Lakeside School at Black Kettle Farm offers birth –2nd grade education based on the Waldorf philosophy on a working farm in Essex, NY. Mountain Tots The Lakeside School announces open enrollment for the parent-child playgroup “Mountain Tots”. Mountain Tots is for parents … [Read more...] about Mountain Tots at Lakeside School
Archives for 2013
Daily Doodle: Essex Gold Medal Flour Doodle
At our table during Downtown Essex Day this summer we prompted the passing crowds to draw us doodles. We asked, “What came to mind when thinking of Essex?” To get creative inspirations flowing we did a few doodles ourselves as examples. Do you recognize the phrase in the … [Read more...] about Daily Doodle: Essex Gold Medal Flour Doodle
Taste of Local Food Festival
As the kick-off for Adirondack Harvest Week, the Adirondack History Center Museum is hosting the second annual Taste of Local Food Festival on Saturday, September 14 from 11:00am – 2:30pm. Restaurants, chefs and culinary artists are invited to showcase their favorite … [Read more...] about Taste of Local Food Festival
Steamboats and The Champlain Canal
In the early decades of the 1800s stately sloops were joined on Lake Champlain by an increasing number of steamboats, an efficient new maritime technology offering speed and improved upwind navigational ability. Lake Champlain quickly became a bustling shipping highway, and Essex … [Read more...] about Steamboats and The Champlain Canal
Vintage Photo: Old Stone Church and Essex Inn
We invited you to play Vintage Essex Trivia when we posted this old photo on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page last week. We asked the community to tell us what they think of the photo and if they could recognize the scene. In the foreground of the image two men are … [Read more...] about Vintage Photo: Old Stone Church and Essex Inn