From elementary school sing-alongs to Christmas night contra dances, the most beloved holiday songs can be heard joyfully emanating from concert venues across the Monadnock region. These annual celebrations remind us that it doesn’t matter if you’re listening in a school auditorium, church, museum, pub, town hall or an iconic theater. That musical traditions bring
Waiting for snow? You’re not alone. Mild late autumn temperatures mean outdoor, cold-weather enthusiasts of all ages are chomping at the bit to suit up – and participate in their favorite winter sports. Skating. Skiing. Snowboarding. Sledding. Snowshoeing. Winter Hiking. Sleighrides. Ice Racing. The list of winter activities is endless as long as you’re bundled
Walk into any grocery store, retail shop, school, or business in the Monadnock region during the holiday season and you’ll find clothing bins, food baskets and collection jars overflowing with donations to help our neighbors in need. From children to CEOs, the generosity shown by community members in November – and throughout the month of
Well known for its handmade specialty chocolates, spectacular rolling hills, and being the home of award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, Walpole is a culturally-rich epicenter year round. However this Monadnock Region gem is positively bustling during the holiday’s with its colorful artisan shops, quaint inn retreats and farm stores, as well as the most delectable
This article was published on 1990, in Leisure Weekly, a Keene-based entertainment newspaper that has long since ceased publication. Many things have changed since then, and notably, in the summer of 2014 the hall underwent significant renovations (though mostly structural) ~ Gordon Peery [<<<return to Contra Dance page] Not too long ago a piano tuner
Greenfield, NH is a beautiful small town in the middle of Hilllsborough County. Greenfield was originally called Lyndeborough Addition when it was settled by the Lynde family in 1753. Then, in 1791, the residents of Lyneborough petitioned to form a new town, called Greenfield for the areas luscious and fertile landscape. Greenfield is also home
Dublin NH, the home of the famous Yankee Magazine and Dublin Lake, is one of the regions most scenic and welcoming towns. Dublin was founded in 1749 when the Masonian proprietors granted the town as Monadnock number 3 to Matthew Thornton and a group of nearly 40 others. The town, though, would not be permanently settled for
Antrim NH is a majestic town on the northern tip of the Monadnock Region. Antrim was originally founded i n 1777, named after County Antrim in nothern Ireland, where the land’s owner, Philip Riley hailed from. The town would quickly grow around the Great Brook which provided water power for over 20 mills, which made
Rindge, NH is a beautifully scenic town on the boarder of Massachusetts and is home to Franklin Pierce University, the Cathedral of the Pines, and a part of Annett State Park. The town was originally settled by the Abenaki Native American tribe over 11,000 years ago. The tribe lived into the area until the 16th century when
Sitting at the very bottom of the Monadnock region, and directly on the Massachusetts’s border, lies Fitzwilliam, NH a picturesque small town originally settled by Scottish Colonists. Many consider Fitzwillaim to be “the quintessential New England Village” with its beautiful town common and 12 surrounding homes that are on the National Register for Historical Places. That
