20” pickerel takes top prize
The Andover Fish and Game Club (AF&G) held the Willis Nowell Memorial Kids Ice Fishing Derby this year on February 23. It was a nice day on Eagle Pond in Wilmot, and 33 kids and their families were ready to have some fun. Besides fishing, the kids were treated to free hot dogs and drinks, […]
A chance to share ideas, concerns with other landowners
Are you a landowner of significant acreage, say 25 acres or more? Have you ever wished you could get together with other landowners in your area to discuss topics of common interest, like how to handle passing your land on to the next generation; how to share your love of the land with your grandchildren; […]
Video: Boiling at Tucker Mountain Maple
The New Hampshire Maple Producers Association chose former New Hampshire governor Nahum Bachelder’s house on Maple Street as the location of this year’s ceremonial tapping, with Governor Maggie Hassan as celebrity tapper. After the tapping, the party adjourned to the Tucker Mountain Maple sap house on Tucker Mountain Road, where boiling was already in progress. […]
March 23 and 24 is New Hampshire Maple Weekend
The 2013 maple season is underway for local Andover area sugarhouses. Local sugarmakers as well as other producers around the state have begun the annual ritual of converting the clear sap into the liquid gold we all love: maple syrup. Governor Maggie Hassan has declared Saturday, March 23, and Sunday, March 24, as New Hampshire […]
Special thanks to Steve Smith and Bob Harrington for running the Al Chadwick Ice Fishing Derby on Kezar Lake. It went real well, considering the cold and windy weather. The Club would also like to thank Murray Smith for letting us use his bob house as derby headquarters. There were 34 brave fishermen who showed […]
The Town of Boscawen Agricultural Commission will host a workshop on invasive species and what we can do about them on Monday, March 4, at 6:30 PM at the Boscawen Town Office, 116 North Main Street, Boscawen. Douglas Cygan, Invasive Species Coordinator for the Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food, will provide an in-depth look […]
Press release
There’s no better time than in the midst of a winter storm to think about spring. Flip your calendar to April and save the date for a special New Hampshire Earth Day celebration. Discover WILD New Hampshire Day will take place on Saturday, April 20, from 10 AM to 3 PM on the grounds of […]
On September 8, 2012, Ausbon Sargent co-sponsored a bike event with the New Hampshire Cycling Club (NHCC) from Concord. Two members of the club have a home on Lake Sunapee and for years have enjoyed cycling on the back roads of the Mt. Kearsarge/Lake Sunapee Region. They were excited to share our wonderful area with […]
Present: Alex Bernhard, Steve Darling, Myra Mayman, Steve Rayno, Peter Southworth, Bob Ward, and guests Joyce and Ellsworth Morton. The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 20, in Boscawen at a location to be specified in the February Notice of Meeting. Agenda Approval of December 5, 2012 minutes. Moved & approved. […]
One for kids, one for all ages
Winter is in full swing, and that means it’s time to go ice fishing with the Andover Fish and Game Club (AF&G). The Al Chadwick Memorial Ice Fishing Derby, sponsored by AF&G, is being held on Saturday, February 2, at Kezar Lake in North Sutton. This derby is open to anyone. It costs $10 per […]