Dodge's Drop, originally uploaded by kevinjh87.Skiing Dodge's Drop on Mt Washington on April 30, 2011 with pretty ideal conditions
Photo credit to Chris Malvey
While Spring is in full force in New Hampshire, it is still a perfect time to hit the slopes. There's nothing like Spring Skiing!
Women's Lacrosse 2011 Ivy League Champions, originally uploaded by Dartmouth Flickr. Congratulations to the Dartmouth women's lacrosse team, the 2011 Ivy League champs! The 14th-ranked Big Green topped Harvard 14-7 at Scully-Fahey Field with President Jim Yong Kim and a huge crowd cheering them on. The win also marks Head Coach Amy Patton's 100th career Ivy League win. Go Green! Learn more at www.dartmouthsports.com.
(photo by Bonnie Barber)
Congratulations! :)
For 68 years, the Hunt Memorial Building served as the Nashua Public Library until the city outgrew the building and a new and larger facility was built on Court St. in 1971.
The Hunt is now owned by the city and managed by a volunteer board of trustees. Designed by noted American architect and New Hampshire native Ralph Adams Cram, the building opened to the public in 1903 and was entered on the National Register of Historic Buildings in 1971.
In May, 2004, Cram and Ferguson, successor to Ralph Adams Cram's firm, completed a Facility Master Plan for the full restoration and renovation of the Hunt. This effort is currently underway utilizing public and private funding.
In 2009 the Nashua Board of Alderman approved a City Building Improvements bond issue which included funds for for the restoration of the Hunt Building. The building was closed for contruction February 1, 2011 and the trustees expect to reopen it in Fall, 2011.
The restoration of the Hunt Memorial Building to its original splendor while making it available for public use in keeping with the intent of the original gift to the people of Nashua. The newly restored building will be available for lectures, concerts, theatre, meetings and receptions and as a home for non-profits and creative arts organizations. In addition it will provide 6 private offices/conference rooms for lease.
Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site
Discover the beautiful home, studios and gardens of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, one of America’s greatest sculptors. Over 100 of his artworks can be seen in the galleries, from heroic public monuments to expressive portrait reliefs, and the gold coins which changed the look of American coinage. Enjoy summer concerts, explore nature trails, or indulge your hidden talents during a sculpture class.
Reflections, originally uploaded by rgallant_photography.Went to one of my favorite spots - Sunrise lake - Easter Sunday. I went for the sunset but got this instead. The water was so calm it was like a mirror.
Some more Spring goodness from New Hampshire!
Did you know that muskrats can stay underwater for 15 minutes? Me either.
A History of Dover's Mills
We've come so far.
It is fitting that we recount here portions of an editorial entitled "The City is United to Keep the Mills" written on November 13, 1941 in Foster’s Daily Democrat:
When the city councils vote unanimously…the plan to keep the Pacific Mills Property by city purchase, it is time someone stood up and cheered. Dover has been a great old city in days gone by. It has traditions which few municipalities can claim. And these are mightier than folks realize.
The history of Dover is one of sacrifice and struggle, but of victory.The great fires which have struck the city have not dampened the enthusiasm of the citizens. Always from the ruins better buildings came into being.
And now that the Pacific Mills are a memory except for the buildings, the citizens do not propose to let any wrecking company walk away with the grand prize. The city of Dover stands ready to bid and get the property for future industrial developments right here.
It may be that this will mean more to us than anything else which has taken place in recent years. It may well be the start of a larger life for the city. When public spirited citizens stand together for a common and noble purpose they are always invincible.
General Stark - "Live Free or Die", originally uploaded by dlv1.Cloudy gloomy day - was doing an Earthcache (see www.geocaching.com) at the State House and snapped a few shots with my point and shoot. It was a dreary day. General Stark was a Revolutionary Hero and the State's motto "Life Free or Die" is attributed to him. The statue was erected in 1890.
"Live Free Or Die;
Death Is Not The Worst Of Evils."
-- General John Stark as extracted from a toast on July 31, 1809. Due to poor health, General Stark was unable to attend the anniversary reunion of the Battle of Bennington in which he fought. Stark is New Hampshire's most famous Revolutionary War hero.
"Live Free or Die" was adopted in 1945 by the state of New Hampshire as the official state motto and was adopted at the same time as the official state emblem on which the motto appears.
