Now in its 39th season, the Mettawee River Theatre Company will present their production of ‘THE DANCING FOX: Wisdom Tales of the Middle East’ at Beggs Point Park in Essex on Wednesday, July 23 at 8:00pm. Admission is free. Please bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on. For … [Read more...] about Mettawee Players to Perform THE DANCING FOX in Beggs Park
Beggs Park
LCC Seeks Essex Blue-Green Algae Monitor
Each summer LCC trains and oversees citizen monitors to report on algae conditions in their area. This program provides critical data on where and when blooms are happening and helps inform public health officials as to whether the water is safe for swimming. (LCC) People … [Read more...] about LCC Seeks Essex Blue-Green Algae Monitor
Lakeside School: Balance Between Form and Freedom
Lakeside School at Black Kettle Farm offers birth – 2nd grade (soon to be 3rd grade) education and Farm and Forest Summer Camp based on the Waldorf philosophy on a working farm in Essex, NY. Kindergarten News: Balance Between Form and Freedom Greetings, We have had a … [Read more...] about Lakeside School: Balance Between Form and Freedom
Lake Champlain Freezing Over
I often hear Essex friends and neighbors reminiscing about the "old days" when Lake Champlain froze solid every year. Those days were well chronicled in now yellowing photographs, skaters populating the foreground and an ice shanty village dotting the frozen horizon. Ice fishing … [Read more...] about Lake Champlain Freezing Over
Vintage Photo: Lake Champlain from Beggs Park
We shared the vintage postcard above on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page last Monday and invited our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. Does this view in this photo seem familiar to you? The photo is titled, "Looking South From Park, Essex, NY." It's Beggs Point … [Read more...] about Vintage Photo: Lake Champlain from Beggs Park