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Northshore October 2025
Essex has an undeniably quaint appeal. Nestled against a river running through a scenic salt marsh, it is dotted with shingled houses, small shops, and fields in which horses happily graze. Fewer than 4,000 people live in the town. While Essex may be a small town, however, it has an outsized appeal for anyone interested in art, design, antiques, and history. “The neighborhoods are full of hidden gems,” says KD Montgomery, executive director of the Essex Historical Society and Shipbuilding Museum. “This place is really rich with history and with stories, and there’s a lot more than meets the eye.” First settled by Europeans in 163
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