Join us this Friday and Saturday, October 21 & 22, night when two-time Vermont Bartender of the Year, Nick Roy, makes his début as guest mixologist at the Essex Inn Tavern. After completing his mixology certification in California, Nick moved back to the East Coast and put … [Read more...] about Vermont Bartender of the Year, Nick Roy, Makes Debut at the Essex Inn Tavern
Archives for October 2016
Mary Ellen Ellithorpe is Fort Ticonderoga’s Volunteer of the Year
Fort Ticonderoga recently announced that Mary Ellen Ellithorpe (Em) of Putnam, NY, has received the 2016 Fort Ticonderoga Volunteer of the Year award in recognition of her dedicated service to Fort Ticonderoga. Em gave tirelessly of her time and energy this past summer … [Read more...] about Mary Ellen Ellithorpe is Fort Ticonderoga’s Volunteer of the Year
Dr. John Stafford & The Birth of Barbara Irish
On May 11, 1936, four sisters got off the school bus that afternoon to the sound of a baby's cries. Each of them had been born in the hospital, but the final child of the family was born at home, at Hillcrest Farms at Whallons Bay in Essex, NY. That child, Barbara, was born … [Read more...] about Dr. John Stafford & The Birth of Barbara Irish
Champlain Valley Film Series to Show MUSTANG
The Champlain Valley Film Series will present the film Mustang on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 7:30 p.m. at the Whallonsburg Grange Hall. This radiant coming-of-age story about five sisters in rural Turkey is a movie portrait of sisterhood and a fight for freedom. After a neighbor … [Read more...] about Champlain Valley Film Series to Show MUSTANG
Essex Library Launches Major Renovations
Ever since its founding in 1899, the Belden Noble Memorial Library at Greystone Cottage, opposite the Essex ferry dock, has welcomed readers, researchers, and budding book-lovers of all ages. Starting now, this thriving and lively old library will be the focus of a series of … [Read more...] about Essex Library Launches Major Renovations