Homecoming Day Came To Stay In New Hampton
by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Weirs Times Contributing Writer An immense bonfire on Shingle Camp Hill in the town of New Hampton lit up the sky on a Saturday night in the summer of or near…
Roses And Thorns
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times Contributing Writer When I wrote my last essay I was preparing for a week-long camping trip with a Boy Scout troop. That trip has joined a long list of camping…
Looking Forward
I am looking forward to the next campaign season despite it all. It used to be, in years past, I was the only one running for governor from the Flatlander Party. It wasn’t a difficult…
Two Day Presidential Campaign With A Night At The Lake Of The Clouds
by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer The short flight from Baltimore, Maryland had arrived early and Sue was already waiting at the curb at the Manchester airport as I arrived to pick her up. She jumped…
Spreading The Joy
I had never dreamed, twelve years ago when I started it, that it would grow to be such a powerful organization. My intention was purely based on how we could get this idea started in…
A Hike On Pine Mountain Trail
Hiking the Evelyn H. & Albert D. Morse, Sr. Preserve by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer Early Saturday morning, while the Mount Major parking lot was overflowing out onto Route 11, we were headed to another…
Winston Churchill Ran For Governor Of NH And Owned A Summer White House
by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Weirs Times Contributing Writer One evening back in the 1970’s I was visiting in the home of one of the villagers in East Randolph, Vermont when he picked up a book…
Manta Ray DIPA from Ballast Point Brewing Co.
Across the country, the craft beer industry is alive and doing VERY well. More and more, craft-brewed beer (less than 15,000 barrels/yr in production per facility) have made big inroads into “macro” beer sales with…
Repeal and Replace Republicans
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times Contributing Writer By the time this edition hits the stands, it’s possible that Republicans in Congress will have passed a health care bill that saves us from the sinking ship…
Breaking The Curse?
I was recently asked if I thought “The Curse Of The Flatlander” would ever be broken. I had to stop in my tracks. It had been a longtime since I had been reminded of…
Owl’s Head – In the Middle Of The Pemi Wilderness
by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer The golfing gals, Sharon and Sarah, have put their hiking boots back on! They began collecting 4,000 footers 7 years ago and last summer they didn’t even go hiking once.…
Lockes Hill ~ Kimball Wildlife Forest, Gilford
by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer The Belknap Mountains offer many opportunities for hiking. Mount Major is certainly one of the most popular peaks to hike in New Hampshire due to its wide ledgy summit…
UN Secretary General Decries Rising Tide of Refugees
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS – In an impassioned appeal to the media, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres decried the rising tide of refugees worldwide, but advised that ultimately political…
Left-Hand, Left Behind
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times Contributing Writer Has somebody ever said something to you that hit you full in the face like the wind coming off a freshly manured field? I experienced that sensation last…
My Plans For The Fourth
Time to get out my walking shoes. I realize that it would make sense to wait until Independence Day next year, but desperate times take desperate measures. As you may or may not know, I…