Condensed from draft minutes
FNRT Board Members Present: Steve Darling, Tom Frantz, Lindy Heim, Charles Martin, Joyce Morton, Ellsworth Morton, Peter Southworth, Bob Ward, and guest Pecco Beaufays. Correspondence. Steve read a note from two appreciative trail users and donors. Old Business Action items. Ellsworth inquired about a presentation board to display our plaques and awards. Maintenance. After a recent […]
100 miles on the Rail Trail
The Hemophilia Federation of America (HFA) held its first regional bike ride in Andover during the weekend of June 27 through 29. Riders from across the country united in Andover to raise awareness and funds for people living with a bleeding disorder like hemophilia. Thirty participants pedaled 100 miles along the Northern Rail Trail during […]
Ceremony planned for October 4
Friends of the Northern Rail Trail in Merrimack County (FNRT) are very busy completing the turning of the old rail bed into a four-season recreational trail. Work on the last couple of miles of unfinished rail trail in Boscawen is scheduled to start on Monday, August 4. Preliminary clearing has already begun. In mid-August, stone […]
FNRT seeks 27 more missing markers ... no questions asked
Once gone missing but now recovered, re-positioned, and restored, a 1,500-pound granite mileage marker stands again beside the Northern Rail Trail in Lebanon, where it informs trail users (and in another day, railroad crews) of the distances from its location to White River Junction to the north and Boston to the south. It’s one of […]
Corn, cukes, blueberries, and much, much more
Join your neighbors, and visit the Wilmot Farmers Market each Saturday. The market has at least 24 vendors, of which 70% provide local agricultural products each week. New produce is available weekly. The corn will be coming in, along with zucchini, beans, beets, carrots, greens, cucumbers, tomatoes, yellow squash, onions, potatoes, swiss chard, peppers, eggplants, […]
More big improvements to come
The Sunbowl Quad chairlift at Mount Sunapee Resort is being replaced with a High-speed Express Quad chairlift for the 2014-2015 winter season. This 4,300 foot lift manufactured by Poma of America will cut the ride time to the summit by more than half to just over 4 minutes. The lift has a vertical rise of […]
In the water, not so much…
Have you ever hesitated before leaping into a pond for fear of snapping turtles? Just when you are about to plunge, somebody has to mention that the pond is full of snappers? I admit to having experienced that fear, even though I have always jumped in anyway and have never had a bad encounter with […]
Family Fun Festival adds something for everyone
Special Olympics New Hampshire invites runners and bicyclists to participate in the inaugural Rail Trail Run and Ride event being held on Saturday, September 27, at Proctor Academy. The Rail Trail Run and Ride event will be an all-inclusive event featuring a variety of running and bicycling race events and a Family Fun Festival all rolled […]
Auction, raffle, and deer pool tickets, too
The Andover Fish and Game Club (AF&G) is holding its annual Beef Barbecue and Chinese Auction on Saturday, August 23, from 5 to 6:30 PM at the Proctor Academy Field House. We have made an adjustment to the Auction in the hopes that it will run much more smoothly and quickly this year. Tickets for […]