Since 2006, the Essex Community has nurtured Lakeside School - growing us from a preschool in an Essex church basement, to an early childhood leader with programs for birth to grade three all themed around farm and forest exploration. Help Lakeside School celebrate 10 years of … [Read more...] about Celebrate 10 Years of Lakeside School this Weekend!
Environment
Lake Champlain Boathouse Blues
Welcome to spring in the Champlain Valley. And to Rosslyn's annual spring drama: the Lake Champlain boathouse blues! Over the last month lake water level has been rising, rising, rising. And rising some more. In fact, it's even risen since I started drafting this post. … [Read more...] about Lake Champlain Boathouse Blues
Champlain Valley Film Series to Show CAPTAIN FANTASTIC
The Champlain Valley Film Series will present the film Captain Fantastic on Saturday, Nov. 19, at 7:30 p.m. at the Whallonsburg Grange Hall. You'll love this heartfelt comedy about a family's journey from their forest paradise to the mainstream world. Viggo Mortensen gives … [Read more...] about Champlain Valley Film Series to Show CAPTAIN FANTASTIC
Boaters Watching Lake Champlain Water Levels (WPTZ)
At 95.3 feet, the surface level of Lake Champlain is about a foot and a half below normal, the National Weather Service said Friday. While the height is not near a record low, the impacts of the deficit are already becoming apparent... At the National Weather Service's office at … [Read more...] about Boaters Watching Lake Champlain Water Levels (WPTZ)
Goff Preserve: Northeast Wilderness Trust Adds 27 Acres to Wildway
In May 2016, Northeast Wilderness Trust purchased the Goff Preserve in Essex, NY for permanent protection as a small but key piece in the heart of the Split Rock Wildway. These 27 acres are in the vicinity of other NWT-protected lands and advance the vision of a connected wildway … [Read more...] about Goff Preserve: Northeast Wilderness Trust Adds 27 Acres to Wildway