Summer Camp In The 1940’s & 50’s —An Old Man Remembers
“Would you like to go to camp this summer?” That was the question that was suddenly sprung on me one winter’s evening, the date being one I didn’t make note of, so don’t recall. I…
North to Terrace Mountain And Mount Cabot
PHOTO: Yours truly, Bria and Danielle on the wooded summit of Terrace Mountain, elevation 3,654 feet. Terrace is reached from a spur path off the Kilkenny Ridge Trail. Terrace is on the New Hampshire Highest…
New Weirs Times Online Now – July 9, 2020 edition
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Stage Boats Here!
PHOTO: Courtesy docks are just that. A courtesy that helps boaters so they can park their vehicles after launching. Etiquette is defined as: The customary code of polite behavior in society or among members of…
Popular Dinner Music Nights Return To Castle In The Clouds
MOULTONBOROUGH – Castle in the Clouds is home to a 1914 mountaintop estate, offering mansion tours, award-winning dining, a free exhibit gallery, hiking trails, a gift shop, and some of New Hampshire’s best mountain and…
Summer Seltzers
We are in the midst of a pretty hot summer overall and activities of all sorts probably require you to replenish your fluids. Warmer temps and bigs beers may lead to lethargic conditions. No one…
4th Of July Weekend Craft Fair At Gunstock
Come and celebrate at the 4th of July Weekend Craft Fair at Gunstock on July 4th & 5th, 10 am to 5 pm both days.A special feature will be Elise Ford, an amazing female chainsaw…
Korea’s “Forgotten War” Key to Future Asian Peace
Seventy years ago, on June 25 1950, North Korean troops attacked South Korea launching an unexpected military blitz. Kim Il-sung’s communists had as their aim the forcible reunification of the divided Korean peninsula, itself a…
Not In The Mood
I had planned to write a more serious column this week about how Independence Day has basically been canceled this year due to the coronavirus.I was going to write about how parades and large gatherings…
A Strange Year For Bird Feeding
I cut back on my bird feeding last week as my visitors have dwindled to a handful of species.I am still putting out enough to keep those birds coming back and happy, but I retired…
Inside This Week’s Weirs Times – July 2, 2020
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Raising Something For The 4th The Cost And The Celebration -Part 2
IMAGE: As we celebrate America’s Independence on The Fourth Of July, Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr., reminds us that even though the Declaration Of Independence was signed on that day in 1776, America was also at…
UN Security Council Musical Chairs
It’s one of those Rites of late Spring when members of the UN’s General Assembly come together to choose five new non-permanent members of the fifteen-member Security Council. But what’s usually a spirited but pro-forma…
NH Boat Museum To Open July 1st
WOLFEBORO – On Wednesday, July 1, the New Hampshire Boat Museum (NHBM) will open its doors for the 2020 season.“We are thrilled to open and look forward to a wonderful summer,” said NHBM Executive Director…
What’s In A Name?
PHOTO: An eft works its way through the woods of New England. Photo by Chris Bosak To err is human and I am about as human as they come.Of course, no one is perfect and…