With so much happening at Essex Inn on the Adirondack Coast, it's hard to believe that we have three exciting updates. But we do! Essex Inn Lunch Schedule "The Essex Inn will begin serving lunch, Wednesdays through Saturdays, Noon to 2pm, starting Memorial Day Weekend. After … [Read more...] about Essex Inn Announcements
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Lookout
"Lookout" by Lucinda Kirk is another entry in the Champlain Area Trails Travel Writing Contest. In her essay she describes some of her favorite places in the Champlain Valley including Live Well, the Westport Library, Everybody's Supermarket, and the Champlain Area Trails. She … [Read more...] about Lookout
May Flowers at Lakeside School
The long awaited day finally came when the children were able to climb the stairs of the freshly finished tree house! I made a visit to the hardware store and found a pulley, rope and some sand paper. The children set right to work sanding the railings and the sills, and the ark … [Read more...] about May Flowers at Lakeside School
In the Heart of the Valley
Robert H. Ivy's "In the Heart of the Valley" is another current Champlain Area Trails Writing Contest entry. Throughout the essay Ivy takes the reader on a journey through the highlights of Willsboro and Essex. Ivy writes about Noblewood Park, bike routes, and the Sportman's … [Read more...] about In the Heart of the Valley
A Local’s Look at Kristin Kimball’s The Dirty Life
The Dirty Life is a memoir about Kristin Kimball's transition from an urban life and career in New York City to launching a bootstrap CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) farm in rural Essex, New York with her then soon-to-be husband, Mark Gunther. At one point in my … [Read more...] about A Local’s Look at Kristin Kimball’s The Dirty Life