Last year we resuscitated and updated the beautiful Essex Directory that included a wonderful map by the late Sid Couchey. Special thanks to Donna Lou Sonnett for providing all the original drawings and to Sheri Amsel for updating Sid's map. We were overwhelmed by the demand … [Read more...] about Essex Initiatives Updating 2015 Essex Directory
Sheri Amsel
CATS Thanks Sheri Amsel and Lloyd Staats
Congratulations to Sheri Amsel, whose design for one of the interpretive signs at the Black Kettle Nature Trail is featured for the month of December in the calendar published by Pannier Graphics, the organization that converted her artwork into the beautiful sign. You can see … [Read more...] about CATS Thanks Sheri Amsel and Lloyd Staats
Celebrate National Trails Day with Champlain Area Trails
Celebrate Champlain Area Trails Saturday, June 1, 2013 4-6pm At Block House Farm in Essex, NY. Get together with Champlain Area Trails (CATS) to honor National Trails Day! Celebrate our local network of trails maintained by Champlain Area Trails on Saturday, June 1 from … [Read more...] about Celebrate National Trails Day with Champlain Area Trails
North Country Arts Community Receives New Funds
Many North Country arts programs were awarded funding through the 2013 Decentralization (DEC) Grant! The DEC is a regrant program intended to help promote the arts in outlying regions. It is funded by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYCSA), and adminstered locally by the … [Read more...] about North Country Arts Community Receives New Funds
Outdoor Fun, Learning (and Freezing to Death…)
"We spent a day in December walking in the woods along and above the Beaver Flow Trail with Alcott Smith. A renown NH naturalist and retired veterinarian, Alcott was to speak on how animals prepare for winter. It was an educational hike sponsored by Northeast Wilderness Trust in … [Read more...] about Outdoor Fun, Learning (and Freezing to Death…)