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The abundance of wooded areas and a good supply of water have always been essential to North Country life. Early farmers were challenged to clear the land of virgin timber in order to raise crops. For generations, woodsmen have harvested logs for sawmills, tanneries, and paper mills. From the beginning, many large and small bodies of water have provided transportation for business and pleasure. Stories, songs, crafts, and customs related to life in nature also abound.
Each of the following individuals and groups has been selected by TAUNY as exemplary masters of the traditional art or practice listed with their names. Click on the names of each to link to short profiles of them and their achievements and their photograph from the TAUNY North Country Wall of Fame.
| Francis Betters (1999) Wilmington, Essex County Fishing Guide and Fly Tier Captain James Brabant (1997) Clayton, Jefferson County 1000 Islands Fishing Guide Jane Desotelle (2007) Chateaugay, Franklin County Herbalist & Native Plant Conservationist Captain Clay Ferguson (2010) Clayton, Jefferson County 1000 Islands Fishing Guide Hamilton Ferry, Sr. (1993) Seveys Corners, St. Lawrence County Adirondack Storyteller Jack W. Gray (2011) Lisbon, St. Lawrence County Gunsmith Barry Gregson (2006) Schroon Lake, Essex County Adirondack Rustic Furniture Maker Carl G. Hathaway (1994) Saranac Lake, Franklin County Adirondack Guideboat Builder The Hollis Family (1998) Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence Co. St. Lawrence River Punt Builders & Decoy Carvers James F. Kincaid (2005) Wellesley Island, Jefferson Co. Model Wooden Boat Maker |
Bill Massey (1993) Waddington, St. Lawrence Co. St. Lawrence River Decoy Carver & Storyteller Donald W. Morley (2007) Heuvelton, St. Lawrence County Decoy Carver & Wildfowl Artist Ralph Morrow (2004) Saranac Lake, Franklin County Adirondack Guideboat Builder Thomas Phillips (2002) Tupper Lake, Franklin County Adirondack Rustic Furniture Maker William B. Smith (1995) Colton, St. Lawrence County Adirondack Basket Maker & Storyteller Floyd Snyder (2011) Brushton, Franklin County Cedar Oil Maker James Earl Sprague, Jr. (2000) Port Henry, Essex County Builder of Champ and Ice Fishing Shanties Nellie Garnet Staves (2005) Tupper Lake, Franklin County Fungus Artist Lawrence H. Vielhauer (2009) Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence Co. Taxidermist Frank J. White (2012) Canton, St. Lawrence County Model Wooden Boat Builder |
   Photos: Boats at No-Octane Regatta at Little Wolf Pond; Wanakena Footbridge; South Colton logging crew. |
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