I awoke to snow this frigid April 26 morning. Harrumph. What better antidote to a belated North Country snowfall than a super sunny midsummer 360° view of Main Street (at the junction with Beggs Point Street)? None better! Enjoy. Enthusiastic (if slightly slushy) … [Read more...] about Interactive Panorama: Main Street and Beggs Point Street Intersection
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Adirondack Sunset (Instagram)
Wonderful view of Adirondack sunset behind Essex, New York photographed by @dominiquepowers on April 23, 2016 at 05:50PM and viewable on Instagram. (Share YOUR Essex, New York social media sighting!) … [Read more...] about Adirondack Sunset (Instagram)
Mobile Cabin for Sale
Do you ever dream of swapping your musty basement (and the stuffy rooms above) for unfettered freedom and magnificent views of the Adirondacks? It's time to stop dreaming and start living. The Green Lantern is a timber frame, mobile cabin custom-built from selective-cut … [Read more...] about Mobile Cabin for Sale
Skull of Last Man Hanged in Essex County (strangeremains.com)
The cranium of Henry Debosnys (1836-1883) is stored in a glass case on the upper floor of the Adirondack History Center Museum in Elizabethtown, NY. Debosnys was of French descent and born in Portugal in 1836. After traveling the world, he arrived in Essex County, NY in the … [Read more...] about Skull of Last Man Hanged in Essex County (strangeremains.com)
Duck Pond Foibles
Let me start by saying that we don’t have a duck pond. We have a lake. Lake Champlain. And although it pains me slightly to say it, we also don’t have any ducks. Not personally, at least. Lake Champlain, on the other hand, has plenty of ducks. And when the lake freezes and the … [Read more...] about Duck Pond Foibles