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"The resourcefulness of Granite Staters in their efforts to innovate and improvise is the reason for this incredible and intriguing cast of true stories about New Hampshire people living what they love and loving what they do. Hidden in the cracks and crevices of the Granite State are the stories of pioneers who pursued their passions, creating legacies along the way. There is the tale of the mountain man who became an innkeeper; the Bird Man who...
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Drawn by a fateful online post, author Tom Ryan adopts an elderly, deaf, and nearly blind dog who was long neglected named Will. With endless patience and meditative empathy, Ryan notices Will begins to thrive and is transformed into a happy, frolicking fellow with a puppy-like zest for discovery, inspiring hundreds of thousands of people with his courage, resilience, and renewed heart.Will's Red Coat is a real-life fairy tale of promises kept and...
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"In this book the author writes about a lifetime involved with the outdoors. Known to hundreds as The Northwoodsman, he relates stories about people, places, and things in a style unique to his character. He writes about the men in his youth, hunters, trappers and woodsmen that helped lay the foundation stones for the life he would live. You will meet old time Game Wardens, men like George Proctor, Harry Hurlbert and John Wentworth, who were part...
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"Are ghosts real? Have aliens visited New Hampshire? Is there such thing as 'Big Foot'? These questions and more are covered in Marianne O'Connor's extraordinary program 'Haunted Hikes of New Hampshire' based on her popular book. Marianne O'Connor is the author of Haunted Hikes of New Hampshire, 2nd Edition. First published in 2008, the new edition features six new spooky hikes! Marianne has been presenting her engaging program for nine years. The...
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[2021]
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"The field guide you hold in your hands began with a frog. Well, kind of--Frog Rock in New Boston, New Hampshire. When outdoor writer Dan Szczesny and his six-year-old daughter hiked to the landmark boulder that looks remarkably like a frog, Uma asked her dad if there were any other famous rocks in New Hampshire. Turns out, there are many! And so began a state-wide adventure to visit, document, and learn about some of the state's most famous rocks...
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Sketches of Lee volume 1
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[2017]
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"In the summer of 1957 the Ward family moved from Brooklyn, New York to Lee, New Hampshire to escape gang violence. It was an era when racial tensions were high and they were the first 'colored family' in the area. Needless to say, over the years they encountered many interesting experiences and created a storied life. They also became respected members of the community, led by parents, Harold and Virginia Ward, a couple with strong convictions and...
11) Paths less traveled: tramping on trails (and sometimes not) to find New Hampshire's special places
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[2020]
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Many a fascinating tale is told in this outstanding collection of hiking columns penned by avid tramper Gordon DuBois. PATHS LESS TRAVELED takes the reader along trails -- and sometimes off-trail -- far and wide across the Lakes Region, the White Mountains, and the lonesome North Country. Within these pages you'll find vivid narratives of treks to peaks, ponds, waterfalls, old logging railroad grades, abandoned villages, big trees, little-known conservation...
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