Photograph of Paul Smith’s Hotel guides in a heavily laden Adirondack guideboat. A deer can be seen in the boat with the men, multiple dogs are also in the boat. One of the guides has a pack basket on his back. Circa 1900. Photograph by Charles Derby. Paul Smiths, NY. Courtesy of the Paul Smith’s […]
Paul Smith’s Hotel guides with trophy deer hanging behind them. Three dogs can be seen, two guides in center have rifles. Men from left: Mose Sawyer, Jim Skeff, Paul Smith Jr., unknown, unknown, and Jim Cross. Circa 1900. Photograph by Charles Derby. Paul Smiths, NY. Courtesy of the Paul Smith’s College Joan Weill Adirondack Library […]
A group of guides and sports posing with deer heads. Back row: unknown, Henry Smith, John Rork (identified by John Flaherty), unknown, George Lyon, unknown, John or Ed Roark. Front row, second from left is Ben Muncil. Circa 1900. Photograph by Charles Derby. Paul Smiths, NY. Courtesy of the Paul Smith’s College Joan Weill Adirondack […]
Guides and tourists on a log bridge near Paul Smith’s Hotel. Three dogs can be seen. Man on far right (probably the guide) holds a rifle. Paul Smiths, NY. Circa 1900. Courtesy of the Paul Smith’s College Joan Weill Adirondack Library Archives.
Photograph of Ebridge G. Ricketson (far right) and other men standing in front of the E.G. Ricketson Boat Building shop. Boats, oars, and other items can be seen leaning against the building. Circa 1890. Bloomingdale, NY (St. Armand). Courtesy of the Paul Smith’s College Joan Weill Adirondack Library Archives.
Two men in an Adirondack guide boat at Paul Smith’s Hotel. Note American flag hanging from the far end of the boat. Circa 1890. Paul Smiths, NY. Courtesy of the Paul Smith’s College Joan Weill Adirondack Library Archives.
Lyle Yerman (right) and Frank Ritz in the woods on Bald Mountain, where they trapped the bobcats pictured to sell. Circa 1930- 1940. Near Old Forge, NY. Courtesy of the Goodsell Museum.
Seth Rozon at Schimmel Camp, where he was a caretaker, on Rondaxe Lake. Circa 1950. Old Forge, NY. Courtesy of the Goodsell Museum.
Seth Rozon, the caretaker of Schimmel Camp on Rondaxe Lake. Circa 1950s. Old Forge, NY. Courtesy of the Goodsell Museum.
Jeff Garnsey on his boat, the Muskie, which he uses to take clients fishing on the St. Lawrence River. Garnsey, who started working on the river as a deck hand before he turned 10, is a third-generation fishing guide. He is one of only a few guides left who use traditional boats and fishing techniques. […]
