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. Above you can see a collage with snippets from the cover of an old Lake Champlain Transportation Co. ferry brochure. Do you recognize it? What year do you think it dates to? Anything else you can tell us? Below you can see the full cover, which identifies the year as 1961. The "Route of the Explorers" tag line on the cover calls back to Samuel de … [Read more...]
Essex Ferry Spring Schedule 2017
The Essex-Charlotte ferry began operating on its spring schedule Monday, May 1, 2016. The ferries operating at this crossing will arrive hourly in the morning and evening and every half-hour in between. Departs NY: 6:30 am-8:30 pm Arrives every hour from 6:30 am to 10:30 am and 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. On the half-hour between 11:00 am until 5:30 pm. Departs VT: 6:00 am-8:00 pm Arrives every hour from 6:00 am to 10:00 am and 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. On the half-hour between 10:30 am until 5:00 … [Read more...]
Vintage Artifact: 1952 Ferry Brochure
Every Monday we share an image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. We shared a collage made up of two pieces from the cover of an old LCT ferry brochure as seen above — does this cover look familiar? What year do you think it dates to? It's from 1952! What do you think of the style? This is the full view of the cover from this brochure: Take a look at the first interior page of the brochure that features a … [Read more...]
Essex Ferry Summer Schedule 2016
The Essex-Charlotte ferry will begin operating on its summer schedule Thursday, June 16, 2016. The ferries operating at this crossing will arrive hourly in the morning and evening and every half-hour in between. Departs NY: 6:30 am-9:30 pm Arrives every hour from 6:30 am to 8:30 am and 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. On the half-hour between 8:30 am until 7:30 pm. Departs VT: 6:00 am-9:00 pm Arrives every hour from 6:00 am to 8:00 am and 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. On the half-hour between 8:00 am until … [Read more...]
Essex Ferry Spring Schedule 2016
The Essex-Charlotte ferry will begin operating on its spring schedule Monday, May 2, 2016. The ferries operating at this crossing will arrive hourly in the morning and evening and every half-hour in between. Departs NY: 6:30 am-8:30 pm Arrives every hour from 6:30 am to 10:30 am and 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. On the half-hour between 11:00 am until 5:30 pm. Departs VT: 6:00 am-8:00 pm Arrives every hour from 6:00 am to 10:00 am and 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. On the half-hour between 10:30 am until … [Read more...]
Essex Ferry Early Spring Schedule 2016
The Essex-Charlotte ferry will begin operating on its early spring schedule Monday, March 28, 2016. The single ferry operating at this crossing will arrive hourly throughout the day, every day of the week. Departs NY: 6:30 am-8:30 pm Departs VT: 6:00 am-8:00 pm This crossing will operate on this schedule through May 1, 2016. You can see the complete schedule and ticket prices on the Lake Champlain Transportation website. Departure times may vary due to wind, ice conditions, … [Read more...]
Essex Ferry Late Fall Schedule 2015
The Essex-Charlotte ferry will begin operating on its late fall schedule on November 2, 2015. The single ferry operating at this crossing will arrive hourly throughout the day, every day of the week. Departs NY: 6:30 am-8:30 pm Departs VT: 6:00 am-8:00 pm This crossing will operate on this schedule through December 27, 2015. You can see the complete schedule and ticket prices on the Lake Champlain Transportation website. Departure times may vary due to wind, ice conditions, … [Read more...]
Essex Ferry Fall Schedule 2015
The Essex-Charlotte ferry will begin operating on its fall schedule on September 8, 2015. The ferry operating at this crossing will arrive hourly in the early morning and evening, and in between two ferries will be running and arrive at each crossing every half-hour. Departs NY: 6:30 am-8:30 pm Arrives every hour from 6:30 am to 10:30 am and from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Arrives on the half-hour between 10:30 am until 5:30 pm. Departs VT: 6:00 am-8:00 pm Arrives every hour from 6:00 am to … [Read more...]
Essex Ferry Summer Schedule 2015
The Essex-Charlotte ferry began operating on its summer schedule on June 11, 2015. The ferry operating at this crossing will arrive hourly in the early morning and late evening, and in between two ferries will be running and arrive at each crossing every half-hour for the majority of the day. Departs NY: 6:30 am-9:30 pm Arrives every hour from 6:30 am to 8:30 am and from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. Arrives on the half-hour between 9:00 am until 7:30 pm. Departs VT: 6:00 am-9:00 pm Arrives … [Read more...]
Essex Ferry Crossing to Reopen April 14
We have been seeing people take note and rejoice the sight of open water on Lake Champlain and I'm sure even more will be celebrating after reading the notice that was released today from Lake Champlain Transportation (LCT): CHARLOTTE, VT / ESSEX, NY CROSSING The Charlotte/Essex Crossing will reopen Tuesday April 14th. Check ferries.com for schedule information. Grand Isle Crossing running as scheduled. Please visit us at www.ferries.com. That's right, the ferry will be running in Essex … [Read more...]