BY JAY AND LYNNE HAVIGHURST E
ssex, a New England village with waterfront charm, celebrates its revitalization with the completion of a new roadway on Route 133 through the center of
town. Enjoy a scenic stroll on the new riverside sidewalks that line the causeway and offer spectacular views of the Great Marsh. Here you will find many antique, fine art and specialty shops, restaurants, and maritime activities including narrated river tours, kayaking trips and fishing charters. Home to two historic museums, Shipbuilding Museum and Cogswell's Grant folk art
museum, and two conservation organizations, Essex County Greenbelt Association and Manchester-Essex Conservation Trust with miles of trails for hiking and biking, Essex is a place to keep coming back to. As the saying goes, "The river calls you – the town keeps you." Essex is an antique collector's and decorator's dream!
Essex
PHOTOS, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP RIGHT: ENTRÉE (SALAD) AT PERIWINKLES RESTAURANT; VIEW OF SCHOONER ARDELLE WITH MASTS, H.A. BURHAM'S BARN IN BACKGROUND; 2 BOATS ON ROCKS AT CONOMO POINT
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