Don Calarco has worked in the funeral service industry for 58 years. He’s the founder and owner of the D. L. Calarco Funeral Home in Watertown. He was the first person in his family to work in the funeral business, and thought he would be the only one—until his daughter, Francee Calarco, decided to go […]
Delia Windwalker practicing healing touch in Watertown. October 2019. Photo by Amy Feiereisel. Delia Windwalker, 62 years old, practices what she calls pyschosensory self-care from where she lives in Great Bend, in the town of Champion. This is recent work; the majority of Windwalker’s career has been in institutional advancement of non-profit and religious organizations. […]
The Bill Gates Diner, located on Main Street in Bolton Landing. It was run by the Gates family between 1948 and 1981. Photo taken in the 1950s/1960s. Bolton Landing, NY. Photo courtesy of Bill Gates. Bill Gates (Junior) worked at the diner starting at the age of 14, and put himself through college working at the diner […]
The Crooks and McLean Company monument shop at 225 State Street in Carthage. In the early 1900s, Crooks and McLean Co was the largest retail dealer of granite and marble monument work in northern New York. One of Crooks and McLean’s biggest projects was the mausoleum for the Frederick Marcy estate in Boonville in 1907, which […]
Lizzie Boolukos inside her salon, Beehive Beauty. Winter of 2019. Cumberland Head, NY. Photo taken by Andy Flynn. Listen and read Lizzie’s full story here.
Colleen Smith behind the bar in the Adirondack Hotel tap room. Long Lake. Spring of 2019. Photo taken by Andy Flynn. Listen and read Colleen’s full story here.
Lena Bombard, manager of the Tri-Lakes Humane Society animal shelter, with Jessie the dog inside the shelter. February 2019. Saranac Lake, NY. Photo taken by Andy Flynn. Read and listen to her full story here.
The Trombly family posing inside the offices/work space of Modern Mechanical Fab, a metal fabrication company that builds large metal works in Champlain. From left to right: Brandon Trombly and his child, John Trombly, and Heather. August 2019. Photo courtesy of John and Heather Trombly. You can read and listen to the whole story here, […]
Loan Officer Patrick John Henry McKenty (center) who worked at the Saranac Lake Savings and Loan, receiving an award. Saranac Lake, NY. Circa 1960. Photo donated by Jill McKenty.
Guideboat builder Carl Hathaway concentrating in Hathaway’s Boat Shop. Saranac Lake, NY. Circa 1960-1980. Photo courtesy of Chris Woodward.
