Bird Feeder Behavior
PHOTO: A blue jay stuffs suet nuggets into its crop and bill during a visit to a New England bird-feeding station. I received an interesting email the other day from a reader who witnessed a…
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A Puritan Who Wouldn’t Conform- Reverend Stephen Bachiler
PHOTO IMAGE: Great Boar’s Head, Hampton Beach, NH. Hampton was founded by the controversial figure Stephen Bachiler, according to many history books. He is also a distant relative of History writer Robert Hanaford Smith who…
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Hobo Railroad Adds 11am Santa Express Trains To 2020 Schedule
PHOTO: Santa visiting with a family aboard one of last year’s Santa Express Trains at the Hobo Railroad in Lincoln, NH. This year’s Santa Express Trains will operate weekend’s from Friday, Nov. 27th through Sunday,…
COVIDGATE: The Corruption of Clinical Trials (Part One)
“Truly striking.” “Tremendous.” “Extraordinary.” “Miraculous.” “A great day for science and humanity.” Those are just a few of the hyperbolic responses from government health officials and Big Pharma cheerleaders to preliminary COVID vaccine trial data…
Silent Auction At Artworks Gallery In Chocorua
ArtWorks Gallery, the face of Chocorua Creative Arts Center, has launched their first Silent Auction to benefit local food pantries and the ArtWorks Fund, bid now until December 15. There will be over forty artworks…
Shop Local Gift Ideas From Our Christmas Wishbook!
Our annual Christmas Wishbook offers great ideas in clothing, sporting goods, crafts, collectibles, food items, wines and jewelry, just to name a few.Over the years it has become the “go to” guide to help our…
The Climate Hustle
I hear that climate change will destroy much of the world.“There will be irreversible damage to the planet!” warns a CNN anchor.Joe Biden says he’ll spend $500 billion a year to fight what his website…
China’s Human Rights Abuses Slammed In Key UN Committee
Beijing’s widening human rights and political crackdowns in both Xinjiang Province and Hong Kong have underscored the People’s Republic of China’s pavlovian reaction involving any opposition towards the ruling communist regime. Though suppressing religious and…
Gift Of Lights Open Nightly Starting on Thanksgiving Night
The 10th annual Gift of Lights presented by Eastern Propane & Oil is open nightly Nov. 26, 2020 through Jan. 3, 2021 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway with 3.5 million lights.The family holiday tradition of…
Why Diets Work… And Then They Don’t
Each winter, we collectively follow a familiar pattern of enjoying holiday excess, followed by renewed interest in weight loss. As a dietitian who believes delicious foods can be part of a healthy lifestyle year round,…
Puritans In New Hampshire -The Coming Of A Thankful People
IMAGE: Artist Jean Leon Gerome Ferris created his oil painting to depict the first Thanksgiving as a peaceful affair celebrated by the pilgrims and the Native Americans with a bounty of feasting foods, including blueberries.…
Talking Turkey Facts & Fiction
PHOTO: Three wild turkeys walk through a field in New England. Photo by Chris Bosak With Thanksgiving upon us, I am going to revisit my turkey fun facts column. I used to do this annually,…
Stormalong Happy Holidays
With Thanksgiving upon us, we turn our attention to family, food and tradition, even though this year has been anything but traditional. It is a time to pair food and drink, set the table festively…
What’s In A Name?
Living here in Central New Hampshire for thirty-five years after moving here from Long Island, New York, there are still some things I haven’t gotten completely used to yet.No, I’m not talking about bean hole…