Spring Barn Dance, Featuring: Mace Chasm Food Truck! Saturday, June 6th | 5:30pm Black Kettle Farm puts the BARN back in Barn Dance! Join us for our most popular event of the year at Lakeside School’s 8th Annual Spring Barn Dance! Black Kettle Farm’s big red barn will come … [Read more...] about Lakeside School: Spring Barn Dance with Mace Chasm Food Truck
Archives for May 2015
Essex Library: Summer Reading Program in the Works & More
Summer Reading Program We are putting together our summer reading program and look forward to seeing lots of kids in the library! This year's theme is Every Hero Has A Story, and books and activities will generally be connected to this theme. We will be looking at all sorts of … [Read more...] about Essex Library: Summer Reading Program in the Works & More
Essex Memorial Day Parade (1970s)
(Click a photo to enlarge, read the captions, and start a slideshow.) In honor of Memorial Day we're delighted to share a group of old photos taken during the 1971 & 1972 Memorial Day parades in Essex, NY. The pictures were taken by Harry and Judy Koenig. They were shared … [Read more...] about Essex Memorial Day Parade (1970s)
Essex Farm: Calves Escape
"[...] The dairy calves had an exciting week. They are not yet well trained to electric fence, and they are also young, reactive, and energetic. They spooked at a truck and broke out of their pasture next to the driveway, sprinted up Route 22, and then just kept running. Megan … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Calves Escape
Vintage Artifact: Split Rock Woodcut Print
Every Monday we share a vintage image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. The image above was shared with us by Todd Goff (thanks again!). It is an 1874 woodcut print. A woodcut is an image created when an artist … [Read more...] about Vintage Artifact: Split Rock Woodcut Print