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Halloween Dawning
What a spooktacular start to Halloween Monday! We think of goblins and ghouls and the Great Pumpkin on All Hallow’s Eve, but early this morning the pre-sunrise lighting over Lake Champlain was simply...
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Spring Polar Plunge!
Saturday, March 24th, 11:00am At the Davis’ boathouse in Essex (Image provided by Kathryn Reinhardt.) The Fling into Spring Polar Plunge for Planned Parenthood will be Saturday March 24th, 11:00 AM at...
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W.D. Ross Store
W.D. Ross Store in its later years as the F.H. Sherman Store. (Credit: Images of America: Essex on Lake Champlain 81) “On the shore adjacent to the Ross wharf and the dock house, William D. Ross...
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Hickory Hill
Hickory Hill in Essex, NY (Photo: virtualDavis) Hickory Hill (aka the Ross Mansion), the “finest Federal residence” in Essex, NY (“Essex: An Architectural Guide” 18), was built by the Honorable Henry...
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Rosslyn
Rosslyn (aka the W.D. Ross Mansion, Hyde Gate, and The Sherwood Inn) in Essex, NY. Rosslyn, the second oldest home on Essex, New York’s Merchant Row, is located just south of The Dower House. This...
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Rosslyn Boathouse
Rosslyn Boathouse in Essex, NY (photo by Betsy Bacot-Aigner) Built on a pier jutting into Lake Champlain in Essex, NY across Lake Shore Road from Rosslyn stands a charming dock house constructed in...
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Harmon Noble Schoolhouse
Harmon Noble Schoolhouse in Essex, NY circa 1850s (Photo: virtualDavis) On the side lawn of The Harmon Noble House (c. 1835) sits an elegant octagonal building that likely served as an 1850′s one-room...
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Georgian Architecture in Essex, New York
Rosslyn, the second oldest home on Essex, New York’s Merchant Row Grown out of the Italian Renaissance in Europe and ancient Greek and Roman influences, the Georgian architectural style was developed...
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Kamikaze Wild Turkey Damages Essex Residence
Wild turkey (Rosslyn Redux) Wild turkey vandalism? Yes. Sometimes Adirondack living feels like a 24×7 safari. In case you’ve missed the wilder side of Essex, NY, here are just a few of the wild...
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Merchant Row Mansions in Essex, NY
Arriving in Essex, NY from Charlotte, Vermont by ferry, or by NYS Route 22 from the North travelers are greeted by a row of stately homes known as Merchant Row. Four elegant historic mansions overlook...
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Essex on Lake Champlain Hat Giveaway
We were so excited about our last Essex Blog Giveaway that we decided to begin the next one today! Enter and you have a chance to win the prize: a hat inscribed with “Essex on Lake Champlain!” It’s...
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Vintage Postcard: Rosslyn/Essex Waterfront
Check out this historic Essex postcard: Former Rosslyn Bathhouse and Boathouse in foreground and other Essex waterfront properties in the background! Take a look at the vintage postcard above. We...
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Vintage Photo: Essex Waterfront
Essex waterfront (Photo shared by Mary Wade) We invited you to play Vintage Essex Trivia when we posted this old photo on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page last week. Thank for sharing this...
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The Birth of ECHO, the Essex Community Heritage Organization
Historic Essex, formerly Essex Community Heritage Organization (ECHO) A brief telling of the beginnings of the Essex Community Heritage Organization (ECHO, now Historic Essex) and the subsequent...
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Vintage Brochure: Sherwood Inn
Sherwood Inn (Credit: Unknown; Photo inside of Sherwood Inn brochure) Every Monday we share a vintage image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage...
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Vintage Postcard: Sherwood Inn Waterfront
Vintage Postcard: “Sherwood Inn, Landing, on Lake Champlain, Essex, NY” (Published by The Collotype Co. Elizabeth, NJ and NY) Every Monday we share a vintage image on the Essex on Lake Champlain...
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Vintage Photo: Sherwood Inn
Sherwood Inn aka Rosslyn (Credit: Unknown; Shared by Susie Drinkwine) Every Monday we share a vintage image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage...
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Vintage Image: Rosslyn
Vintage Image: Rosslyn (Credit: Unknown; Shared by Rick & Karen Dalton) Every Monday we share a vintage image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some...
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Halloween Dawning
What a spooktacular start to Halloween Monday! We think of goblins and ghouls and the Great Pumpkin on All Hallow’s Eve, but early this morning the pre-sunrise lighting over Lake Champlain was simply...
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Spring Polar Plunge!
Saturday, March 24th, 11:00am At the Davis’ boathouse in Essex (Image provided by Kathryn Reinhardt.) The Fling into Spring Polar Plunge for Planned Parenthood will be Saturday March 24th, 11:00 AM at...
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