New Hampshire Magazine - August 2011

Free Digital Photo Filter

Back in the days when photography used actual film that cost money to buy and even more to develop, it was risky business handing your camera to a kid. To the juvenile eye, almost anything seems like a suitable target…

Nathan's or Bust

Could N.H.'s competitive eating soon rival the famous Coney Island contest?Everybody knows about Nathan's - the hot dog stand on Coney Island that's been holding a hot dog eating contest every 4th of July for the last 95 years.Contestants eat…

Keep It Personal

Thinking of creating a stunning backyard garden? Lower the cost with these DIY project tips. Gardens can add style and value to a home, but they can also leave a large hole in your pocket. However, if you're willing to…

The First Sign of Spring

Thanks to shows like "DC Cupcakes" and "Sex & The City," which created a frenzy around Magnolia Bakery in NYC, cupcakes have been in vogue for a number of years. You can even make your own giant cupcake at home…

Welcome, Presidential Hopefuls

A fun-filled day awaits you in beautiful Frost Heaves, N.H.Lately, we've had a bumper crop of politicians traipsing through New Hampshire, people you never heard of hoping to use their successful stint as the Louisiana Commissioner of Mattress Safety as…

Rag Man – Chris Wragge

The handsome and charming new co-anchor of "The Early Show" on CBS every weekday morning might look familiar. Before becoming one of the top national talents in broadcasting, Chris Wragge, or "Rags," as he is known, parlayed an internship at…

Slices of N.H. Life

A humorist and essayist sizes up his adopted state.Glenn Currie admits he's a complainer, but he'll tell you it's a good kind of complaining, that he just wants to make our great state even greater and, as he puts it,…

Land of the Free

We take our liberties pretty seriously here.One hundred and fifty years ago shots were fired at Fort Sumter outside of Charleston, South Carolina. The Civil War had begun.The Civil War has been called America's Second Revolutionary War. The question of…