Adirondack Chairs Revisited
“To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, Harry C. Bunnell, a citizen of the United States, residing at Westport, in the county of Essex and the State of New York, have invented a new and useful … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2011
Hyde Gate For Sale or Rent
Rosslyn artifacts pop up all over the place! And they’re not always Rosslyn artifacts; sometimes they’re Hyde Gate artifacts or Sherwood Inn artifacts… Honestly one of the most enjoyable aspects of owning and renovating our home is stumbling across interesting … Continue reading
Posted in Artifacts, What's Rosslyn?
Tagged Adirondacks, artifacts, Bluff Point, Boathouse, Bretton Woods, Burlington Vermont, Caleb James Coatsworth, Caleb James Coatsworth Esq., Canada, Champlain Valley, Coatsworth, Country Life in America, digital library, Essex New York, Essex on Lake Champlain, Historic Essex, history, Hyde Gate, Lake Champlain, Lake Champlain Hotel, Lake Placid, Montreal, Montreal Canada, Otter Creek, pigeon house, relics, Sherwood Inn, Vergennes, Westport, White Mountains, Windsor Hotel
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Rosslyn Roundup, June 27
It’s time for another Rosslyn Roundup to share everything Rosslyn-related that I didn’t get a chance to post this past week. Summer in the Champlain Valley has a way of inching along slowly, slowly, slowly and then suddenly galloping off! … Continue reading
Posted in Redacting Rosslyn
Tagged Adirondack Chair, Adirondack heritage, Adirondack Park, Adirondacks, Alvin Reiner, Blog, Burnell chair, CATS, Champlain Area Trails, Champlain Valley, Charlotte VT, Essex Inn, Essex New York, Essex on Lake Champlain, Essex Provisions, Essex Renaissance, Essex Shipyard, Essex-Charlotte ferry, flooding, Full and By Farm, Historic Essex, history, Kim Rielly, Lake Champlain, Live Well, Muskoka Chair, Neighborhood Nest, Old Dock Restaurant, Pantouf’s, picturesque, Rosslyn Roundup, Rudder Club, Sometimes That Happens With Chicken, Thomas Lee, Travel Writing Contest, vacation destination, Wanda Shapiro, Westport chair, Westport chari
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Rosslyn Boathouse Free from Toppling Ash
Remember the Lake Champlain flood? The good news is that flooding is abating. Rapidly. In fact the water’s “fallen” to normal spring flood stage… Which means that we’re finally catching up on the damaged waterfront, repairing the boathouse, installing docks … Continue reading
Posted in Redacting Rosslyn
Tagged Blog, Boathouse, Champlain Valley, flood, Lake Champlain, New York State Route 22, Redacting Rosslyn, Tree
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Crooning to the Adirondack Sunset
“Martin Sexton croons to the Adirondack sunset,” reads the minimalist description for this beautiful video. Another video for Martin Sexton’s Over My Head reads, “Martin Sexton sings before the sunrise over Loon Lake, Adirondack Mountains.” Somewhat dissimilar but soulful songs … Continue reading
Haying with Draft Horses at Full and By Farm
CSA run by Sarah Kurak and James Graves in Essex, New York. Continue reading
Posted in Stories, Where's Rosslyn?
Tagged Adirondacks, Blog, Champlain Valley, CSA, cutting hay, cutting soap, draft horses, Essex New York, Essex on Lake Champlain, farm members, farm with horses, farmer, farming, Full and By Farm, harvesting, hay wagon, Historic Essex, horse-drawn mower, James Graves, Sara Kura, work horses
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Three Perks of Life in Essex
Yesterday afternoon Beverly Eichenlaub sent me a message: “Fresh Item: Cufflinks! Come on over and choose your pair!” She’s heading off to represent her jewelry, Essex Glass, at a Father’s Day show in Rhinebeck later today, so I zipped right … Continue reading
Posted in Stories, Where's Rosslyn?
Tagged architects, artist, Beverly Eichenlaub, Blog, Bryan Burke, cufflinks, earrings, Essex Glass, Essex New York, Essex on Lake Champlain, Essex Provisions, Father's Day, Historic Essex, Lake Champlain, Premises Architecture + Design, Quiche, Rhinebeck, Rosslyn, The Depot Theatre, Tom Duca
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Moon Over Lake Champlain
Last night’s moonrise over the Vermont foothills (south of the Green Mountains) was absolutely sensational! The moon started out fat and orange as it made a dramatic appearance. My bride and I first spied the moon over Lake Champlain while driving … Continue reading
Posted in Stories, What's Rosslyn?, Where's Rosslyn?
Tagged Blog, Boathouse, Essex New York, Essex on Lake Champlain, Essex-Charlotte ferry, ferry, Great Pumpkin, Green Mountains, Historic Essex, Johnny's Smokehouse, June, Lake Champlain, Lake Champlain floods, moon, moonbeam, moonrise, Old Dock Restaurant, Rosslyn, Rosslyn boathouse, Vermont, waterfront, Willsboro, Willsboro NY
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We could live at Rosslyn
“We could live at Rosslyn,” I said. “What?” Susan sounded startled. “You mean buy Rosslyn and live there?” “Why not? If we lived here, if it were going to be our home instead of just an investment, maybe we could … Continue reading
Ed Pais visits Rosslyn Boathouse
Edward Pais was a classmate of mine at Deerfield Academy from 1986 to 1990, and he now practices architecture in Burlington, Vermont. Despite being out of touch for more than two decades we recently reconnected via Facebook. Ed joined the … Continue reading
Posted in Stories, What's Rosslyn?
Tagged Adirondack Mountains, architect, Blog, Boathouse, Burlington, Burlington Vermont, Burlington VT, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COR-TEN, Corten, Deerfield Academy, dock house, Edward Pais, Engineering Ventures, Essex New York, Essex on Lake Champlain, Facebook, flood, flooding, HEPA, Historic Essex, Jeffords, Jeffords Steel, Lake Champlain, New York, Paul Hobbs, Renovation, Rosslyn, steel, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Vermont, weathering steel
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