Archives: February 2010

Slippery Slopes

Just let gravity do its workRemember sledding, tumbling and laughing down the neighborhood hill on those wooden Flexible Flyer sleds or the family’s steadfast toboggan? What’s old is new again at select Granite State ski areas with snow tubing.The low-skill, high-thrill act of speeding down a groomed chute on an inflatable inner tube has revitalized old-fashioned snow sliding.Tubing areas have…

Sweater Weather

September days are perfect for picking apples, admiring the first fall colors and traveling historic roads.Leave I-93 in Concord via exit 16 at Rte. 132 and follow Oak Hill Road around the side of Oak Hill until it joins School Street in Loudon. Turn right into the village and cross Rte. 106 to follow Rte. 129. Stop at Meadow Ledge…

Honest Abe and N.H.

It’s been 150 years since he visited — time to celebrate.It was February 29, 1860, when Abraham Lincoln stepped off the train in Exeter. He had come to see his son, Robert Todd, who was studying at Phillips Exeter Academy. By the time he left, though, his time in New Hampshire would become much more — a giant step on…

The First Noël… Bûche

It’s arrival time for French sweets If you have ever been to France, you know how compelling a pâtisserie case can be. Each treat looks like a jewel — beautifully presented and lovingly prepared for the ultimate taste experience. The good news is you don’t have to go abroad this Christmas to enjoy a few delicate pastries. Toot Sweet Pastry…