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January 2022 | ALONG ROUTE 16 | Page 1

ROUTE 16 & The Scenic Byways of Rtes. 25, 28, 108, 109, 113, 125, 153 & 171

January | Vol. 8 | No. 1 Published on the 16th of the Month

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Sled Dogs | Page 3

Stay in Cookout | Page 8

What’s Up | Pages 6-7

Yesteryear | Page 12

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Nansen Ski Club to Hold Winter Carnival

By Thomas P. Caldwell A weeklong series of activities on January 16-23 will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Berlin’s first “official” winter carnival, highlighted by ski-jumping events off the newly built 39-meter and 10-meter jumping hills at the Big Nansen Ski Jump Park off Route 16 in Milan.

Organized by the Nansen Ski Club, the activities will include a snow sculpture contest, a bonfire, and an art sled rally. The main event will be an Eastern Conference Ski-Jumping event that would be the first competition at Nansen in nearly 40 years.

Scandinavians who came to work at the area’s paper mills formed the Nansen Ski Club in 1882 to preserve and expand upon their interest in skiing. Today, it is the oldest continuously operating ski club in the country.

One of its members, Alf Halvorson, led the effort to build a ski jump that would match anything elsewhere in the world. Through a partnership between the National Youth Administration and the city of Berlin, the Big Nansen Ski Jump was built between 1936 and 1938 and was named for Greenland explorer Fridjof Nansen.

With its steel-tower structure that stands 171 feet high, and a 310-foot runway, Big Nansen became the site of the first Olympic ski-jumping tryouts in 1938. One year later, the Fédération internationale de ski (International Ski Federation, or FIS), which had formed in 1924 during the first Olympic Games in Chamonix, France, held its world championships at Big Nansen — an event that attracted 25,000 spectators.

The United States National Ski Jumping Championships took place there in 1940, 1957, 1965, and 1972.

The last jumping event at Nansen occurred in March 1985, the jump was closed in 1988, and by 2011, with the slope overgrown and the ski jump in

disrepair, the state erected a historical marker to recognize its importance in U.S. ski-jumping history. The jump was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.

A Friends of Nansen Ski Jump group formed and developed plans to create a park with picnic areas and interpretative panels to preserve the history of the ski jump. The Nansen Ski Club joined the effort and sought to restore the structure.

The restoration project caught the attention of former world champion ski-jumper Sarah Hendrickson, whose parents had been star alpine and cross-country skiers at Plymouth Regional High School. She and Anna Hoffman, a member of the USA Women’s Ski Jumping junior team, made runs down Big Nansen in March 2017

to help spur more interest in the restoration project.

Alf Halvorson’s grandson, Scott Halvorson, has been helping with the restoration effort which included regrading the slope and creating two smaller jumps to give younger skiers a taste of ski-jumping and allow for high school jumping competitions.

Scott said the 39-meter hill, designed by “one of the preeminent ski

jump designers, Matt Gundry, from Wisconsin,” was recently completed, allowing ski-jumping competitions to return. The 10-meter “beginners” hill was fashioned by volunteer labor and equipment, supplied by Wayne Peterson and Chip Henry, the ski-jumping coach at Kennett High School. Chip will serve as Nansen’s “coach” for ski jumping events and the training of any local youths wanting to join the sport.

“We have connected with the Berlin school system, and there’s genuine interest,” Scott said, adding that there will be a high school meet on the 39-meter hill on Wednesday, January 26.

He also reported, “We’re still plugging along with work on the Big Nansen, with hope of hosting jumping on it in 2023.”

Winter Carnival The first event of Winter Carnival 2022 will be a Zoom presentation on Wednesday, January 12, at 6 p.m., featuring Scott Halvorson and Shawn Costello, discussing the history and ongoing developments at the Nansen Ski Jump site. Costello is a former jumper and primary organizer of the last jumping events at Nansen. The presentation will be made through the Fortier Library at White Mountains Community College.

Sunday, January 16, is Free Open Ski Day at the Nansen Trails in Milan State Park. Ski, snowshoe, climb the Milan Hill Fire Tower, and enjoy hot drinks

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The snow sculpture contest will take place Monday - Thursday, January 1720. Contestants of all ages will build sculptures in their yards and take pictures, then send them to info@skinansen.com with name and address. The organizers will announce the winners by the end of carnival week. Creations will be judged on hilarity, creativity, and “simply which ones we like the most.” Cash prizes will be awarded.

There will be a “Burning of the Greens Bonfire” at Tondreau Park, behind Berlin City Hall, on Friday, January 21, from 6 to 8 p.m. The bonfire of Christmas trees will be accompanied by festive music.

The 2022 Art Sled Rally, Battle at

Big Nansen 3, will take place on Saturday, January 22, from noon to 2 p.m. Home-built sleds will tackle the Big Nansen Landing Hill. The club says, “Get a group together to build your craft or go it solo ... no age limits and no rules ... whatever you build, it simply has to make it down the hill.

Cardboard and foam are recommended building materials. It is important that your sled is safe, so consider how your design will work out for you if it crashes.” There will be bonfires to warm participants, and food vendors will be on hand. There will be cash prizes for creativity, hilarity, and distance.

Sunday, January 23, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. is the time set aside for Eastern Conference Ski-Jumping.

Jumpers from all over New England are expected to join in a competition on the 10-meter jump. At 1 p.m., the action will move to the 39-meter jump, to the right of the Big Nansen.

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Artworks Gallery in Chocorua donated $2,000 from a successful Holiday Silent Auction to Mount Washington Valley Supports Recovery Coalition and Tamworth Community Nurse Association. Each organization was presented a check for $1,000 to support their valuable contributions to the community. We urge you to contact them if you need assistance or wish to donate and continue the giving.

Mount Washington Valley Supports Recovery Coalition was formed to assess the needs of the community, develop action plans to support, educate and empower our community and thus promote successful long-term recovery.

Their focus is on celebrating the recovery movement and breaking down the stigma and discrimination by creating a unified voice for positive change.

Online at https://www.mwvsupportsrecovery.org, or call 603-662-0668.

Tamworth Community Nurse Association is a free skilled nursing service non-profit organization whose mission

is: To promote the physical, mental and social well-being of all residents of Tamworth; To encourage and maintain a healthy, vibrant community; and To offer individuals of all ages skilled nursing care. Online at https://www. tamworthnurses.org or call 603-3238511.

The gallery thanks our many contributing businesses, artists and supporters whose donations, hard work and commitment made this event such a success. It was a unique silent auction, with bidding by phone, email or in person. Watch for next year’s auction, hopefully with an opening reception and other social events.

ArtWorks Gallery & Fine Crafts/ Chocorua Creative Arts Center is located at 132 Route 16, Chocorua, NH, 603-323-8041. In January & February, open Saturday and Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm; closed the month of March and reopening in April. View online at www.

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“Before they were dog sledding, both Neil and Kasey enjoyed rafting in Maine so the rafting side of the business

came about a few years later (2010) as a way to keep the ‘two-legged staff’ employed year-round and as a way to generate the money needed to provide the sled dogs with quality care yearround. The past two years, though,” said Emma, “we have not been able to conduct whitewater experiences due to Covid safety precautions and staffing difficulties. We remain optimistic that we will be able to resume our summer programming this year.” (Their morning and afternoon rafting sessions offer options from rafting Class II to the Wild Class IV on the Magalloway, Rapid River or Pontook Dam).

Their kennel is composed mostly of Alaskan Huskies (there are several breeds used in dog sledding). Senior Musher, Kasey, who is also a raft guide, National Registered EMT, firefighter, holds a Wilderness First Aid Certification and also holds a CPR Instructor License, explains why that breed is their favorite: “They are incredibly loyal and hardworking. Their desire to please is only overshadowed by their desire to run and be active. Currently in the kennel we have just under 60 amazing canine athletes who call us home.

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January 14, Hey Nineteen, Steely Dan Tribute at 8 p.m., Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. For info: 603-335-1992, www.rochesteroperahouse.com.

Jan. 14, Amy Helm, daughter of The Band’s Leon Helm, performs at Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield ME. Info: 207-935-7292.

Jan. 15, Riley Parkhurst Project, 3 p.m., Apres Ski show in Ptarmigan’s Pub at Attitash Mountain. Attitash Ski Resort, 775 US-302, Bartlett. www. attitash.com.

Jan. 16-17, Northeastern Ballet Theater, auditions for Swan Lake at the Dover studio only. Info: www.northeasternballet.org or email infor@northeasternballet.org. 603-834-8834.

Jan. 21, Kat Wright performs at Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield ME. Info: 207-935-7292.

Jan. 21, Tragedy: All Metal Tribute to the Bee Gees and Beyond, at 8 p.m., Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. For info: 603335-1992, www.rochesteroperahouse.com.

Jan. 22, Jumble Sale (aka indoor yard sale) at First Church Congregational 63 S. Main Street, Rochester. No prices – help us fill that donation barrel.

Jan. 22, Marc Cohn performs at Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield ME. Info: 207-935-7292.

Jan. 23, We Banjo 3 at Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield ME. Info: 207-935-7292.

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Jan. 28, Spencer Albee and Love By Numbers at Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield ME. Info: 207-935-7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com.

Jan. 29, Gibson Brothers Bluegrass at Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield ME. Info: 207-935-7292.

Feb. 4-6, Mount Washington Valley Ice Fest, Bringing together climbers of all abilities to celebrate the adventure, the fun, and the camaraderie of ice climbing in the heart of the White Mountains of New Hampshire. For More info, www.facebook.com/mwvIceFest.

Feb. 4, Keb’ Mo’ at Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield ME. Info: 207-935-7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com.

Feb. 5, Harry Manx performs at Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield ME. Info: 207-935-7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com.

Feb. 12, Della Mae at Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield ME. Info: 207-935-7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com.

Feb. 14, Dana Cunningham and Carol Noonan at Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield ME. Info: 207-935-7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com.

Feb. 17-18, Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy at Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield ME. Info: 207-935-7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com.

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Feb. 25, The Englishtown Project, at 8 p.m., Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. For info: 603-335-1992, www.rochesteroperahouse.com.

Feb. 26, Erica Brown and the Bluegrass Connection, at Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield ME. Info: 207-935-7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com.

March 4, Teddy Thompson & Jenni Muldaur at Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield ME. Info: 207-935-7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com March 5, Stone Temple Posers and Yellow LedVedder, at 8 p.m., Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. For info: 603-335-1992, www.rochesteroperahouse.com.

March 11, The Spirit of Johnny Cash, at 8 p.m., Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. For info: 603-335-1992, www.rochesteroperahouse.com.

March 11, Ye Vagabonds at Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield ME. Info: 207-935-7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com

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March 12, Kris Delmhorst at Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield ME. Info: 207-935-7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com March 15, Robert Cray Band, at Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield ME. Info: 207-935-7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com

March 19-20, Safe Haven Ballet: Cinderella, March 19 at 7 p.m. and March 20 at 4 p.m., Rochester www.stonemountainartscenter.com Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. For info: 603-335-1992, www.rochesteroperahouse.com.

March 23, Los Lobos at Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield ME. Info: 207-935-7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com March 25, Ronstadt Revue, at 8 p.m., Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. For info: 603-335-1992, www.rochesteroperahouse.

ONGOING ArtWorks Gallery & Fine Crafts, open 10-5 pm every day except Tuesdays. First Friday Art Nights open noon to 7 pm, 132 Rt. 16, Chocorua. Ask about classes and events, www.chocoruaartworks.com, 323-8041.

Believe in Books Literacy Foundation/Theatre in the Wood, Intervale, many programs for children, www.believeinbooks.org or call 356-9980.

Blessed Bargains Thrift Shop, First Congregational Church, 400 Main St., Farmington, 755-4816.

Chapman Sanctuary and Visny Woods, nature trails open for hiking, 740 Mt. Israel Rd., Center Sandwich, 284-6428, www.chapmansanctuaryvisneywoods.com.

Chocorua Lake Basin View Lot, incredible views of mountains, benches for seating, sketch, paint, meditate, free, directions/info: www.chocorualake.org.

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By Chef Kelly Hello again my North Conway friends and all points on Route 16 and beyond. I hope you all had a great holiday season, and I don’t know about you, but I’m very thankful to have 2021 in our rear view mirror. I welcome 2022 with open arms.

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Let us start off with a tremendous soup that will be bound to warm you up from the inside, or as my Gram would say, “It’s a good stick to your ribs” kind of soup, although it can easily eat like a meal. Everybody loves tomato soup, and this Italian version is so good and chock full of tortellini. I use chicken stock in this, but if you are a vegetarian, vegetable stock works just fine as well. Soups are the easiest of the slow cooker recipes generally in that you can toss just about everything in, stir it and as they say, set it and forget it. Like most cooking tools, they all cook differently, so know your cooker. I usually cook most recipes on low, hence the

slow cook, but if staying home while cooking, many of these recipes can be done on high as long as you baby sit it occasionally. This soup goes great with grilled cheese sandwiches or with warmed up French bread for dipping.

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Tomato Basil Tortellini Soup 34 oz canned tomato sauce 32 oz chicken or vegetable stock 1 medium to large, sweet onion, diced 1/3 cup fresh basil leaves, chopped 2 sprigs fresh rosemary ½ tsp dried oregano ½ tsp granulated garlic 1 tsp salt 1 tsp fresh grind black pepper ¾ cup heavy cream 1 ½ - 2 lbs cheese tortellini, par cooked or uncooked Fresh shredded Parmesan cheese to sprinkle over each bowl In your crock pot or slow cooker, pop in the diced onion and tomato sauce and then stir in the vegetable broth.

Remove the rosemary from the branches and drop it in with the mix. Next, add in chopped basil leaves, granulated garlic and oregano and stir well. Turn the cooker onto low and cover. Once the mixture is warm slowly stir in the

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After the tortellini is cooked, strain and add to soup mixture. Add salt and pepper and stir well but gently as to not bust up the tortellini. Keep your slow cooker on warm and this creamy tomato basil tortellini soup will be ready to serve all day. Top each bowl with the fresh shredded Parmesan and additional fresh basil leaves if desired.

How about a killer pulled pork recipe, great for sandwiches, nachos, quesadillas or just as with some fun side dishes? This version of pulled pork is made with mango and bourbon which is much different from the norm. It has an outstanding combination of spicy, sweet and smoky, which is usually a popular combo with most pulled pork fans. This will take about 20 minutes to prep and about 6-8 hours to cook and will feed 10.

Bourbon Mango Pulled Pork 2 mangos 1 pork shoulder roast, about 4 lbs.

2 tbsp fresh grind black pepper 1 tsp kosher salt 2 tsp chipotle chile powder, separated

¼ cup balsamic vinegar 2 cups of water 2 tbsp honey 1 shot of bourbon 24 oz of your favorite BBQ sauce Peel the mangos and remove the pits. Place the pits into a slow cooker, then roughly chop the mango and set aside. Place the pork shoulder into the slow cooker, and season with the black pepper, kosher salt, and 1 tsp of the chipotle powder; pour in the balsamic vinegar and water. Cover, and cook on low 5-6 hours until the meat is very tender. Once done, drain the pork, discarding the cooking liquid and mango pits. Put the pork in a large bowl and shred with two forks. While the pork is cooking, puree the chopped mango in a blender until smooth, then pour into a saucepan along with the honey, the last tsp of chipotle powder, and whiskey. Bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer, stirring frequently until the mango has reduced and darkened slightly, about 10 minutes. Stir in the barbeque sauce and remove from the heat. Return the shredded pork to the slow cooker and stir in the mango barbeque sauce. Cover, and cook on high 1 to 2 hours until the pork absorbs the barbeque sauce. Wicked Scrumptious!!

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Slow Cooker Korean Beef 3 lbs. of flank steak ½ cup corn starch 1 cup soy sauce ¼ cup sesame oil 1 clove of garlic, minced 1 cup beef broth ½ cup brown sugar ½ cup chopped onion ½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes Sesame seeds and chopped green on-

ions for garnish Cut flank steak into thin strips. In a Ziplock bag add flank steak pieces and cornstarch. Shake to coat. Add sesame oil, minced garlic, soy sauce, beef broth, brown sugar, onion, and red pepper flakes to the slow cooker. Stir ingredients. Add coated flank steak and stir again until coated in the sauce. Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours or on low 5-6 hours until cooked throughout and tender. This works as a great appetizer or can be served over rice. Either way, garnish the beef with green onions and sesame seeds before serving.

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Andouille sausage, sliced into ¼ ble, add the celery, onions and pepdue to consuming some of the best inch coins pers and stir well so it is blended and food of my life. A very famous staple 4 stalks of celery, rough cut coated. Toss into your cooker. Toss in N’awlin’s cooking is their classic 5 cloves of garlic, minced in the rest of the ingredients except the gumbo. As a rule, a traditional gum½ tsp kosher salt shrimp and stir well. Cover and cook bo has shrimp, chicken and Andouille 4 bay leaves on high for 4 hours. Once it’s done, I sausage for proteins, but if you aren’t a 2 cups chicken stock or broth add the shrimp and let it cook another fan of seafood, drop the shrimp. If you 2 cups of water 30 minutes. I’m telling you, you can’t are a vegetarian, skip the proteins and 1 ½ lb. medium shrimp, peeled and go wrong with this gumbo, and don’t triple up on the veggies. Use ingredideveined forget the cornbread. Personally, I like ents that you and your crowd enjoy, 1 ½ lbs. boneless chicken thighs, my cornbread made with a little honey but trust me, this works great in a slow cubed and some jalapenos. cooker or crock pot. As yummy as it is, OF VINYL WRAPPED COMPOSITE ½ lb. chopped okra One of my favorite combos in the just as awesome is how simple it is to 2 tbsp Creole seasoning culinary world are chicken and a peaput together. Overall cooking time will 6-7 sprigs of fresh thyme nut sauce and add an Asian twist to it be 5 ½- 6 hours and should easily feed 2 cans of fire roasted tomatoes, 14.5 6-8 of you. I strongly suggest a nice and you have a winner. This will take oz each homemade cornbread with it to keep 5 ½-6 hours and feed 5-6.

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on low for 4 1/2 to 5 hours. Remove 1 cup of the liquid from the slow cooker, and mix this with the cornstarch, peanut butter, 1 tablespoon of soy sauce and lime juice. This should blend into a fairly thick sauce. Stir the sauce back into the slow cooker and place the lid on the pot. Cook on high for 30 minutes. Garnish with green onions, cilantro and peanuts before serving.

Lastly today is an outstanding roast beef roast that is so original that whenever I serve it to friends and family, they all agree they love it and have never had anything like it. The cool DECKING part is that it takes all of 5 ingredients and gets thrown together in a matter of minutes, although it slow cooks in about 8 ½ hours. The gravy this makes is one of the best ever and as a result, mashed potatoes is the perfect side.

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1 can jellied cranberry sauce, 16 oz 2 tbsp butter 2 tbsp flour Place onion soup mix in the bottom of a slow cooker. Place roast in the slow cooker, and top with cranberry sauce. Cover, and cook 8 hours on low. Remove roast and set aside. Set slow cooker to High. Whisk together butter and flour, and slowly mix into the liquid remaining in the slow cooker to create a thick gravy. Serve with the roast.

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January 2022 | ALONG ROUTE 16 | Page 11 • Sled Dogs Continued from page 5 enough to care for them”. Emma explained their sled dogs “run until they are between 9-11 years old and have an average lifespan of 14-16 years. The pups begin training young and start running between 1-2 years old. About 8-14 dogs are used for a ride depending on several factors such as the type of sleds used, number of guests (and their weights), the trail conditions, etc.”.

Dog sled tours run year-round. Explained Kasey: “We can conduct tours with or without snow. We have both the traditional wooden toboggan sleds (which are used in the winter) and rolling dog sleds (carts) which are used during all other, snowless times of the year. The rolling sleds operate similar to that of a traditional sled: a musher drives from the back, guests sit in the cart and the sled dogs line up in front.

Just like our winter tours our cart tours are especially designed to be hands-on from start to finish! These rolling sleds have been designed for comfort and safety”.

History says dog sledding developed anywhere from 6-9,000 years ago and were used in the explorations of both Poles but, prior to that, dogs were the only transportation in the Arctic (besides watercraft) developed by the Inuit peoples. The sleds were basically made of wood (and at some point different materials as well) and were used to transport supplies and mail. The dogs were selectively bred as either sledding or hunting dogs.

Sled dog teams are still used for those purposes today in some rural commu-

nities of Canada, Russia, Alaska, much of Greenland and many Scandinavian countries. And, of course, they are used for racing events like the popular Iditarod Trail and the Yukon Quest.

Speaking of racing Emma exclaimed that “while we don’t participate in racing, we support those who do and enjoy following the adventures of regional racing kennels. This state has such a rich history of sled dog racing.

Dog sledding can be a very polarizing sport. Any musher who helps educate the public on the positive side of the sport and industry we support whether they race or provide recreational tours.”

What can guests expect to see on a trip? Emma reports: “On a typical tour guests can experience open field views (where on clear days you can see the observatory on top of Mt. Washington) and also the trails wind through the forest which is more sheltered.”

There is another giving aspect to this amazing business, said Kasey. “In 2013 we formed the NH Sled Dog Rescue, History and Education Center which is a 501 C3 non-profit entity that focuses on taking in rescue and second chance sled dogs. It provides education to the public about northern breed dogs, preserving NH’s rich dog sledding history and finding forever homes for the sled dogs in our adoption program. Together the Center, Muddy Paw Sled Dog Kennel and Raft NH are responsible for the daily care and overall well-being of over 60 sled dogs. It can cost upwards of $80,000 just in basic care which does not include the staffing, insurance, improvements, rents, etc. Dog sledding is, without a doubt, a labor of

love. We provide a much-needed haven for sled dogs in need. Unlike a traditional ‘house dog’ sled dogs do not always hold up well when in a shelter environment. They tend to develop behavioral problems and are consequently deemed ‘unadoptable’. We provide a traditional working kennel environment which the dogs are familiar with and can continue to grow and thrive.

When a sled dog in need comes to us, they have a home and job for life.

Should they lose interest in running or for health/age reasons have to retire, we then seek out wonderful forever homes for them to enjoy. We have paired well over 100 plus sled dogs with forever homes over the years and are striving to grow that number even more in the coming years.”

If you are looking for a unique winter recreational activity that keeps you outdoors (in this Covid environment) with night tours as well as day, then call and make reservations for a sled dog tour any time of the year. If you are interested in the whitewater rafting

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By Kathi Caldwell-Hopper Before television and computers, people got through winter by embracing the great outdoors in New Hampshire, where the snow was deep and the ponds and lakes ice covered.

People enjoyed indoor fudge-making gatherings, evening card parties, and getting together to share early photographs. This allowed folks to socialize around the living room fire, but what of enjoying the great outdoors where deep snow awaited?

Thanks to area residents who liked to invent things to enjoy in the snow, wintertime fun increased over the years.

Snowmobiling has been among the most popular of winter sports for years; snowmobilers watch the skies and news forecasts come late fall for

signs of snow. A thick blanket of white means hours of riding through wooded trails and meeting up with others at snowmobile clubs.

Long before today’s snowmobiles, getting around was problematic in the winter, especially for country doctors who might need to battle a storm to reach a remote home to deliver a baby or tend a sick patient. The advent of the snowmobile solved that problem and led to today’s pastime of snowmobiling for fun.

Virgil D. White, an Ossipee-area resident, came up with the idea of attaching skis to the bottom of a car in order to make it easier to drive on snow and ice. He certainly had a unique idea when he dreamed up the first snow machine in around 1917.

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Courtesy Conway Public Library White got a patent for an attachment to convert a standard Model T into a “snowmobile.” He also was the first person to use the term snowmobile.

White was a local Ford dealer, and he likely had to deal with the difficulty of auto travel in snowy New Hampshire.

Perhaps, as he drove on local roads in a snowstorm, he thought how much easier it would be if the car had skis.

Although we don’t know exactly how White came up with the snowmobile idea, it led to the snow machines so popular today. Because he worked for Ford, Mr. White sold the snow attachments through the car company. By the 1920s, the attachment could turn a Ford automobile into a “reliable snow machine” according to information in an article titled “A brief history of the Model T Ford Snowmobile” at www.

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The package included skis made from metal and wood that were placed on the front of the car. Heavy-duty tracks could be added to the rear tires for more traction and the wheels also were heavy duty.

White seems to have been quite the inventor, always tweaking his product.

At some point he switched to all metal tracks made of stamped steel shoes held on by chain links. Later additions included a box attached to part of the frame for the battery. Customers could order the snowmobile in three gauges: a standard 56-inch gauge for regular road travel in winter; 44-inch gauge for maneuvering the car where it was

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Drivers could purchase a slip-on body of hard wood with a durable paint coating as part of the narrow gauge packages.

The snowmobile was popular with those who had to travel in snowy conditions. Country doctors, mailmen, milk delivery men, those who worked in the remote, snow-covered woods, firemen and others liked the durable snowmobile.

When the father of President Calvin Coolidge passed away in March, in the 1920s, the Model T Snowmobile led the funeral to the cemetery on the snow-covered Vermont roads.

Many who needed to get around in snow bought the product. In the 1920s, the snow attachment manufacturing rights were sold to Farm Specialty Manufacturing Company in Wisconsin. The company ran a factory for a time in West Ossipee, New Hampshire.

Not far away, Harvey Dow Gibson,

a Conway born and bred businessman, (known for bringing famed Austrian ski instructor Hannes Schneider to North Conway to help grow the sport of skiing in the White Mountains) hired a local man to invent a new and efficient ski lift before Schneider arrived on the scene.

With business acumen, Gibson wanted something innovative to set Cranmore apart from other ski areas.

When George Morton of Bartlett, New Hampshire came up with the idea of a ski lift that would carry passengers up a mountain, he merged a little car on skis with a lift in a unique way.

Morton was an area mechanic with the reputation of being able to fix just about anything mechanical. He ran Morton’s Garage in Bartlett, New Hampshire. It is said Gibson asked Morton if the mechanic could build a sturdy lift for taking skiers up Cranmore’s slopes.

Gibson, a businessman with plans for Cranmore, the ski area, likely knew Morton had created and installed a lift for a ski area at Moody’s Farm in Jackson in the 1930s. (The lift would come

to be known as the Shovel Handle at Whitney’s after Bill Whitney bought Moody’s in the late 1930s. In the winter of 1937/1938, Bill improved the original lift by attaching over 70 shovel handles to the overhead cable.)

According to “Flight Without Wings”

by Tom Eastman, Mr. Morton thought he could do something different than the traditional chair lift where the rider’s legs dangled off the ground as the chair ascended the mountain. Cable cars were considered, and then the idea was born of little cars on a track affixed to a cable to pull the cars. Skiers could sit in the cars which would climb the mountain on a track. Morton’s son, Parker, helped design the ski lift.

By 1938, Gibson had workers installing tracks at Cranmore, while Morton worked out the design and finalized construction of the cars. After the cars were created, Parker painted them red, white and blue and later shipped the cars to Cranmore.

Installing the cars at the ski area could not have been easy, and when ready to run, about 60 cars were attached to the cable, carrying one skier per car.

The new cars (dubbed skimobiles) were an innovation, but they carried skiers only half way up a mountain; when Hannes Schneider came to the area, he suggested the lift should be increased to reach the mountain’s summit. According to information at www. cranmore.com, a transition point between the lower trestle and the upper section was where passengers changed cars. It was unique in that it was built with two trestles. When the new lengthier track opened, Gibson’s wife christened it by breaking a bottle of champagne on a skimobile car. A small crowd was at the site to hear a speech from Mr. Gibson; attendees rode cars to the summit that day. To keep up with the demand once the entire track was completed, more cars were added.

With the popular cars in place, more skiers came to Cranmore, as well as other White Mountain areas.

Thus, long before computers and television entertained people in the long, cold and snowy winters of New Hampshire, people found ways to not only endure winter, but to embrace it as well.

Squam Lakes Natural Science Center Goes Solar

Holderness, NH – In 2016, when Squam Lakes Natural Science Center updated its Strategic Plan, an ambitious 50 by 30 pledge was made. The pledge was to achieve 50% of its energy consumption from renewable sources by 2030. The Science Center has taken several steps in that direction over the last five years but is ready to make a huge leap to surpass its goal with a new solar array currently under construction.

The full project is a 139kW solar photovoltaic array (380+ panels), which will be constructed in two phases. The completed project is sized to generate enough power to offset nearly all of the Science Center’s electric needs. The PV project could save approximately $26,000 in electricity costs annually and over 250,000 pounds of CO2emissions. It will be paired with educational interpretation to teach visitors about renewable energy and the climate crisis.

“We know that climate change is a worldwide catastrophe,” said Science Center Executive Director Iain MacLeod. “We hope that our initiative to go solar will help educate the public about clean renewable energy and to

encourage others to take action.”

Phase one of the $375,000 project commenced in November 2021. Approximately 20% of the project’s solar panels (totaling 24.82kW) are being installed on the roof of the Early Childhood Education Center – home of the Science Center’s Blue Heron School, a nature-based Montessori early learning center for students ages 3 to 6.

The second phase is ground-mounted arrays to be placed around the main parking lots. Construction will begin when funding is in place – hopefully later this spring. Potential donors are encouraged to contact Iain MacLeod at iain.macleod@nhnature.org. The Science Center is grateful to funding already received from Hypertherm Hope Foundation – Green Grants, The Samuel P. Hunt Foundation, and Trustee Emily Preston and her brother Andrew Preston for funding received to date.

Squam Lakes Natural Science Center worked closely with Ted Vansant of New England Commercial Solar Services, Mauchly Electric, and Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Initiative (PAREI) on the design and installation of

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Ski New Hampshire, the trade association representing the state’s ski areas, reported that its members successfully welcomed visitors for the Christmas and New Year’s holiday week. Despite the challenges faced with shortages of snow and staffing, most resorts noted that business was up for the period compared to last year, with the biggest successes coming midweek during the holiday break.

Kris Blomback, General Manager at Pats Peak, summed it up succinctly: the week was “Booming. Absolutely booming.” The Henniker, NH-based ski area saw significant increases in admissions and revenue. Jay Scambio, President and General Manager at Loon Mountain Resort, echoed Blomback’s sentiment, noting that skier visits were up significantly over last year, and up even compared to pre-pandemic levels of 2019. Kristen Lodge, Gunstock’s Sales & Marketing Director, stated that they limited ticket sales to prevent capacity issues, and sold out

many days during the period.

Jessyca Keeler, President of Ski New Hampshire, stated, “Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the busy holiday week once again proved that people were looking for opportunities to enjoy themselves in an outdoor environment, where they could have fun and spend time with friends and family.”

Aly Moore, Marketing Director at McIntyre Ski Area, said guests chose to spend time outside in their large patio in groups around the fire pits. Moore also reported that they saw an uptick in visitors who had never been skiing or riding but decided to try it as an alternative to an inside activity. At Pats Peak, due to the relatively mild weather for the week, they saw guests stay outside the lodge for eating and breaks.

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Cranmore Mountain Resort’s Director of Marketing Becca Deschenes noted that the North Conway ski area also had private and group lessons sold out for most dates for the holiday period, and their 10 lanes of snow tubing sold out in advance for each day.

New Hampshire’s cross country ski areas also boasted a strong holiday week. Nate Harvey from Great Glen Trails said that business levels for rentals and lessons were “solid,” and that their tubing park and SnowCoach rides were sold out almost every day. Despite relatively low snow levels, Harvey stated, “It was really a great week all considering.”

Ellen Chandler, Executive Director at Jackson Ski Touring Foundation, shared this perspective. Jackson saw business levels significantly up over any Christmas to New Year’s period in recent history. She stated, “There has not been a lot of natural snow but JacksonXC was extremely fortunate to have enough snow. Over many years JacksonXC employees and volunteers have worked hard to be able to offer vacation-quality skiing on the least amount of snow, and this year we put it

to the test with great success.”

Despite rising covid-19 cases throughout the country and region, most ski areas didn’t suffer major impacts on visitation. The effects of the pandemic - including associated workforce shortages - were more likely to be felt by ski areas who in some cases needed to reduce certain operating hours, shift staff from one outlet to another, or close some of their outlets altogether. Masking continues to be recommended or required indoors for guests at most ski areas, and some areas are changing their policies based upon the constantly changing covid situation.

As ski resorts look forward to the next busy holiday period - the Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend from Jan. 1417, snowmaking efforts will resume in full force to refresh snow conditions and expand terrain. Keeler continued, “The weather is currently ideal for snowmaking and has been over the past several days. New Hampshire ski areas’ snowmakers have been hard at work to prepare for the upcoming weekend and ramping up for the MLK long weekend.”

Ski New Hampshire is the statewide association representing 33 alpine and cross-country resorts in New Hampshire.

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