Essex, New York Guide and Community Blog
It’s time for another throwback to old days of Essex, NY! Today, we’re sharing another vintage ferry brochure–this time from 1958! Credit goes to Lorri Carson for providing us with this vintage brochure. Thanks very much for sharing it with us! If any of you viewers have unique or vintage Essex memorabilia or photographs we’d love to [...]
The Essex-Charlotte ferry will begin its spring schedule on Monday, May 6th! This will mean longer hours and more frequent trips! Schedule for May 6 – June 12: Departs VT: 6:00 am – 8:00 pm Departs NY: 6:30 am – 8:30 pm At the beginning and end of the day the ferry will be arriving every hour, but throughout midday, [...]
For those who take frequent trips across Lake Champlain on the Essex-Charlotte ferry, you may be interested in acquiring the LCT commuter card to save some money. This card is especially useful since the discontinuation of the round trip tickets. There is a 30% discount on one-way tickets with the card! Learn more about how the commuter card [...]
Are you ready for some more Essex, NY, nostalgia? We have another vintage LCT Ferry brochure to feature this week. The title page of this 1954 brochure claims that these are the: ”Most beautiful ferry crossings in North America.” New Ferry: Adirondack At the time of this brochure’s release a new ferry began travelling Lake Champlain waters. A new [...]
Did you know that the ferries operating at the Essex-Charlotte ferry crossing used to be operated by steam? Well, they did! Before major fossil fuels were used and became readily available our ferry was powered by steam. And before that? They had horse-power. That’s right, actual horses! You can see the Essex-Charlotte Steam Ferry in the [...]
The Essex-Charlotte ferry will begin its early spring schedule tomorrow, April 1st! The ferry will be arriving every hour. Departs VT: 6:00 am- 8:00 pm Departs NY: 6:30 am- 8:30 pm You can see the complete schedule on the Lake Champlain Transportation (LCT) website. There may be delays due to weather conditions. If you depend the ferry for your transportation needs and [...]
How about a little Essex, NY ferry nostalgia to imbue your Monday afternoon with a longing for the Technicolor days of yore. Today we take you back to 1957 with fun images and descriptions from Lake Champlain Transportation’s ferry crossing schedule brochure. Skip down to the gallery below and click on the front cover (blue/green [...]
The Essex-Charlotte ferry is currently running on its winter schedule. The winter schedule began on December 31. The ferry is running every hour. Departs VT: 7:00 am- 5:00 pm Departs NY: 7:30 am- 5:30 pm You can see the complete schedule on the LCT website. These times may change due to weather conditions. If you depend the ferry for your transportation needs and want [...]
The Champlain Valley is finally receiving a snow storm after almost two years of very little snow. While the snow is beautiful, traveling can be dangerous during storms, so you must be careful when driving! This storm was causing delays for the Essex-Charlotte ferry, and as of 2:00 pm the storm forced the Essex ferry to close [...]
Another one of the stories entered in this round of the Champlain Area Trails (CATS) writing contest is E. C. Hughes‘ Visiting Coon Mountain: A Walking, Hiking and Boating Adventure! If you haven’t yet, you should go vote in the contest. Voting ends today! Hughes and a friend decide to travel to Essex, NY, to hike Coon Mountain. Taking the ferry [...]
