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 do you think of this postcard and the ship featured on it? Can you tell us anything about it? Here's what the community had to … [Read more...] about Vintage Postcard: Steamboat
Archives for 2017
Florida Student Promotes Her STEM Passion Through CFES
Christina Dulal is more than just a brilliant student - she’s an outstanding teacher too. Christina has channeled her passion for science and engineering into college-style lectures and projects for sophomores in the College For Every Student (CFES) program at her school, Miramar … [Read more...] about Florida Student Promotes Her STEM Passion Through CFES
Free Children’s Art Classes at the Adirondack Art Association
Thanks to grant funding and community support, the Adirondack Art Association (AAA) will be offering all of their children’s art classes for free this summer. As a non-profit community arts organization, the Adirondack Art Association is dedicated to providing arts education and … [Read more...] about Free Children’s Art Classes at the Adirondack Art Association
Historical Society Screens Free Movie “The Lost Battalion”
The Ticonderoga Historical Society invites the public to the third in its series of free movie nights on Friday July 7 at 7 p.m. at the Hancock House. The featured film will be “The Lost Battalion,” a true story about the hardships suffered by the nine companies, roughly 550 men, … [Read more...] about Historical Society Screens Free Movie “The Lost Battalion”
Willsboro Boatbuilders: Frederick W. Rice and Fred M. Rice
I recently stumbled across a reference to local boatbuilders, Frederick W. Rice and Fred M. Rice. The mention, buried in museum notes about a Willsboro, NY Adirondack guideboat builder, was brief. Too brief. 55-year old guide and boatbuilder, Fred Rice... Fred M. Rice learned … [Read more...] about Willsboro Boatbuilders: Frederick W. Rice and Fred M. Rice