Frequently we share a different historic image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. Check out this vintage postcard! It's titled, "Adirondack Mountains, on the Boquet River." Do you recognize the stretch of the … [Read more...] about Vintage Postcard: Adirondack Mountains on the Boquet River
Boquet River
Whallonsburg Grange Lyceum to Host Program on Salmon in the Boquet River
The Whallonsburg Grange Lyceum fall series “Hidden in Plain Sight” will present a special program on the return of landlocked Atlantic salmon to the Boquet River. The presentation “Beneath the Surface: Salmon in the Boquet River” will take place on Tuesday, October 15 at … [Read more...] about Whallonsburg Grange Lyceum to Host Program on Salmon in the Boquet River
New Round of Watershed Assessment Field Trainings for Educators
This fall the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum is once again offering free, hands-on field workshops for teachers wanting to study waterways with their students. College and graduate students interested in becoming Environmental Educators are also welcome to participate. We will be … [Read more...] about New Round of Watershed Assessment Field Trainings for Educators
The Battle of the Bouquet River
The Battle of the Bouquet River Willsboro, New York MAY 13, 1814 PA! PA! THE BRITCHES IS COMIN! THE BRITCHES IS COMIN! These are the words yelled by young Elihu Higby to his father Levi as he ran in the door of the Higby’s Willsboro distillery on that day in 1814, to … [Read more...] about The Battle of the Bouquet River
Where is the Split Rock Wildway?
[This is the second in a four-part series describing the Split Rock Wildway and the importance of an extensive wildlife corridor in the Northeast. The first installment is Split Rock Wildway: A Critical Wildlife Corridor; the third is Split Rock Wildway: Protecting Biological … [Read more...] about Where is the Split Rock Wildway?