Kayaking with North Country Kayak
By Francis McGovern “One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.” — William Shakespeare The Long Pond Day Use Area is about twenty five minutes deep into the White…
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Three Truths for Teaching Writing
By Kelsey Liebenson-Morse The 2020-2021 school year concluded my seventh year of teaching. In many cultures and religions, seven is an important number. In fact, some say it represents physical…
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Steve Jermanok Video Interview New England in a Nutshell
We sat down for an interview with Steve Jermanok about his new guide book New England in a Nutshell. With the forced downturn in travel and a public yearning…
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“Let Them Get Dirty” and Other Lessons from the Trail: An interview with Author Patricia Ellis Herr
Introduction and questions written by Amanda Festa; interview conducted by Francis McGovern Author, mother, and hiking enthusiast, Patricia Ellis Herr’s first book, Up: A Mother and Daughter’s Peakbagging Adventure, came…
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The Fear of Stephen King and The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
by Francis McGovern The fear was mine, and the goal of this trip was to face it and honor it, by driving from Fenway Park in Boston to northern New…
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Curious George: From Nazi Germany to Bucolic New Hampshire
by Andrea Calabretta Few readers realize that had it not been for the indefatigable will of his creators, Curious George would have never existed. The Reys, both German Jews, escaped…
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