On February 4, 2016 Hub on the Hill (facebook.com/thehubonthehill) welcomed the public to tour their new food production and distribution facility. Unfortunately I was out of town during the open house. Fortunately Jori Wekin offered me a sneak peek, so I dropped in last Thursday … [Read more...] about Hub on the Hill: A Sneak Peek with Jori Wekin
Late April Snowstorm
This morning Essex residents (and our nearby Adirondack neighbors) were greeted with blizzard conditions and snow-covered lawns. That's right, a late April snowstorm. The daffodils had been blooming for a week. The hyacinths too. Buds are beginning to burst on fruit trees. … [Read more...] about Late April Snowstorm
Interactive Panorama: Main Street and Beggs Point Street Intersection
I awoke to snow this frigid April 26 morning. Harrumph. What better antidote to a belated North Country snowfall than a super sunny midsummer 360° view of Main Street (at the junction with Beggs Point Street)? None better! Enjoy. Enthusiastic (if slightly slushy) … [Read more...] about Interactive Panorama: Main Street and Beggs Point Street Intersection
Local Wildlife Refuge Featured on PBS
Mountain Lake PBS's newest Mountain Lake Journal segment takes us inside the Adirondack Wildlife Refuge and Rehabilitation Center (www.adirondackwildlife.org) in in Wilmington, New York. The Adirondack Wildlife Refuge and Rehabilitation Center is a non-profit organization … [Read more...] about Local Wildlife Refuge Featured on PBS
Anson’s Dairy
Essex, New York (@EssexNY) 4/18/16, 1:02 PM Remember Anson's Dairy? Milk, eggs, butter, cream cheese, etc. delivered to our door throughout my childhood. pic.twitter.com/OSNwKq4IRd I grew up in Wadhams when there was still a post office, a general store, and an Agway farm … [Read more...] about Anson’s Dairy