|
|
Information from around the state
October 2009 - Posts
-
New Hampshire hunters can share their fall harvest with the needy through the “Hunt for the Hungry” program at the New Hampshire Food Bank. The food bank is collecting donations of whole or processed game animals for distribution to more than Read More...
|
-
Do you know someone who has made a difference in conserving New Hampshire’s wildlife, fisheries, open land and wild places? Honor them and inspire others by nominating them for a New Hampshire Fish and Game Commission Award of Excellence. Each year, Read More...
|
-
The seasons are changing fast, and now is the time to sign up for snowmobile education classes offered across the state. To operate a snowmobile in New Hampshire, any person over the age of 12 must have either a valid Motor Vehicle Driver's License Read More...
|
-
New Hampshire’s 2009 moose season was a success. Hunters took 341 moose. With a total of 522 permits issued, this represents a statewide success rate of 65%. About 60% of the harvest was males, according to Kristine Rines, Moose Project Leader for Read More...
|
-
Opening day for New Hampshire’s regular firearms deer season takes place on November 11, 2009, a date anticipated with great enthusiasm by the state’s estimated 60,000 deer hunters. The season runs through December 6 in much of the state, Read More...
|
-
Tickets go on sale, Friday, October 30, for DREAM ON, An Intimate Evening with Steven Tyler , Saturday, January 23, 8:00pm, at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, NH. Famed as the front man for the legendary rock band, Aerosmith, who also happens Read More...
|
-
Bring the kids and find out everything you wanted to know about New Hampshire’s freshwater fish and fisheries at New Hampshire Fish and Game's annual event, “Salmon Sunday,” at Pope Dam in Melvin Village on Sunday, November 15, from Read More...
|
-
Following record breeding success in 2008, New Hampshire bald eagles experienced a far less productive breeding season in 2009. The total number of young eagles raised in nests in the state this summer was down 33% from last year. In spite of this one-year Read More...
|
-
Bette Brown of Sandown, N.H., age 53, died in a tragic All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) accident in Pawtuckaway State Park about 2 p.m. on Sunday, October 25, 2009. Brown was riding on the Round Pond Trail near the Deerfield/Nottingham town line when the incident Read More...
|
-
The spring breeding season got off to a promising start for New Hampshire’s state and federally endangered piping plovers, but as the 2009 summer came to a close, just two chicks had fledged. This year, a total of five pairs of the shorebirds returned Read More...
|
-
As of Wednesday, October 21, a total of 265 moose had been taken in the 2009 New Hampshire moose hunt (158 bulls and 107 cows). That means that just over half (51%) of hunters holding moose permits had succeeded by the mid-way point in the state’s Read More...
|
-
Recently, the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, NH, offered the opportunity for photographers to compete to have their works displayed at the museum and to participate in a "Photo Slam." After reviewing nearly one hundred entries, event curator Read More...
|
-
Are you afraid of the dark? Have you ever thought about going on a real ghost hunt? What would you do? What type of equipment would you use? What are you likely to find? Learn the answers to these questions and more when you join certified ghost hunters, Read More...
|
-
Two point two million couples will get married in 2009. Thousands of these weddings will take place in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, both local and non-local couples desiring destination weddings that take advantage of the regions rich landscape. Over Read More...
|
-
For over a year, the Animal Rescue League of NH and Grape Time Winery have partnered up to market and sell a series of wines that benefit the League. The wine series, depicting animal-themed labels beautifully created by local artist Molly Poole, started Read More...
|
-
More than a quarter of New Hampshire’s moose hunters were successful during the first two days of the season, achieving a 26% success rate on the opening weekend of the hunt. On Saturday and Sunday (October 17 and 18), a total of 134 moose were Read More...
|
-
Master artists will bring magic of The Snow Maiden to Waterville Valley Resort this fall. Master decorative artists/teachers Tricia Joiner (Waterville Valley, NH) and Slava Letkov (Zhostovo, Russia), will demonstrate the creation of a series of fine art Read More...
|
-
The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department will hold a public hearing on proposed marine rule changes on Wednesday, October 21, 2009, at 7 p.m. at the Urban Forestry Center, 45 Elwyn Road, Portsmouth, N.H. The hearing will be of particular interest to Read More...
|
-
On Friday, November 13, 2009 , The Keiser Concert Series of St. Paul’s School, Concord, NH, will present THE LOS ANGELES GUITAR QUARTET . The program will include: Music from the time of Cervantes Brower: Palsaje Cubano con Lluvia Bizet: Suite from Read More...
|
-
Participants will experience the full benefits of yoga with experienced Iyengar certified instructor Barbara Natichioni, and enjoy exhilarating local mountain hikes led by certified guide Dan Newton while being immersed in the fresh air of the White Mountains. Read More...
|
-
New Tower Guns Help Cranmore Open More Early Season Terrain Cranmore Mountain, located in the heart of North Conway Village, New Hampshire, today announced it would be making significant investments in its snowmaking equipment with the addition of 80 Read More...
|
-
Benson Park Open House on Kimball Hill Road in Hudson, NH on Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25, 2009 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day. The Benson Park Committee and Hudson Board of Selectmen are pleased to announce the first official “soft” Read More...
|
-
For nine exciting days, from October 17 to 25, 2009, lucky moose permit holders and their hunting partners will have the experience of a lifetime taking part in New Hampshire’s annual moose hunt. There were 515 permit holders drawn in this year’s Read More...
|
-
A recent catch from Lake Winnisquam has New Hampshire Fish and Game Department fisheries biologists sounding the alarm about illegal introductions of fish into the state's lakes. It was Labor Day 2009, and Barry Arseneau was trolling on Lake Winnisquam Read More...
|
-
On October 13 th the independent teen drama, Still Green , will be released throughout the United States on DVD by distributor Osiris Entertainment. Southern New Hampshire native Doug Lloyd, originally of Raymond, produced the film and also handled the Read More...
|
-
Take a kid hunting on New Hampshire's youth deer weekend, Saturday and Sunday, October 24-25, 2009. This special weekend gives young people statewide the opportunity to go deer hunting with an adult mentor, without the pressure of competing with thousands Read More...
|
-
Concord Community Music School announces that the 2009-2010 Scholarship Vocal Ensemble will appear as guests at the 50 th Annual Festival of Barbershop Harmony on Sunday, November 1 st at the Concord City Auditorium, Concord, NH. Members of the Ensemble, Read More...
|
-
Passengers are invited to put on their scary, fun costumes and board the M/S Mount Washington for the Halloween Masquerade Ball. It's a chance for guests to make their fantasy a reality by transforming themselves into whomever they'd like. Whether Read More...
|
-
New Hampshire's Loon Mountain has been rated the # 7 resort in the East, and again # 1 for Access in the East as well as Top Ten for Access in North America by readers of SKI Magazine . In addition to being ranked tops for Access, the resort also Read More...
|
-
New Hampshire's five-day fall shotgun turkey hunting season takes place Monday through Friday, October 12-16, 2009, in 8 select Wildlife Management Units (WMUs) in the Connecticut River Valley and southwest portions of the state (WMUs D1, D2, G, H1, Read More...
|
-
On Saturday, October 10th, IBEX: Search for the Edge of the Solar System will premiere at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center at noon This brand new planetarium show features scientists and engineers from the University of New Hampshire (UNH) who are Read More...
|
-
Fall foliage in New Hampshire's mountains is approaching its peak, and with the changing season comes new challenges for White Mountain hikers. With the cooler days, shorter daylight hours, and even snow at this time of year, outdoors experts are Read More...
|
-
Two girls injured while hiking Mount Monadnock in southwestern New Hampshire with a school group Wednesday (September 30, 2009) had to be carried off the mountain by rescuers. The hikers were on a day hike with a group from the Curtis Corner Middle School Read More...
|
-
In 1988 Congress declared October National Disability Employment Awareness Month and as the state’s only Independent Living center, Granite State Independent Living (GSIL) is taking this opportunity to spread the word about some of the progressive Read More...
|
-
Waterville Valley has spent over $600,000 this summer on key snowmaking and grooming projects to bring our guest's on-mountain winter experience to an even higher level for 09-10. Here's a quick look: 1. Forty new low energy tower guns have been Read More...
|
|
|
|