Author: New Hampshire Magazine Staff
2008 Cornerstone Awards
The Home Builders and Remodelers Association of New Hampshire, through its Sales and Marketing Council, recognize excellence in the building industry through their annual Cornerstone Awards.New Hampshire Magazine is proud to present this portfolio of winning residential entries in interior…
Treasure Hunt: Earlier Times Revisited
Thank you for sending me the image of your Wallace Nutting photograph. In the early 1900s, Wallace Nutting emerged as a leading photographer of New England country scenery and interiors. Today, each Wallace Nutting photograph encapsulates a rich history of…
October Street Smarts: A quickie guide to a few of the cool shops on Main Street in Bethlehem.
If you are looking for the eclectic and the unexpected, head north to the little town of Bethlehem where, even on Main Street, the ordinary is in short supply. 1. The Local Works shop at 2013 Main St. is the…
September Street Smarts: A quickie guide to a few shops in Hampton Falls
Amid the horse farms and orchards of this still-rural town, there is some serious shopping. 1. You’ll feel like you’ve entered a time machine at the Antiques at Hampton Falls store at 82 Lafayette Rd., next to the Village Green.…
August Street Smarts: A quickie guide to a few shops in the heart of Wolfeboro
1. Interior Designer Julie Fergus never met a piece of furniture she could not reclaim with a few coats of white paint. At her shop, American Home Gallery at 49 Center St., she sells furniture and accessories perfect for a…
July Street Smarts: A quickie guide to summertime shopping on Lake Sunapee
Great stores — and restaurants — surround the harbor that still has the old-fashioned feel of its heyday in the 19th century. 1. The Anchorage, the only restaurant right on the lake (there are even dock spots for hungry boaters),…
June Street Smarts: A quickie guide to a few shops on Bow Street in Portsmouth
Short and sweet: two words that define the Bow Street shopping experience. While it’s not much of a walk, there’s enough here for a day of happy browsing. 1. Find gifts, clothing, art, novelties, videos, model kits, all with a…
May Street Smarts: A quickie guide to a few shops in Jefferson
History, beauty and craftsmanship found north of the notches 1. Looking for some new perennials to add to your victory garden? Stop in at Perennial Concerns. Located at the top of a steep drive off of Route 2, you’ll find…
April Street Smarts: A quickie guide to a few shops on Main Street Rochester
It’s a little early for lilacs in Rochester, New Hampshire’s “Lilac City,” but it’s not too early for some great spring shopping. 1. As you walk by Strafford Stained Glass at 91 N. Main St., the bright colors of the…
March Street Smarts: A quickie guide to a few notable shops on South Main Street in Concord
With a brand new ginormous parking deck/office space and the très-cool Red River Theatre, South Main is the new place to be. Here are some of its fortunate denizens. 1. It’s a museum and craft center for kids with a…
February Street Smarts: A quickie guide to shops in Claremont
If you yearn for a charming downtown shopping experience, head for the great little shops in the center of Claremont. 1. You could probably just use your nose to find Farro Deli on 26 Opera House Square. With a huge…
January Street Smarts: A quickie guide to a few new shops on Main Street Nashua
If you yearn for a non-mall, charming-downtown shopping experience, head for the great shops in Nashua. 1.“This is not a fluff and buff shop,” explains owner Brie Hetherington of Skin (182 Main St.), a new beauty and skincare boutique. Hetherington…
November Street Smarts: A quickie guide to a few shops at 33 S. Commercial Street
1. Get yourself ready for the holidays at Michael Thomas Salon. Relax and be pampered in an expansive and sophisticated space with views overlooking the Merrimack River. The salon staff offers full-service hair, facial and nail treatments. If you want…
November Road Trip: From Shaker To Shaker
Follow the Shakers, whose outstanding craftsmanship inspires a little early holiday gift shopping, stopping for some sightseeing along the scenic route that connects their two New Hampshire villages. Begin in Canterbury, at Canterbury Shaker Village, open Friday-Sunday through December 7.…
Road Trip: Go West – Claremont to Grantham and Lebanon
From Exit 13 off I-89 at Grantham head south on Route 10 through Croydon. To the right is Croydon Peak and the vast Corbin Park, a private hunting preserve. Covered bridge collectors should once again take the right turn to…
Road Trip: Cool It
Summer is the time to enjoy the White Mountains, to play in the playground and treat the kids (and ourselves) to parks and attractions on our "we should do that sometime" lists. So we depart from this page's usual plan…
Road Trip: An Autumn Adventure
This month's trip is for those with a sense of adventure, a full gas tank (no gas stations here) and no fear of unpaved roads. Fall is the best time, when the multiple views of Mt. Chocorua are framed in…
Road Trip: Keene Color
The Bridges of Cheshire County provide a good excuse for a drive along some colorful tree-lined roads, spotting the six covered bridges that cross the Ashuelot River in the southwest corner of the state. Leave Keene on Winchester Street (Route…
Highland Lake Inn – June Quick Look
New owner and innkeeper Pecco Beaufay is also the chef at the Highland Lake Inn in East Andover. Beaufay received his chef’s training at the Sacher in Vienna. The signature item for breakfast is Teddy’s sweet authentic Belgian waffles, a…
Baited Hook – August Quick Look
Chris Carroll, a carpenter by trade, bought a dairy bar with a few tables 23 years ago and today with his wife Patti has established a casual dining niche for 75 diners overlooking Lake Mascoma on the Lebanon-Enfield border, just…
Gusanoz – July Quick Look
If you are looking for an electrifying setting with authentic food at a reasonable price, Gusanoz in Lebanon is your place. To add spice to an already festive restaurant the owners, Mexican native Maria Limon and her husband Nick Yager,…
The Meat House – June Quick Look
The Meat House is on a mission, and with the opening of their seventh store in Pembroke, owners Jason Parent and Justin Rosberg continue to further that mission of "bringing the Old World meats of the neighborhood butcher to the…
Lemon Grass – June Quick Look
Located just past the village of Center Harbor on Route 25, over the town line in Moultonborough, a touch of Asia exists in the Lakes Region in the presence of Lemongrass. Having taken ownership in September, Unraiwan Svisuksai offers pan-Asian…
Inn at Danbury – May Quick Look
Ragged Mountain may not be the Alps, but the Inn at Danbury nearby will transport you to the Old Country in short order. Owners Bob and his wife Alex run the 15-room inn and offer a taste of German food…
Colonial Farm Inn and Restaurant – May Quick Look
Three intimate dining rooms are tastefully decorated in keeping with the Colonial Farm Inn and Restaurant's 1836 vintage. The setting is warm and relaxing with light jazz in the background. A screen porch and patio overlooking a garden and stonewalls…
Abondánte – April Quick Look
Abondánte, a Tuscan trattoria, brings the family-style restaurant found throughout Italy to the Lakes Region. The cuisine is executed by Chef Douglas Moyer, who has trained extensively in Italy. He traveled there with Rufus Boyett by invitation of the International…
October Q&A: Plotting the Past
David Watters is an academic with a bushelful of credentials - professor of English at UNH, director of the Center for New England Culture, a scholar for the N.H. Humanities Council, a trustee of the Robert Frost farm and an…
September Q&A: Gathering the Kiwis
Simon Leeming has been in this country - mostly in Canterbury, N.H. - since his family came here from New Zealand when he was 18, but his heart still belongs to the land of Kiwis. So much so, he serves…
August Q&A: Balancing Act
She hasn't learned to do it yet ("it's really difficult"), but that doesn't keep Michelle Keezer from being a great coach to a bunch of 7- to 14-year-olds who ride unicycles. They learn in a unique program at the Andover…
July Q&A: The Motivator
Steve Priest is retired, but for him that only means more time to work as a motivational speaker and writer, and to do things outdoors- hike, bike, run, swim, canoe and bang up his nose riding rapids. And that's just…
June Q&A: Drama King
When Peter Ramsey, now 50, was a kid his house was right next door to the New London Barn Playhouse, and on summer nights he listened to "Hello, Dolly," "Oklahoma" and the other Broadway songs that wafted up from the…
May Q&A: Political Star
If you're into politics, Jennifer Donahue is a name you know. You've seen her on "Hardball," "Anderson Cooper360" and the nightly news on all the networks. She's widely quoted in top newspapers like the New York Times and magazines like…
April Q&A: The Bard and the Bastard
By day, he's an economic consultant for RKG Associates in Durham. By night, he could be any number of things - king, friar, villain, soldier, courtier. Those are the kinds of roles Larry Cranor plays for the New England Shakespeare…
March Q&A: For the Love of Art
Not many children have an 18th-century painting hanging on their bedroom wall, but Susan Strickler did. It was a reproduction of Gainsborough's "Blue Boy" and she remembers it being there from the time she was 8 or 9. Whether that…
February Q&A: Star Gazer
About one percent - that's David McDonald's guess about how many people know very much about the stars:"People tend to know their trees, the animals because they see them out their back door. We don't encounter the stars as much."…
January Q&A: Football Fantasies
Frank Coppola says he was a bookworm during his school days and never participated in organized sports, but in the years since then (he's now 32) he's become a major player in the state's fantasy football craze. The Lee resident,…
November Q&A: Ancient Arts
Kung-Tai Tsay came to this country from Taiwan back in 1975 when her husband was accepted into graduate school here. But, in all the years since,Tsay never forgot the Chinese traditions she grew up with. She pursued the ancient arts…
January Food for Thought: The Comfort of Home Cooked Food
Chocolate pudding is a great nostalgic dessert at home or finish at the finest restaurants. Chilled chocolate pudding isn't just for snack time anymore. It belongs on menus in the finest of restaurants if it's made with passion and quality…
February Food for Thought: Spoon Up the Sauce
Dulce de Leche, cajeta, majar or milk jam - this sweet sauce made from caramelized milk is a treat in any language. Milk jam or milk candy just doesn't sound as fancy or intriguing as confiture de lait from the…
March Food for Thought: March Maple Madness
It's a Yankee tradition. You just need clean snow and a good supply of March gold. Does anyone eat sugar-on-snow anymore? I must say the first time I had the opportunity to sample sugar-on-snow I just didn't get it. Eating…
April Food for Thought
J-E-L-L-O can be made at home along with simple cookies to re-imagine your childhood, but even more tastefully. Several recipes come to mind when I start reminiscing. Shortbread cookies were all the rage for years until butter had to take…
May Food for Thought: Brandied Nut Cream
This recipe for brandied nut cream is one of my all time favorites. The combination of peanut butter and brandy sounds a bit odd but they really do taste so good together. Other flavor combinations that have worked well, but…
June Food for Thought: Limes or Lemons? Ask Your Pocketbook
Lemon prices are rising along with gas prices. Here's an easy guide to switch over to the more reasonably priced lime. Move over lemons - limes are getting a second look. Cooks all over are finding more interesting ways to…
July Food for Thought: Stalking the Wild Blueberry
Take a walk in the woods for a tantalizing snack or a sophisticated condiment Over 20 years ago I remember hiking in northern New Hampshire just outside of Errol and stumbling upon the famous wild blueberry bushes that decorate the…
