No Mention Of You-Know-What
After three months of writing about it, I promise you that this week I won’t even mention the you-know-what virus in this column.This week the subject will be all about me.As you may or may…
Year: 2020
Wild & Easy
Well, Memorial Day weekend’s weather and crowds really proved everyone was ready to get back to life as we knew it. The Lakes Region was flooded with visitors hungry for good times, great food and…
The Hobo & Winnipesaukee Scenic RR Prepares To Open For The 2020 Season
LINCOLN – The Hobo and Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad is advising the public that the 54 miles of rail between Tilton, NH and Lincoln, NH should now be considered active for the 2020 season. Various train…
Beijing’s Hong Kong Squeeze
The crisis was brewing for months. Storm clouds were gathering around Hong Kong’s splendid bay as China’s communist authorities have put the vice grip squeeze on democratic Hong Kong’s political rights and social freedoms. The…
Summer Reading
Now that we have been told to “Stay At Home” for another two weeks, it is no surprise that folks are running out of things to keep them occupied.You have played all the board games,…
Bird Sightings Around New Hampshire
PHOTO: A hermit thrush on the ground in New England this month. Chris Bosak Photo It’s been a busy spring around here for sure. The bluebirds have youngsters, the grosbeaks are regular visitors and the…
The Barnum Resolution In The Legislature “How The House Was Adjourned”
It may sound odd but Phineas Taylor Barnum’s circus was called Barnum’s Great Moral Show at the time it arrived in Concord, New Hampshire in the year 1881. Though the creator of many hoaxes, intended…
Vertical Jigging For Striped Bass
PHOTO: While slightly more difficult due to the seated position, vertical jigging can also be effective in a kayak. Of all the ways to catch striped bass, vertical jigging is one of my favorites. There’s…
Eastern Propane & Patrick’s Pub Supports The “Got Lunch” Program
PHOTO: Eastern Propane & Oil at Patrick’s Curbside Pickup. GILFORD – Patrick’s Pub and Eatery and Eastern Propane & Oil partnered together to raise funds for the local Boys & Girls Club and the Got…
Night Shift’s Fluffinity IPA
I remember flying (many flights…) for a past employer and imagining, as we would descend through the clouds, how they looked like you could walk on them. Some even looked like ski trails in the…
What To Do About Cowbird Eggs?
PHOTO: Brown-headed cowbirds lay their eggs in the nests of other birds. Chris Bosak Photo During the first spring at my house four years ago, I noticed a bird going back and forth under my…
China’s Virtual Victory at WHO, Real Crackdown in Hong Kong
PHOTO: Hong Kong’s Goddess of Democracy at sunset .. A 6.4-metre faux bronze statue sculpted by Chen Weiming, inspired by the original 10-metre tall papier-mâché statue erected by the Chinese pro-democracy movement in Tiananmen Square at the end of May 1989, and destroyed…
Memories To Ponder – Lest We Forget Sacrifices Of The Civil War
PHOTO: Corporal Elbridge J. Copp of Nashua, NH., the youngest commissioned officer of the Civil War to be promoted from the ranks. Though politicians hoped to find a solution to the divide between the Northern…
Wilmot’s Bog Mountain – A Great Little Hike
PHOTO: Yours truly and Bria on Bog Mountain; Bria is sitting on the memorial granite bench dedicated to Bill Best and there is a Wilmot Tiny Library nearby. Bog Mountain in Wilmot is a great…
Summer Is Here! Lakes Region Attractions Like The NH Boat Museum Will Be Open Soon For The Season
A Sailboat sits at the dock at Ames Farm in Gilford. This amazing scene was photographed by Robert Clifford. You can see more of Rob’s wonderful work at RobertAllanClifford.com or at cliffordphotographynh.com WOLFEBORO – Different…