REGIONAL INFORMATION ON WESTPORT & ESSEX

Visit, live, work and play in a
unique Adirondack community featuring...

• a scenic town on Lake Champlain; nestled between the Adirondacks of New York and the Green Mountains of Vermont.
• a location in the six million acre Adirondack Park -- the largest park in the continental United States.
• easy access to a full service marina, 18-hole championship golf course, public parks, free public boat launch.
• a quality school system with small classes.
• a classic 1885 library on a village green.
• two outstanding children's lakeside summer camps.
• a water supply from the purest mountain springs in the North Country - so pure that President Theodore Roosevelt bottled it for the White House.
• daily summer cultural events including professional equity theatre, the world famous Meadowmount School of Music, concerts in the park, and live entertainment at local venues.
• worship in a place of your choice.
• true Adirondack hospitality at various Inns, B&B's and restaurants with either casual or fine dining.
• a historic Town of Westport Walking Tour.
• small, friendly, unique retail shops.
• one of the oldest county fairs in New York State.
• access by bridge or ferry from Vermont.
• daily Amtrak service
• hiking the Adirondack High Peaks, biking scenic roads, downhill and cross-country skiing, boating and fishing.
• nearby Crown Point, Fort Ticonderoga, Lake Placid, Ausable Chasm, Adirondack Center, Lake Champlain Maritime, and Shelburne Museums

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