The Webb Royce Swamp (aka Webb-Royce Marsh) is a diverse wetland wildlife habitat located in a large flat-bottomed valley south of Essex, New York across Lake Shore Road from Split Rock Mountain Wild Forest. Comprised of an extensive hardwood swamp bordered by agricultural … [Read more...] about Webb Royce Swamp
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Essex, NY
St. Joseph's Church... was begun in 1872 and finished in 1873 at a cost of $9,000. According to H.P. Smith [in History of Essex County], the congregation numbered 100 families in 1885. Local myth held its location out of town was because the existing religions in the hamlet did … [Read more...] about St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Essex, NY
Essex Community Church in Essex, NY
[The] Essex Community Church in Essex, NY... was built in the Romanesque style in the early 1850's and is one of the finest preserved churches in Northern New York. Like the Essex Hamlet, of which it is a part, it is on the National Historic Register. Built of the finest … [Read more...] about Essex Community Church in Essex, NY
ECHO Celebrates Earth Week with MudFest
ECHO Celebrates Earth Week, Sustainable Innovation with 7th Annual Earth Week MudFest (via PR Newswire) TAMPA, Fla., April 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of Earth Day 2012, ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, will host the 7th … [Read more...] about ECHO Celebrates Earth Week with MudFest
Split Rock
Split Rock is a geographical monument steeped in history and heritage, and of course natural beauty, located in Lake Champlain's Whallons Bay in Essex, NY. The place we call Split Rock is just a small protrusion from Split Rock Mountain that is in the Split Rock Mountain Wild … [Read more...] about Split Rock




