Highland Lake Applefest 2015
Philippa Ratzki and Leopoldo Guerra Married, September 6, 2015
Farm-to-table dinner, a starry sky, and candlelight
Philippa Ratzki and Leopoldo Guerra were married on September 6 in an outdoor ceremony at the home of the bride’s parents, Mario Ratzki and Caroline Moulton, in East Andover. The groom’s parents, Leopoldo Guerra and Gloria Naranjo, traveled from Colombia to attend. Vera Broekhuysen, the bride’s oldest childhood, officiated. The ceremony took place in front of […]
Jay Fitzpatrick Three-peats Photo Awards
Two wins in Kearsarge Magazine's 2015 contest
Press release
For the third straight year, photographer Jay Fitzpatrick of East Andover has earned two awards in Kearsarge Magazine’s annual photography contest. His photograph of the waterfalls at the outflow of Pleasant Lake in Elkins won the judge’s award for “Places,” and an image of three bobhouses on Lake Sunapee won in the “Things” category. Jay […]
Frank Baker Wraps Up a Lifetime of Restoration Projects
1959 IH Cub Lo-Boy is almost finished
By Donna Baker-Hartwell, for the Beacon
This summer my father, Frank Baker Jr., finished up what will be his last “big” project – the complete restoration of a 1959 International Cub Lo-Boy tractor. Bought in December, 2012 from Todd Adams of East Andover, Dad spent two and a half years taking it apart, sand-blasting, repairing, rebuilding, and repainting everything down to […]
A New Home for the Bates Family
Habitat for Humanity is building it on Route 4A
Katrina Wells, Sign Painter
Caroline and Mario love their new sign
Kris Freeman Takes on “The Great Adventure Challenge”
Kris sets new course record for triathlon
Press release
New Hampshire native and Olympic cross-country skier Kris Freeman is changing the face of Type 1 diabetes, one race at a time. At only 34 years old, Kris has an impressive number of accomplishments under his belt, including competing in the last four winter Olympics and winning 17 national championships. On August 15, Kris participated in […]
The 118th Hersey Family Reunion Held on August 1
A beautiful day on Newfound Lake for all
By Rita Norander, for the Beacon
Although cloudy skies began the day, the sun slowly appeared, and it became quite pleasant for the 118th annual reunion of the descendants of Hannah and Gilman Hersey. Helen LaPlante Duchesne’s Newfound Lake home was once again the gathering place for the group. Forty-six members and two guests were in attendance, representing the six states of […]
Float Plane Arrives on Highland Lake for a Visit
Hale Shaw Celebrates His 90th Birthday
Would have been haying, but it had rained
