Essex, New York Guide and Community Blog
The 2012 Essex County Fair is in full swing despite the recent drizzle (at long last, rain!), and tomorrow’s much anticipated demolition derby was even featured in the New York Times magazine last Sunday. If you missed Ben Stechschulte’s demolition derby photographs, check out “Dude, Where’s My Windshield?” before heading over to the fairgrounds in [...]
The 164th annual Essex County Fair in Westport, NY, will be held on August 8- 12. That’s Wednesday-Sunday! Daily Admission including Shows and Carnival Rides is $10. Special $25 for a carload on Thursday from 3 PM to 9 PM (includes carnival rides). History of Essex County Fair The first Essex County-Clinton County Fair was [...]
The Dirty Life is a memoir about Kristin Kimball’s transition from an urban life and career in New York City to launching a bootstrap CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) farm in rural Essex, New York with her then soon-to-be husband, Mark Gunther. At one point in my childhood Essex Farm was briefly a Christmas tree farm. [...]
