LITTLETON — Persistent sleuthing by two New England authors, and a bit of serendipity, has brought together a remarkable group of letters and photographs that are at the heart of a newly-published history of what began as an idyllic week-long tramp across New Hampshire’s Presidential Range i… Read more

BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. — Christmas started in the Middle East, so why not give Christmas music a West Asian flavor? Sultans of String, a Canadian group that tours the U.S. frequently but has never been to Bellows Falls before, will be making a stop on their Christmas Caravan tour at Immanuel Epi… Read more

I once lived in a cottage perched atop a sloping field in western Massachusetts. It was the lone structure at the edge of undeveloped forest and sat far from the road. The cottage had a large front deck with an expansive view and a smaller one in back that faced the forest. It was under the … Read more

CONCORD — Although New Hampshire’s spotted turtle population is now hibernating, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department’s Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program is already planning its outreach and field strategies for the coming spring in support of these reptiles. Read more

Feeding the birds is an unnatural situation. While it is not unusual to see different species of birds feeding near each other in the wild, more different species and greater numbers of them end up clustered around bird feeders in the winter. This exposes them to several dangers.  Read more

MANCHESTER — So many of us can relate to a childhood passion left behind when the responsibilities of adulthood begin to take over our lives. Marty Lennon was no exception. Read more

PUTNEY, Vt. — Known as “The Beehive Queen” for her outrageous, mile-high hairdo, Christine Ohlman is the current, long-time vocalist with the Saturday Night Live Band. Voted #7 on Alternate Roots’ list of top 30 Female Vocalists, this queen of blue-eyed rock n’ soul grew up loving equally th… Read more

It’s the time of year when the landscape is laid bare, the ground is impenetrable with frost, and flying insects have faded into memory. As fall slides into winter, resident songbirds like robins and waxwings must switch from their warm weather diets of earthworms and arthropods to the best … Read more

I still jump every time a ruffed grouse explodes out of hiding and flies away into the woods. I’m not sure I’ve ever come upon one of these gallinaceous birds without flushing it. They are very well camouflaged by their plumage and their skulking habits and I guess I do tend to be looking up… Read more

PUTNEY, Vt. — Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present award-winning contemporary folk singer/songwriter Antje Duvekot and Americana, roots and acoustic blues singer/songwriter Brooks Williams at Next Stage on Friday, Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m. Read more

WALPOLE — After a one year hiatus The Walpole Players will again present their “Christmas on Air!” a seasonal collection of holiday-themed old-time radio entertainment, on Dec. 15 in the Helen Miller Theater of the Walpole Town Hall. The evening of entertainment is similar to that of the gro… Read more

BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. — The acoustic jazz ensemble, Rhythm Future Quartet has a straightforward agenda: to keep the spirit of Gypsy jazz alive and expanding in today’s musical universe. They will be doing just that in their Stone Church Arts’ performance in the Chapel at Immanuel Episcopal Chur… Read more

The sound of a gray jay (Perisoreus canadensis) evokes an image of the North Woods: dark green spruce trees, spire-like balsam fir, and bare-branched tamaracks silhouetted against a raw, slate-colored sky; the smell of woodsmoke in the air and a dusting of fresh snow on the ground. I see the… Read more

Here in the southern half of New Hampshire, we are a bit below the preferred winter range of the rough-legged hawk, but they do occur here in low numbers between November and March. You need to look for them in open country with scattered trees, where they will spend the next several months … Read more

The Lonely Heartstring Band and the Stockwell Brothers at Next Stage Read more

In early November, I flicked on the porch light and took out the trash. In the brief time it took, a couple of late-season moths found their way to my porch light, and as I slipped through the back door, one of them joined me inside. I cupped my uninvited guest under a drinking glass and too… Read more