Archives: September 2011

Ten Years Later

I guess everyone has a 9/11 story. I was driving to our brand-new offices of New Hampshire Magazine in Manchester when I heard something on the radio about a plane crash at the World Trade Center. It was our first official day of work in the millyard space and the computer network was still dicey, so we had no qualms…

Blue Moon Rising

The former Blue Moon Market and Café goes from granola to tequila.You could say it was a bolt out of the blue when Kathy Gallant decided to open Blue Moon Evolution.It was Earth Day 2010 and friends and family had gathered for the 16th anniversary of the opening of Blue Moon Market & Café, a health food market and lunch…

Power to the People

The debate about Northern Pass has been electrifying.CAMPTON – The annual Grafton County Republican annual golf outing was typical. There were big name local politicians playing best ball with everyday activists and donors in foursomes.When the speeches and lunch came afterward, the host of the event at the Owl’s Nest Resort and Golf Club, Tom Mullen, welcomed everyone.”Two words,” Mullen…

The Little Giant

An inspiring tale of a man, his dog and their quest.He might be small, but Atticus has a mighty spirit – one that helped him climb nearly 200 of New Hampshire’s tallest mountains in the winter (!), survive a brutal attack by another dog and endure a period of total blindness.Oh, and his owner and companion on his ventures, Tom…

Heart Throb – Wilson Bethel

Wilson Bethel roamed the woods of southwest New Hampshire and skied the mountains in the winter, but he says he wouldn’t call his upbringing “typical.” His parents, both creative types, were divorced when he was young and he bounced between their worlds, each one full of distinctive creativity. His mom wrote books in Keene, his dad built a yoga center…

Fair Enough?

4-H Club members plus carnies times fried dough equals big fun.Labor Day weekend is not only the end of summer but the beginning of fair season in New Hampshire. I’m a huge fan of the fair, and for over 40 years I have braved pouring rain, scorching late-summer heat and the increasing price of fried dough to attend the Hopkinton…