Snow Day At Ragged Mountain
After a nice week of vacation, going back to school was delayed one more day. Overnight new snow had blanketed New Hampshire and schools were cancelled. The plow trucks cleaned up the roads nicely. We…
Ax The Tax
Even the Father of this Country doesn’t get his own holiday. Although Washington’s Birthday is still listed on the official federal government holiday calendar, the Uniform Monday Holiday Act implemented in 1971 moved the celebration…
Maple Sugaring A Passion For This Ten -Year Old
Ethan Lemay is only in his second year in the Maple Syrup business, but he looks forward to a bright future. Not bad for a ten-year old. Along with his father Joshua, Ethan produces about…
This New Hampshire Brewery Is Taking A “Fresh” Approach
Directly behind the Northwoods Brewing Company in Northwood, NH, is approximately forty acres of usable farmland that is targeted to soon be growing pumpkins and hops as well as housing bee hives for honey, among…
My Long Short Trip to Jackson Hole, Wyoming
When my friend Laura invited me to join her in Jackson Hole I thought it was a fantastic idea. Yes it was exciting and crazy to travel so far for just three days of skiing.…
Chasing Flags
Attend most of my ice fishing seminars, or spend a few minutes talking ice fishing with me, and you’ll likely hear me say that I prefer not to use tip ups when ice fishing. I’m…
Serious Thoughts
This stretch of cold weather and snow has given me plenty of time to think about things. Earlier today, I had been pacing up and down in my living room trying to count off the…
Kashmir, Smoldering Fuse to South Asia Conflict
UNITED NATIONS – A deadly terrorist bombing in the disputed Indian province of Kashmir has reignited tensions between both India and Pakistan. In the broader sense,the suicide bomb attack by the Islamic militant Jaish-e-Mohammed which…
The Economics Of Hate
In Econ 101, students (with the notable exception of New York’s “It-Girl” politician, who clearly slept through that class at Boston University on her way to a cum laude B.A. in economics and international relations),…
Going Postal
One good thing about the Post Office — it’s over 200 years old and yet it’s never been hindered by progress. That’s a tired, old joke on a soft target. But as with any good…
Doing My Part
Now that there are casinos just across the state line and the hint is in the air of letting (legalized) sports betting into New Hampshire, it is time for the Lottery Commission to really step…
A Harrowing & Memorable Rescue For Live & Let Live Farm
by Scott Philbrick Live and Let Live Farm Recently we shared with readers and Live and Let Live Farm followers, a summary of what the year 2018 brought to us; much of it centered on…
Born In Center Harbor – John Carroll Moulton
The significance of John Carroll Moulton being born in Center Harbor on December 24th in 1810 is that he was living on a part of the land that his great-grandfather, Jonathan Moulton, had been granted…
A Good Week!!
Monday night is my race night at Pats Peak. It was silly cold, it was below zero. You know what the Scandinavians say: “No bad weather, just bad clothing.” Everyone showed up wearing a mask…
Harper’s Folly
Had he not been eaten, the boy who cried “Wolf!” would have grown up to be a meteorologist. Winter storm “Harper” was a bust. Predictions of 1-2 feet of snow made over days as the…