Archives: March 2009

A Farewell to Arms

When does something end? An ex-brother-in-law of mine always worried about not being able to tell when he did something for the last time. When, he would wonder, was the last time he wore his winter jacket before it was put away for spring? And why, when he was wearing it that last time, hadn’t he known it would be…

March Bookshelf: Telling Tales

More gems from the state’s master storyteller It’s a subtle thing, but spend some time with Fritz Wetherbee’s latest book, “Taken for Granite,” and you’ll soon see it — a rich mosaic of New Hampshire slowly being created by colorful bits that, page by page, add one to the other. You won’t find the big moments of state history here…

Taboo Topics?

Three things town meetings should tackle ‘Tis the season of town meetings. The relic of New England participatory democracy is charming for outsiders, tedious for most and very serious business for the selected few. Just a dwindling one-third of New Hampshire communities still hold a town meeting. These ad-hoc, multi-hour deliberations are supposed to help set priorities and tax rates…

Burdick’s Passion

Walpole restaurant is more than icing on the cake

Walpole restaurant is more than icing on the cake

The Outsider March: Peak Experience

Bring your ice axe…Mount Washington is New Hampshire’s most famous peak. At 6,288 feet, it is the tallest in the Northeast. The mountain holds the title of receiving the strongest recorded wind gust on the planet, an astounding 231 miles per hour that thundered across it nearly 75 years ago on April 12, 1934. Tourist destination, research station, state park,…