North Country At Work

Musher Spencer Thew using an all-terrain vehicle to help train his sled dogs. August 1992. Colton, NY. Photo courtesy of the Colton Library.

A group of students and volunteer ski instructors getting ready to hit the slopes at Higley Flow State Park. Circa 2000. Colton, NY. Photo courtesy of the Colton Library.

Using a snowmobile to groom the trails just outside Catamount Lodge. December 15, 2016. Colton, NY. Photo courtesy of Ruth McWilliams.

Joe McWilliams and his brother-in-law Matt removing dead trees around Cold Pond on the Catamount Lodge property, after the family purchased it. Circa 2000. Colton, NY. Photo courtesy of Ruth McWilliams.

Joe McWilliams and his brother-in-law David building new trail signs at Catamount. Circa 2000s. Colton, NY. Photo courtesy of Ruth McWilliams.

Owners Ruth and Joe McWilliams with the repainted and updated Catamount Lodge sign after property purchase closing. May 2005. Colton, NY. Photo courtesy of Ruth McWilliams.

Joe and Ruth McWilliams leading a Woods Walk for private land owners and others in the Catamount area. April 2007. Colton, NY. Photo courtesy of Ruth McWilliams.

Ruth McWilliams teaching the Blackmer family to snowshoe on Catamount trails during Winterfest. April 2007. Colton, NY. Photo courtesy of Ruth McWilliams.

Joe McWilliams using a snowmobile to groom trails for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing at Catamount Forest. February 4, 2015. Colton, NY. Photo courtesy of Ruth McWilliams.

Olympic bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor (at right) with brakeman Lauren Gibbs at the Mount Van Hoevenberg sliding track. Oct. 15, 2018. Lake Placid, NY. Photo by Andy Flynn. Read the full story here.