More than a century ago John Bird Burnham and Henrietta Dubois Burnham transformed a homemade maple sugar confection into a national delicacy. [Henrietta] invented this maple candy that the feature of it was it was never sugary, it was always creamy... (Koert Burnham in a 1975 … [Read more...] about Adirondack Mountain Creams: Essex Tradition Reborn
Archives for January 2013
The Edwards Store
Located at the corner of School Street and Main Street in the village of Essex, New York, the Edwards Store was built c. 1836 by tailor Henry Edwards. Its original design was based upon the popular Greek Revival style, but later Victorian details were added including Carpenter … [Read more...] about The Edwards Store
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal: Quartets by Mozart & Brahms
January 25 at 6:30 p.m. At Bourgie Hall at the MMFA (Montreal Museum of Fine Arts) Brigitte Rolland, violin Natalie Racine, viola Anna Burden, cello Carmen Picard, piano Performing: Mozart, Piano Quartet in G minor, K. 478 Brahms, Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor The … [Read more...] about Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal: Quartets by Mozart & Brahms
Martha Stewart on the Adirondacks
The August 2012 issue of Martha Stewart Living magazine has a wonderful article on visiting the Adirondacks! "The word camp, it seems, can mean many things to many people. If you happen to be, say, an oil baron or a railroad tycoon, the word might conjure up the image of a … [Read more...] about Martha Stewart on the Adirondacks
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal: Jonas Kaufmann
The Recitals January 20 at 2:30 p.m. At the Maison symphonique de Montréal Jonas Kaufmann, tenor Helmut Deutsch, piano Performing: Schubert, Die schöne Müllerin (The Fair Maid of the Mill) A dramatic tenor with a spellbinding voice and matinee-idol looks, Jonas … [Read more...] about Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal: Jonas Kaufmann