Members present: Alex Bernhard, Steve Darling, Lindy Heim, Charles Martin, Myra Mayman, Joyce Morton, Ellsworth Morton, Steve Rayno, Peter Southworth, Nita Tomaszewski, Bob Ward, and guests Kent Hackmann, Ed Hiller, and Larry Chase Correspondence: A Danbury resident reported some minor abuses due to ATVs or motorized vehicles. Special guests on signage: Larry Chase and Ed […]
No dogs, no wake on the island for a month
Donna Baker-Hartwell, a loon volunteer, and Matthew Bartolotti of the New Hampshire Loon Preservation Committee both observed an adult loon nesting on the island in Highland Lake on June 18. Because we are not exactly sure when the eggs were laid, we expect that they might hatch around July 16. Normal gestation for loons is […]
Teamwork got them up and down Mount Snow
About a year ago, a group of us started looking into and talking about the Tough Mudder New England team endurance challenge at Mount Snow in Vermont, and that we should do one. As time went by, a few of us finally decided to sign up. From there, as word passed on, our team grew […]
Trey Kierstead lands a 14½" trout
Sixty-seven kids braved the rain on May 17 to participate in the Andover Fish and Game Club’s (AF&G) 19th annual Kids Spring Trout Fishing Derby. The Derby took place along the Highland Lake Channel by the AF&G Clubhouse. Free hot dogs and refreshments were enjoyed by the kids and their families while they fished. The […]
Fishing now allowed in all parts of lake
Paul Susca, a supervisor in the Drinking Water and Groundwater Bureau of the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, sent this late-May update on Bradley Lake rules and regulations: “The rule changes affecting Bradley Lake, now in effect, are the same as those included in the Initial Proposal dated November 13, 2013. Specifically, the line […]
Tuesday, July 15, at Bluewater Farm
New London’s Kittie Wilson – wildlife photographer, longtime volunteer for the statewide Loon Preservation Committee (LPC), and active member of the Pleasant Lake Protective Association – will offer an illustrated talk on “Little Loon Grows Up!” on Tuesday, July 15, beginning at 7 PM in the main lodge at Bluewater Farm in Andover. The talk […]
Hike or help repair the trail on Mount Kearsarge
The Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge Greenway Coalition (SRKG) is offering a series of exciting summer hikes in the Lake Sunapee region. The hikes, as always, offer a variety of terrain and conditions. Please contact the hike leader in advance to get the details. All hikes are free and led by volunteers. Please be aware that some of the hikes are much […]
10 years to span 34 miles across Merrimack County
The Friends of the Northern Rail Trail in Merrimack County (FNRT-MC) has been awarded a $30,000 state Recreational Trails Program (RTP) grant to complete conversion of the Northern Rail Trail to a four-season recreational trail. This award finalizes a fundraising effort that previously resulted in $45,000 in grants from 13 private foundations, including the McIninch […]
Ausbon Sargent closes on its 129th easement
On May 21, The Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust closed on its 129th protected property. Judith and Thomas Brewer placed a conservation easement on 159.2 acres of their 200-acre property in Danbury. This property includes two-thirds of Severence Hill in Danbury, with over half a mile of shore frontage on Waukeena Lake. There is a […]
Rec Committee offers a two-week session
The Andover Recreation Department will offer swimming lessons at Highland Lake this year. Matt Doyle of Salisbury will be the instructor. The lessons run Monday, July 7, through Thursday, July 10, and Monday, July 14, through Thursday, July 17. Registration will be on Monday, July 7, at 9 AM at Chaffee Beach on Highland Lake. […]