At 100, Woodstock Fire Department Puts its History in the Ground
It’s no tiny box that’s being buried in the ground – it’s a vault about six feet long, donated by the Wilbert Vault Co. in Concord.
On the Border, an Anomoly
The world’s longest, undefended border is clearly defined by a 20-foot swath and along that swath are more than 8,000 monuments. Two of them have a story.
The Keeper of Stray Ladies
Bette Davis may have shopped in the stores among the locals, tromped in the woods and skied down the slopes, but she was Hollywood and she brought it to the North Country.
The Rock Legend of Crawford Notch
Just about every New Hampshire schoolchild learns about the Willey family and its sad fate on a stormy night in Crawford Notch.
The Night the Bomber Crashed in Kinsman Notch
A basketball game was being played in Woodstock on the night of Jan. 14, 1942; a card game was in full swing at the Lincoln Hotel.
And then came the explosions.
In the Other Woodstock, the Bands Never Stopped Playing
The Granite State’s Woodstock is a far cry and a far geographical distance from Max Yasgur’s farm outside of Woodstock, N.Y., which was the site of ‘the other’ Woodstock.
Plowing the Kanc
These were the days of real New Hampshire winters, when blizzards roared in and snow was measured in feet, not inches.
Before Technology, Bull Moose Came to the Aid of the Lost
In the days before radios, cell phones and satellite technology, the Bull Moose came about as a necessity.
Union, Confederate Brothers at Rest in Colebrook Cemetery
Since Colebrook is as far north as one can get before touching Canada, most of these soldiers had fought for the Union. One did not.
Tending Mercy’s Garden
In the year she was 9-years-old, she filled her apron time and again that spring with dirt and carried it to the top of what is known as Great Rock.
Tales from the Border
For the most part, Marty Hewson came to know most of the people who come through and for those he didn’t, he always had the time to make sure they were not smuggling guns, alcohol or people into America.
Great Northern Ink Spot 