Keep an eye on NORAD's Santa tracker for details!
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edited by: Bob DeMaura,
New Hampshire Editor
Yes, it's possible to celebrate Christmas somewhere other than New Ha
mpshire. I've done it, even once harking my heralding angels for a winter in Tucson, Arizona. But, as a native Granite Stater in the desert, I just couldn't warm up to jackalope reindeer, Frosty The Sandman, and [...]
New batch of E-Opps posted on the State Council on the Arts Web site. They post these pretty regularly and it's worth getting on the mailing list if you're looking for audition, grants, literary prize, etc. info. Of note this time: " Call for Art - FAKES: RedSaw [...]
Last weekend, I had the pleasure of attending one of the best Christmas parties ever, and since we throw some good ones at NH Magazine where I work, that's saying something. It was at Manchester's Banks Gallery in Langer Place Mill and was for the family and friends and partners [...]
Got a press release from NH Magazine today that I thought Area603ers might find interesting. My wife and I were deeply involved with theater in school and for a time beyond that -- but now with little kids and busy schedules, it's all vicarious... If you saw any of [...]
Cool -- New Hampshire Fish and Game is offering a good selection of videos on their site. So if, like me, you have far less time on the water than you wish you did, here's a chance for some educational, vicarious video-casts. Looks like they're a little little on the [...]
Famous newspaperman and founding Republican Horace Greeley, born in Amherst, NH, was a wordsmith of some note. I don't know how many poems he ever wrote, but I found the one below in a wonderful, disintegrating, old book I own titled "The New Hampshire [...]
It appears presidential candidate John Edwards has joined the NH.com/Area603 social network (named, aptly enough, Area603). Is it really him? I suppose I doubt it, but who knows... the candidates are all working the 'net as hard as they are town halls these days...
During a town hall meeting in Exeter, NH, recently presidential primary hopeful Rudy Giuliani fielded a question [watch the video] from a young boy on our nation's preparedness in case of alien attack. If we're prepared for all the other things we ought to be ready for, he [...]
Not that it's any presidential hopeful you've heard of, though. This suit (click the PDF link above and get an entertaining eyeful for yourself) was filed by Kama Karna Roy, aka Joseph Geronimo Jr., and it claims that he was "denied editing free expression" two dozen times by [...]
For as long as I have been wandering online, "snopes" has been the urban legend info source of choice. The site is run by a California couple, Barbara and David Mikkelson, who have made an art form out of hunting down the truth behind persistent rumors, and doing it [...]
The guys from TAPS (Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson, from the Sci Fi Network show Ghost Hunters) will be speaking at UNH on Oct. 24. According to a university press release, demand will be so high they'll be turning folks away:
?We?ve never had as many phone calls [...]
An October mystery for me and you.
Earlier today I was working in the yard when I had an Area 603 moment. Like I do every fall about this time I was dragging some debris and yard waste to the gulley that runs alongside our property. The gulley is actually [...]
A while back, when crop circles were all the vogue, I did the due diligence to discover what wondrous patterns the alien graffiti artists might have tagged into the verdant pasturelands of New Hampshire. This is the only photo I could find of [...] 
Legends have it that the upward-pointing finger on Abel Blood?s tombstone points downward at night. I've visited Blood's grave in Pine Hill Cemetery in Hollis, NH only once and in full daylight, so I can't attest to its [...]
How important is it to you personally, to buy items "Made in America?"
Whether you can say it is not, or it is ... YOU absolutely need to attend the Town Hall meeting on September 25th in Manchester, New Hampshire.
If you are a BLOGGER, it is [...]
Folks:
Another fine day (for the bikers amongst us) in the North Country, and another good cause. We participated in a "Toy Run," this one sponsored by the Mt. Washington Valley H.O.G. chapter in Conway on Sunday, the 16th.
Always a good time, and our thanks to the Conway Police [...]
Leaf peepers may be hazardous to our health...
Okay, so you caught me being dramatic again.
But I bet YOU will admit (just as I do) that (more than just a few times) you've ended up behind a leaf peeper whose driving gave you whiplash. And you've [...]
Two things:
John Henry, owner of the Red Sox, with his sports marketing firm is apparently looking into
buying the New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon.
[www.boston.com]
This could be interesting. After all, Henry and his marketing machine have taken the Red
Sox and Fenway to [...]
The veterans of World War II are rapidly aging.
It won't be long before...
Wikipedia starts keeping track of the few that are left, as they do with surviving veterans of World War I.
In the meantime, there is much that each of us can to to preserve [...]
Six years ago today, I had just moved into a new home. My telephone was activated that morning, but I still had no television connection, and the radios were packed away somewhere in the moving boxes.
My husband was away at his new job, and innocently I worked at locating, [...]
It's already begun. The North American Dismantling Corporation has begun the process of taking down the Paper Mill building from where it has stood in Berlin New Hampshire for over 100 years. Berlin is currently holding [...]
After a tumble down the mountain due to extreme old age, the familiar face of New Hampshire
no longer lived on Franconia Notch.
Never fear. The original Old Man of the Mountain may be gone, but Shelly Bradbury and Ron
Magers recently (but briefly) unveiled a portion of their [...]
My 18-year-old daughter attended the Republican debate at UNH last night. I blogged:
Liveblogging the debate, sorta
I ran across this article today on Seacoast Online: "NEW HAMPSHIRE FOODBANK IN NEED."
We here at New Hampshire Magazine just worked with the N.H. Food Bank at Junes Best of New Hampshire party, so it disappointed me to see that this great organization isn't getting all the support it [...]
In colonial days Christmas was not always celebrated. Instead in autumn at harvest time neighbors and towns would gather together to celebrate their bounty. Crops and other edibles were prepared for storage, to be eaten during the long winter.
The Remick Museum in Tamworth New Hampshire has [...]
We published some information about this CD in the September issue of New Hampshire Magazine, but it's definitely worth mentioning in as many places as possible.
Organized by Give Us Your Poor, a non-profit organization dedicated to ending homelessness, it features some artists with connections to New [...]
Can it be that September is only a week and a half away?
Along with the turning of leaves, and an unexpected chill in the air, Autumn also traditionally brings....
UFOs!!
Historically September through November are busy months in New Hampshire for viewing Unidentified Flying Objects. On [...]
With the "Dog Days of Summer" upon us...
our clothes cling, tempers flare and...
thrifty New Hampshire locals and tourists alike look for free ways to entertain themselves. Here are my personal favorites:
1. Make political origami. Recycle that pile of political pamphlets, mail solicitation letters, or even [...]
From a piece on NHPrimary.com in which writer/entertainer/pundits analyze the humor stylings of the presidential primary candidates... The consensus? They aren't funny. The harshest criticism? That came from Republican speechwriter Landon Parvin: "John Edwards has no sense of humor that I can see." And he's not just saying [...]
I drive to Maine quite a bit to visit family and friends. In the last few months my poor little Toyota has logged a lot of miles and my wallet has shelled out a fortune in tolls. Fifty cents to get off of 101, $1.75 for the privilege to hop on the [...]
French President Sarkozy has not been in the big seat that long, but long enough to warrant a vacation to Wolfeboro and Lake Winnipesaukee. According to the Boston Globe, we both can read into the fact that Sarkozy is not planning on visiting with President Bush, [...]
The American bison. Not an animal commonly associated with the Seacoast of New Hampshire. But a nice sized herd grazes on rolling green fields near Great Bay in Durham, at the Little Bay Buffalo Company. Sometimes you can spot them from a boat.
My 13-year-old daughter and [...]
So, which lane sign would you choose to heed: the larger one or the taller one? Now that Keene has a brand-new rotary at the perpetually clogged intersection of Route 101 and Winchester Street, there has been some confusion among motorists about how [...]
Hey 603ers, we're back online after a couple of sad days in digital limbo. Our former Area603 Web host gave up the ghost and we had to make a quick switch to a new company. Welcome back!
So, which lane sign would you choose to heed: the larger one or the taller one? Now that Keene has a brand-new rotary at the perpetually clogged intersection of Route 101 and Winchester Street, there has been some confusion among motorists about how [...]
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If the Marine Patrol gets the go ahead to collect boat speed data before the summer is out, discussion on the 45 MPH daytime limit and the 25 MPH nighttime limit is sure [...]
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If the Marine Patrol gets the go ahead to collect boat speed data before the summer is out, discussion on the 45 MPH daytime limit and the 25 MPH nighttime limit is sure [...]
Bullwinkle is touring New Hampshire???
Not exactly--but an unusual exhibit called the "NH Locked Moose Antler Project" has a busy summer and fall. During August you can find it in Errol, Hudson, Boscawen and Contoocook NH, followed by Durham, Goffstown, Loudon, and New London in [...]
Bullwinkle is touring New Hampshire???
Not exactly--but an unusual exhibit called the "NH Locked Moose Antler Project" has a busy summer and fall. During August you can find it in Errol, Hudson, Boscawen and Contoocook NH, followed by Durham, Goffstown, Loudon, and New London [...]
There was a young lady from Guam
Who said, "The Pacific's so calm,
I'll swim for a lark."
She met a large shark . . .
Let us all sing the 93rd Psalm.
--- Anonymous
Just when you thought it was safe...
...to turn on your TV set, [...]
There was a young lady from Guam
Who said, "The Pacific's so calm,
I'll swim for a lark."
She met a large shark . . .
Let us all sing the 93rd Psalm.
--- Anonymous
Just when you thought it was safe...
...to turn on your TV [...]
Folks:
Three cheers and a hearty "way to go!" to Berlin for sponsoring: "Thunder In The Mountains" on Saturday -- a North Country bikefest for all comers. A Poker Run, great music, and gut-rumbling eats, including a "Hot Wings Contest," (you had to be there).
Highlight of the [...]
Folks:
Three cheers and a hearty "way to go!" to Berlin for sponsoring: "Thunder In The Mountains" on Saturday -- a North Country bikefest for all comers. A Poker Run, great music, and gut-rumbling eats, including a "Hot Wings Contest," (you had to be there).
Highlight of the [...]
1. Prepare and serve nourishing snacks at frequent, regular intervals. Place food near your reader and back silently out of the room.
2. Do not allow the phone to ring more than once; take messages.
3. Cancel chores, though the place looks like the interior of Hagrid's [...]
1. Prepare and serve nourishing snacks at frequent, regular intervals. Place food near your reader and back silently out of the room.
2. Do not allow the phone to ring more than once; take messages.
3. Cancel chores, though the place looks like the interior of Hagrid's [...]
Hello Area603-ers! Long time, no blog for me. I recently got trapped in the dizzying world of trying to buy a house in the Seacoast area. I put all my projects aside for a few weeks -which quickly turned into a few months! I am now putting everything back [...]
Hello Area603-ers! Long time, no blog for me. I recently got trapped in the dizzying world of trying to buy a house in the Seacoast area. I put all my projects aside for a few weeks -which quickly turned into a few months! I am now putting everything back [...]
Well, turns out if you live in Hanover you're smarter (or luckier) than most. According to Money Magazine's annual "Top 100 Best Places to Live" list, Hanover is the second best place in the U.S. to call home. Though Durham didn't make the list, it did get a little [...]
Well, turns out if you live in Hanover you're smarter (or luckier) than most. According to Money Magazine's annual "Top 100 Best Places to Live" list, Hanover is the second best place in the U.S. to call home. Though Durham didn't make the list, it did get a little [...]
Folks:
Just returned from a glorious two-day retreat to a favorite haunt on the First Connecticut Lake. This fine genus Alces gave us quite a show at dusk, kneeling in a "Moose Alley" roadside pasture for a late-day munch. It couldn't have been more unperturbed, and lingered, as did we, [...]
Folks:
Just returned from a glorious two-day retreat to a favorite haunt on the First Connecticut Lake. This fine genus Alces gave us quite a show at dusk, kneeling in a "Moose Alley" roadside pasture for a late-day munch. It couldn't have been more unperturbed, and lingered, as did we, [...]
It is through the pains of Big Papi that I have suddenly become aware of the fact I am, officially, well, what is that word I want? Ah yes. Old.
I am old.
How do I know this? Well, I've always been what my friend Liz tactfully calls tangential. That is [...]
A new film narrated by Orson Welles (who died in 1985, but recorded inspiring words about NH before his death) has popped up on the web.
Its purpose is to encourage filmmakers to come to NH, but it's definitely worth a look for all Granite Staters. Fritz Wetherbee makes [...]
I was five years old. As I reeled in my fishing line, I looked in horror at the brownish ugly mug staring back at me. I wanted to just toss pole and all into the pond, but my [...]
At New Hampshire Magazine we do a poll of all the dentists in the state every year (results will appear in our August issue, if you're interested). We send out about 900 poll forms and always get a few back. I suppose there's a story behind every piece of [...]
I'm going to go out on a limb and say: I was rooting for this guy.
Man disguised as tree robs bank
MANCHESTER, N.H. --A weekend bank robbery involved multiple branches -- of the leafy variety.
According to police, a man with tree branches duct-taped to his [...]
When did the Forth of July parade turn into a moving billboard of shameless promotion for ones own business or political affiliation? Did I not get the bulletin? This years forth of July parade which I attended was just that. Perhaps 50 percent of it [...]
What exactly is a New Hampshire patriot?
Oh, I'm sure a few names come to mind right away--John Stark, Matthew Thornton, or perhaps the name of an ancestor or two from your own family, or the town where you live.
But....
I [...]
Heathrow airport in London has you run from one end of the international wing to the other end of the airport in between flights. And if you made the mistake of not checking your luggage all the way through to your destination in the States, then budget on negotiating with [...]
Another year has past and Ossipee's Old Home Week is here once again. As far as small town celebrations go this one may not draw large crowds, although I believe there are nuggets of interest to be found if one wants to look for [...]
With Paris Whitney Hilton's recent release from jail, my thoughts turn to what led her there in the first place. Psychologists may blame it all on something lacking in her childhood education, or possibly an irresistable personal urge to self-destruct. Still others blame it on her being blonde.
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It's good to know someone in Keene thinks we should save NH jobs...but I personally question whether spray-painting that message on a long-abandoned factory is the best way to achieve that aim.
Three topics I'd like to mention, which may or may not be related to each other...
CELEBRATE COWS! (My favorite subject)
Thank you to my friend Adam Purple from Seacoast NRG who reminded me that the Weeks [...]
Okay, I know there are some folks who are not semi-obsessed with the "The Sopranos," just as I am sure there are some folks who didn't initially scratch their heads at the abrupt, Journey-drenched fade-to-black that wrapped up the series last night at, oh, about 10:03 p.m.
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Move over, Loch Ness theorists! Here, in not so arguably the world's worst bear photo, is a pre-dawn pic of mama Ursus just descending the back porch steps (wicker chair on left, mama bear behind the porch post).
Fuzzy wuzzy wuz a bear, indeed, if you forget [...]
Protect dogs and cats but let people fend for themselves? That seems to be the message in my city of Concord, where city funding of social services agencies is being slashed by a thirdwith the exception of the SPCA. Homeless animals have a place to go; homeless people, thats [...]
Remember when a consultant hired by the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce to boost tourism said:
"Vermont without Burlington is 'New Hampshire,' a nice looking, but rather drab state with little to do, no hub of civilization, just somewhere to pass through."
The Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce has picked up [...]
For the longest time I have wanted to drive up the Mount Washington auto road, I just didn't have the wheels that could safely make the trip. Well, as some of you may already know from reading my [...]
Woke up this morning and found no less than three "Sopranos" finale articles in the Concord Monitor.
As everyone else focuses on the end of this groundbreaking HBO series, I turn my attention to the shows beginningthat is the song "Woke Up This Morning" that kick starts every episode of [...]
I don't mean to mislead you (I lie). The "HBO: The Sopranos" family, characters and actors are ....
not in New Hampshire, at least as far as I know. It is always possible that Joseph Gannascoli (Vito Spatafore) would be attracted to [...]
A Boston-area physician quickly settled his malpractice trial after the other side learned that he was blogging, anonymously, about the case. An unsettling reminder, says the Globe's blog-about-medicine, that there's no anonymity in blog-o-land; your words can come back to bite you.
If you can't find it here, you don't need it.
Pardon me if I borrow the old country store witticism, but Memorial Day is the beginning of the bargaining season, where everything new is old again. Welcome to those weekend gatherings of clans and neighbors around [...]
Sometimes you have to toss out the old before you can move on. The blog I've kept for over three years has fallen victim to the White Screen of Death, so yesterday I did an emergency migration of all my old posts [...]
Announcing: the Carnival of Ice Cream
Now through Memorial Day. I will round up the links at my home blog, Atlantic Ave.
Forget all that nonsense about lilacs being New Hampshire's state flower. These days in Keene at least, we have a bumper crop of orange road construction signs blooming all over. Have you taken a good detour lately?
Rhubarb is not native to New Hampshire, but it was being imported here from Europe by the mid-1700s, mostly as an ingredient to medicinal potions. This vegetable is often ready in April to be made into delicious desserts (yes, I know you may have thought it was a fruit).
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Although she was a resident of Haverill, MA, Hannah Dustin is often hailed as a New Hampshire frontier hero since the site of her most infamous deed--the tomahawk-inflicted deaths and subsequent scalpings of ten Abenakis who held her [...]
Mother's Day heralds a unique type of fashion for New Hampshire residents and visitors. And a tiny flying insect is responsible...
This spring there is a major shift to classic northern clime dressing with a whimsical twist.
"FOY" is an acronym used by birders to refer to the first time they see a returning migrant: First Of Year. Here's an image of this morning's FOY red eft, along with an accompanying image of the first [...]
Here's an item of interest to those who are both geeky and politically interested, which I imagine describes a chunk of Area603: CNN says it will release all footage of presidential debates under a license similar to Creative Commons - probably meaning (details are in the works) [...]
The below indicates either the power of writing a Letter to the Editor, coincidence, or different minds reaching a similar conclusion. What do you think?
Exhibit A: The following letter appeared in the Concord Monitor April 27, 2007
To the Editor:
On April 22, Concord Monitor editor Mike Pride wrote ["Without newspapers, [...]
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