Walks are guided by staff naturalists
Press release
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center is hosting its popular Wild Winter Walks again this year, which showcase the natural beauty of New Hampshire animals in winter. Wild Winter Walks are walking tours of the live animal exhibit trail guided by staff naturalists. As well as seeing the animal ambassadors dressed in their winter coats, participants […]
January 31 at Highland Lake; Prizes
By Richard Gross
The Andover Fish and Game Club’s Fourth Trout Ice Fishing Derby is being held on Sunday, January 31, on Highland Lake in East Andover. The event runs from 6 AM until 1 PM. Registration starts at 5:30 AM at the Clubhouse by the channel. It is open to everyone. $10 for adults, $5 for kids […]
Pine Hill Ski Club has many well-maintained trails
November 30, 2020 •
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By Susie Lowe-Stockwell

If you’re looking for a wonderful way to enjoy winter and get some beneficial exercise, consider cross country skiing at Pine Hill Ski club. Located on Mountain Road off Shaker Street in New London, this beautiful trail system is managed totally by volunteers who maintain over 20 kilometers of tracked and groomed trails. Thanks […]
By Bob & Rita Norander

More signage need to mark trails
September 17, 2020 •
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By Alan McIntyre

One of the best local hikes can be found at the northern end of Elbow Pond. The Mountain Brook Trail (accessed from Elbow Pond road) is an easy and beautiful hike through privately owned conservation easements. Thanks to those property owners’ generosity and foresight, you and I are allowed to intimately enjoy a beautiful section […]
The average citizen can prevent forest fires
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With all of New Hampshire experiencing abnormally dry or moderate drought conditions, the New Hampshire Forest Protection Bureau and the New Hampshire Fire Marshall’s Office are asking all residents and visitors to New Hampshire to pay extra attention to how their summertime activities might unintentionally start a wildfire. Ninety percent of wildfires in New Hampshire […]
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Friends of the Northern Rail Trail in Merrimack County (FNRT-MC) announces the addition of e-bike charging stations at three locations along the rail trail. Outdoor 120-volt outlets are now well signed and available to rail trail users to top off e-bike batteries at the Homestead Inn’s garage (188 King St. Boscawen), which faces Depot Street […]
By Charlie Darling

A humane way to prevent beavers from building dams
By Vicky Mishcon

Skip Lisle, President of Beaver Deceivers International, was recently in town to check on two Beaver Deceiver installations, one on Elbow Pond Road and one on Valley Road. There was concern about debris and beaver damming against the fencing as well as whether the pipes were blocked by debris. The structures at Elbow Pond Road […]
Highland Lake Inn is a participating Country Inn
By Pecco Beaufays

“Bike The Northern Rail Trail” is a partnership of inns, B&Bs, and other tourism businesses that makes it easy for visitors to enjoy theNorthern Rail Trail just like the locals do. The Northern Rail Trail currently spans 58 miles from the northern border of Concord to Lebanon. Gail and Pecco Beaufays, owners of the […]