The Games Hikers Play
by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer I know you don’t want to admit it but the days are getting shorter, the end is in sight and winter is fast approaching. Before it gets too cold and…
Year: 2017
Hungary Helps Embattled Mid-East Christians
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS – One of the silent tragedies among the conflicts raging in the Middle East, concerns the fate of the ancient and now persecuted Christian communities.…
The Witch’s Brew Mystery Woman Unmasked – Part 1
by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Weirs Times Contributing Writer I have read several versions of the story about the so-called witch of New Hampton, New Hampshire and have written about her, but my curiosity concerning this…
Getting What They Paid For
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times Contributing Writer Using public polling as a political weapon is nothing new. A recent bought-and-paid-for-by-the-AFT poll simply lowers the bar. The leaders of the American Federation of Teachers, a public-sector…
Hiking Companions Tackle NH’s 4,000-Footers Together
The Last Two Peaks: Kinsman Mountain South & North by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer Seven years ago I can easily recall how this all started. My golfing gal friends, Sharon and Sarah thought it would…
Single Day Bonds-Zealand Traverse
by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer There are 48 peaks on the New Hampshire 4,000 Footer list and the most remote are the Bonds. The three Bond peaks are far in the federally designated Pemigewasset Wilderness…
You Might Not Like This
It seems like everybody is angry about something nowadays. Either a few people are on television yelling back and forth about something or other or there are crowds of folks marching down avenues and boulevards…
Up To The Summits Of The Twin Mountains
by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer We met at the New Hampton Park and Ride lot at 6:30 am and in one car we continued north on I-93. The sky was grey but the clouds were…
Space Dust IPA by Elysian Brewing Company
When we look up into the clear night sky, we could ponder many things. How many stars? How many galaxies? Is there life on other planets? What is floating around up there? Well to the…
Homecoming Day Came To Stay In New Hampton
by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Weirs Times Contributing Writer An immense bonfire on Shingle Camp Hill in the town of New Hampton lit up the sky on a Saturday night in the summer of or near…
Roses And Thorns
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times Contributing Writer When I wrote my last essay I was preparing for a week-long camping trip with a Boy Scout troop. That trip has joined a long list of camping…
Looking Forward
I am looking forward to the next campaign season despite it all. It used to be, in years past, I was the only one running for governor from the Flatlander Party. It wasn’t a difficult…
Two Day Presidential Campaign With A Night At The Lake Of The Clouds
by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer The short flight from Baltimore, Maryland had arrived early and Sue was already waiting at the curb at the Manchester airport as I arrived to pick her up. She jumped…
Spreading The Joy
I had never dreamed, twelve years ago when I started it, that it would grow to be such a powerful organization. My intention was purely based on how we could get this idea started in…
A Hike On Pine Mountain Trail
Hiking the Evelyn H. & Albert D. Morse, Sr. Preserve by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer Early Saturday morning, while the Mount Major parking lot was overflowing out onto Route 11, we were headed to another…