PHOTO: The author hoists a beauty lake trout he recently caught in Lake Champlain. I love vertical jig fishing. Of all the methods to catch fish, I will almost always choose to jig before anything…
We are more than half way through our summer vacation time in this interesting year that changed history. Wearing a face mask when entering a business or restaurant is the new norm. Signs still appear…
PHOTO: Warren Bailey, founder of The Children’s Auction with Pub Mania Referees Jennifer & Allan Beetle and Pub Mania Team Captains as they presented funds to the 2019 Children’s Auction. After 10 years and over…
I laughed when I saw The Washington Post headline: “Minneapolis had progressive policies, but its economy still left black families behind.”The media are so clueless. Instead of “but,” the headline should have said, “therefore,” or…
Its very name Hagia Sophia evokes the ancient mysteries of Byzantium. Its setting along the Golden Horn on the majestic Bosphorus joining Europe and Asia in itself serves as a beacon for uniting world religions.…
With all of this virus hubbub over the last several months, some other important things have escaped my attention.Between constantly washing the hands, trying hard not to touch my face, keeping six feet away from…
PHOTO: “Peephole” artwork by Kimberly J.B. Smith Eighteen local artists of the Women’s Caucus for Art, New Hampshire chapter, each tell a story from their unique perspective. With a myriad of styles to include traditional…
During much of the first half of the 19th century (1800’s) the consumption of alcoholic beverages, particularly rum and hard cider, was almost universal in New Hampshire with both men and women consuming large amounts.At…
PHOTO: A cow moose and a calf eat aquatic vegetation from a pond in northern New Hampshire, July 2020. Photo by Chris Bosak It’s going on 30 years that I have started making frequent trips…
On Saturday, August 8th, The Art Place in downtown Wolfeboro will hold its semi-annual Peter Ferber Gallery Show featuring new original paintings by local, well-known artist Peter Ferber. The unveiling will commence at 9:30 a.m.Here…
PHOTO: A class photo taken at the Gale School in Belmont, NH. After a decades long effort, the 1894 stick-style building has been saved. It has been moved to a new location and will be…
When you discuss the business end of a gun, you probably are referring to the barrel. A rifle stock is the opposite end and is rested against your shoulder. To newbies in the weapons world,…
I have been called on again to help New Hampshire.Since the late 1990s, the decade of no social media or coronavirus -fondly remembered as the good old days – I have been occasionally called upon…