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      Vintage Postcard: Whallons Bay and Split Rock Mountain

      February 21, 2022 By Katie Shepard Leave a Comment

      Vintage Postcard: Whallons Bay and Split Rock Mountain

      Frequently we share a different historic image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. Last time we shared the image above. When do you think it dates to? Do you recognize the location? What about the boat floating … [Read more...] about Vintage Postcard: Whallons Bay and Split Rock Mountain

      Filed Under: Heritage Tagged With: Cape Cod Knockabout, Crater Club, Sailboat, Split Rock, Split Rock Mountain, Split Rock Yacht Club, Vintage Essex Trivia, vintage postcard, Whallons Bay, yacht

      Vintage Stereoview: Lewis Ore Beds

      January 4, 2016 By Katie Shepard Leave a Comment

      Lewis Ore Beds Stereoview - front

      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 another old stereoview image last week. Do you like this one? We discovered this image in the digital collections of the New York Public … [Read more...] about Vintage Stereoview: Lewis Ore Beds

      Filed Under: Heritage Tagged With: Lake Champlain, Lewis Ore Beds, Lewis Patent, mining, Split Rock Mountain, stereoview, Vintage Essex Trivia

      One Music

      May 22, 2012 By Katie Shepard Leave a Comment

      Split Rock forest

      "One Music" by Bob Rich is an essay about Split Rock Mountain that is a contender in the current Champlain Area Trails Travel Writing Contest. I find it to be a well-written essay with beautiful prose that is very striking. Nature's Music at Split Rock Rich talks about the … [Read more...] about One Music

      Filed Under: Nature Tagged With: Bob Rich, CATS (Champlain Area Trails), CATS Travel Writing Contest, Champlain Area Trails (CATS), Champlain Valley, contest, Jerry Jenkins, Meadowmount School of Music, Split Rock Mountain, Split Rock Wildway, Timber Rattlesnake, writing

      Timber Rattlesnakes at Split Rock

      April 2, 2012 By Katie Shepard 5 Comments

      Timber Rattlesnake locations

      Are you someone that finds snakes creepy or fascinating? Personally I am a mix of both, but creepy usually wins out with me. Either way you should be aware of the snakes local to your area, so you know which ones are dangerous. There is a particular snake that has been used as a … [Read more...] about Timber Rattlesnakes at Split Rock

      Filed Under: Nature, Outdoors Tagged With: Crotalus horridus, Endangered species, Essex, Hiking, Split Rock Essex, Split Rock Mountain, Split Rock Mountain Wild Forest, Timber Rattlesnake

      Split Rock

      February 10, 2012 By Editorial Staff 1 Comment

      Split Rock Lighthouse

      Split Rock is a geographical monument steeped in history and heritage, and of course natural beauty, located in Lake Champlain's Whallons Bay in Essex, NY. The place we call Split Rock is just a small protrusion from Split Rock Mountain that is in the Split Rock Mountain Wild … [Read more...] about Split Rock

      Filed Under: Heritage, Landscape Tagged With: Adirondack Mountains, Adirondack Park, CATS (Champlain Area Trails), Champ, Champlain Area Trails (CATS), Champlain Valley, Essex Inn, Essex NY, Lake Champlain, Lake Champlain monster, Northeast Wilderness Trust, Split Rock Essex, Split Rock Farmhouse, Split Rock lighthouse, Split Rock Mountain, Split Rock Mountain Wild Forest, Split Rock Wildway, Whallons Bay

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