This weekend we received reports from Rock Harbor residents that a helicopter equipped with a suspended apparatus (a "hanging basket") was flying back and forth between Lake Champlain and the Split Rock Wild Forest, ostensibly shuttling water from the lake and dropping it on a … [Read more...] about Ground Fire: Split Rock Wild Forest
Archives for 2015
Grange to Host Lecture on Prison History in the North Country
The Whallonsburg Grange Hall and John Brown Lives! will host a summer lyceum on Wednesday, August 19 at 7:30 p.m. Prison historian Jefferson Hall will give a lecture entitled "Prison History and Memory in New York’s North Country." Professor Hall grew up in a North Country … [Read more...] about Grange to Host Lecture on Prison History in the North Country
Vintage Photo: Essex Horse Nail Factory
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. Our thanks to Karen & Rick Dalton for sharing this great photo with us! We raised several questions when we shared this photo last … [Read more...] about Vintage Photo: Essex Horse Nail Factory
A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur Opens Friday, August 14
The gala opening, "St. Louis Blues," for Tennessee Williams' A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur will take place on Friday, August 14, at 5:30 pm at the Masonic Lodge (next to the ferry dock) in Essex, NY. Entertainment will be provided by Joan Crane, guitar, and Steve Feinbloom, … [Read more...] about A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur Opens Friday, August 14
Exploring Essex Day
Were you able to attend Downtown Essex Day last Saturday, August 1st? I thoroughly enjoyed walking around town and exploring the hundreds of items on display at vendor tables from the typical yard sale items to intricate jewelry creations, other crafts and hand-made items, art … [Read more...] about Exploring Essex Day