Posts in category 'New Hampshire Lifestyle'
April
11
11
Living in North Country of New Hampshire
As I walk to the local coffee shop, Mojo, this morning from the Peabody & Smith Realty office here Franconia, NH, I found myself taking a deep breath of the fresh spring air. As I'm walking, I began to hear off in the distance the Gale River running a little more aggressively as the snow is melting off of the mountains (Cannon, Lafayette and beyond!) and feeding the local river, so peaceful sounding and a sign that summer is just around the corner.
I also began thinking about how much I love living and working in a small town in the North Country of Ne...
March
25
25
Featured Amenity -- Six Burner Bistro
When you're looking at Plymouth, NH homes for sale, there are certain things your need to have in the immediate area--good schools, a grocery store, a shopping mall, and a real "go-to" restaurant. You need the type of place you can automatically go to on that rare Friday night when you actually get a babysitter and are ready for a nice dinner for two. In the Plymouth area, that restaurant is the Six Burner Bistro.
The Six Burner Bistro is housed in an 1850's farmhouse conveniently close to some of the best Plymouth, NH real estate
March
21
21
New Hampshire Traditions- Sugaring
As spring arrives in the North Country so does the annual tradition of producing maple syrup known locally as "sugaring". The warmer days and below freezing nights cause the sap in our maple trees to run. The process of gathering of sap and boiling it down to syrup and sugar dates back to the earliest Native Americans in the area with documented examples as far back as the 1500's. This small seasonal industry fires up for only six weeks each spring when the conditions are just right.
It is a labor of love that requires hard work and long hours. It takes 40 gallons of sap to create just one gallon of syrup! Once the sap starts to "run" you have a limited time to gather, boil and stock the syrup. Over the years the ga...
November
29
29
Waterville Valley - What a Great Place to Relax, Live and have fun!
Waterville Valley NH, one of my favorite places in the granite state (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hampshire)! As a 12 year old (yes, a long time ago), I remember watching the fireworks on the 4th of July with my best friend Jennifer, at Waterville Valley, the first time this "North of the Notch" girl had traveled to that beautiful part of Central New Hampshire. It was an evening of great friends, super fireworks and the feeling I had entered a resort atmosphere th...
October
25
25
Lighting of the Jack O' Lanterns on the River Sunday Night
It's always great when there is a wonderful event in the North Country, and its especially exciting when new ones are created! It's the "Gathering of the Jack O'Lanterns" on the Ammonoosuc River coming up this Sunday evening, October 30th at 6 p.m. Our Littleton office at 11 Riverglen Lane is located near the river bank, and we are so pleased that our neighbors at Littleton Bike & Fitness have come up with the great idea, and are work...