Making a bed at the Deer’s Head Inn in Elizabethtown
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.
Type of Work: Sport, Recreation, and Tourism
Outside the Iroquois Hotel in Tupper Lake
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.
Natalie Leduc Skiing at Whiteface
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 […]
Teaching a yoga class in West Chazy
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 […]
Allen House in Beaver River
Exterior of the Allen House, a hotel in the community of Beaver River. Circa 1905-1915.
Exterior of the Alaska Silver Fox Farms with the Ausable Chasm Hotel in background.
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.
Guides at Paul Smith’s Hotel on Upper Saint Regis Lake
Guides at Paul Smith’s Hotel on Upper Saint Regis Lake, standing near the boathouse. Copied from the NY State Conservation Magazine. Circa 1890. Paul Smiths, NY.
Early guides’ camp on Tupper Lake
Guides’ camp on Tupper Lake, where guides took visiting hunters (called “sports”). Circa late 1880s or 1890s. Tupper Lake, NY.
Trotters on the Ice in Tupper Lake
Two men, one is one of the Weir brothers, promoting Trotters on the Ice. Ice Trotting was a huge sport and pastime in the Adirondacks in the 18th and 19th centuries, and involved racing horse-drawn sleighs on ice. Trotters on the Ice had a large oval track, and racers competed for prize money. January of […]
The Russell House in Tupper Lake
The Russell House, proprietor A. O. Russell, which included a bar. Note sign advertising ale. Circa 1900-1910. Tupper Lake, NY.