August 29 – Manchester Manchester’s earliest roots go back to Native American settlers who found their home around the fishing mecca of Amoskeag Falls. Years after the Namaoskeag Indians had left the area, Scot-Irish families arrived to make the land their own. Settlers from all over the world continued to gravitate to the metro area of the Granite State. Now a…
September 2-6, Hampton Falls This Labor Day weekend head to the Seacoast for a premier social and sporting event, the Fidelity Investments Jumper Classic. Though the Classic is celebrating its 20th anniversary, this is only New Hampshire’s second time hosting the event. The Classic includes multiple horse jumping events, culminating in the $75,000 AGA Grand Prix. A series of charity…
Now there’s an alternative to ERs It probably happens to everyone at one point or another: You twist your ankle while doing yard work on a Saturday morning, or your child suddenly develops an intense ear ache after dinner on a Tuesday. With the doctor’s office closed, and the typically long wait at the emergency room an unappealing option, what…
Seacoast resident Leslie Poston describes herself as a speaker, social media strategist, business development consultant, independent film marketer, trainer, social media enabler, writer, insomniac. And if you use the social media microblog called Twitter, you’ll note that her description almost perfectly fits into the 140 characters allowed for each post or “tweet.” She and fellow social media enablers Laura Fitton…
Summer has been a period of purging household belongings, things we never needed, things we never knew we had. The fact that it coincided with my hometown’s shift to “pay-as-you-throw” trash collection has added some dynamic tension. Suddenly every non-recyclable object we ever bought on sale has a tiny new price tag on it — the cost of disposal. Naturally,…
Need A Good Reason to Spot the Newt? This month’s lucky (and fearless) newt spotter will receive a spicy gourmet condiment assortment from Spicey Mike’s Gourmet Ketchup & Condiments (pictured below). This company describes its products as “the healthy way to make your day.” Spicey Mike’s is a proud member of NH Made (www.nhmade.com), the state’s official non-profit booster of…
N.H. trails have a range of stop-over places For New Hampshire hikers, mountain huts are special places. There are those that are high in the White Mountains surrounded by an alpine landscape that varies from thick forest to dramatic tundra-like expanses. After a day on the trail, they are a welcome retreat. Hikers don’t have to travel far to experience…
If you want cool in both senses of the word, head to Kinsman Notch. It’s notable for the number of steps it has – there are 1,000 of them. They first take you deep down into Lost River Gorge, some 300 feet down, and then gradually take you back to the top. (Don’t say you can’t do it – an…
July 8-12, Manchester The legendary, globe-trotting Cirque du Soleil is coming to the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester. Alegría is a mood, a state of mind. The themes of the show, whose name means “jubilation” in Spanish, are many. Power and the handing down of power over time, the evolution from ancient monarchies to modern democracies, old age, youth—it is…
July 24-26, Newbury Juried New England artists paint en plein air in the beautiful Fells gardens. Stroll the grounds, observe the artists while they paint, ask them about their techniques and inspiration. Concludes on Sunday from 3-4 p.m. with a Wet Paint Sale and reception with the artists. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. About the Fells The Fells is one of the…
