Essex on Lake Champlain

Vintage Brochure from the Essex Chamber of Commerce. Visit Essex!

Kristen Eden snapped this last evening ...George's duckpond...

Essex, NY, Lake Champlain

Kristen Eden snapped this last evening ...George's duckpond...

Ducks on the ice in Essex, NY. Some flying to the water. (With Rosslyn Boathouse in the background.)

Je vois la vie en rose I see life through rose-colored glasses ~ Édith Piaf Édith Piaf’s “La Vie En Rose” – usually translated as “Life Through Rose-Colored Glasses” –…

A glimpse at Essex, New York through the cameras of those who've stopped to soak up the architecture, people and rhythm of this early 19th century hamlet in the Adirondacks.

Union School was built in 1867 in the center of in Essex, NY, on the corner of Elm Street and Station Street. This school replaced the smaller, Old Brick Schoolhouse down Elm Street. Although the p…

Day Trip to Historic Essex New York on Lake Champlain - The Ferry

We spent Spring Break in the Adirondacks the last week in April. We never get bored because there are so many places to explore in this area. Once the warm boating season comes, we tend to stay right in Schroon Lake because there is so much to do there. But this time of year, it is fun to venture out to see different places. We got in our car and took a ride up the shore of Lake Champlain. This is referred to as the Adirondack Coast in this area. We ended up stopping in Essex, NY. I was…

Located on the Lake Champlain shore of Essex, NY, the Noble Warehouse was constructed circa 1810 by the Ransom Noble and Sons firm (“Essex: An Architectural Guide.” 27). The Noble family controlled…

St. Joseph’s Catholic Church is located about one mile north of the main village of Essex, NY. The church was built mostly by volunteers. In 1873, it was completed using locally quarried ston…

Situated on the corner of Main Street and Orchard Lane, the Henry N. Gould House is a red brick, two story, three bay, eve front, c. 1848 Greek Revival style house. Typical of Essex’s flare for tra…

Day Trip to Historic Essex New York on Lake Champlain - A Town on the National Register of Historic Places

The Adirondack Art Association in Essex, NY sponsored a creative fundraiser recently. They invited members of the community to transform recycled slate from Rosslyn’s roof into unique artwork…