Frequently we share a different historic image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. Check out this vintage postcard! It's titled, "Adirondack Mountains, on the Boquet River." Do you recognize the stretch of the … [Read more...] about Vintage Postcard: Adirondack Mountains on the Boquet River
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Whallonsburg Grange Lyceum to Host Program on Salmon in the Boquet River
The Whallonsburg Grange Lyceum fall series “Hidden in Plain Sight” will present a special program on the return of landlocked Atlantic salmon to the Boquet River. The presentation “Beneath the Surface: Salmon in the Boquet River” will take place on Tuesday, October 15 at … [Read more...] about Whallonsburg Grange Lyceum to Host Program on Salmon in the Boquet River
Peter Paine: Conservative Conservation Broker
Over the last couple of years, I’ve spent long hours with Paine, skiing, paddling the Boquet River, talking about the park’s history and its future over ham sandwiches and bowls of soup. Never was it more obvious than at that moment that Paine is, in many ways, a figure from a … [Read more...] about Peter Paine: Conservative Conservation Broker
New Round of Watershed Assessment Field Trainings for Educators
This fall the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum is once again offering free, hands-on field workshops for teachers wanting to study waterways with their students. College and graduate students interested in becoming Environmental Educators are also welcome to participate. We will be … [Read more...] about New Round of Watershed Assessment Field Trainings for Educators
Paddling to the Mouth of the Boquet River with Peter Paine (NCPR)
We set off mid-afternoon on a gray blustery day. It's still early enough in spring that I had to brush snow off the canoe before loading it on the truck. I’m on the water today with paddlers from the Nature Conservancy and with Peter Paine. He’s on the board of that group’s New … [Read more...] about Paddling to the Mouth of the Boquet River with Peter Paine (NCPR)