Every Monday we share an old Essex image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. The vintage postcard above was showcased last week. From the postmarks on the back we can tell you that the postcard was sent through … [Read more...] about Vintage Postcard: Bluff Point
Essex-Charlotte Winter Ferry Crossing with Lea Coggio
This winter Lake Champlain has frozen all the way across for the first time since 2007, and while many of us have enjoyed this chance to get out on the ice—ice fishing, skating, or just walking—others are eagerly awaiting ice out as evidence of spring's arrival. For commuters … [Read more...] about Essex-Charlotte Winter Ferry Crossing with Lea Coggio
Vintage Postcard: Old Parkhill House
Last Monday, we shared the vintage postcard above on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invited our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. Do you recognize the street and buildings in this old photo of Essex, NY? Can you determine the date it may have been … [Read more...] about Vintage Postcard: Old Parkhill House
Westport Hotel to Essex Inn: The Grand Hike on Champlain Area Trails
Three months ago, Rick Dalton, owner of the Essex Inn, and Chris Maron, executive director of Champlain Area Trails (CATS), sat down to talk about creating an inn-to-inn hike that would be the first of its kind in the Adirondacks. The hike would be on trails that CATS is … [Read more...] about Westport Hotel to Essex Inn: The Grand Hike on Champlain Area Trails
Amy Guglielmo Discovers Gluten-Free Baking in the North Country
Local artist Amy Guglielmo recently published a humorous (and informative) article in the North Country magazine Strictly Food for Thought entitled, "My Sweet Gluten-Free Life." Amy recounts a few childhood misadventures with baking that made her avoid baking for years. Those … [Read more...] about Amy Guglielmo Discovers Gluten-Free Baking in the North Country