" 'Here a scene of indescribable sublimity burst upon us. Before us lay the waters of Lake Champlain, a sheet of unruffled glass, stretching some ninety miles to the south, widening and straitening as rocks and cliffs projected in the most fantastic shapes into the channel. On … [Read more...] about All About Lake Champlain
Archives for December 2014
Calendar Workshop Recap: Learn to Post to Essex Calendar
On the evening of November 17, George Davis and Katie Shepard hosted a workshop at the Belden Noble Memorial Library to teach members of the community how to post events to the Essex Calendar. We give great thanks to the library and to Colleen Van Hoven who allowed us to use the … [Read more...] about Calendar Workshop Recap: Learn to Post to Essex Calendar
Grange to Celebrate Centennial: Community Invited to Share Stories and Memorabilia
The historic Grange Hall in the hamlet of Whallonsburg, NY, is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2015 with an entire "centennial year" of events. At the core of the centennial year will be a summer exhibit featuring oral histories and memorabilia about the Grange and farming. … [Read more...] about Grange to Celebrate Centennial: Community Invited to Share Stories and Memorabilia
Full and By Farm: Snowy Skies and Freezing Ground
December, snowy skies and freezing ground are upon us. Within hours of our thanksgiving guests arriving at the farm last Wednesday afternoon we had them out in the blowing snow and darkening skies finishing up leek harvest—digging, pulling, and topping as fast as the snow was … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Snowy Skies and Freezing Ground
Adirondack Moose: NYS Launches 3-Year Study
I love the fact that moose have made a comeback in the Adirondacks. We celebrate Adirondack moose sightings on the Essex blog and list the lumbering, massive-antlered ungulates as one of our native critters. (Male moose often carry racks wider than six feet from side to … [Read more...] about Adirondack Moose: NYS Launches 3-Year Study