Preparing For The Fall Season
PHOTO: Bald eagles, like this immature eagle, are frequently seen on hawk watches. Photo by Chris Bosak There have been a few mornings recently that have felt an awful lot like fall. Cool temperatures, low…
Year: 2020
Vanier Hearing Center Opens in Lincoln
PHOTO: Jason Vanier owner of The Vanier Hearing Center which opened recently in Lincoln, NH. A new state-of-the-art hearing center opened at the Village Shops in Lincoln on August 3rd.The Vanier Hearing Center focuses on…
BLM’s Perpetual Fake Outrage Cycle
Here we go again: Manufacture. Rinse. Repeat.Everyone knows the cycle. Everyone knows it ends with false and incomplete narratives eventually being debunked by actual facts. Everyone knows that the racial mythmakers and political opportunists end…
September Comes As Normal In 1902 – Goings On Around The Area
PHOTO: Laconia Fair Ad from September 6, 1902 issue of Ashland Citizen. Here in the year 2020 people are talking about the “new normal” brought about by the onslaught of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Actually what…
The Pandemic’s Political Haze
Nearly six months into the Covid-19 pandemic, the United States remains mired in the nebulous haze of the “invisible enemy,” suffering greatly both physically and emotionally. We have been battered and bruised economically and most…
Safe To Read
I was amazed to find out that some long-time readers have not read my column since this whole pandemic thingamajig started.One woman (who also gave me permission to identify her as a woman) explained to…
Ernest Thompson Will Narrate 14th Annual Boathouse Tour
WOLFEBORO – Oscar-winning screenwriter, playwright, director, actor and songwriter Ernest Thompson will narrate the New Hampshire Boat Museum’s first virtual Boathouse Tour. “Mr. Thompson lives in New Hampshire and cherishes our lakes, which is why…
PRO-Trump Flotilla ON The Big Lake
PHOTO: Thousands of Trump supporters climbed aboard over 400 boats to take part in the Trump Victory Parade on Lake Winnipesaukee on Saturday, August 22. The event was part of a series of grassroots boat…
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Adventure with Carey – Best Beer Hikes
PHOTO: Guidebook author Carey Kish heading up the Mount Roberts Trail–there is a view around every turn. The Mount Roberts Trailhead at the Castle in the Clouds is located at Shannon Pond at the top…
Free Solar Gazing Program At Castle In The Clouds
Disobey your mother and look at the sun… through a hydrogen-alpha telescope. On Monday, August 31st at Castle In he Clouds, Marc Stowbridge of the NH Astronomical Society will set up his telescope in the…
AfterGlow Hard Kombucha
The British comedy group from the 1970’s, Monty Python, used to begin most skits with the following line; “And now for something completely different…”I use this because because you all deserve to know about other…
Become An Efficient Kayak Angler
PHOTO: The author’s motto is, “A place for everything and everything in its place.” Kayak anglers are always looking for ways to improve and up their fishing game. We are like sponges, soaking up every…
Plants & Birds
PHOTO: An American goldfinch looks for seeds atop a coneflower in New England, summer 2020. Photo by Chris Bosak There are few things more satisfying to the backyard birdwatcher than having a bird eat seeds…
Wright Museum’s Victory Garden Continues to Bear “Fruit”
PHOTO: Christin Kaiser tends to the victory garden at the Wright Museum in Wolfeboro. WOLFEBORO – For years, UNH Carroll County Advanced Master Gardener and museum volunteer Christin Kaiser has tended to the Wright Museum’s…