Just Do it
Not a fun thing, but it's a proven life-saver If you knew of a cancer-screening test that, for most patients, is fairly painless, low-risk and highly effective, would you take it? How about if you were told that the same…
Author: New Hampshire Magazine Staff
New Hampshire Magazine’s 10th Anniversary Top Tens
Here are Ten Top Ten Lists Equaling 100 N.H. Milestones on the Road from 1999 to NowIt was ten years ago this month when we decided the Granite State — with its balkanized economic districts and rooster-proud cities and towns…
A Garden in the Lawn
Yes, plant your vegetables right out where everyone can see. It’s a joy to look at and — with all that sun —you’ll get great veggies.Almost all Americans love a nice lawn. We stroll, play, picnic on lawns. But plain…
March Shop Talk
Tie one on for the Celtic nations There's more to Celtic history and tradition than St. Patrick's Day and green beer. At least that's the word from Debbi Codd, owner of Celtic Crossing in Portsmouth. While shoppers are invited to…
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…
Burdick’s Passion
Walpole restaurant is more than icing on the cake
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…
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,” [$19.95, Plaidswede Publishing] and you’ll soon see it — a rich mosaic of New Hampshire slowly being…
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…
Historic Opportunities
Our Top 10 neighborhoods where History and community combine."I think what makes New Hampshire special is that many of our villages are still intact, with the same architectural features they've had for 100 or 200 years," says Nadine Peterson, preservation…
Duet Avi & Celia February 12th
Using a washboard, steel guitar and their voices, Avi & Celia have mastered a sound of their own in mixing the music of the "old" with the pop and rock sounds of today. This Boston-based duet combines the cultural music…
February Shop Talk
A guide to retail therapy from Main Street storefronts to backroad boutiques.So What's NewMake a Date AblazeWhy not go on a date and undress together? Ablaze, apparel for men and women, 115 Water St., is the hot new place for…
Leaving a Legacy
Advice for making sure your assets are handled the way you want
The Outsider February: Snowshoeing
If winter has you climbing the walls, try this ...It really is true. "If you can walk, you can snowshoe," says Jackson's Lorraine Tilney, a volunteer snowshoe tour leader at the pristine Jackson Ski Touring Foundation.First-timers might find snowshoes a…
Country Inns to Dine for
Enjoy a relaxed meal where the past lives on at classic New Hampshire inns
February Bookshelf: Something Sinister
Pure evil — that’s what they call the acts of Sheila LaBarre. And, indeed, what went on at LaBarre’s farm in Epping a few years back — a brutal murder of two men and possibly more — can surely be…
Interview with actor Nick Purcell
Most aspiring actors based in the boondocks of New Hampshire know they've got a snowball's chance in heck of making it to the big time in TV or movies. Still, Nicholas Purcell has seen his own career, starting with a…
Chocolate Challenge 2009
We asked two bakery cafés to present us with a chocolate dessert that was beautiful, wonderfully chocolate and incorporated a “secret” ingredient of ginger. We impaneled four judges with serious food backgrounds to taste, comment and proclaim a winner. Jennifer…
