Adirondack Life featured the Essex Inn as one of five "charming fall getaways across the Adirondacks" where fall foliage aficionados can "experience the drama of fall... [and] the rarest of commodities—peace." We searched around the park to find exceptional accommodations that … [Read more...] about Essex Inn: Peace and the Drama of Fall
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Adirondack Memoir Retreat
Are you ready to write the story of your life? Mary Beth Coudal is hosting a 3-day memoir writing retreat from October 25 to 28 at Skenewood, an historic Georgian manor house in Westport, New York. Participants in Coudal's Adirondack Memoir Retreat will complete a publishable … [Read more...] about Adirondack Memoir Retreat
John Bird Burnham: Conservationist and Adventurer
Although several names emerge repeatedly in early Essex history (Gilliland, Ross, Noble, Gould, van Ormand, Eggleston, etc.) there is another legendary figure who infiltrates virtually any conversation about Essex since 1899, and that is John Bird Burnham (1869-1939). Born at … [Read more...] about John Bird Burnham: Conservationist and Adventurer
Adirondack Fall Foliage: Leaf Peeping in the High Peaks
The old maple trees in front of our house remain green except for a few splashes of color. Unlike higher elevations deep in the Adirondacks, most of the foliage in Essex village is only just beginning to change color. But on Wednesday I experienced a Technicolor preview while … [Read more...] about Adirondack Fall Foliage: Leaf Peeping in the High Peaks
The Eddy Foundation Protects Adirondacks
The Eddy Foundation is a non-profit environmental foundation that purchases and preserves wildlands in the eastern Adirondacks of northern New York State. Founded "in 1996 with a focus on supporting a sustainable interface between humans and the ecosystem" (Lakeside School), the … [Read more...] about The Eddy Foundation Protects Adirondacks