Fireside Smoked Porter – 603 Brewery
Happy Thanksgiving to you all and enjoy this great opportunity to gather as family around the table and share a meal together. We live in an awesome state which provides such riches in so many…
Month: November 2015
Paris Strong in Face Of Terror Attacks
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS—Again the forces of terror and hate have attacked Paris. Again, and for the second time in a year, we stand in solidarity and weep for…
Where Have All The Adults Gone?
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times Two very different quotes from two very different Republicans came to mind last week as the increasingly ludicrous student demonstrators continued their foul-mouthed shrieking and university administrators continued their shameful…
Holiday Tips & Traditions
In the spirit of the holidays we have reprinted this column from Brendan’s book “The Flatlander Chronicles.” Nothing can have a greater impact on a newly transplanted Flatlander to New Hampshire than in dealing with…
Caption Contest Photo #570
Photo #570 Caption This Photo! Entries due by 12/10/15 Do you have a clever caption for this photo? Send your best caption to us within 2 weeks of publication date… (Include your name, and home…
New Biweekly Hunting & Fishing Column
This week we are pleased to introduce our newest contributor, Tim Moore, and his column “A Guide’s Life” on page 9, Tim is a full time licensed New Hampshire hunting and fishing guide, outdoor writer…
Barley Wine – BIG WATER BREWERY
Well, it just keeps getting better here in New Hampshire these days. Fall is fading quickly and we are headed into that long winter hibernation. But with each passing day, we await a new treat…
Obama’s Keystone Pipedream
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS—President Barack Obama has cancelled the Keystone XL, ending a seven year saga in which the pipeline from Alberta, Canada would have provided 800,000 barrels of…
Maine Man Hikes Appalachian Trail For Second Time – 38 Years Later
by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer Hooray for Beerman! Hooray for Carey Kish! My friend Carey Kish of Mount Desert Island, Maine followed the Appalachian Trail’s white blazes from Springer Mountain, Georgia all the way to…
LRAA art gallery at the Tanger Outlets
LRAA opening pic by DJ Geribo Anyone who has been following the artists of LRAA will agree that they are an integral part of the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. From featured artists at local…
Word Play
I was reading online what someone thought were the best fifty-one lines ever from literature. It was an impressive list of famous authors throughout history whom most of us know, or should know. There was…
Caption Contest Photo #569
Photo #569 Caption This Photo! Entries due by 12/03/15 Do you have a clever caption for this photo? Send your best caption to us within 2 weeks of publication date… (Include your name, and home…
Stoneface Robust Porter – Stoneface Brewing Co.
Winter season implies that we are settling in for a long, cold period of time in which we find comfort in good food and spirits… uh, beer actually. We drink light beer in the summer…
Iran Human Rights Grim Despite Diplomatic Thaw
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS – The human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran remains grim and dire despite a number of diplomatic breakthroughs and an overall thaw…
Ain’t Over Till It’s Over
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times The recently late but eternally great Yogi Berra famously said, “It’s like déjà vu all over again.” That’s a concise diagnosis for the problem ailing our constitutional Republic: We don’t…