A Really Bad Virus
You’ve seen it on the news. It has been getting coverage 24/7. It has a lot of folks concerned, while others claim it is nothing to worry about. We are told to just go about…
Year: 2020
Spring Is Near And So Is The Great Northeast Boat Show
***UPDATE: SHOW RESCHEDULED TO OCT. 2-4, 2020*** The 11th Annual Great Northeast Boat Show, also known as the New Hampshire Boat Show, will be held at the NH Sportsplex in Bedford, Friday through Sunday, March…
Fighting Back Against Parkinson’s
by Brendan Smith Weirs Times Editor “Are We Ready?” “Rock, Steady Ready!” This chant can be heard seven times a week at the Downtown Gym in Laconia as members of the Rock Steady Boxing Class…
Beer Traveler: Hobbs Tavern and Brewery
This is our last week of looking for a new place to get great, locally made craft beer. It’s been a wild month of finding new brews and superb food. If you missed the past…
Raging Rivers Flooded New Hampshire WPA Rushes In To Repair 1936 Damage
According to William P. Fahey, the New Hampshire Administrator for the WPA , “The floods in 1936 caused the greatest damage in New Hampshire’s history.” The floods came in the month of March and were…
Trump’s Tale Of India
UNITED NATIONS- The imagery and optics presented a publicist’s dream; an American President being feted by a cast of millions on foreign soil with exotic backdrops ranging from the enchanting Taj Mahal to a rousing…
What A Difference A Day Makes
I never used to care much about Leap Years when I was a younger man. Just adding an extra day onto the year didn’t mean much to me at all. But now that I am…
Bluebirds Make Another Appearance
Sorry, but I have to go back to writing about bluebirds. After several weeks of writing about bluebirds that other people had in their yards, I finally got some of my own. I would imagine…
Adventure Saturday Bridal Veil Falls and Rope Tows
Becca and I made a date for a skinning adventure and we didn’t decide where to go until the last minute. We had kept our eye on the higher summit forecast that called for high…
Beer Traveler: Wolfeboro Brews
This is our fourth week of looking for a new place (or two) to get great, locally made craft beer. And this week, we set our sites on Wolfeboro. This town is listed as the…
The President’s Slave Escaped To NH – Senator Langdon Helped Her Stay
It was during the year 1799 when President George Washington learned that his wife’s nephew, Burwell Bassett, Jr., was planning a trip to Portsmouth, New Hampshire as the guest of Senator John Langdon. Washington had…
Ice Fishing Update
Man, what a winter this has been. If you like outdoors winter activities, you must be as frustrated and bewildered as I am. First, it’s winter, then it’s spring, then winter is back. Wait, now…
Revolutionary Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders leads the race for the Democratic nomination. He may become America’s first self-described “democratic socialist” president. What does that mean? Today, when Sanders talks about socialism, he says: “I’m not looking at Cuba.…
For The Good Of The Party
It’s beginning to look more and more like I will have to run for the Flatlander Party nomination for governor of New Hampshire again. It was just a couple of weeks ago I explained how…
Visiting Family On A Cold Winter Day
The temperature when we started our walk was a whole 1 degree Fahrenheit. That number, however, was slowly climbing and there wasn’t a hint of wind to speak of. The sun was shining brightly, and…