North Country At Work

Exterior of the Sunnyside Inn, with staff and guests posing on and around the inn porch. Circa 1910. Star Lake, NY.

Hunters holding long arms outside a log and canvas hunting camp during the fall.  Circa 1900. Fine, NY.

Men posing outside the New York Central Railroad station with a trophy deer on a luggage wagon. Circa 1900. Newton Falls, NY.

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.

E.J. Dailey stands outside a trapper’s cabin. Dailey was famous for his regular trapping column in Fur Fish And Game magazine. Circa 1920- 1930. Lisbon NY.

Trevor J. Moore, contractor and trapper, learned about trapping from E. J. Dailey. He is standing by his truck with a beaver he trapped. Circa late 1980s. Lisbon, NY.

Eleric Jack Dailey (born 1889- died 1973) at his typewriter. Dailey was a fur trapper and writer who wrote books and articles for “Fur, Fish and Game” magazine. He also sold lures. Circa 1960s. Lisbon, NY.

Pictured is a traveling bear act in Wanakena. A man is bottle feeding bear cubs. Circa 1920. Wanakena, NY. Check out our related story on how trains brought tourism to towns like Wanakena and Cranberry Lake.

Pictured is a pleasure boat docked on Cranberry Lake. A family of four sits inside the boat, the owner stands on the dock. Circa 1910. Cranberry Lake, NY. Check out our story on how trains brought tourism to Cranberry Lake.

Three women in front of the Wanakena footbridge, with pack basket and plant sample. Circa 1910. Wanakena, NY. Check out our story on how trains brought tourism to Wanakena and Cranberry Lake.