Essex, New York Guide and Community Blog
It’s time for another vintage Essex, NY, image! This is the fourth in a series of stereoviews that we have recently acquired. This historic image shows us a hill top view of the picturesque hamlet long before paved roads became the common in the area. The dirt road lined with low stone walls/fences visible in [...]
We’ve recently been sharing some local artifacts and historic images through this blog. Several of them have been ferry-related, including the following: Essex-Charlotte Steam Ferry Brochure; 1954 LCT Ferry Brochure; 1957 Ferry Brochure; and 1958 Vintage Ferry Brochure. I was surprised and excited to see that last month the Lake Champlain Transportation blog shared a vintage ferry brochure as well–from [...]
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, [...]
The Lake Champlain Committee is dedicated to protecting Lake Champlain. They recently created a pledge to protect the Lake Champlain so you can learn how to protect the lake too! But you can do more than just take the pledge and practice environmentally safe actions; you can volunteer to help patrol the lake for the committee! Right now [...]
The Lake Champlain Committee is dedicated to protecting Lake Champlain. They recently created a pledge to protect the Lake Champlain so you can learn how to protect the lake too! The organization monitors and patrols the lake to be on the look out for potential or worsening problems. The various paddlers’ trails on the lake are [...]
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 [...]
Earth Day was this week, and that event often makes people consider what they can do to protect the Earth and preserve our natural resources–locally and globally. If you want to do something locally, which usually are the easier steps to take, check out this pledge! The Lake Champlain Committee has created a pledge that you can [...]
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 [...]
Remember when we told you about the Vermont Sail Freight Project and its fundraiser— the idea to create a wind-powered, 12-ton carrying freight ship that will travel Lake Champlain and beyond? We have good news! As of 1:00 today [April 18], the project is 100% funded! This is a great moment for us, and will guarantee that [...]
