Every week we share a different image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. What can you tell us about the scene on this old postcard? Where is it? Have you been there? When do you think it dates to? Here is … [Read more...] about Vintage Postcard: Camp of the Pines
Archives for 2017
Massacusetts Choir Boys Attend Choir Camp at St. John’s Church
Choir boys from All Saints Church in Dorchester, Massachusetts will be attending their fifth annual choir camp at St. John’s church in Essex, NY this week. The boys will arrive on August 2 and will spend their mornings rehearsing and improving their vocal skills. In the … [Read more...] about Massacusetts Choir Boys Attend Choir Camp at St. John’s Church
The Birds, Directed by Ted Cornell, Through 8/5 at Essex Theatre Company
The Essex Theatre Company’s production of The Birds opens this weekend at its air-conditioned theatre in the Masonic Hall in Essex. And it is a thriller! Following a weekend of preview performances before, thankfully, appreciative audiences, we are putting on some finishing … [Read more...] about The Birds, Directed by Ted Cornell, Through 8/5 at Essex Theatre Company
19th Century Essex Merchant Geo D. Anson
Ever scouring the midden heaps — real and virtual — for Essex artifacts, I came across these curiosities. These ACME “picture cards” were offered as incentives to soap customers. Save ACME brand Marseilles White Spray Soap wrappers, mail them to Lautz Bros & Co. (located in … [Read more...] about 19th Century Essex Merchant Geo D. Anson
Wildlife Friendly Farming is Topic for CATS Intern
CATS, along with the Eddy Foundation and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), are pleased to introduce Alex Caskey, our summer intern working on a fascinating project looking into wildlife friendly farming in the Champlain Valley. Alex is a graduate student at Tufts … [Read more...] about Wildlife Friendly Farming is Topic for CATS Intern