Essex, New York Guide and Community Blog
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You may remember a meeting in December to discuss the possibility of a common market for farmers and artisans to sell their goods in Essex, NY. The premise of this venture is to offer producers and the community an additional venue for the exchange of local goods (retail, Co-op) to improve and expand the Essex marketplace. Farm Store Essex in Progress Well, [...]
On Wednesday, January 30, at 2 pm there will be a meeting held at the Essex Post Office to determine the future of the local office in these changing times. The Postal Service in America is changing and in some places is becoming obsolete or through lack of funding or support is forced to shut [...]
Congratulations to Elaine Miller for improving the aroma and flavor of Essex in winter! A seasoned cook and baker, Miller most recently plied her culinary genius at The Deers Head Inn Restaurant in Elizabethtown. Earlier this fall Wayne Gryk voiced a hope shared by many Essex residents that the Essex Ice Cream Cafe would remain [...]
The Pink Pig is still operating and will continue to sell its unique vintage and antique items throughout fall and winter! Here’s a little glimpse of one product the shop is providing: “It doesn’t matter what version of the iPhone you currently have, you always need a stylish case to go with it. Luckily, Pink Pig found a [...]
During the early 1900s Adirondack Mountain Creams’ increasingly robust manufacturing facilities in Essex, New York, guaranteed consistent flavor, quality and supply for distributors and retailers, but John Bird Burnham understood early on that creating demand for his unique Adirondack maple sugar candy was as important as making it delicious. Burnham scheduled his early sales forays [...]
After establishing the Adirondack Mountain Creams factory at the Old Brick Schoolhouse in Essex, New York in 1904 0r 1905 John Bird Burnham focused his entrepreneurial energy on expanding and improving the manufacturing process to meet growing demand for his maple sugar confections. His son, Koert Burnham remembered 6-8 female employees and one man in the [...]
This summer the Essex Ice Cream Cafe successfully launched a redesigned retail space and expanded their inventory to include coffee, sandwiches, wraps, fresh bakery goods and hip Essex accessories. Essex residents and visitors took advantage of the central location and casual atmosphere to congregate from morning through evening, and even during the post-Labor Day lull, [...]
The Adirondacks’ professional theatre company, the Depot Theatre, has announced the addition of Angel Wuellner as its new Managing Director. “We are thrilled to welcome Angel into our theatre family,” said George Davis, president of the Depot Theatre Board of Trustees. “She was a standout in the executive team’s national search, with ample industry experience [...]
Lakeside School, located on the 200-year old Black Kettle Farm in Essex, NY, is seeking to sub-let farmland to a farmer dedicated to biodynamic farming practices and interested in establishing an affiliation with the school as farm educator. Modest cottage housing is included on the farm. A trial period of mutually decided length is suggested [...]
