Catch up with what’s happening on Essex Farm with an update from Kristin Kimball: "Budbreak this week on the apples, red maples, the lindens. First weeding. Lots of seeding. And snow. White on the lilacs and on the bright green grass, between the furrows of turned earth. It … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Late Spring Snowfall
Archives for May 2016
New Essex Library Assistant & Updated Website
Lots of announcements and news from the Belden Noble Memorial Library! New Library Assistant We are pleased to welcome Hillary Hollister-Hinge as our new Library Assistant. Hillary will substitute for me as needed during the summer months and split library hours with me during … [Read more...] about New Essex Library Assistant & Updated Website
37th Annual Downtown Essex Day: Exhibitors Sign Up Now!
It's that time of year again! Our 37th Annual "Downtown Essex Day" is scheduled for Saturday, August 6, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (rain or shine). Essex Initiatives will be organizing the event for the town and invites your participation. To become an exhibitor you must fill … [Read more...] about 37th Annual Downtown Essex Day: Exhibitors Sign Up Now!
“The Adirondacs” by Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The Adirondacs" by Ralph Waldo Emerson A Journal Dedicated to My Fellow Travellers in August, 1858 Wise and polite,—and if I drew Their several portraits, you would own Chaucer had no such worthy crew, Nor Boccace in Decameron. WE crossed Champlain to … [Read more...] about “The Adirondacs” by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Vintage Postcard: Chateaugay Steamer
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 steamer? What can you tell us about it? Did it ever operate out of and/or around Essex, NY? When do you think this photo … [Read more...] about Vintage Postcard: Chateaugay Steamer