The early snow has made me excited for a long and snowy winter. New Hampshire’s resorts and cross country ski centers are open and are offering the most terrain for the beginning of the New…
To all of our readers and the businesses that support us throughout the year, we wish you a very Merry Christmas! We hope that you can find time to enjoy every magical moment of the…
You’ve reached a certain age – or at least a certain level of crankiness – when your rants start off with “I’m old enough to remember when…” I say that more often these days. It’s…
This week we bring you our annual Shop Local Holiday Wishbook to help you with the often daunting task of Christmas shopping.Inside you will find some creative and unique gift ideas from local businesses that…
New Hampshire Skiers Rejoice Snowvember, the snowiest November we’ll long remember. It is the best early skiing ever. We’ve had some earlier skiing a few times but nothing near the quality and quantity before Thanksgiving…
America was born of revolution and hardened by a bloody civil war that moved us closer to the ideal of a more perfect union. We saved the world by defeating Imperial Japan, Nazi Germany, and…
The Randolph Mountain Clubs maintains trails in the White Mountain National Forest that crisscross the northern slopes of Mt. Madison, Mt. Adams and Mt. Jefferson. Additionally, on the north side of Route 2 on private…
by Amy PatenaudeOutdoor/Ski Writer Our Long Trail section hiking for the year ended at the top of the Appalachian Gap. Liz and I had made our last two days “just in time.” We experienced winter…
It’s never a good sign when a newspaper article starts out like a magician’s act. Journalists should not imitate the art of the illusionist; namely distraction and trickery to make the audience believe the unbelievable.Last…
by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr.Weirs Times Contributing Writer Somehow what has long been called a hallowed evening, Halloween, was long ago turned into something opposite, something intended to be scary, spooky, and attended by ghosts and…
by Amy PatenaudeOutdoor/Ski Writer Concord, NH has wonderful trails in every corner of the city. The City’s trails total more than 80 miles over 31 trail systems for the public to use for walking, hiking,…
Leave it to Senate Democrats to degrade the proceedings of the “World’s Greatest Deliberative Body” beyond their 1991 low-point discussing “pubic hair on a Coke can.” When the stakes are high, Democrats go low. Advice…
UNITED NATIONS -Contrary to last year’s General Assembly, the looming threat of a possible nuclear war with North Korea did not dominate the sessions. Rather Secretary-General Antonio Guterres cautiously praised the ongoing process in defusing…
by Amy PatenaudeOutdoor/Ski Writer When we pulled into the Ferncroft parking area there were no other cars. The weather wasn’t great and there was a threat of rain forecasted for later in the day but…
Two weeks ago in this space I asked, “What’s the Matter with New Hampshire?” The question was aimed at unhappy and confused Republican voters who, according to a poll, thought it would be a good…