by Geoff Forester | Jul 12, 2023 | History, In Print
Nestled along 210 acres across from New Hampshire’s second largest lake, the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center in Holderness is a sprawling collection of fields, forests and wetlands teeming with wildlife from the natural world. The animals on display at the center...
by RAY DUCKLER | Jul 10, 2023 | Arts, History, In Print
At 21 chosen sites in the Granite State, history and nature combine for a well-rounded education through a program of trails and exhibits Don’t let the name fool you. Yes, the New Hampshire Heritage Museum Trails include hiking, and offer walking paths through the...
by Sarah Pearson | Jul 10, 2023 | History, In Print
While it took to tennis and golf in warm weather recreation, Concord, not unlike the rest of the country, loved its baseball too; for watching as well as participating. The Sunset League got going in 1909 with four teams – the Haymakers, Old Timers, Sluggers and the...
by Around Concord Admin | May 2, 2023 | History, In Print
The history of the farm Lester Murray established alongside the Contoocook River follows the trail of much of Concord’s agriculture during the twentieth century. “Most farms in the early 1900s – we go back to 1903 – were dairy,” said Don Murray, Lester’s grandson. Up...
by ALAN LESSELS | Dec 12, 2022 | History
Concord gained some outside recognition – for its outdoor recreation – in the winter of 1962. White Park, in particular, had long buzzed with winter activity from speed skating and ice hockey to sledding and skiing to match its baseball and other summer pursuits. the...
by Byron Champlin | Sep 15, 2022 | History, In Print
Not every act of heroism takes place in battle. Concord’s only 20th-century recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor offers a case in point. On the afternoon of Aug. 29, 1916, Charles Willey was a 27-year-old warrant officer, a machinist aboard the armored...
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