You may not like bats, but I'm sure you enjoy not getting bit by mosquitoes and other bugs. The fewer bats that patrol the skies the more the insect population will increase and bother us! Bats are an important part of our ecosystem and do not deserve their bad … [Read more...] about Adirondack Bats: Endangered Bats
Archives for July 2012
Lakeside School Awarded Grant for School Expansion
Lakeside School has been awarded a grant of $2,500 from the Essex Community Fund at the Adirondack Community Trust. Lakeside School, located at Black Kettle Farm in Essex, has offered early childhood education programs for the past six years. As they begin their seventh school … [Read more...] about Lakeside School Awarded Grant for School Expansion
Full and By Farm: Water Issues
On Friday our spring ran dry. We cobbled together a makeshift water system for ourselves and the animals—siphoning out of the pond and trucking tanks of water down from the neighbors—interjecting short-term disaster control with long-term planning. Tuesday and Wednesday we buried … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Water Issues
Mettawee River Theater Performance tonight at Masonic Lodge
The Mettawee River Theater Company will be performing tonight in Essex (Thursday, July 26th). In the likelihood that this much-needed rain continues, the performance will take place at the Mason's Lodge at 8pm. Please help spread the word and come out for this fantastic event … [Read more...] about Mettawee River Theater Performance tonight at Masonic Lodge
Mary Wade’s Essex Folk Art
Each winter Essex residents celebrate the holidays early during a weekend-long event called Christmas in Essex. It was this tradition which connected me to Mary Wade, a folk artist who lives in Willsboro but runs a seasonal gallery in Essex each summer. She creates painted wooden … [Read more...] about Mary Wade’s Essex Folk Art