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…
Big Spending Biden
Which presidential candidate will bankrupt America first, Donald Trump or Joe Biden?Last year, we compared the costs of the leading Democratic candidates’ promises. At that time, Biden, to his credit, proposed the least new spending.Kamala…
An Even Dozen
Now that the race for governor of New Hampshire is finally kicking into full gear, I’m feeling pretty confident about my chances this year.This year marks a very special and emotional campaign for me. This…
A Town’s Effort To Educate Its Children
An 1878 Lesson On How To Do Better As New Hampshire schools open for a new school year in this year of 2020 students and teachers are experiencing changes to their usual expectations of the…
Historic State House Chair Donated To Archives
PHOTO: NH Rep. John Plumer (right) with his wife, Denise and NH Secretary Of State Bill Gardner stand by the chair used by Plumer’s great-grandfather Charles Nathaniel Plumer when he was in the state legislature.…
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Lone Pine’s Space Metal Dinosaur DIPA
There were some terms born in the late sixties or early seventies referring to the debris floating above us in the thin layer of airless space known as orbit. The gravitation of earth would hold…
Motorcycle Week Kicks Off With Annual Peter Makris Memorial Run
PHOTO: Peter Makris patriarch of The NASWA Resort and community leader. 14th Annual Event will be held Saturday – August 22, 2020 LACONIA – When several hundred-motorcycle riders gathered 13 years ago to honor the…
The Anti-Suffrage Movement The Home, Hearth, And Mother Crowd
PHOTO: Not all women were on board with the 19th Amendment which would give them the right to vote. When Dr. Anna Shaw, the President of the National American Women’s Suffrage Association, was asked why…
Mount Washington Valley Craft Fair
Don’t miss the Mount Washington Valley Craft Fair on August 22-23 at Schouler Park, 1 Norcross Circle, Rte. 16, in North Conway (located in the beautiful park in front of the Scenic Railroad). There will…
All ‘Spies & Sweethearts’ For Wright Museum Volunteer
For volunteer Linda Shenton Matchett, a big part of her joy in time spent at the Wright Museum of World War II in Wolfeboro is the interaction with visitors.\“Many share their memories or stories about…
Health Focus of High Level U.S. Official’s Taiwan Trip
A visit by an American Secretary of Health to an East Asian ally would seemingly not register much media attention, especially during the Summer. But in the age of global Corona and the deadly spread…