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2 months ago | 
nhmagazine.com | Elisa Verdi |Marshall Hudson
I’m reading the surveyor’s field notes from the 1915 official town line perambulation for the town of Winchester. It reads as though the perambulators were having quite an adventure, and I’m wishing I had been there with them. The participating towns were taking turns providing lunch for the crew, and on the final day, it was Winchester’s turn.
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2 months ago | 
nhmagazine.com | Elisa Verdi |Mike Morin |Jodie Andruskevich
New England Typewriter in Merrimack gives old machines another chance Imagine opening a piece of mail. Not a letter trying to sell you windows. And not just any letter, but a personally typed note from actor Tom Hanks. The Tom Hanks. It happened to Matt Snyder:28 April 2021Matt,Astounding tales come through the mails. Like yours. At the age of 64, the likes of you and me and your employer – keep remembering what has made us. Bravo to the customers who keep you and Tom so busy.
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2 months ago | 
nhmagazine.com | Elisa Verdi |Robin Sweetser
It is tempting to get outside on a nice day and start digging as soon as the ground has thawed, but don’t. Never step in or work wet soil; it compacts easily, ruining its structure. To tell if it is ready, take the Cake Test: • Try to squeeze a handful of soil into a ball. • If it crumbles easily (like cake crumbs) it is good to go. • If it stays in a ball, wait a few more days.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
nhmagazine.com | Elisa Verdi
For what may be the first time in her professional career, stand-up star — and Bedford native— is bringing her latest tour, the "Postmortem Tour" home to the Granite State for one night only In her latest tour, stand-up star — and Bedford native — Sarah Silverman is getting real. Following the loss of her father and stepmother, and with a new Netflix special on the horizon, Silverman takes her comedy in a new direction — which brings her all the way back home.
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Jan 1, 2025 | 
nhmagazine.com | Elisa Verdi
Attitash celebrates an anniversary six decades in the making On Attitash’s grand opening in January 1965, the 2,350-foot Bartlett mountain opened with just two lifts and four trails. Since opening day, what was once known as the “Red Carpet Ski Area,” has exploded into the 68-trail twin-peak resort that skiers and boarders today pilgrim to every season.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
nhmagazine.com | Elisa Verdi |Mike Cote
I swear you could taste the chicken and tomatoesAnd the noodles and the marrow bone. But it really wasn’t nothing but some water and potatoesAnd the wonderful, wonderful soup stone. — Shel SilversteinSoup holds a special place at the tablein New Hampshire. Even a simple broth, paired with a crusty roll, brings us comfort from the stark chill of winter and the creeping darkness of December.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
nhmagazine.com | Elisa Verdi |John Koziol |Peter Noonan
Littleton’s funky vibe keeps it forever young Frank Sinatra never made it to Littleton as far as we know. Had Ol’ Blue Eyes visited this Grafton County community, it would have been his kind of town, perhaps second only to Chicago. Located on the banks of the Ammonoosuc River, on the northern edge of the White Mountains, Littleton has an eclectic funkiness that combines the arts with the outdoors, a sprinkling of high-tech manufacturing and allure of craft beer.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
nhmagazine.com | Elisa Verdi |Marshall Hudson
The rattlesnakes are now long gone, but their legacy remains. I’m exploring the woods on the southwest side of Rattlesnake Mountain in Redstone, NH. Rattlesnakes were once hunted here and sold for their venom, which was valued for medicinal properties. This practice stopped about 1870, when a forest fire raged over the mountain, killing off the snake population, but leaving the dangerous-sounding name behind.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
nhmagazine.com | Elisa Verdi |Krysten Godfrey Maddocks
Tips and tricks to help you protect your well-being after an unexpected later-in-life layoff At age 49, Elena, a former director of sales and marketing in the staffingindustry, was unemployed after 30 months of job searching. Although she had more than doubled her company’s sales and was one of its highest-paid employees, she was unexpectedly laid off.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
nhmagazine.com | Elisa Verdi
The story of North Church is the story of New Hampshire’s only seaport. In a city without skyscrapers, its iconic white steeple still marks the very heart of Market Square and points the way to heaven. Twice each week, a city employee climbs a series of ladders inside the wooden spire and grasps an ancient brass handle. The handle winds the mighty mainspring that fuels a nest of metal gears and keeps the great pendulum swinging. The church tower is, after all, one giant grand-father clock.
