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Beautiful Peterborough, New Hampshire
Peterborough, New Hampshire is a picturesque town located in the Monadnock Region of southern New Hampshire. With a population of just over 6,000, Peterborough is known for its charming downtown area, beautiful natural scenery, and vibrant arts community. One of the most iconic features of Peterborough is its Main Street, which is lined with historic buildings and local shops and restaurants.…
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View of Pack Monadnock from Temple Mountain.
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New England Meeting Houses
New England Meeting Houses
Washington Village center New England is known for its long tradition of independence and self-governance, and an historic emblem of these traits are the New England Meeting Houses. The austere style and practical usage of these buildings remains a perfect reflection of the religion and temperament of the early Puritan settlers who built them. Towns generally financed the meeting houses through…
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Roadblocks to Public Infrastructure Projects
Roadblocks to Public Infrastructure Projects
Image Courtesy: link: http://pipelinesinternational.com/news/overcoming_roadblocks_to_pipeline_construction_in_urban_terrain/55359 author: pipelinesinternational… description: to pipeline construction. C O N T E N T S: KEY TOPICS “We want to find a way to move it forward, but. it’s not a typical transmission line, it’s a major public infrastructure project.(More…) Alabama: Municipal broadband…
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Are You Up For The Indie Challenge? #IndependentsWeek2014
Twenty-four dedicated Monadnock Region citizens have accepted the 2014 Indie Challenge. Their mission: To fulfill all of their needs at locally owned and independent businesses during Independents Week, July 1st to 7th.
While Independence Day is a time to celebrate our freedom, Independents Week is a time to reflect on our inter-connectedness. Monadnock Buy Local and other local business alliances throughout the nation are celebrating the positive impacts independent Are You Up For The Indie Challenge? and locally owned businesses have on our communities. We ask you to take some time next week to acknowledge each independent business owner’s spirit of entrepreneurism, individuality, and character; the way they give back to our community with their time, talent, goods, and services; and how their offerings fulfill your needs. Show your appreciation and thank a locally owned business owner during Independents Week.
Taking the Indie Challenge, by making all of your purchases at independents, is a great way to celebrate. Sign on to the Indie Challenge at monadnocklocal.org/indie-challenge. We hope you’ll keep us posted on how it’s going; e-mail us at [email protected]. If you get stumped, use our 2414 Facebook Fans (and your friends and neighbors) to help brainstorm possibilities. Another great resource for finding independent businesses is the online directory, listing 258 locally owned businesses in the Monadnock Region.
The Keene Downtown Group plans to celebrate Independents Week. Stay tuned for how businesses on Main Street in Keene are marking the week. Traveling during Independents Week? Ask locals who their favorites are and look for networks like Monadnock Buy Local in the areas you’re visiting.
Another fun way to celebrate Independents Week is to participate in local events sponsored by our locally owned businesses and the community.
Start off Independents Week at Orchard Hill Breadworks Pizza Night in Alstead on Tuesday, July 1st, from 5 to 7 p.m. Bring your own pizza toppings, drinks, picnic blanket, dinnerware, and $7 per crust. Orchard Hill Breadworks provides the pizza crusts, cheese, and sauce, and will cook your pizza in their new outdoor oven. Call 603-835-7845.
On Tuesday, July 2nd, the Rindge Chamber of Commerce hosts their annual Family Festival and Fireworks at the common starting at 5 p.m. Fireworks start at 9 p.m.
The fireworks continue on Wednesday, July 3rd. The Keene Swamp Bats offer fireworks at their game against North Adams at the Alumni Field in Keene. The game starts at 6:30 p.m. and the fireworks show follows.
On the fourth of July, relax under the stars at the Northfield Drive-In for a double feature movie. See more at northfielddrivein.com.
On Saturday, July 5th at 10 a.m., Walpole Valley Farms invite you to a tour of their farm. Cost is $5; kids under 12 are free. Learn more at walpolevalleyfarms.com/events.
The evening of July 5th comes alive with music. Keene Music Festival’s Sumner Knight Series brings Ljova and The Kontraband to the chapel at the Woodland Cemetery from 7 to 9 p.m. The suggested donation is $10 with profits going towards the renovation of the chapel. Bring a canned good for the local food pantry for a discount. The Fitzwilliam Inn hosts Northern Stone from 8:30 to 11 p.m. ($5 cover); and starting at 9:30 p.m. at Harlow’s Pub in Peterborough the Ghost Dinner Band performs ($8 cover). Check out monadnotes.com for more music events.
On Sunday, July 6 from 2 to 4 p.m., there’s an Ice Cream Social at the Sheridan House Museum in Ashuelot – a kick-off event for their 150th Anniversary of Covered Bridge #1. Learn more at winchesternhhistoricalsociety.org.
Round out Independents Week with a round of dancing at the Monday Night Contra Dance on Monday, July 6th at 8 p.m. to midnight at Heberton Hall in Keene (Cost is $3). Visit www.monadnockfolk.org for more details.
-By Jen Risley
Monadnock Buy Local works to encourage more people to “think local first” to help local communities and local economy grow: monadnocklocal.org. To read other columns published in The Monadnock Shopper News go to www.shoppernews.com or flip through the copy of the MSN delivered to your door each week.
Soul Place
The title of this post is “Peterborough Peterborough Ya-Ya-Ya”. So, you may be wondering, what the heck is that about? Well, when we lived in New Hampshire back in the mid-90s and my kids were really young, we would always go to Pack Monadnock which is a hill just outside of Peterborough, NH. Sometimes, I would drive up the hill and we would hike around the top of the hill, or I would put a kid in the backpack and do the 1.4 miles up and back. Then, we would go down to Peterborough and eat at the Peterborough Diner. A fine establishment that has been around since like 1936.
Pack Monadnock mountain is located 7 miles east of Peterborough and about 20 miles west of Milford, NH. It is at 2, 290 feet elevation. The term “pack” is an Indian term for “little” or Little Monadnock. There is a Mount Monadnock west of Pack Monadnock in between Peterborough and Dublin, Nh. (Dublin is the home of the Farmers Almanac by the way). On a clear day, you can see Vermont to the west and Boston’s skyline to the southeast. If you look northeast, you may even see the White Mountains on a clear day.
As you are hiking up the mountain, you learn quickly why they call New Hampshire the granite state. Not only are you either tripping, walking over and climbing granite, there are large granite boulders sticking out all around. You are not going to find much shale or sandstone here. Trees consist of pines, birch and maples. When there is a lot of snow in the winter, Monadnock provides a good source of water that feeds into the Merrimack River system to the east and the Connecticut River to the west.
Milford, NH
So, I traveled to Boston to pick up my daughter from school. She is doing a summer internship in Michigan this summer, so we had
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to pick her up and bring some of her stuff back. I thought it would be cool to take her up to Milford and show her where she came from. So, we took a little time to visit Milford. Our favorite place to eat on the oval was called Lucile’s. Well, she retired and it reopened as “Cafe on the Oval” in Milford. They had taken over the old space and have now moved into the old music store on the corner of the oval. So, we made a special trip to Cafe on the Oval to have breakfast. They are still known for their Homemade Breads. The food was excellent. It’s a good part of any itinerary if you are traveling around the Monadnock region.
So, we then checked out our old house. The highlight of that moment was the tree Tamara and I transplanted from the back yard. It is awesome now! The house? My Mom is originally from the south, so I can say it. They have turned the yard into a hillbilly landscape. They junked up the back yard. They leveled the trees and put a metal fence around the back yard. It just does not fit. Oh well, I guess we should have stayed there, if we wanted it to be different.
The tree on the far right close to driveway, we planted 20 years ago.
So, I decided to take my daughter to a river trail where we used to go hiking all the time. On the trail, we had our very own Pooh Sticks Bridge. One time, my daughter took my tea back and threw it into the water. She even liked to fall into the water herself. One time we were walking and I kept saying, “Don’t walk so close to the river you are going to fall in.” So, what does she do? She falls in. It was spring time, so the river was really strong. I reach down and grab her by the back of her neck, pull her out. She is screaming. Her brother says, “Daddy told you not to walk so close to the water.” She is screaming. It was fun. Well, we could not take the trail, I had forgotten that the state bird in New Hampshire is the mosquito, which is why we always took the trail in early spring and the fall.
Pack Monadnock
So, I thought, Pack Monadnock should not be so bad. Higher the elevation, the less there should be. My daughter was tired and not up to a 1.4 mile hike. She had brought a book anyways, so she stayed in the car reading. I did not come all the way here not to have my time up the mountain. So, I took my hike. The mosquitos were still trying to attack me. I had to keep moving to keep them off. As I got higher, the mosquito population became fewer. I was even able to stop and let my heart rate come down without getting attacked. As you will see from the pictures, the trail was pretty rugged. I ran across one other group of people coming down the trail. I finally made it to the top. There was no one there. For good reason though, it was foggy on top. Which was kind of cool because you could see it moving. I was literally in a cloud. So, I caught my breath and started back down the mountain. I came across one spot that gave me a view that made the trip worth the elevated heart rate and screaming thigh muscles.
Peterborough, NH
So, I climbed back into my car and drove my daughter down to Peterborough. I wanted to show her where she was born at Monadnock Hospital. (If she wasn’t nice to me, I was going to take her back and ask for a refund). We went to the Peterborough History Museum. They have several exhibits worth visiting. Fine pieces of furniture and an amazing story about a wooden bowl that traveled all the way form Ireland in the 1700s and was passed down to generations in Peterborough. Other antique items are also on display along with great boards that provide the timeline of the area and its inhabitants. It’s a small arts community and there are great little restaurants, a theater and book shops. (Yes, people still read books, can you believe it?)
Of course, our journey there ends at the Peterborough Diner. It was put at its current location back in 1936. It has gone through several owners over the years. The people that owned it back in the mid-90s are no longer running it. It is on its third ownership group since that time. The new owners are doing a great job. It is a beautiful little diner. It is true Americana and something we do not have in Indiana. Diners are still a big part of New England culture. So, when I am here in New England, I avoid national chains because the local fair is so much better. After all, why travel if you are not going to try something new?
Peterborough Peterborough Ya-Ya-Ya.
Peterborough Peterborough Ya Ya Ya – New Hampshire Soul Place The title of this post is “Peterborough Peterborough Ya-Ya-Ya”. So, you may be wondering, what the heck is that about?
