Because It's There: Bouldering
Climbing boulders isn't always child's play.Late fall is an ideal time of year here in New Hampshire to get outside and hike. And if you've spent any time on trails or anywhere out in the woods in our great state…
New Hampshire Magazine - November 2011
Telling Tales: Peter Brodeur
Peter Brodeur - aka "Bearded Turtle" - says he never set out to be a storyteller. But back in the 1990s, while he was working at the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum in Warner, he started telling stories and soon realized…
Nashua's Niches
The Gate City has an exceptional Main Street, with plenty of great places for holiday shopping.Featured Shop: Fresh of NashuaBegin at the City Room Café, 105 W. Pearl St., for some quick eggs over easy and coffee and then get…
Rustic at Heart: Julie Schmidt's Hammered Metal Jewelry
Basic metals and elemental design forge a simple statement.Who needs gold jewelry? Jeweler Julie Schmidt cuts and hammers bronze and copper alloys and gives them gleam and shapely appeal without the extravagant price.Her metal necklaces and earrings are three-dimensional hearts,…
Old Marbles Might Be Worth More Than You Think
Don't Lose Your Marbles. Some of them go back a long way. Thank you for sending me an image of your glass sulphide marble. It is a great piece and makes me think back to when I was first introduced…
No Respect: Why aren't N.H.'s founders celebrated like the Bay State's?
We've all been to Plimoth Plantation, seen the reconstructed settlement, the replica of the Mayflower, the rock, the whole deal. In Massachusetts, they make a big - and profitable - fuss over their founders.In New Hampshire? Nada.We had founders, too.…
Thanksgiving Trappings: Plan A Locally-Sourced Turkey Dinner
We have local suggestions from the turkey dinner all the way to dessert.Pumpkin Pie Feeling a little overwhelmed with all the cooking and baking the holiday requires? Why not cheat a little and order a homemade pumpkin pie that's ready…
Farm Fresh Turkey
Is it time to eliminate the middleman and serve a local turkey this year? There was a time when heading out to a farm to pick up your Thanksgiving turkey was as much a part of the holiday tradition as…
The Meat House: A Return to an Authentic Past
There was a time when grocery shopping was completed at a small neighborhood market and central to that market was the butcher, ready with a cleaver to cut you a chop or steak of your choice. He probably knew your…
Hurricane Sauce: A Good Use for Fallen Apples
Courtesy of Polly's Pancake Parlor
