This sunny, postcard perfect Thanksgiving morning encourages reflection on the people, places and activities for which we are grateful. With bluebird skies overhead, wispy mist drifting off of Lake Champlain's silky surface, and warming temperatures it's easy to appreciate this … [Read more...] about Seneca Ray Stoddard
Archives for 2012
Ninth Annual Women of Westport Art Show and Holiday Sale
What resides at the Depot Theatre in Westport, has nine lives, appears once a year, is gender specific, has many hands, makes a perfect holiday gift and can be made of paint, clay, fabric, metal, wood, glass, ink, yarn or paper? W.O.W. The Ninth Annual Women of Westport Art Show … [Read more...] about Ninth Annual Women of Westport Art Show and Holiday Sale
Full and By Farm: Thanksgiving Fixings
We have a special Thanksgiving week pick-up TONIGHT [at Full and By Farm] between 4 and 6—sweet potatoes, brussel sprouts and potatoes for your big meal, and something other than turkey for the day after. The pullets have been hard at work making extra eggs this week for holiday … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Thanksgiving Fixings
Wright’s Inn
Two early inns from the glory days of Essex still stand... Wright's Inn is one of the town's oldest buildings, its southern portion having been built about 1790 as a tavern and inn. A long, rambling wooden structure at Main Street and Boquet Road (Route 22), it houses Town of … [Read more...] about Wright’s Inn
Webb Royce Swamp
The Webb Royce Swamp (aka Webb-Royce Marsh) is a diverse wetland wildlife habitat located in a large flat-bottomed valley south of Essex, New York across Lake Shore Road from Split Rock Mountain Wild Forest. Comprised of an extensive hardwood swamp bordered by agricultural … [Read more...] about Webb Royce Swamp