While in college, I wrote a full-length play set in a tiny Hampton Beach rental cottage. It was a clever thing to do, I thought, because the cheap little cottages look a lot like used stage scenery anyway. Even the most poverty-stricken theatrical troupe would be able to knock a convincing set together. From the front porch, the cottage had…
Fitness experts will tell you that hiking burns between 360 calories per hour for a 125-pound person and 504 calories per hour for a 175-pound person. For this North Country-based, avid-hiking 170-pound writer, the reward at the end of the uphill part of a hike is, of course, the view. Similarly, upon reaching the trailhead and parking lot, the treat…
Picnic Pickings We asked a few top-notch chefs and local foodies for a few good recipes worthy of a gourmet’s picnic basket. Some items are super simple, some are complex, but all are perfect for a summer evening concert or afternoon at the beach. Our menu: Gorgonzola Stuffed Figs Pork Paté Nutty Slaw Spicy Fried Chicken Red Pesto Potato Salad…
Say “modular” to most people and their first reaction will most likely be one of two things: “Aren’t they the same as a mobile home?” or “They’re just rickety cookie-cutter box houses.” But skeptics take one look at Kevin and Ann Attar’s 6,500-square-foot home on Lake Winnipesaukee’s exclusive Governor’s Island, where Gatsby-esque homes with manicured lawns command envious views, and…
The McDonough family, owners of the Homestead Restaurants and Fratello’s Ristorantes Italiano, has opened their newest Fratello’s on the Kancamagus Highway in Lincoln. The family spent spring months transforming the historic Timbermill Pub on Route 112 into a casual dining atmosphere characteristic of the Fratello’s in Manchester and Laconia.
During a recent trip to Chicago, to attend the 19th annual conference of the City and Regional Magazine Association, I had a chance to ride an elevator to the top floor of the John Hancock Center, I enjoyed a perfect filet at a classic Chicago steak house and had a cheeseburger at Billy Goat Tavern, made famous by John Belushi…
100 Years Later I read your piece on the “Great Flag” in the July issue. I’ve always been fascinated by that photo and the effort it took to create the flag. There is another photo from that period that I love. Like the flag photo, it was taken at Amoskeag Mill #11. In 1903, Alphonso Sanborn took a series of…
One Sunday morning just before the start of summer, I was at Mass when I heard of an unusual second collection. It was for repair of the air conditioner. Never have I felt so blessed in not giving. After Mass, I told the priest, a pleasant, earnest young man, that I considered it the lamest reason for second collection I…
How do you choose a pediatrician? Interview the candidates, says the current wisdom on parenting. You are choosing — hiring, you could say — a person who will be critical to the health and well being of your child. You will want to interview, check references and assess the fit between each candidate and your family, before making a choice….
