There were hearty folks on the links at two local courses last weekend. Linderhof Country Club, the nine-hole gem in Glen, pulled its flags on Sunday morning (Nov. 9), while they were still teeing it high and letting it fly at Indian Mound Golf Club in Center Ossipee on Monday with temperatu…
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Waiting in line outside Jackson Ski Touring last Saturday, I could sense the winter excitement in the air. There were no conversations about biking, running or swimming. The tide had turned, so to speak, to thoughts of winter pursuits.
Mysterious objects in the woods always pique my interest. Whether I’m hiking, skiing, snowshoeing or biking, I stop and wonder: What is that, how did it get here, who put it there, what does it mean? There are stories in those finds.
Would you believe me if I said you could create at least a 15-mile in-town road ride in the East Side area, starting from Hemlock Lane, near Walmart, and ending at Hurricane Mountain Road? Such a ride involves not only distance, but climbing challenges. It’s what my friend, Jeanne Twehous, r…
It’s the grab it when you can time of the cycling season. With darkness outstripping daylight hours, the window of opportunity for cycling is shrinking. If you wait too late in the day to go out, you’ll be coming home in the dark.
I have always had a fascination with old cemeteries. Oftentimes, they’ve been places of beauty and quiet meditation for me. Other times, they’ve been a place to discover the history and lives of those interred beneath their stones. Gravestones' etchings tell their stories.
The season is winding down across the area. It’s getting dark too early at night and lasting far too long in the mornings. Hopefully, you can get out for one final round, especially this weekend, with temperatures forecast to be near 70 degrees.
A friend told me about riding horses when she was a kid around Rockhouse Mountain in Conway. I could just imagine how exciting that was, especially with a downhill gallop to the farm. Could I do a ride like that on my bike? That question was the spark that lit my fire.
“You’re the guy who writes that golf story every week, right?” I was asked last week during my early-morning grocery store run, and quickly replied that I do write The Golf Column with a lot of help from the folks at our local courses. The gentleman then asked, "Has the golf ball always been…
Friday, Sept. 19, was a beautiful day for a Fryeburg, Maine, pre-fall and Fair ride. Skies were blue, temperatures mild and the sun was shining. The Mount Washington Valley Bicycling Club’s website (tinyurl.com/49874pz5) posted a “mixed gravel and pavement ride” to Fryeburg’s Hemlock Covered…
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Golf is one of the fastest-growing high school sports. Fryeburg Academy and Kennett High have golf teams, and both are flourishing. Coach Ed Bradley has 25 student-athletes out for the KHS golf team this fall, down from a record 35 in 2023 and 31 in 2024.
Anglers breathed a collective sigh of relief on Thursday when the fall rain finally arrived. Those in the know understand that without a big push of water from rivers into lakes, fall runs of salmon will not take place.
Timing is a factor in seeing foliage and in the White Mountains, and it is often said that Zealand Valley is the first place in the area the colors mature. The official explanation for the color explosion in this northern valley is: “With cool setting air in the valley at night and decreased…
It’s all about the team next week when the best players from the United States square off against their counterparts from Europe in the 2025 Ryder Cup matches at the famed Bethpage Black Course in Farmingdale, N.Y., this coming Friday through Sunday.
Fall doesn’t officially start until Monday, Sept. 22, yet high school fall sports are well underway. Many teams have had their first games, meets or races. That meant it was time for me to contact local high school mountain bike coaches to see how their season was going.