Summer may be slipping away like sand between our fingers, but there are still many great days of boating ahead. When my bride and I relocated full time to the Adirondacks from Manhattan in 2006 we promised each other a minimum of six months boating on Lake Champlain each … [Read more...] about Boat Launch Sites Near Essex
Whallons Bay
Timber Rattlesnake Killed
On Wednesday afternoon I drove on Lakeshore Road from Essex to Westport in the late afternoon. A little before 4:00 pm I came across this unfortunate timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) dead in the middle of the road near Split Rock Mountain Wild Forest. Although his head had … [Read more...] about Timber Rattlesnake Killed
Falling in Love
The Champlain Area Trails Travel Writing Contest entry, "Falling in Love" is not the story of a romance between two people, but two people falling in love with the Champlain Valley. Jean McMahon and her husband vacationed in Willsboro upon hearing advice that this area of the … [Read more...] about Falling in Love
In the Heart of the Valley
Robert H. Ivy's "In the Heart of the Valley" is another current Champlain Area Trails Writing Contest entry. Throughout the essay Ivy takes the reader on a journey through the highlights of Willsboro and Essex. Ivy writes about Noblewood Park, bike routes, and the Sportman's … [Read more...] about In the Heart of the Valley
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