Meredith’s Nutmeg Inn used to be a melting pot. “The world’s a very small place when you own an inn,” said Kevin LaSella, who since 2021 has run the bed and breakfast alongside his wife, Karen. During the busy summer and fall seasons, the LaSellas begin their days at 6 a.m., preparing breakfast at a […]

Friday was bright and bitter at the foot of Mount Washington. The sun was shining, but howling wind dropped the feels-like temperature well below zero and whipped up a sharp spray of ice from the forest floor. At higher elevations, snow was flying as wind gusts clocked in at 50 to 100 miles per hour.  […]

Every year, the number of people who visit the White Mountains region is more than four times the total population of New Hampshire, according to a 2025 UNH survey. The singular ruggedness and beauty of the region is part of what draws as many as 6 million visitors to the landscape each year. But the […]

“They tend to fold in half.” More often than staff at the Mount Washington Observatory would like, that’s just how it goes for weather monitoring equipment high on the mountain’s slopes, according to Mount Washington Observatory Director of Weather Operations Jay Broccolo.  Mounted on aluminum tripod frames, the equipment is designed to monitor conditions including […]