John Bird Burnham: Conservationist and Adventurer
John Bird Burnham (1869-1939) Although several names emerge repeatedly in early Essex history (Gilliland, Ross, Noble, Gould, van Ormand, Eggleston, etc.) there is another legendary figure who...
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Camp Bonnie, first J.B. Burnham cottage built at The Crater Club. Underpinning John Bird Burnham’s legacy as a conservationist was his interest in local Adirondack enterprise. From logging and...
View ArticleJohn Burnham Adirondack Mountain Creams
Henrietta Dubois(future Henrietta Burnham) Upon John Bird Burnham‘s return from the Klondike Gold Rush, he settled into the life of a Champlain Valley share-farmer and budding entrepreneur. Today The...
View ArticleMade in Essex, NY: Adirondack Mountain Creams
Adirondack Mountain Creams factory at the Old Brick Schoolhouse in Essex, New York After establishing the Adirondack Mountain Creams factory at the Old Brick Schoolhouse in Essex, New York in 1904 0r...
View ArticleThe Legacy of Adirondack Mountain Creams
John Bird Burnham A winning recipe and savvy marketing underpinned the success of Adirondack Mountain Creams in the early 20th century, but John Bird Burnham believed that good fortune also had played...
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Essex Fire House Essex, NY (Image Credit: Allan Seymour Everest. Our North Country Heritage: Architecture Worth Saving in Clinton and Essex Counties. 135) The Old Essex Firehouse is an early commercial...
View ArticleJoe Call, the Lewis Giant
Joe Call, The Lewis Giant Joe Call, The Lewis Giant by Maitland C. De Sormo is a short biography of a 19th century strongman living in the Champlain Valley. He was known in his heyday as the “Modern...
View ArticleJohn Bird Burnham: Conservationist and Adventurer
John Bird Burnham (1869-1939) Although several names emerge repeatedly in early Essex history (Gilliland, Ross, Noble, Gould, van Ormand, Eggleston, etc.) there is another legendary figure who...
View ArticleJohn Bird Burnham: Crater Club & Log Cabins
Camp Bonnie, first J.B. Burnham cottage built at The Crater Club. Underpinning John Bird Burnham’s legacy as a conservationist was his interest in local Adirondack enterprise. From logging and...
View ArticleJohn Burnham Adirondack Mountain Creams
Henrietta Dubois(future Henrietta Burnham) Upon John Bird Burnham‘s return from the Klondike Gold Rush, he settled into the life of a Champlain Valley share-farmer and budding entrepreneur. Today The...
View ArticleMade in Essex, NY: Adirondack Mountain Creams
Adirondack Mountain Creams factory at the Old Brick Schoolhouse in Essex, New York After establishing the Adirondack Mountain Creams factory at the Old Brick Schoolhouse in Essex, New York in 1904 0r...
View ArticleThe Legacy of Adirondack Mountain Creams
John Bird Burnham A winning recipe and savvy marketing underpinned the success of Adirondack Mountain Creams in the early 20th century, but John Bird Burnham believed that good fortune also had played...
View ArticleOld Essex Firehouse
Essex Fire House Essex, NY (Image Credit: Allan Seymour Everest. Our North Country Heritage: Architecture Worth Saving in Clinton and Essex Counties. 135) The Old Essex Firehouse is an early commercial...
View ArticleJoe Call, the Lewis Giant
Joe Call, The Lewis Giant Joe Call, The Lewis Giant by Maitland C. De Sormo is a short biography of a 19th century strongman living in the Champlain Valley. He was known in his heyday as the “Modern...
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