When Champlain Area Trails (CATS) postponed its popular Grand Hike from early May until this fall because of the COVID-19 pandemic, supporters were disappointed, but understood. The Grand Hike, in its sixth year, has grown larger every year, attracting over 300 people to last … [Read more...] about CATS Supporters Create a Grand Challenge as Response to COVID-19 Quarantine
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Christmas in Essex 2017: Bravo Susie Smith and Ken Hughes!
Congratulations Susie Smith and Ken Hughes for organizing a successful and thoroughly enjoyable Christmas in Essex 2017! Great pre-event messaging, perfect weather, efficient move-in and move-out, good flow and impressive attendance, diverse vendors, well distributed and executed … [Read more...] about Christmas in Essex 2017: Bravo Susie Smith and Ken Hughes!
Field-to-Fork Meal CSA
Flying Pancakes launched its newest service on March 5, 2017: Field-to-Fork Meal CSA! This CSA offers a changing menu of handcrafted take-home meals made with local farm ingredients that can be pre-ordered. Choose from a weekly menu, order and pay online, then pick up your … [Read more...] about Field-to-Fork Meal CSA
It Was A Wonderful Christmas In Essex 2015
(See more photos below.) December 12, 2015 was a day filled with magic and merriment in our little hamlet as hundreds of residents from Essex and neighboring towns came together to celebrate the holiday season in only a way that Essex can offer. Co-Organizers Ken Hughes and … [Read more...] about It Was A Wonderful Christmas In Essex 2015
Square Dance to Begin Centennial Year Celebrations at Grange
Caller Gary Finney and fiddler Donnie Perkins of the Upstate New Yorkers will be featured at a square dance on Saturday, Jan. 31 at the Whallonsburg Grange Hall. The dance is the first event in the building's centennial year of celebrations. All ages, dress, and skill levels … [Read more...] about Square Dance to Begin Centennial Year Celebrations at Grange