Type of Work: Transportation

Paul Cook on air traffic control at the Dexter International Airport

Aerial shot of the Dexter International Airport, circa 1970s. Photo donated by Paul Cook. Paul Cook always worked in and around Watertown, but not always doing the same thing. He spent twenty years as a cost clerk at Hall Ski-Lift, and seventeen years as an Office Promotion Clerk at Fort Drum. But he also read […]

Seaway pilots Roger Paulus and Don Metzger on the St. Lawrence River

Seaway pilots Roger Paulus and Don Metzger on the St. Lawrence River

Seaway Pilot Association President Roger Paulus (left) and Seaway Pilot Don Metzger. 2012. Photo taken by and courtesy of Martin Zonnenberg. Don Metzger told a story about re-finding hope on the St. Lawrence Seaway after 9/11, you can listen to the story in the audio clip to the right.

A snowbound trolley running from Redwood to Alexandria Bay

A snowbound trolley running from Redwood to Alexandria Bay

The trolley that ran passengers from Redwood, where there was a train station that went to NYC, to Alexandria Bay. It looks as though workers are digging the snowbound trolley out of the snow. 1902- 1916. Between Redwood and Alexandria Bay, NY. Courtesy of the Alexandria Township Historical Society.

The tour boat “Sis III” on the St. Lawrence River

The tour boat “Sis III” on the St. Lawrence River

Sis III, the third boat from Sis Boat Lines. It was a tour boat that went down the St. Lawrence River. 1940s or ’50s. On the St. Lawrence River near Alexandria Bay, NY. Courtesy of the Alexandria Township Historical Society.

Captain of a tour boat in Alexandria Bay

Captain of a tour boat in Alexandria Bay

A captain of a tour boat posing on the dock; he could have been the captain of “The Pilgrim.” 1950s or ’60s. Alexandria Bay, NY. Courtesy of the Alexandria Township Historical Society.