The Whallonsburg Grange Hall swings into summer with a dance and show by The Steady Benders, on Saturday, June 3. The event will begin at 6:30pm with a live swing dancing lesson led by Chad Vogel and Gwen Jamison of Reber Rock Farm in Essex, and the performance will follow at 7:30pm. The Steady Benders are a group of seasoned musicians delivering a mix of rockabilly, blues, country and Cajun tunes, as well as the occasional ballad so you and your sweetie can slow dance under the Essex stars! … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2017
Lakeside School – Community Support is Our Foundation
Dear Essex Community, Thanks to the efforts of many volunteers and very generous business and private donors - Lakeside School was able to raise $8,500 at our annual Spring Fling Fundraiser this past weekend. This was an amazing feat. I am so appreciative of our community's generosity and support! Thanks especially to our event sponsors - The Hub on the Hill, Farmstead Catering, Carolyn Sicher and Aaron Woolf, Taylor and Catherine Haskins, Robin and Peter Gucker, Lake Champlain Yoga and … [Read more...]
Mayor’s Cup Movie Night 2017
Mayor's Cup Movie Night is back as the annual regatta and festival's only nod to "Champ," the blanket nickname for what many believe is a colony of saurian cryptids inhabiting Lake Champlain. Having been movie-night emcee since its humble beginnings in 2014, I'm pleased to announce that my choice for this summer's main attraction was informed by last summer's experience accompanying Katy Elizabeth (pictured), founder of Champ Search, on safari one weekend in August. I say safari because … [Read more...]
Vintage Postcard: Northern Essex Waterfront View
Every Monday we share an image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. Take a look at this Essex scene and tell us what you see! What has changed? What's still there? When do you think this old postcard dates to? Here's what the community already had to say: Dianne Lansing: Essex Road is now paved and the horse shoe nail factory is no longer. Christine Herrmann: And there is no ferry slip! They certainly noticed the big … [Read more...]
A Grand Time at the 2017 CATS Grand Hike
Undaunted by a gloomy weather forecast, 250 hikers came out Saturday, May 13 for the 2017 CATS Grand Hike and were rewarded with a perfect hiking day of cool temperatures and slightly overcast skies. People of all ages enjoyed peak springtime scenery of greens fields, delicate wildflowers and blossoming trees as they hiked the 12-mile route from Wadhams to Essex. The enthusiasm and smiling faces were truly contagious. First time Grand Hiker Tim Rowland was impressed by both the celebratory … [Read more...]
BATS: Our Flying Mammal Neighbors
Last blog we told you the grim news of white-nose syndrome, caused by an alien fungus, and how it is decimating bat populations in the Adirondacks and across much of the East and Midwest. Here we’ll say a little more about what this means for New York’s Adirondack Park. What bat species grace our lovely Adirondack Park? Of Earth’s thousand-plus bat species (second most species-rich mammal order after rodents), we have nine. Eastern Red Bats (Lasiurus borealis), colorful and handsome, … [Read more...]
Whallonsburg Grange Earns American Red Cross Shelter Designation (THE SUN)
The Whallonsburg Grange has earned formal designation as an American Red Cross partner shelter. Fourteen local residents have trained as team to operate the shelter in any event of an emergency. Grange Board member Sheera Broderick said the idea was first brought to the grange several years ago as renovations were underway. With the commercial kitchen, water supply, new rest rooms and the new generator in place, the designation fit. “Part of the reason we did this,” Broderick said, … [Read more...]
Will You Sponsor the Essex Blog?
It's almost time to celebrate 6 years of Essex on Lake Champlain's service to the community! Since launching in June 2011, the Essex blog has reached some impressive milestones: I'd like to explain the remarkable — albeit somewhat unlikely — meteoric rise of the community building experiment we refer to as the Essex blog. And I will try to convince you that assuring its future is important and worth your support. In short, I hope to persuade you to sponsor the Essex blog in order to … [Read more...]
Volunteer at the Library!
We are now following our summer schedule and have a greater need for volunteers than during the winter months. We need people to fill in at the desk. Here are some of the things a desk volunteer gets to do: Interact with our wonderful patrons! Check books in and out, reshelf books, and learn more about the collection. Learn more about services such as interlibrary loan, e-books, and downloadable audiobooks. Browse our newest titles. And more! If working at the desk is not … [Read more...]
Vintage Postcard: Crater Club Dock
Every Monday we share an image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. Take a look at this old postcard! Do you recognize the location — the caption tells us that it is the Crater Club Dock — has it changed much compared to today? Interesting to see the message written on the front... I love seeing the people in the period clothing. When do you think the photograph was taken? Here's what the community already had to … [Read more...]
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