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.
June 5, 1944 – He was There
After 40 years, it was a trip that helped him heal. Like many soldiers, Aldrich never talked much about what he saw, what he felt or the close calls he had. Ten years after that journey, he wrote Soldiering Yesterday, about his Army experiences – all the three years and 14 days he spent in the military.
It Was Like Old Home Day …
FRANCONIA July 2, 2011 Today was the annual Franconia-Easton-Sugar Hill Old Home Day, continuing a century old tradition of New Hampshire towns calling back to their communities those who left, for whatever reason, to rekindle friendships and maybe, just maybe, draw them back. A photographer friend of mine, always looking for a new…
The Poor Man’s Pocket Watch
Reprinted from April 2001 (With a fond remembrance to the late Don Eastman of Franconia) We must ‘spring forward’ this weekend, so don’t forget to put your clocks ahead one hour when you go to bed on Saturday night. This is a nice time to devote some time to timekeepers here in the North Country,…
Great Northern Ink Spot 