Type of Work: Sport, Recreation, and Tourism

USA Luge Coach Bill Tavares in the shop in Lake Placid

USA Luge Coach Bill Tavares in the shop in Lake Placid

Head Coach Bill Tavares in the outdoor, covered section of the USA Luge shop. 2017. Lake Placid, NY. Photo taken by Andy Flynn. For more on how the USA Luge team constructs their sleds, read the full North Country at Work story. 

Hermon House in Hermon

Hermon House in Hermon

The Hermon House, which sat directly across from the junction of Main and Church Streets. Caption written on photo: The St. Lawrence Pyrite Company, under general manager Felix Vogel, celebrated the completion of the railroad by throwing a party here for Hermon citizens on Christmas Eve, 1906. Ten men stand next to what is probably […]

Exterior of the Wonderland Theatre in Canton

Exterior of the Wonderland Theatre in Canton

Wonderland Theatre exterior, featuring film posters and two young men. The middle sign says “No Show Tonight. Goin Fishing. S.S.” 1918. Canton, NY. Check out this related North Country at Work story to hear about the resurrection of a movie theater in Old Forge.

The American House Hotel in Canto

The American House Hotel in Canton

The exterior of the American House hotel, with employees and guests on the hotel porches; note the chambermaids standing on the second floor.  The American House Hotel was built in 1825 and torn down in 1916. It was located at the intersection of Main Street and Park Street in Canton, where the Post Office and […]

Trappers Bill and Jack Gray in Lisbon

Trappers Bill and Jack Gray in Lisbon

Bill Gray, trapper instructor, on the right, and his son Jack Gray. Bill and Jack both worked with E.J. Dailey, a well-known trapper in the Lisbon area. Circa late 1980s to early 1990s. Lisbon, NY.