Memorial Ride Along the Northern Rail Trail
Annual ride remembers Peter Crowell's contributions
Rescued Crow is Back With Its Flock
Seven weeks in the "hospital" to mend a broken wing
Ausbon Sargent Conserves a 37-Acre Property in Sunapee
Fields, forests, and a stream
Press release
On August 21, Patricia Sorento of Sunapee donated the 37-acre Sorento Conservation Easement to the Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust (ASLPT). This property is a beautiful, undeveloped mix of fields and forests with a stream that flows through the southeastern portion of the property, providing a natural habitat for many woodland birds, animals, reptiles, amphibians, […]
Ausbon Sargent Protects 26 Acres on Pumpkin Hill
The Lennon property in Warner
Press release
The Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust (ASLPT) continues in its mission to help preserve the rural landscape by adding on September 18 the Lennon Conservation Easement in Warner to its list of protected properties. With the addition of this property, Ausbon Sargent now conserves 137 properties comprising 11,066 acres of land in its 12-town region. […]
ASLPT Protects Evergreen Point on Little Lake Sunapee
Adds to 1,000 feet of shoreline
Press release
FNRT Trail Ride in Memory of Peter Crowell
Saturday, October 3 at 10 AM
Press release
At 10 AM on Saturday, October 3, the Friends of the Northern Rail Trail in Merrimack County (FNRT) will ride the Rail Trail from the Potter Place railway station in Andover for the sixth time to honor the memory of Peter Oren Crowell. Peter Crowell, from New London, was instrumental in getting early portions of the […]
Granite State Carriage Driving Club Hosts Rail Trail Drive on October 18
Horse-drawn carriages and horse riders start from Potter Place
Press release
New Hampshire’s recreational carriage driving club, the Granite State Carriage Association (GSCA), holds its second annual drive/ride excursion out of Potter Place in Andover on Sunday, October 18. The club promotes safe and fun carriage driving for pleasure and welcomes all drivers and horseback riders to participate. Thanks to permission from New Hampshire’s Department of […]
Deceiving Beavers on Emery Road
Skip Lisle installs another Beaver Deceiver in Andover
Are You Interested in Fresh, Local Winter Vegetables?
Area farmers may be bringing them
By Susan Chase, for the Beacon
Andover Drop-off of Locally-grown Winter Vegetables Explored Local residents may be shopping at nearby farmers markets or eating from their own gardens right now, but the first heavy frost often spells the end of the availability of locally-grown vegetables. A group of Andover residents are hoping to arrange a weekly or every-other-week local drop-off of […]
Extreme Pumpkin Chunkin’ Comes to Loudon
With lots of help from Don Gross
Press release
Remember when American Chunker came to Andover and launched pumpkins across the fields at what was then the Gross’ farm on Main Street near Potter Place? That was just the beginning. This year, the International Chunkin Coalition, with much help from Andover’s Don Gross, will hold Extreme Chunkin at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in […]