Where to Buy Locally Made Gifts in Essex For those of you who I haven’t met yet, my name is Teddi Rogers, and I am the Owner and Lead designer behind Kit+Syl Studio. Kit+Syl is a boutique floral and jewelry business offering handmade jewelry designs and custom floral … [Read more...] about Locally Made Gifts in Essex
Champlain Valley
West Champlain Hills: Our Bountiful Home
Most of us who live in New York’s Adirondack Park are here because it is a beautiful, relatively wild and natural place. Winters are hard to endure (and getting harder, from some vantage points, as they become more erratic and less consistently cold) and jobs hard to find (and … [Read more...] about West Champlain Hills: Our Bountiful Home
AARCH Summer Preview
As we pack our winter coats away in favor of lighter layers, the AARCH staff is busy preparing for another full season of educational outings in the Adirondack Park, and beyond. In celebration of AARCH’s 25th anniversary, our schedule this year is more extensive than ever, with … [Read more...] about AARCH Summer Preview
Across the Lake
Looking to the east Separated by this lake Are the people That each morning wake To look upon these mountains Farms, meadows and rivers Within which we live And are able to call home By Tom Stransky, April 2015 Related articles The Transfer … [Read more...] about Across the Lake
Do April Showers Bring May Flowers?
April showers bring May flowers, or so the proverb goes. [pullquote]Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) are already peeking out in the Champlain Valley.[/pullquote] April on average is a wetter month than March, though not as wet as May. As sunlight strengthens in spring the air gets … [Read more...] about Do April Showers Bring May Flowers?