Thirty students from across the North Country will compete in the regional New York State History Day contest held at Fort Ticonderoga on Saturday, March 5, 2016. Students placing first and second in their categories will advance to the New York State History Day Contest in … [Read more...] about Area Students to Compete at North Country History Day
Archives for February 2016
PossumHaw Returns to the Whallonsburg Grange
On Saturday, March 5, the Whallonsburg Grange Hall will present a concert by the Burlington-based quintet, PossumHaw. After a packed and lively show three years ago, the Grange is thrilled to host another performance. PossumHaw offers the drive of bluegrass with folk, jazz and … [Read more...] about PossumHaw Returns to the Whallonsburg Grange
Vintage Postcard: Our Lady of Hope Shrine
Every Monday we share an image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. Do you recognize this? Where is it? What can you tell us about it? Have you seen this postcard before? Here's some of what the community had … [Read more...] about Vintage Postcard: Our Lady of Hope Shrine
Local Examples of Conservation Easements
Last week was the first in a series about conservation easements (CE), which are legal agreements, decided jointly by the land owner and the land trust, that permanently restrict certain uses of properties. The purpose of a CE is to protect the "conservation values" which can be … [Read more...] about Local Examples of Conservation Easements
Trouble for Moose: Climate, Ticks, and Lack of Predators
The biggest animal to recolonize our region after past extirpation is the Moose. The largest member of the deer family (Cervidae), Moose (Alces alces) hint at the Pleistocene mega-fauna that for epochs prior to arrival of Homo sapiens (us!) shaped North American ecosystems. … [Read more...] about Trouble for Moose: Climate, Ticks, and Lack of Predators