Every Monday we share a vintage image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. Last week we featured the postcard above. Have you ever seen this old postcard before? Do you recognize the location? If not, the title … [Read more...] about Vintage Postcard: The Crater Club
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Essex Memorial Day Parade (1970s)
(Click a photo to enlarge, read the captions, and start a slideshow.) In honor of Memorial Day we're delighted to share a group of old photos taken during the 1971 & 1972 Memorial Day parades in Essex, NY. The pictures were taken by Harry and Judy Koenig. They were shared … [Read more...] about Essex Memorial Day Parade (1970s)
Vintage Artifact: Split Rock Woodcut Print
Every Monday we share a vintage image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. The image above was shared with us by Todd Goff (thanks again!). It is an 1874 woodcut print. A woodcut is an image created when an artist … [Read more...] about Vintage Artifact: Split Rock Woodcut Print
Vintage Postcard: Whallonsburg Covered Bridge
Every Monday we share a vintage image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. Have you ever seen the old postcard we're featuring above? Do you recognize the location in the photo — is that covered bridge or any of … [Read more...] about Vintage Postcard: Whallonsburg Covered Bridge
Henry Gould House
Situated on the corner of Main Street and Orchard Lane, the Henry N. Gould House is a red brick, two story, three bay, eve front, c. 1848 Greek Revival style house. Typical of Essex’s flare for transitional houses, this Greek Revival was graced with an ornate wood portico … [Read more...] about Henry Gould House