[The following photo essay, "A Winter Walk in February" was photographed in Essex, NY on February 28, 2015 and contributed by Sylvia Margo. You may click on any of the images to enlarge and/or browse the gallery in distraction free, large format. Enjoy] Chronicle Your Winter … [Read more...] about A Winter Walk in February
Landscape
Lake Champlain Winterscapes
Our majestic stretch of "the greatest lake" has been frozen for the better part of a week now, and stunning Lake Champlain winterscapes are beginning to crop up on Facebook and Twitter. That adventure-inducing panorama above was photographed by Essex resident Andy MacDougal on … [Read more...] about Lake Champlain Winterscapes
Best Fall Foliage? Travel + Leisure Readers Vote for the Adirondacks
A colorful autumn shoutout to Jim Carroll for putting us onto a local-ish fall foliage showcase featured on Thrillist. The post, "Fall's 10 most gorgeous American towns, voted by Travel + Leisure readers", includes some familiar postcardy standbys peppered with a couple of … [Read more...] about Best Fall Foliage? Travel + Leisure Readers Vote for the Adirondacks
Daylily Days 2013
We have reached the daylily peak! Or so it seems in recent days... And that, friends and neighbors, is a sure sign of mid-summer. Seasonal climax. A gentle harbinger of autumn days to come. Yes, the sometimes humble and other times extravagant daylily is summer's hallmark, at … [Read more...] about Daylily Days 2013
Essex County Seedling Sale: March 8 Deadline
Temperatures are starting to swing subtly up, and yesterday a spot or two of sunshine even tempted us to dream of spring. And despite the impending threat of more snow on Thursday and Friday, I am thinking of springtime and seedlings. The Essex County Soil and Water Conservation … [Read more...] about Essex County Seedling Sale: March 8 Deadline