The critically acclaimed Irish music show Celtic Crossroads will perform a fusion of traditional Irish music, bluegrass, gypsy and jazz in a return engagement at the Capitol Center for the Arts Thursday, March 19 at 7:30 p.m. Celtic Crossroads is revitalizing the image of traditional Irish music around the world, and will tour the United States for the second time…
The mudroom. It’s easy to think the name says it all, that it is simply the place where shoes and boots are quarantined to keep your floors safe from muddy tracks. For many, it’s where hats, coats, mittens, scarves and the rest of winter’s accessories are heaped in mismatched piles — or, sadder yet, where the single mittens go to…
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…
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…
Walpole restaurant is more than icing on the cake. Burdick Chocolate in Walpole is one of those New Hampshire must-see places to visit before you die. Their café is a destination for chocoholics who don’t weary of the pilgrimage. Way up on the bucket list is Burdick’s high-octane cup of cocoa, with melted chocolate shavings — either milk or dark…
Anthropologists chalk it up to the digits, i.e. fingers, of the anthropoid. When cave persons first started keeping track of their personal stock of, say, dried iguana jerky, it was convenient to tick them off on those pointy things on the ends of their hands. That’s what gave birth to base 10 math, the concept of the decade, that sexy…
When operating a small business, don’t skimp on technology… Several years back, a trusted veteran restaurateur shared with me the top five reasons small businesses fail; too little cash, thinking small, skimping on technology, underestimating the power of sales and lastly, losing focus. But he said the one most overlooked is “skimping on technology.” The kitchen has come a long…
Need a Good Reaso for Spotting the Newt? This month’s lucky (and fearless) newt spotter will receive a basket filled with Harry David’s praline-pecan pancake mix, a spatula, pure N.H. maple syrup in a glass maple leaf bottle, one Newfound B&B mug, a mix of teas and a $50 gift certificate toward a stay at A Newfound Bed & Breakfast…
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,…
Sweet treats to be found east of the Capital City Length of Trip: About 50 miles Spend a day meandering along back roads through the hills north of Concord, sampling the sweet flavors of New Hampshire’s winter harvest. Since these sugarhouses only operate when they have enough sap collected, it is important to call ahead to be sure they are…
