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Peterborough has always been a haven for artists and its residents are very aware of their environmental impact on our world. This past summer, those two concepts came together for a fantastic art mural designed to help raise awareness for our critically important honey bee population. When a local group, The New Hampshire Honey Bee Initiative, joined forces with artist …
Things are finally warming up in Peterborough and so are the events. Every month we are trying to highlight three events we think are unique, new or cool and this month we would like to feature a cool arts/crafts fair, a music festival and the start of the Peterborough Players summer season. Saturday, June 7th at the Peterborough Townhouse: OK, …
It was a nice treat to look through the May/June 2014 edition of Yankee Magazine and find some of our local favorites listed in the “Best of New England” feature for New Hampshire. Bowerbird and Friends Bowerbird and Friends, in Depot Square, Peterborough was listed as Best Home & Garden Shop. This sweet little space, right along the Nubanusit River, …
May is when things really start to warm up around the Monadnock Region and the area starts buzzing with activity. There are lots of great reasons to visit to the area in addition to all the fabulous outdoor activities. Below are just a few of the more interesting ones. May 3rd is the 7th Annual Greenerborough Festival, New England’s Green Living …
Eat and Be Merry and…Win a Gift Certificate to the participating restaurant of your choice. All you have to do to enter is eat. How awesome is that? From March 21st – 30th, restaurants of the Eastern towns of the Monadnock Region (Rindge, Jaffrey, Peterborough, Temple, Hancock and Francestown) are hosting the inaugural Springtime Restaurant Week. Dine at any of …
Pumpkinfest started over twenty years ago as a small family event that attracted just 600 carved Jack O’Lanterns in its first year. It quickly grew into a large seasonal celebration of fall attracting more than 20,000 Jack O’Lanterns including a world record. The Keene record fell about seven years ago to Boston with more than 30,000 pumpkins and Keene has …
It appears fall is rapidly approaching as the overnight temperatures dipped into the low 40s last night at Little River B&B but today was a gorgeous sunny in the mid 60s. In other words…a perfect day to get outside and enjoy some nature. With our friends visiting from Ohio, we set out for a hike we had never done before …
Rob in the orchard farm stand Don’t get me wrong, I love strawberries, blueberries and peaches but my favorite time of year is September and October. AKA: “apple season”. The daytime temps are still great for getting outside and enjoying the sunshine while the nights are cooling off and the apples are dangling from their branches begging to be picked …
Don’t get caught up in the crazy bustle of pushing and shoving that is “Black Friday” and make it a leisurely and fun experience. Celebrate “Plaid Friday” Where does the plaid come in? We ask citizens to dress in plaid on November 23rd to make their support for locally-owned businesses and community visible, reinforcing their own commitment while giving others …
As we hit the middle of the summer, golfing in Peterborough and the surrounding region heats up along with the temperatures. Three different options nearby the Little River B&B are the 9 hole Monadnock Country Club, 36 hole Shattuck and the 36 hole Crotched Mountain. Monadnock Country Club opened its greens in 1901 and is one of the oldest courses …
