The Fifth Annual Celebrate Champlain Area Trails Event will be here before you know it! Join us NEXT SATURDAY, June 7, at the Barn at Blockhouse Farm in Essex as we celebrate five years of making trails and saving land in the Champlain Valley. This annual day of hiking and … [Read more...] about Celebrate Champlain Area Trails on June 7
Steven Kellogg
CATS Grand Hike: Preparing for the Trek
There is only one week left until the Champlain Area Trails Grand Inn-to-Inn Hike on May 3! Are you ready? Have you been training to build up endurance for the long trek? Or have you not signed up yet? There is still time. The Grand Hike begins at the Westport Hotel and … [Read more...] about CATS Grand Hike: Preparing for the Trek
CATS Grand Hike Promotes Region
Are you signing up to participate in The Grand Hike on Champlain Area Trails on May 3? Or maybe you're just going to celebrate with those who cross the finish line at the block party in the Essex Inn Courtyard? The Grand Hike begins at the Westport Hotel and Tavern at 9:00am … [Read more...] about CATS Grand Hike Promotes Region
Westport Hotel to Essex Inn: The Grand Hike on Champlain Area Trails
Three months ago, Rick Dalton, owner of the Essex Inn, and Chris Maron, executive director of Champlain Area Trails (CATS), sat down to talk about creating an inn-to-inn hike that would be the first of its kind in the Adirondacks. The hike would be on trails that CATS is … [Read more...] about Westport Hotel to Essex Inn: The Grand Hike on Champlain Area Trails
Good News and Sad News from CATS
Our conservation partnership with Open Space Institute (OSI) just conserved 290 acres in Willsboro. Thank you to Reg and Jenny Bedell for donating a conservation easement to OSI that protects farmland, forest, and wetlands and allows for a hiking trail. Stay tuned for upcoming … [Read more...] about Good News and Sad News from CATS