The King’s Garden at Fort Ticonderoga presents the Sixth Annual Garden & Landscape Symposium on Saturday, April 8th in the Mars Education Center. Geared for both beginning and experienced gardeners, this day-long symposium provides helpful insights from garden experts who live and garden in upstate New York and northern New England. This event is open by pre-registration only. Focusing on easy-to-implement strategies for expanding and improving your garden or landscape, these programs are … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2017
Vintage Artifact: Vermont Ferry
Every Monday we share an image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. This is a unique artifact! Looks like an image on an envelope...see the lines of the seam along the top? What do you think of it? Have you ever seen something like it before? Along the bottom we can see the words: "Made by Curt Teich & Co., Chicago USA" which tells us who created this. Do you recognize the ferry featured in the central image — it has the … [Read more...]
Upcoming Essex Events 1/29-2/5
Learn about the events happening in and around Essex, NY! Check out the schedule below created from the Essex Calendar of Events to see what's coming up this week. Click on the link to Essex, NY Calendar to learn more about a particular event. Do you know about any public events happening this week or further in the future? Submit your events to the Essex Events Calendar by emailing your information to editor [AT] essexonlakechamplain [DOT] com or ask us for log-in information so you can … [Read more...]
Essex Farm: Bread-Baking
Mark has been on a bread-baking tear the last couple of weeks. He recently read Michael Pollan’s Cooked, and has been working on Pollan’s no-knead 100% whole wheat sourdough loaves. It’s not an easy feat, but these loaves have been really good and getting even better. Pollan says most commercial whole wheat flour is made from grain that has been wetted before grinding (unlike ours), to make the bran separate more easily, but this is bad, because it sets off a series of enzymatic changes that … [Read more...]
Grange to Host Wintertime Play Gym for Young Children
A six-week indoor play gym for children ages birth through six will begin on Saturday, January 28 at the Whallonsburg Grange Hall. The play gym runs from 9:30 a.m. to noon and is free of charge, with donations gratefully accepted. A variety of physical play toys, including slides and crawling tunnels, as well as imaginative play toys will be available for children and their families to enjoy in unstructured play. Parents and caregivers have an opportunity to meet one another and visit while … [Read more...]
Three-way Land Transaction with CATS Benefits All (PRESS REPUBLICAN)
It was a win-win-win when Champlain Area Trails completed its first “trade-land” transaction at the end of 2016. Champlain Area Trails Executive Director Chris Maron said they were able to accept a donation of a 21-acre property in Crown Point and immediately sell it to a neighboring landowner. The nonprofit organization then used the proceeds to fund its own trail development work. "We would like to do more of this," he said. ANOTHER OPTION The successful transaction began to … [Read more...]
An Evening of One Act Plays at Willsboro Central School
Willsboro Drama Club is Proud to Present An Evening of One Act Plays The Actor's Nightmare by Christopher Durang Boy Meets Girl by Wendy Wasserstein The Sandbox by Edward Albee Willsboro Central School Auditorium January 27, 2017 at 7:00 PM January 28, 2017 at 7:00 PM January 29, 2017 at 3:00 PM $5.00 General Admission Starring Makayla Anson Mallory Arnold Regan Arnold Aliceson Drollette Jenna Ford Dana Klein Mat Longware Mackenzie Martin Adam Mero Olivia Politi Ellie … [Read more...]
Champlain Valley Film Series to Show A MAN CALLED OVE
The Champlain Valley Film Series will present the film A Man Called Ove on Saturday, January 28, at 7:30 p.m. at the Whallonsburg Grange Hall. This is an award-winning, heartwarming, crowd-pleasing story about a curmudgeonly retiree and the redemptive power of love. Based on an international best-selling novel, Ove is a "rich, complex film that's both funny and moving." - RogerEbert.com Tickets are $6 for adults and $3 for those under 18. The Whallonsburg Grange Hall is located at 1610 NYS … [Read more...]
Ashaya Yoga Todd Norian – Wellness Weekend & Yoga Teacher Training
Todd Norian, talented and truly world-renowned Yoga Teacher, is returning to Essex for another amazing Wellness Weekend, AND to host a Yoga Teacher Training! Last spring, yogis of all levels from near and far congregated in Essex for two days of inspiring workshops at the spacious CFES Conference Center. Todd, the founder of Ashaya Yoga, will return March 25-26 of 2017 to lead another weekend workshop of offerings, entitled "The Art of Masterful Living – Embodying the Five Elements Through … [Read more...]
Vintage Artifact: 1968 Ferry Brochure
Every Monday we share an image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. We shared the image above on our Facebook page which is a mock up of two segments of an old ferry brochure. Have you ever seen this old brochure before? What year do you think it dates to? What do you think of the design? How much has it evolved compared with LCT brochures of today? Maybe seeing the full version of the cover below will jog your memory if you … [Read more...]
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