This past weekend, Eastern Mountain Sports hosted Kayak Demos as one of the 2009 Summer Interpretive Programs at Edward MacDowell Lake. The timing worked out just right for me to get out for about hour in the middle of the afternoon on Sunday to give it a try. The Park Ranger set me up with a life jacket, paddle and …
Fourth of July Spirit!
There was plenty of Fourth of July spirit in the Monadnock region this weekend with fireworks celebrations three nights in a row. Between our guests and ourselves, we had representation at each celebration! To kick off the weekend, on Friday night, July 3rd, the town of Hancock featured a reading of the Declaration of Independence by local children, live music, …
Hiking…and more hiking
The weather has been nice lately and that has allowed us to get outside and do some hiking…and a little more geo-caching 🙂 Memorial Day was a hike up the Dublin Trail of Mount Monadnock. It was our first hike up Monadnock for the season and the first time we have ever taken the Dublin Trail. Although it was Memorial …
Geocaching in Peterborough
Do you know what geocaching is? Paula and I had heard of it but knew nothing about it until some guests of ours explained the basics (they were doing some geocaching themselves while here in the area). Basically it is like a scavenger hunt using a handheld GPS device and it is challenging and fun. The caches can be hidden …
Brunch and maple sugaring at Parker's Maple Barn
Since we had no guests this morning, we decided to take advantage of the warming temperatures and maple sugaring season. We headed out to Parker’s Maple Barn for breakfast and then to their maple sugar house to watch them boil down the sap into syrup. Parker’s Maple Barn is a bit of a drive (about thirty minutes away) and it …
"Blitz Puff" at the King Arthur Baking Education Center
I’d been looking forward to taking a class at the King Arthur Baking Education Center in Norwich, Vermont for a long time, so when I saw the description on this class for a quick and easy puff pastry, I knew I had to make time to get there… and yesterday was the day. Norwich, Vermont is a great day trip …
Our biggest weekend of January…
Once again it is time to dance…the Peterborough Folk Music Society is hosting its 16th annual Snowball Contra-Dance and people will coming to the area from all over New England. No tapping shoes required…in fact many go barefoot at this square dance style of dancing. I don’t think Dancing With The Stars has done Contra-Dancing yet but maybe they should …
Local Harvest… local flavor
We feel pretty lucky to have such a great Historical Society here in Peterborough! Not only do they provide assistance with local research, but they host wonderful exhibits and events! Coinciding in part with “Peak into Peterborough” this past weekend, the Peterborough Historical Society held a free Local Harvest open house event featuring exhibits, activities, hearth cooking demonstrations, and a …
Fishing in the cold…
Just gimme a nibble 🙂 Our guest, Ed, saw the Nubanusit River right behind the house and was confident there was fish in it just begging to be caught. However, having flown in from Louisiana he didn’t have a fishing gear. So when his traveling companions bought him a Bart Simpson fishing pole he knew he had to give it …
50 in 50 by 50
We had a guest this past weekend from North Carolina who was in the Monadnock Region to run the Keene Marathon. He is a runner (of course) and he had heard the Keene Marathon was the best one in NH so he came up to run it. So why the 50 in 50 by 50, his goal is to run …