Pillsbury Mountain. Circa 1968. Arietta, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

John Washburn, a search and rescue volunteer and volunteer trainer. Circa 1990s to early 2000s. Benson, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Conservation officer Gary Hodgson standing by a rock wall, wearing climbing gear and New York State Environmental Conservation uniform. Photograph by Mathias T. Oppersdorff. 1986-1987. Lake Placid, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.