Frequently we share a different historic image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. Last time we shared the image above. When do you think it dates to? Do you recognize the location? What about the boat floating … [Read more...] about Vintage Postcard: Whallons Bay and Split Rock Mountain
Split Rock Yacht Club
Cape Cod Knockabouts
The Split Rock Yacht Club (SRYC) maintains a small but active racing fleet of Cape Cod Knockabouts which are raced weekly during the summer. This enduring tradition provides excitement for Crater Club sailors and an elegant backdrop for landscape photographers and … [Read more...] about Cape Cod Knockabouts
Split Rock Yacht Club
The Split Rock Yacht Club (SRYC) is located at the Crater Club's Burnham's Landing in Essex, NY. "Adjacent to the Crater Club dock, the Split Rock Yacht Club, a small informal club, sponsors weekly sailing races during mid-summer. For the past 60 years, the Club has followed the … [Read more...] about Split Rock Yacht Club
The Crater Club in Essex, NY
I recently had the good fortune of a leisurely afternoon luncheon in a handsome home at The Crater Club during which I peppered my host with questions about the seasonal enclave nestled along the shore of Lake Champlain between downtown Essex and Whallons Bay. If you are … [Read more...] about The Crater Club in Essex, NY