John Cranker has spent most of his life managing parks – he was the golf course maintenance supervisor at St. Lawrence State Park, and managed Cedar Point State Park. Among other things, he’d have to check on rowdy campers, schedule crews to clean bathrooms and mow, and organize lifeguard schedules. Listen to Cranker’s story here!
Dick Zoller (right) sitting next to a colleague at Boldt Castle. He piloted the “Commander III” for Captain Thomson’s Boat Line from an early age. Alexandria Bay, NY. Circa 1932. Photograph donated by Guy Zoller.
The “Commander III” was owned by Captain Thomson’s Boat line. Dick Zoller, who is driving, piloted for this company between the ages of 16 and 19. Alexandria Bay, NY. Circa 1932. Photograph donated by Guy Zoller.
A work crew for Hawkeye Trail Camp posing on the summit of Whiteface Mountain. They were blazing the old Blue Trail up the mountain (the trail no longer exists). Pictured from left to right: Barbara Rubin Neel, Ann Gearhart, William D. Laundry, and Duncan McDougal. June 1965 or ’66. Wilmington, NY. Courtesy of Ann Gearhart.
Two owners of the Deer’s Head Inn, Rob DeMuro (with his back to the camera) and Aaron Woolf, making a bed at the inn. Circa 2015. Elizabethtown, NY. Courtesy of Wyatt Jackson.
The exterior of the Iroquois Hotel, with people posing on the first and second floors and in the car out front. Circa 1910. Tupper Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Goff-Nelson Memorial Library.
Former ski instructor Natalie Leduc skiing at Whiteface. Circa 1980. Wilmington, NY. Courtesy of Natalie Leduc. During the five decades of her working life, Saranac Lake native Natalie Leduc wore a lot of hats: ski, instructor, substitute physical education teacher, rug salesman, lifeguard, swimming instructor, and finally real estate agent. Listen to the highs and […]
Yoga instructor and integrative health & lifestyle coach Melissa Light running a yoga class. This class is the first ‘Yoga and Wine on the Deck’ event at Vesco Ridge Vineyards. Members of the class are in the Shavasana pose, often used for relaxation at the end of a session. Summer 2015. West Chazy, NY. Courtesy […]
Exterior of the Allen House, a hotel in the community of Beaver River. Circa 1905-1915.
Exterior of the Alaska Silver Fox Farms. In the 1930s, pelts of the silver fox became quite popular for coats, and fox farms sprang up to raise foxes for their fur. There was another large farm in Lake Placid. The Rainbow Falls Tea room is visible on left. Circa 1930s. Ausable Chasm, NY.
