Danbury Historical Society Hosts Garden and Farm Tours

Saturday, June 27, from 10 AM to 4 PM

Press release

Would you like to visit some of our local farms and homes with gardens in Danbury? The Historical Society invites you to participate in this special event. If you have a farm, vegetable garden, or flower garden in Danbury and would like to be included in the tour, let us know. Saturday, June 27 Time: […]

Telephone Museum Hosts Alzheimer’s Cafe

A monthly respite for caregivers

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  New Hampshire Telephone Museum Alzheimer’s Cafe In Honor and Memory of Alice B. Violette and Phyllis B. Hoar “By choosing to call it the Alzheimer’s Cafe, we’re determined to counter the stigma and misconceptions about these diseases. In spite of the name, “Alzheimer’s Cafe”, we leave the disease at the door and celebrate the […]

Mount Sunapee Adds Downhill Mountain Biking Park

Four trails cover all skill levels

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  Mount Sunapee Resort has added downhill mountain biking as a new activity in the Adventure Park. The Evolution Bike Park at Mount Sunapee offers lift-serviced downhill trail riding, Specialized®bike rentals and instruction. The new mile-long Dirt Serpent Trail resembles a bobsled run built out of dirt and clay, with banked turns and contours. This […]

Loon Update: May 30, 2015

The Highland Lake pair is nesting

By Donna Baker-Hartwell for the Beacon

On May 30, I confirmed that the pair of loons on Highland Lake are nesting. This is about 10 to 14 days earlier than they have in the past. They have been hovering near the floating nest for about three days and I had hoped that maybe they would be brave enough to climb onto […]

Friends of the Northern Rail Trail Minutes, May 20, 2015

Condensed from draft minutes

Board members present: Steve Darling, Tom Frantz, Craig Heim, Charles Martin, Joyce Morton, Ellsworth Morton, Steve Rayno, Peter Southworth, Nita Tomaszewski, Bob Ward, and guests Chuck North (Franklin), Cheryl Tedford, and Iris Ianno (Tilton) Treasurer’s Report: Steve reported income from the April and May membership drive was over $5,000. Correspondence: Steve shared some correspondence on the Dyers Crossing […]

Yankee Magazine Picks Northern Rail Trail for Top Honor

Best New Hampshire Bike Trail for 2015

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Yankee Magazine Picks Northern Rail Trail for Top Honor

  In its May/June 2015 issue, in time for the summer travel season, Yankee magazine has laid out its 2015 Travel Guide to New England. Its editors’ top picks include the Northern Rail Trail as Best New Hampshire Bike Trail. “Kudos to this 50+-mile stretch: It’s been added to ‘100 Top Trails in the U.S.’ […]

Far-flung Adventurers Bring Their Stories to Andover

Travel Night on Wednesday, May 27

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Far-flung Adventurers Bring Their Stories to Andover

Four recent adventures in faraway places will be shared via slide presentations by Andover residents in the first of a series of Travel Nights to be offered on Wednesday, May 27, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM in the Highland Lake Grange Hall in East Andover. The public is invited at no charge. The event has […]

Summer Season Gets Underway at Mount Sunapee

Adventure Park opens on May 23

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The Adventure Park at Mount Sunapee opens May 23, kicking off the summer/fall season which will attract more than 60,000 people to the resort and region. The Adventure Park along with the 82nd Annual League of New Hampshire Craftsmen’s Fair, plus other special events have made Mount Sunapee one of the most popular summer/fall destinations […]

Andover Rec Soccer Sign-Ups Under Way

Register by July 1

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It’s time to start thinking about dusting off those soccer cleats and finding your shin pads. Soccer sign-ups for the Andover Recreation League have begun! For students entering first through sixth grade, now is the time to think about whether you will be playing with us this August. Andover Recreation Soccer is a member of […]