Each Monday we share an old Essex photo on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. Do you recognize this inn on Main Street? The postcard is titled "Colonial Inn, Essex, NY." This inn is one of the oldest surviving in … [Read more...] about Vintage Postcard: Essex Inn (Early 1900s)
Essex Inn
CATS Grand Hike: Preparing for the Trek
There is only one week left until the Champlain Area Trails Grand Inn-to-Inn Hike on May 3! Are you ready? Have you been training to build up endurance for the long trek? Or have you not signed up yet? There is still time. The Grand Hike begins at the Westport Hotel and … [Read more...] about CATS Grand Hike: Preparing for the Trek
Vintage Postcard: 1940s Main Street Looking South
Each Monday we share an old Essex photo on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. The postcard above is titled "Main St. Looking South, Essex, NY." Can you reconcile this old photo with Main Street as it is today? What … [Read more...] about Vintage Postcard: 1940s Main Street Looking South
CATS Grand Hike Promotes Region
Are you signing up to participate in The Grand Hike on Champlain Area Trails on May 3? Or maybe you're just going to celebrate with those who cross the finish line at the block party in the Essex Inn Courtyard? The Grand Hike begins at the Westport Hotel and Tavern at 9:00am … [Read more...] about CATS Grand Hike Promotes Region
Recycle Bottles and Donate to CATS
Here is some great news—You can turn bottles into trails! As a North Country resident (or when you visit), you can recycle your bottles and cans and make a donation to Champlain Area Trails (CATS) at the same time. Rapid Returns, the new redemption center in Elizabethtown, has … [Read more...] about Recycle Bottles and Donate to CATS