Essex County, gateway to local government, recreation, business and culture in the Adirondacks and home of the 1932 and 1980 winter olympics in Lake Placid, New York

Photos from left to right: the Lake Placid Sinfonietta at Mirror Lake, by Mike Brenish; Hiker enjoying the view from Ampersand Mountain, by Steve and Luisa Towne; a world-class skater entertaining the crowd at the Herb Brooks Arena, by Mike Brenish; Ausable River, Jay, by Steve and Luisa Towne

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Welcome to the Essex County website

Lake Placid from Whiteface Mountain by Amy Chapuk

The world-famous, picturesque mountain village of Lake Placid, nestled in the scenic High Peaks of the Adirondacks on the shores of beautiful Mirror Lake, is the proud site of legendary gold medal performances in two Winter Olympics. The Lake Placid / Wilmington region still offers year-round activities at the Olympic venues. Hike in the highest peaks and vast pristine forests of the Adirondacks, or take your canoe and fishing pole to numerous ponds, lakes, and rivers. Go boating on Lake Placid, Lake Champlain, or Schroon Lake.

Take a ghost-hunter tour at Fort Ticonderoga or a guided raft tour through Ausable Chasm. Enjoy the beautiful fall foliage at the Adirondack Marathon Festival (Schroon Lake Sept. 25-26), the Whiteface Mountain Oktoberfest (Oct. 2-3), and the Flaming Leaves Festival (Olympic Jumping Complex Oct. 9-10). Essex County offers many more seasonal and year-round recreational and cultural activities (scenic slide show).


	9/11 and WTC slide presentation Courtesy of the New York State Association of Fire Chiefs

2010 Soccer Schedule
The Child and Family Serving System of Essex County and summer seasonal safety.
Ticks and Lyme Disease	Public Health Lending Library
	Blue Shield's Wellness News (2MB pdf)

Heart Lake near Adirondack Loj by Steve and Luisa Towne

Photograph of Essex County Sheriff's Deputy Sgt. Eric Loiselle

Sgt. Eric P. Loiselle Scholarship Fund
P.O. Box 68, Lewis, NY 12950.

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The following Essex County roads are closed, or have advisories:

CROWN POINT:
BRIDGE RD (The new Crown Point Ferry will be in service 24/7 until the completion of the new Champlain Bridge.)
CROWN POINT:
BRIDGE RD/THE LAKE CHAMPLAIN BRIDGE (CLOSED/AS OF 1:30 P.M., OCTOBER 16, 2009, THE LAKE CHAMPLAIN BRIDGE WILL BE CLOSED FOR AN UNDETERMINED LENGTH OF TIME. DETOURS ARE IN PLACE AS WELL AS THE NEW CROWN POINT FERRY AND THE ESSEX FERRY.)
ELIZABETHTOWN:
BRAINARDS FORGE RD (Brainards Forge Bridge weight limit has been lowered to 5 tons)
ESSEX:
ESSEX/CHARLOTTE FERRY (THE ESSEX/CHARLOTTE FERRY WILL BE OPEN STARTING MARCH 22-APRIL 2 MON-FRI FROM 7 A.M.-5 P.M. OUT OF VERMONT AND 7:30 AM TO 5:30 PM OUT OF NEW YORK. STARTING APRIL 5TH FERRY WILL BE RUNNING 7 DAYS A WEEK SCHEDULE. VISIT WWW.FERRIES.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION.)
JAY:
GLEN RD (CLOSED FROM THE STRAIGHT RD TO THE HESSELTINE RD, 6AM TO 6PM DAILY FOR THE NEXT THREE WEEKS STARTING 8/17/10)
SCHROON:
ALDER MEADOW RD (CLOSED AT CAUSEWAY. NO THRU TRAFFIC, MUST BE ACCESSED BY ADIRONDACK RD IF YOU LIVE SOUTH OF THE CAUSEWAY)
WILLSBORO:
MOUNTAIN VIEW DR (CLOSED BETWEEN MAPLE STREET AND STATE RTE 22)
WILMINGTON:
HASELTON RD (CLOSED/WASHOUT CONDITIONS/NO THRU TRAFFIC.USE BONNIE VIEW AS ALTERNATE ROUTE.)

List of road closings/advisories (8)
Last updated: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 10:31 AM ^*

^*Essex County cannot guarantee the accuracy of this list of road closings, as the status can and does change minute to minute in emergency situations, sometimes faster than our staff can update the website. Sign-up for Essex County emergency e-mail notifications

911 dispatch brochure (pdf) Office of Emergency Services

Champlain Bridge photo taken 12/22/2009 just days before its demolition on 12/28/2009

Click here for information and links related to the Champlain/Crown Point Bridge closure. New York State has live web cams (instructions) for the Crown Point access road and temporary ferry!

Champlain Bridge photo taken just days before its demolition on 12/28/2009