Hickory Hill and Homeport
Hickory Hill in Essex, New York circa 1907 (photo by B. Benton Barker) Rosslyn artifacts continue to emerge, and sometimes they’re not even even Rosslyn artifacts at all but Ross family artifacts. For...
View ArticleRemembering Essex Cartoonist, Sid Couchey
Rosslyn Boathouse, by Essex artist and cartoonist, Sid Couchey. On a gray November afternoon back in 2010, Ruth and Sid Couchey rang my doorbell to present this playful rendering of Rosslyn’s...
View ArticleRosslyn Roundup, May 4
Rosslyn boathouse, January 8, 2012 (Photo credit: Glenn Estus) It’s time for another Rosslyn Roundup to share everything Rosslyn-related that I didn’t get a chance to post over the last few weeks....
View ArticleParis, Rome, New York City and Essex
Living Past: Paris, Rome, New York City prepared me for Essex, NY Early in the millennium I lived in Paris and Rome for a little while. Twin hardship posts! I shuffled back and forth on a roughly two...
View ArticleLeaf Peeping in the High Peaks
Adirondack Fall Foliage On Wednesday afternoon my bride and I departed Essex and headed south on Interstate 87. Driving one of the Adirondack highway’s most handsome stretches always affords decadent...
View ArticleAdirondack Birding and Squirreling
Was it an indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea) I spied at our bird feeder? Rather than whining through another verse of the Bali Blues on my harmonica, I awoke on my first morning back at Rosslyn in a...
View ArticleRosslyn in Essex on Lake Champlain
Note: The following Rosslyn excerpts originally appeared in “Rosslyn“ (Essex on Lake Champlain, February 26, 2013) and “Rosslyn Boathouse“ (Essex on Lake Champlain, February 27, 2013). Rosslyn, the...
View ArticleLake Champlain is Rising, Rising, Rising
Lake Champlain is rising, rising, rising I’ve been back in the Adirondacks for a week after a six week “walkabout” with my bride and beast (Griffin, a 5 year old Labrador Retriever). And today is the...
View ArticleRosslyn Boathouse Doodle on a Slate
Rosslyn boathouse doodle on a slate for Adirondack Art Association fundraiser The Adirondack Art Association in Essex, NY sponsored a creative fundraiser recently. They invited members of the community...
View ArticleSherwood Inn Remembered
A vintage Sherwood Inn postcard received from a Crater Club neighbor. Without a doubt, one of the greatest rewards of living at Rosslyn is the parade of people I’ve met (and the stories they tell)...
View ArticleOctober Wind, Canada Geese and Essex DNA
Rosslyn in October (Photo: Kelly Youngs-Schmitt) My day was made when part-time Essex resident Kelly Youngs-Schmitt shared these fun photographs on Facebook. Kelly’s a relatively new acquaintance...
View ArticleEssex Ferry to Vermont
Essex Ferry to Vermont (Photo: Ray and Linda Faville) Great photograph! That “Essex Ferry to Vermont” sign is posted at the entrance to the Essex-Charlotte ferry dock located two houses and one library...
View ArticleFrozen Lake Photos of Essex
Photograph of Essex artist Bill Amadon (and his dog) walking/photographing on frozen Lake Champlain. I spied Bill Amadon,(billamadon.com) an Essex artist and good friend, walking around on the frozen...
View ArticleEve Ticknor’s Meditative Mirages
Rosslyn Boathouse and Hammock Reflections (Photo: Eve Ticknor) Every once in a while I get lucky. A dramatic sunrise falling on mist. Gluten free, dairy free chocolate desert on a restaurant menu. A...
View ArticleEssex Horse Nail Company and Wadhams Mills
Envelope from the Essex Horse Nail Co., Limited in Essex, New York. I spied this intriguing artifact in an eBay auction. It’s a canceled envelope for a letter, invoice, something… sent from the Essex...
View ArticleHistory of Essex, New York
[The following excerpt, “History of Essex, New York”, has been taken from Chapter XXXIV (pp. 540-559) of History of Essex County with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of its Prominent...
View ArticleEssex Horse Nail Company in Essex, New York
Welcome to my gallery of Essex Horse Nail Company artifacts. I’m intrigued by artifacts that offer a window into bygone Essex heritage and buildings such at the Essex Horse Nail Company which once...
View ArticleVintage Sherwood Inn Advertisement
Sherwood Inn advertisement from 1949 Adirondack Guide. (Source: Adirondack Guide via David Brayden) Many thanks to David Brayden for discovering and sharing a 1949 Adirondack Guide that showcased...
View ArticleBald Eagle Surveying Lake Champlain
Bald eagle surveying Lake Champlain near Essex, New York. While returning to Essex from Elizabethtown this afternoon I spied this handsome bald eagle perched 20 to 30 feet above Whallons Bay. He was...
View ArticleHow to Apply Tanglefoot to Trees
How to Apply Tanglefoot (Source: Geo Davis) It’s Tanglefoot time again. Actually, we’re late — really late! — due to this rainy, soggy summer. But better late than never, especially since I’ve begun...
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