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
Split Rock Mountain
Vintage Stereoview: Lewis Ore Beds
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
One Music
"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
Timber Rattlesnakes at Split Rock
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
Split Rock
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