Essex, New York Guide and Community Blog
Historic Essex on Lake Champlain has welcomed a number of new businesses, rebounding positively from record high water this spring. In fact, the community is not just ready to welcome visitors for the summer – it is veritably BUZZING with activity. via (Lake Placid, NY) The good folks at Adirondack regional tourism revisited their Essex [...]
Almost twenty four hours later, Sunday morning, the heat wave has abated. Slightly. And yet looking at this snapshot I captured on my phone yesterday instantly summons the sweaty flush I felt riding my bike to breakfast at Essex Provisions. These fellows were already up and hard at work. I suppose Saturday morning is as [...]
It’s the final countdown to one of the biggest days of the year in Essex, New York, and I’m wondering what words or images would you use to describe or characterize our fair village on Lake Champlain. The Essex on Lake Champlain word cloud above was created with Wordle, a free online “toy” that generates text [...]
Carol Williams, Organ Concert Friday, July 1 at 7:00pm Essex Community Church Carol’s performance of patriotic songs commemorating the founding of our nation will begin at 7:00 PM and be followed, after a brief reception, by the Town of Essex fireworks display that can be viewed from nearby Beggs Point Park, a short walk from [...]
Essex Community Church 2743 NYS Route 22 Essex,NY 12936-0125 Pastor: John Hunn Services: 10:15 am Sunday school: 10:30 AM Email: hunnj@willex.com Phone: 518-963-7766 Related articles Essex Community Concerts (essexonlakechamplain.com)
“St. John’s began with occasional services in the home of Judge Ross (on the hill above the present church) led by a priest from Keeseville in 1849. Incorporated in 1853 as part of the diocese of New York, the congregation moved into its present building in 1881. The church was the remodeled private school house [...]
First week of Yoga at Live Well (the new Wellness Center in Essex offering Massage, Physical Therapy, Tai Chi, Yoga & More!) 40 people came to breathe, stretch and relax! Hope to see you there this summer! Related articles Live Well in the Champlain Valley (essexonlakechamplain.com) Provisions and Paparazzi in Essex, NY (essexonlakechamplain.com) Summer arrives in [...]
“Essex is alive with both new and well-established businesses, opening up, dusting off and getting ready for the season…” So opens Sue Cameron’s “Provisions and Papparazzi” post on LakePlacid.com on June 14. Essex is alive! It’s incredible how much is going on in Essex these last couple of weeks. Essex businesses have proven that even [...]
Last Sunday Alvin Reiner at the Press-Republican ran a fascinating story about the Essex Inn and the fusion of past and future in this historic landmark recently renovated by the Daltons and now open to the public. Early on, Rick and Karen Dalton took down the fence between the Essex Inn here and the senior center [...]
I stopped by The Old Dock Restaurant on Thursday to catch up with Steve McKenna who was pruning hedges and getting the parking lot ready for their July 1 opening date. Really? Really! Despite totally record breaking Lake Champlain flooding, McKenna has worked around the clock for weeks to revitalize this Essex, NY landmark. I [...]
