Franconia Notch Artist’s Bluff & Bald Mountain
by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer At the top of Franconia Notch and high above the west side of the Parkway are Bald Mountain and Artist’s Bluff. A hike up one or both make for a…
Year: 2017
S’muttonator by Smuttynose Brewing Co.
When you think of New Hampshire brewers, what companies come to mind? Well of course, we have a Bud plant in Merrimack and Sam Adams is everywhere. And there are now over 60 breweries of…
New Hampshire Red Men & Odd Fellows
by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Weirs Times Contributing Writer “The Union”, the Manchester, NH newspaper of 1906 reported on the activities of the Red Men of New Hampshire in the Spring of that year. You might…
Getting Together
I was recently made aware that the 49th year reunion of my grammar school class will be happening next year. Yes, grammar school. I never even realized there were such things as grammar school reunions.…
Mount Moosilauke
by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer This winter my friend from Maryland told me she wanted to climb Mount Washington with me this spring. I laughed. I quickly suggested perhaps a less challenging peak would be…
Flounder From A Kayak
by Tim Moore Contributing Writer From what I have been told, a flounder was the first fish I ever caught. They were plentiful and easy to catch. As a young adult though, the flounder had…
Mole Framinghammer by Jack’s Abby Craft Lagers
Just two hours south from the Lakes Region, you will find yourself driving through an area known to outsiders as ‘Woostah’ (apparently the pronunciation given by locals) and nearby towns of the Rt 9 corridor.…
Global Growth Improving, But Still Woes
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS -The world economy is slowly improving with a forecast for 2.7 percent global growth, but there’s still a way to go to reach pre-recession levels.…
Sudden Summer Syndrome
As Memorial Day and the official kick-off to the summer season are upon us here in Central New Hampshire, I am confronted with phone calls from former members of F.A.T.S.O. to help them to deal…
It Happened In The Month Of May
by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Weirs Times Contributing Writer As you know, the month of May can bring to the New Hampshire landscape a variety of weather from cold and snow to the sweltering-like heat of…
Beers Of The Week: Switchback Ale and Porter
The great state of Vermont is mainly known by most people for its cheddar cheese and other dairy products, its maple syrup, the Green Mountains, Cabot Creamery or Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream. But if…
Venezuela’s Slide Into Chaos
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS -Storm clouds are buffeting the coast of Venezuela, the once rich South American state which is sliding into economic chaos and combustable political confrontation. Mass…
Laconia Gets Schooled
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times Contributing Writer “But I’d only need one hundred of you.” That line silenced the crowd of teachers listening to a high-tech titan talk about the future of public education. I…
New Scratch
It’s usually around this time of year that I volunteer my time to help educate the youth of our great state. Of course, I don’t have a teaching degree so there is nothing I can…
‘Doc’ Smith – State Veterinarian
by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Weirs Times Contributing Writer After reading about the life of Robinson W. Smith, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, I am struck with wonderment as to how the busy and accomplished animal doctor…