Essex, New York Guide and Community Blog
Mary Wade née Mock was born in Port Kent, NY, and moved to Essex, NY, at age two when her grandfather, Wallace “Wally” Mock, took over the Essex-Charlotte ferry. She says that Essex has always been her home and every time she visits it brings back childhood memories. She grew up in the small hamlet, and [...]
Each winter Essex residents celebrate the holidays early during a weekend-long event called Christmas in Essex. It was this tradition which connected me to Mary Wade, a folk artist who lives in Willsboro but runs a seasonal gallery in Essex each summer. She creates painted wooden models, silhouettes and paintings of historic buildings in Essex [...]
