After establishing the Adirondack Mountain Creams factory at the Old Brick Schoolhouse in Essex, New York in 1904 0r 1905 John Bird Burnham focused his entrepreneurial energy on expanding and improving the manufacturing process to meet growing demand for his maple sugar … [Read more...] about Made in Essex, NY: Adirondack Mountain Creams
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John Burnham Adirondack Mountain Creams
Upon John Bird Burnham's return from the Klondike Gold Rush, he settled into the life of a Champlain Valley share-farmer and budding entrepreneur. Today The Crater Club ensures his legacy, but at the dawn of the 20th century it was his recent adventures in Canada’s Yukon and his … [Read more...] about John Burnham Adirondack Mountain Creams
John Bird Burnham: Crater Club & Log Cabins
Underpinning John Bird Burnham's legacy as a conservationist was his interest in local Adirondack enterprise. From logging and sawmilling to manufacturing log homes and maple sugar candy, Burnham's business interests were diverse and his influence widespread. At the leading edge … [Read more...] about John Bird Burnham: Crater Club & Log Cabins
John Bird Burnham: Conservationist and Adventurer
Although several names emerge repeatedly in early Essex history (Gilliland, Ross, Noble, Gould, van Ormand, Eggleston, etc.) there is another legendary figure who infiltrates virtually any conversation about Essex since 1899, and that is John Bird Burnham (1869-1939). Born at … [Read more...] about John Bird Burnham: Conservationist and Adventurer