Westport Business Directory

Westport 44°11′02″N 73°26′08″W 

The Town of Westport NY has some outstanding beauty.   Westport is located on Lake Champlain at its Northwest Bay.  It is said that President Theodore Roosevelt bottled Westport's spring water to bring to the White House.  Perhaps Roosevelt was being friendly to Westport, but town continues to be one of the Adirondack's friendly towns.  By the mid-nineteen century, Westport was a fashionable resort town and often posted in the NY Times and Boston Press.  Today, one of New York's past Governors enjoys an Essex Adirondack getaway on the shores of Lake Champlain.  So perhaps Roosevelt was correct! 

Westport's early history tells us that the town was founded by William Gilliland in 1764.  He originally named the town "Bessboro".  The town of Westport was finally established in 1815.  Westport had a village, but that was abandoned in 1992.  Westport is home to Camp Dudley (founded in 1885) and has a hamlet called Wadhams.  It is said that Westport is the birthplace of the Adirondack Chair.  The Essex County Fairgrounds have been added the National Register of Historical Places.  The Depot Theatre (founded in '79) is the only professional theatre in the Adirondacks with a 136 seat capacity.  Their annual gala is very special!

Below are local business in the Westport Region that our visitors may find helpful*.   Please explore.  Underlined postings include hyper link for your convenience.    Please so we can post your business or organization (FREE).  Also, folks if you find a broken link, or moved business, please help us police this site to make it the best for you.  By sharing, we better our world!  We appreciate reciprocal links!   Please patronized our Westport and Essex businesses.