Every week we share a different image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. Last week we shared the image above minus the caption along the top and said: This vintage postcard scene does not depict Essex, but you … [Read more...] about Vintage Postcard: Fire on Whiteface Mountain
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1812 Homestead Asks for Assistance After Fire
The 1812 Homestead is a historic site in Willsboro, NY that is a living farm and museum and offers visitors an educational and hands on experience of life on a 19th century farm. Unfortunately, one week ago tragedy struck and a fire caused massive damage to several of the … [Read more...] about 1812 Homestead Asks for Assistance After Fire
Essex Farm: RRF Cleanup
Here’s the recent news from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm in Essex, New York: Reber Rock Farm is recovering from their barn fire. Last Wednesday, the Essex Farm crew joined Racey, Nathan, Gwen and Chad for an afternoon of cleanup. It was the first pass over the ruins, and the … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: RRF Cleanup
Fire at Reber Rock Farm: Support Barn Rebuild
One week ago, Reber Rock Farm's newly-raised barn caught fire and burned to the ground. In the fire many items were lost including some livestock, tools, equipment, hay, and grain. To see some of the scope of what has been lost, watch a video of the original barn-raising here: … [Read more...] about Fire at Reber Rock Farm: Support Barn Rebuild
The Wildfire Next Time
We may not need to brace ourselves for “The Big One”, as do San Francisco and Sanford & Son, but we should prepare for worsening disturbances. Wildfire can be a natural disturbance of unpredictably enhancing qualities; but in a climate chaos century, in a fragmented … [Read more...] about The Wildfire Next Time