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 … [Read more...] about A Grand Time at the 2017 CATS Grand Hike
Archives for 2017
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 … [Read more...] about BATS: Our Flying Mammal Neighbors
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, … [Read more...] about Volunteer at the Library!
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 … [Read more...] about Vintage Postcard: Crater Club Dock
BATS: Canaries in the Iron Mine?
The concept of ecological indicator species was foreshadowed long ago by using canaries — small tropical birds, sensitive to invisible gases that could kill miners — to warn the men if carbon monoxide levels were dangerously high. An expression some of us absent-mindedly use, … [Read more...] about BATS: Canaries in the Iron Mine?