North Country At Work

Roy Short and his orchestra. Circa 1920s-1930s. Indian Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

“The Hut,” a roadside stand on Route 30 in Hope run by seasonal residents from Florida. Circa 1950s. Hope, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Erastus Farrington, an inn proprietor. Circa early 1900s. Photo donated by Leona Raymond, a descendant of Erastus Farrington. Courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Workers at the Irondequoit Inn. Circa 1940s or ’50s. The hamlet of Piseco in Arietta, NY. Photo donated by Judy Damkoehler. Courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

The Rudes Place, where F.J. Morley was the proprietor. It later became the Piseco Tavern. Circa 1910s. Piseco Lake in the town of Arietta, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Rogers Camps at Oxbow Lake. Later it was an inn, today the Oxbow Inn. Circa 1921. Located between Lake Pleasant and Piseco in the town of Arietta, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

The Old Rudes House, a boarding house and inn on Piseco Lake. Later known as Piseco Tavern, starting in 1939. Circa 1910-1920. Arietta, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

The first Avery’s Inn. Circa 1890s. The hamlet of Piseco in the town of Arietta, NY. Photo donated by Pete Betz. Courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Avery’s Hotel and Restaurant, previously Avery’s Inn. This building was the third version of Avery’s. Circa 1950s or 1960s. The hamlet of Piseco in the town of Arietta, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.