On Saturday, September 23rd, Champlain Area Trails (CATS) invites you to lace up your hiking shoes and join them for an easy, guided 6-mile loop hike and walk. The Farms and Forest Hike will be on the … [Continue Reading] about Champlain Area Trails Kicks Off the Adirondack Harvest Festival with a Pre-Festival Hike
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Hancock House Presents Last Free Movie of Season with Spooky Offering
The Ticonderoga Historical Society will celebrate the Halloween Season with a free movie on Friday, October 6 at 7 p.m. at the Hancock House, 6 Moses Circle, Ticonderoga. “We will be watching The Uninvited, a 1944 movie that centers around ghostly … [Continue Reading] about Hancock House Presents Last Free Movie of Season with Spooky Offering

Paddlers, Other Users Urged to Take Note of Saranac River Projects
Several projects along the Saranac River section of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) will impact access for paddlers and other users this fall. The projects include construction on Casey Road, a dam removal near Indian Rapids and a fish ladder being … [Continue Reading] about Paddlers, Other Users Urged to Take Note of Saranac River Projects
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Award-Winning Local Author Lorraine Duvall Turns to Her Styles Brook Home in Her Latest Book
From its wilderness source to its meeting with the Ausable River, Styles Brook is scarcely five miles long, yet within its scenic, rugged watershed, award-winning author Lorraine Duvall has discovered a … [Continue Reading] about Award-Winning Local Author Lorraine Duvall Turns to Her Styles Brook Home in Her Latest Book

Long Lake Long Boat Regatta Set for Sept. 23
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) will close out its 2023 Adirondack Race Series with the Long Lake Long Boat Regatta on Saturday, Sept. 23. Hosted in partnership with Long Lake Recreation and Tourism, … [Continue Reading] about Long Lake Long Boat Regatta Set for Sept. 23

The Heart Network Seeks Stories about Medical Debt
The Heart Network is seeking stories from North Country residents impacted by medical debt. The testimonials collected will be used to support a statewide campaign to end medical debt. Earlier this year, the … [Continue Reading] about The Heart Network Seeks Stories about Medical Debt
Essex, NY News Archive
- Award-Winning Local Author Lorraine Duvall Turns to Her Styles Brook Home in Her Latest Book
- Long Lake Long Boat Regatta Set for Sept. 23
- The Heart Network Seeks Stories about Medical Debt
- Essex Community Fund Names 2023 Grant Recipients
- Champlain Area Trails Expands Community Engagement with New Team Member
- Plattsburgh State Gospel Choir Returns to Essex on September 24
- 40th Running of the 90-Miler Set for Sept. 8-10
- Upcoming Cigarette Tax Hike Projected to Save 15,300 New Yorkers’ Lives
- Caterpillars Vouch for Success of Adirondack Garden Club Native Plant Project
- Ticonderoga Historical Society Presents Program on The Champlain Canal
- Bell Fire Arts Collective to Bring Chicago Storyteller Scott Whitehair to the North Country
- Champlain Area Trails Releases Updated Trail Map Highlighting New Routes
- Adirondack Foundation, ESD, AEDC Partner to Establish Adirondack Small Business Opportunity Fund
- Corrective Statements on Tobacco use Coming to Retail Stores
- Adirondack Artist Gary Casagrain Work to be Displayed at Tupper Arts