Author: New Hampshire Magazine Staff

Last year, we assigned travel writer Barbara Rogers the challenge of identifying the Seven Natural Wonders of New Hampshire. Rogers is a well-known and respected authority on the back roads and attractions of the state, so while some may disagree…

“Life’s burdens fall, its discords cease, I lapse in the glad release of Nature’s own exceeding peace.” — John Greenleaf Whittier Bear Island mornings belong to fishermen, polar bear swimmers and natural world philosophers. Lake Winnipesaukee breezes carry the scent…

Hat, long-sleeved shirt tucked in, pants tucked in — that’s probably not your favorite summer attire. Adding insect repellent to the mix makes it worse. But it’s what you have to do these days to avoid the growing number of…

Ask any older person about plans for the future and the answer will likely be, “I plan to remain in my own home.” “I want to maintain my independence,” he or she may say. “I don’t want to be a…

Like a lot of old New England mill towns, Laconia has had to forge a new identity for itself during the last few decades. But the “City on the Lakes” had one thing going for it that others didn’t. “If…

How bland is the current crop of politicians traipsing through New Hampshire, each one threatening to become our next president? So bland I’m starting to miss Al Gore, believe it or not. You remember Gore, the vice president who campaigned…

Living in the Granite State has responsibilities. If you live in a rock-hard state, you need a rock-hard body. New acquaintances often ask, “How did you get a body like that at your age?” “I work out in the gym…

You’ve probably thought it once or twice — if we just had a little more space, the house would be perfect. Another room to herd the kids into. A place to finally find some peace and quiet. A small workout…

The beauty of glass is enhanced by light, and with Philip Jacobs’ lamps that light comes from within. The North Conway glassblower has developed a full line of lighting that showcases the magic of molten glass — its fluid patterns…

Milk. Cream. Sugar. Those are the only ingredients that an ice cream base should have, according to Tom Morrison of Heritage Family Farm. As a son of a dairy farmer, Tom always had a passion for the frozen confection. After…

Wander through Merv Weston’s hallway, past bits of Mt. Everest and the Eiffel Tower, chunks from Machu Picchu and Hitler’s suicide bunker, and you’ll soon see why he says the biggest problem he faces is lack of room. Not his…

For almost three centuries, New Hampshire farm families have taken their cows, their pies and their prized squash to the state’s agricultural fairs. The aim of the fairs was set out by the first state Board of Agriculture in 1820:…

It’s a beautiful day. You’re on the ballfield, the mountain trail, the tennis court, doing what you love. And you’re hurting. What went wrong? “You probably are experiencing an overuse injury,” says Dr. Joe Bernard, a family practice physician, fellowship…

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“I hate children’s theatre.” Strange words from a man who runs a children’s theatre. But Bob Lawson hastens to amend: “I mean, I hate what often passes for children’s theatre — condescending, contrived and simplistic.” Andy’s Summer Playhouse is none…

A few years ago I wrote a piece about the cash machine known as the New Hampshire presidential primary. The next thing I knew I was being told off by campaign consultants, high-level politicos and media people — the very…

We’ve been publishing our Best of NH list in some form or the other as long as I’ve worked for this magazine and, over that past decade and a half, the process has taught me a lot of little things…

We begin on New Hampshire’s Lake Winnipesaukee, at the end of a long-gone day in the summer of our boyhoods, when a whispered promise at supper from Dad to “go out later and catch a few” was always the beginning…

When King James grabbed a little bit of coastline from the Massachusetts Bay Colony so New Hampshire could have a seaport, he unwittingly added to the state's culinary horizons. Lobster was hard to transport inland, and wasn't even on the…

Fireworks have been used for celebrations a very long time — 2,000 years to be exact. But just imagine if the ancient inventors of fireworks (whether it was the Chinese or Spanish is a matter of dispute) could see a…

Pastel is a great medium to take into the landscape, says Barbara Danser, president of the newly formed Pastel Society of New Hampshire. The vibrancy of the medium — each stick is almost pure pigment — and the transparency of…