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October 12 • Vol 37 • No. 28

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Yesteryear | Page 18

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Planning for Winter at Ski Areas During the Pandemic

By Mark Okrant Photos courtesy Ski New Hampshire It is well known that residents and visitors to New Hampshire love to ski. The industry provides a big boost to the state’s economy, with ski areas around the state offering downhill and cross-country skiing. A typical snowy winter’s day sees thousands of ski enthusiasts on the slopes, and dining and socializing at ski lodges after a few good runs is part of the fun.

This year, however, it is a very different situation, as we are all aware.

Although COVID-19 has been with us for more than six months, its impact has been felt across the entire travel and hospitality industry. Nationwide, the 460 ski areas situated in 37 states have suffered losses estimated at more than two billion dollars.

Recently, the “Reopening Guidance for NH Ski Areas” was released by the Office of Governor Sununu, and ski areas around the state are looking forward to developing operating plans around the guidance provided.

“The draft guidance we submitted and presented to the Governor’s Reopening Task Force was put together with input and consensus across our ski area members. It’s been a real team effort and I’m very proud of the work that our re-opening committee and ski area members have been able to accomplish together,” said Jessyca Keeler, president of Ski New Hampshire. “The approved guidance takes the health and safety of our guests and staff seriously, and with additional input from the

Department of Public Health, we’re confident that we have a guidance document that will lead us through this very different upcoming ski season.”

With the guidance directive now released, area ski areas are optimistic about the season. According to Stacie Sullivan, Communications Manager at Waterville Valley Resort, it is expected people will be out on skis in good numbers, although events will be modified to accommodate the need for social distancing.

Christine Collins, the director of Wolfeboro’s parks and recreation department, which oversees the Abenaki Ski Area, expects there to be a good deal of social distancing, with Abenaki’s buildings being accessible only to use the restrooms. Many skiers

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will “boot up” in their cars in parking lots. (Note: some resorts may apply a “drop and go” policy to ski bags.)

Food and beverages will be available at Abenaki only at pickup windows.

The “COVID-19 Reopening Guidance for NH Ski Areas” will be implemented statewide and includes guidance for staff and guests alike to wear face coverings inside buildings (except when eating or drinking), in lift lines and mazes, as well as when loading, riding, and unloading from lifts. The face mask policy applies to other places where six feet of physical distancing cannot be achieved.

Resorts will implement enhanced cleaning regimens, and apply employee protocols (many of which have been in place since summer operations

began.) Chairlift rides will only group families and those who have traveled together. Ski areas will shift to more online ticket sales to avoid lines and in-person transactions at ticket windows, and there will be physical distancing requirements and capacity controls within lodges and other indoor facilities. These adaptations and others will be common across the state’s ski areas and should provide a baseline of what guests can expect at any given area.

In addition to topics within the guidance directive that address ski-area specific operations such as chairlifts and lodges, other references must be followed, including the NH Universal Guidance and Guidance for the Food Service Industry, Child Care, Retail Stores, Amateur & Youth Sports, NH Performing Arts Venues, and various CDC Guidance.

Resorts will be responsible for implementing operating plans designed to reduce the risk of infection from COVID-19. Guests will be responsible for following these procedures prior to and when they arrive at the ski area.

Skier services will vary by resort, as each area will decide which parts of its operation will be available to its guests.

Guests should check each ski area’s website for the status of its offerings and policies before arriving.

“These guidelines will help our guests to have the confidence to get out to ski and ride. Now’s the time to get • Ski continued on page 4

Page 4 | THE LAKER | October 12, 2020 • Ski continued from page 3 pumped for the ski season—the rest is up to Mother Nature,” said Tom Day, Gunstock Mountain Resort president and general manager.

Looking back at the previous ski season, when COVID started, Ski New Hampshire Inc.’s (Ski NH) 15-member ski resorts and 15-member touring centers were impacted by the directive to self-quarantine immediately last March. The shutdown could not have come at a worse time, as only December exceeds March in importance to the state’s ski industry. Early estimates indicated the cost to ski areas was more than a million dollars during that single OF VINYL month.

According to Ski New Hampshire’s Keeler, “People throughout the country were caught flat-footed. We had to wait until someone told us how to react.

Ultimately, they were instructed to shut down operations during March 2020, while not knowing when, or if, they would be able to reopen.”

Keeler adds, “We’re all looking forward to this ski season. It’s almost as if we have some unfinished business after having our season come to an abrupt end in mid-March. That said, the key to opening and staying open

7 TRACTOR TRAILER LOADS WRAPPED COMPOSITE DECKING JUST ARRIVED! this year will be for ski areas to do their part, and guests to do theirs. It’s up to all of us to observe and respect the new protocols being put in place that are designed to keep staff and guests safe and healthy.”

During the 2019-20 season, Ski NH’s 15 alpine areas had a count of 1,961,072 skier visits. The prior (2018-19) season, that count was 2,142,668. This means that member alpine ski areas experienced a decrease in visitation of eight percent, year-toyear. The damage was even greater than these numbers show, however, as there were significant financial losses that would have come in the form

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of existing season ticket, food and beverage, retail, and other sales, plus vital advance purchases of 2020-21 season passes.

Among those interviewed, opinions about the forthcoming ski season varied from optimistic to “wait-andsee.” A majority of operators agree with Sullivan’s assessment that more people will be on the slopes and the trails.

The logic is obvious: most people feel cooped up; therefore, they will see this winter as an opportunity to escape the doldrums of house sitting and channel surfing.

The question all ski area operators are facing is how to handle ski passes.

Hoping to avoid the necessity to facilitate on-site ticket purchases, lift ticket purchases are likely to be made online. Skiers would order and purchase their tickets using a website, then have them printed at kiosks on the mountain sides, with passes checked using portable electronic devices.

So, how will ticket purchases at the Lakes Region’s three downhill

(Abenaki, Gunstock, and Ragged Mountain) and three cross-country (Gunstock, Nordic Skier, and Purity Spring) ski areas look this coming season? One of the most effective recent practices by ski areas is still under consideration. During a typical season, discounts are offered for early purchases of seasonal ski passes.

Meanwhile single day passes purchased at ticket windows are offered at a significantly higher daily rate. Under present circumstances, it makes sense to keep this system in place, as it’s also an effective way of keeping people out of the ski lodges.

Many food and drink services will remain outdoors, as food trucks, tented dining places in parking lots, and outdoor deck spaces are added. Masks and disinfection protocols will be de rigueur, and Plexiglass dividers will be in place to protect the health of staff and guests.

One positive footnote has resulted from the pandemic and the uncertainty that has followed. Keeler reports that the sense of community among its constituencies—individual resorts, state associations, and the National Ski Areas Association’s membership—has never been stronger. This can only bode well for the future of the nation’s ski industry.

(Additional information for this story provided by Ski New Hampshire.)

For more information on ski areas, trail conditions, vacation planning, and updated winter events at Ski New Hampshire resorts, visit SkiNH.com.

For statewide travel information, go to VisitNH.gov.)

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Mornings are Best at Katie’s Kitchen

By Kathi Caldwell-Hopper For many people, breakfast is the best meal of the day. Whether the preferred meal is bacon and eggs, pancakes, a batch of cinnamon toast…or a sweet roll and coffee, a breakfast made and served by an expert is a treat.

Jason Gurnari, the owner of Katie’s Kitchen (located in Clarke Plaza at 35 Center Street in Wolfeboro), gets it when it comes to what breakfast lovers want. The menu at the charming little restaurant reflects a love of starting the day with good food in a friendly atmosphere.

As a child, Jason spent summers with his family in Wolfeboro. He loved the

area, and moved to New Hampshire permanently about 13 years ago. Jason has been in the restaurant business for years and has served as bar manager at the Wolfeboro Inn, as well as at the Inn on Main. He also was the food and beverage manager at Gunstock, and more recently he was the manager at the Lodge at Smith Point.

However, it was always Jason’s dream to own his own restaurant and when he got a call from the owner of Katie’s Kitchen, he felt the time was right to make the move.

Jason purchased the restaurant in May of this year. The previous owner had run the business for about 35 years

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Due to restrictions for the reopening he wanted to maintain that welcoming atmosphere. of New Hampshire restaurants due to the pandemic, Jason added some “I bought the business when COVID outdoor seating; the total seating is for started,” Jason says. For many, that 29 people. Like all restaurant owners, fact would have been a game changer, Jason is aware outdoor seating will not and they wouldn’t have made the move to take over restaurant ownership at be an option in the cold winter months, but he has complied with the rulings such an uncertain time. But Jason for social distancing for indoor seating, saw opportunity and he knew Katie’s spacing tables apart.

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Page 8 | THE LAKER | October 12, 2020 • Katie’s Continued from page 6 Once open, customers were delighted with the sparkling clean restaurant‌as well as Jason’s new menu. Early risers found a warm welcome, and Jason, who turns on the lights to begin his day very early, says locals know if the lights are on and the coffee is brewing they are welcome to come in for breakfast. (Open hours are officially 5 am to noon on weekdays and 6 am to noon on weekends.)

Reviews have been extremely favorable such as these on Trip Advisor: “Visited during (re)opening week and the new owners were super personable and have big plans for this little breakfast spot. Their daily special featured fruit from local farms and neighboring business owners were dining there too (when locals support locals, you know it’s a good spot).

Great cinnamon buns and great prices too!� and “This little breakfast gem has gotten a fresh new look from the new

owner! The portions are very generous and food was delicious. Staff is super friendly. Home-made corned beef hash is great, and prices can’t be beat! Will be back often!� “We plan to start serving lunch as well very soon and at that time we will be open until 2 pm,� Jason adds.

The switch from serving breakfasts to breakfast and lunch will bring some great menu items to the business. Jason stresses they are no longer frying anything at Katie’s Kitchen. “We use the grill and we will be offering a number of sandwich options and homemade chili and hot soups. Also, we will have a variety of grilled cheese sandwiches on different breads available. Sides will include pasta salad, a veggie option, potato salad and more.�

If you want to polish off your lunch with dessert, there will be fresh baked seasonal desserts, including everyone’s favorite: homemade pies.

Referring to homemade baked goods,

Jason adds that the muffins and his famous cinnamon rolls are made onpremises as well. “The cinnamon rolls are really popular with our customers!� he says.

Corned beef for the popular breakfast corned beef hash is also made in-house, roasted two or three times a week.

Many products are locally sourced, such as the eggs, maple syrup, bacon and sausage and the goal has been and continues to be to offer high-quality meals at a low price.

For those wondering who Katie (as in the business name Katie’s Kitchen) might be, Jason says the name was given to the restaurant by the former owner and he decided to keep the name because it is known to customers.

Extra touches add to the experience of eating at Katie’s Kitchen, such as art exhibits on the restaurant’s walls.

The exhibits feature the work of local artists, such as Cosmic Moose Art, and change monthly.

Reviews for the new menu and ownership of the restaurant have been

positive, and a check on any given day to Katie’s Kitchen’s Facebook page offers a glimpse at daily specials.

For example, social media posts show photos of such mouthwatering breakfast options as blueberry stuffed French toast, strawberry shortcake French toast, onion, tomato, feta and spinach quiche, blueberry and cranberry muffins, and of course those sinfully delicious cinnamon rolls to name but a few menu items.

If breakfast on any given day of the week is your thing, plan a visit to Katie’s Kitchen. Stop by for a cinnamon roll or muffin or a full breakfast and very soon, make Katie’s Kitchen your place to go for a great lunch, just the thing to warm you up as we head into the autumn and winter seasons. Catering is also available, and all menu items also are offered for take-out.

For information call Katie’s Kitchen at 603-569-1406. Please follow “Katie’s Kitchen NH� on Facebook and on Instagram: @katieskitchennh.

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SLA Guided Hike: Discover The Power of Ponds

Social Distancing and Halloween Halloween is a unique day each year when people gather together for parties, parades and of course, trickor-treating. October 31 is a day that most children eagerly await each year because it means an opportunity to don a costume and come home with bags full of sweet treats.

This year Halloween figures to look different than it has in years past.

Homes may have carved pumpkins on the doorstep and paper ghosts blowing on tree branches. And horror movies will no doubt dominate streaming service top 10 lists. But thanks to the COVID-19 virus, certain Halloween traditions may not be possible.

Depending on regulations in your city or town, parties, trick-ortreating and school functions (if school is in session) may be canceled or significantly modified. Since COVID-19 is so easily spread, health officials have long touted the need for social distancing. And while masks in public have long since become the norm, Halloween masks may not be sufficient.

The coronavirus already has scared off some Halloween attractions.

Universal Orlando, Disney World and Disneyland have canceled mainstream Halloween events for this year. Plus, a recent Harris poll on Halloween found that, of the 1,970 adults polled, nearly three out of four people have no plans to take their children trick-or-treating.

So what is the public to do in the wake of the risks of going out for

Halloween?

• Maintain social distancing if trickor-treating is allowed. This could mean staggering times to go on the search for candy and avoiding homes where trick-or-treaters have already lined up.

• Consider small gatherings that enable youngsters to exchange candy with a limited group of friends or neighbors.

• Head to the mall or nearby stores in costume and get candy from retailers where it may be easier to maintain distance.

• Wear your mask or special face coverings when trick-or-treating.

Consider building a costume around the masks so it fits with the Halloween theme.

• Wash hands frequently or use hand sanitizer when water and soap is unavailable. Limit the number of houses you visit to reduce your risk of infection.

• Ask family or friends to send digital treats, such as gift cards or certificates.

Many restaurants may offer voucher programs for coupons for free ice creams at their locations, and while these may not be traditional Halloween goodies, ice cream is still sure to please youngsters.

• Consider car parades instead of traditional trick-or-treating.

Despite the COVID-19 virus, Halloween enthusiasts can find ways to be safe and have fun this year.

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Join the Squam Lakes Association (SLA) on an afternoon walk to the beaver ponds of Belknap Woods on October 16 from 4-6 pm.

After a short walk, listen to Lakes Region Conservation Corps (LRCC) AmeriCorps member Jack Van Etten talk about the environmental values of small storage ponds before trying to identify any animals you catch a glimpse of in the pond.

Although large water bodies tend to be the main attraction in the area, there are also smaller ponds that serve key roles. These ponds can be formed from a variety of causes, but all help keep natural life in the area moving.

Ponds can help with nutrients, water storage, damage control, and increase biodiversity. More than that, they also attract a broad variety of plant and animal life, so who knows what you

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The SLA offers more Adventure ecology programs throughout the year.

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In the workshop, participants will choose one basket design to make and to learn the fine craft of basket making using reed and hardwood. Those in the class will be guided through the process of constructing a beautiful and functional handmade basket from start to finish. All tools and materials needed to make the chosen basket will be supplied by the instructor. This class is open to all skill levels and no prior basket making experience is needed.

For this class, participants will choose one basket design from the following Group 1 choices: Garden Basket or Double Pie Basket, Medium Pack Basket, Woolgathering Basket, Laundry Basket, Herb Basket, or Stair Basket. (Full descriptions, dimensions, and pictures of baskets are available at http://meredith.nhcrafts.org/basketry and also available at the gallery.)

Tuition will be between $135 - $145 per student depending on what type of basket one wants to make. There are no additional materials fees. Students are encouraged to bring a bagged lunch and beverage to satisfy them during the seven-hour workshop.

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Share the Harvest – Hunt for the Hungry New Hampshire hunters can share their fall harvest with the needy through the “Hunt for the Hungry” program at the New Hampshire Food Bank, a program of Catholic Charities NH. Once again this fall, the New Hampshire Food Bank is collecting donations of processed deer and moose for distribution to more than 400 food pantries, soup kitchens, homeless shelters, and group homes statewide.

Last year, the Hunt for the Hungry program took in over 2,000 pounds of donated deer and moose meat for distribution to those in need.

To learn how to donate game, and for packaging instructions, call the New Hampshire Food Bank at 603-6699725. If you would like to share an entire deer or moose, please process the meat and have your donation stamped by a USDA approved butcher. Contact the Food Bank for USDA approved butchers in your region.

Please note the New Hampshire Food Bank is not equipped to accept donations of bear meat, fowl, or wild game birds such as duck, goose, turkey, or grouse.

“We are counting on continued

strong support from hunters this year,” said Dennis Gichana, Director of Operations for the New Hampshire Food Bank.

“Donations of protein foods with the Hunt for the Hungry program fill a big need.

Venison is especially popular, a real treat for clients. Last year, we got some moose meat, and as soon as it came in, out it went! As always, we want to thank New Hampshire’s hunters for their continued support. We couldn’t do what we do without it.”

“The Hunt for the Hungry program is a great way for hunters to share their harvest and help needy families get through the winter,” said Scott Mason, Executive Director of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department.

“Wild game is a local renewable resource that is high in protein, low in fat, and all natural – not to mention delicious.”

For more information on donating to the New Hampshire Food Bank, visit www.nhfoodbank.org.

For information on hunting in New Hampshire, or to purchase a hunting license, visit www.huntnh.com.

Learn the Basics of Realism in Acrylics Artist Acacia Rogers will be teaching a sixweek acrylic painting course at the Lakes Region Art Association Gallery, located at 120 Laconia Road (Tanger Outlets), Suite 132, in Tilton NH. The class will take place on Tuesdays, November 10, 17, 24, and December 1, 8 and 15. This beginner-friendly, sixweek class is a perfect start for any new painter, or a great repertoire builder for the intermediate artist. Acacia will use a combination of tested and proven academic principals with her own self-taught techniques to improve and refine your representational painting skills. She will cover everything from materials and how to select them, to color mixing and values, choosing references, using layers to build dimension and much more. There will be ample side-by-side easel time and a group critique at the conclusion.

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Acacia Rogers is a self-taught fine artist, and has been her entire life, with over 10 years of dedicated to various painting mediums.

Her inspiration mostly comes from the beauty of the natural world, with a particular affinity for wildlife. She is a full-time painter and painting instructor, and has worked alongside many accomplished artists from an array of backgrounds. She currently shows her work in the Lakes Region Art Association gallery in Tilton, NH. To learn more or sign up, please email AcaciaRogersArt@gmail.com or visit www.AcaciaRogers.wix.com/ FineArt.

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Through Oct. 12, 1st Annual Pumpkin Figure Contest, contact Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation at 527-3533 for info. and to register to make a figure.

Through Oct. 31, Glass Pumpkin Patch, display and sale of glass pumpkins created

by League-juried artists, League of NH Craftsmen Meredith Fine Craft Gallery, 279 DW Highway, Meredith, 279-7920.

Through Oct. 31, Halloween Cake Decorating Contest, Belknap Mill, Beacon St. East, Laconia, info/contest rules: 524-8813, jill@belknapmill.org.

Through Oct. 31, Memories of WWII, black-and-white photos of WWII, exhibit at the Wright Museum of WWII, Center St., Wolfeboro, 569-1212, www.wrightmuseum.org.

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Through Dec. 17, Moments in Nature, oil paintings by BJ Eckardt, on view at Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce Gallery, 49 S. Main St., Concord, 431-4230.

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Oct. 15, Castle After Hours Tours, 5:30-8:30 pm, enjoy a rare opportunity to explore the home at a time when the state goes quiet, the sun takes its rest, and the stars fill the sky. Admission includes complimentary crudités and one drink ticket, $25 adults, $10 ages 5-17, free age 4 & under, Castle in the Clouds, Rt. 171, Moultonboro, 476-5900, www. castleintheclouds.org.

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Oct. 12, Animals in Winter - Live Animal Encounter, 10-11 am, with Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, Town Square, 33 Village Rd., Waterville Valley, www.waterville. com. Please check website for updates/cancellations.

Oct. 14, Cemetery Walk, 10 am, get in the Halloween spirit with Castle staff on a walk around the property to view remnants of cemeteries from long ago. Also, tour old cellar holes, discussing the families that once lived on the property and funerary traditions for each time period, Castle in the Clouds, Rt. 171, Moultonboro, free, but pre-registration is a must, 476-5900, www.castleintheclouds.org.

Oct. 14, Free Line Dance Lessons, 6:30-9:30 pm, Big Daddy Joe’s, 38 NH Rt. 25, Plymouth, 536-5602.

Oct, 16, Pumpkin Carving Party, 3:30 pm, pumpkins and tools provided, design your own pumpkin, sign up in advance, info: 279-4303, Meredith Public Library, Main St., Meredith.

Oct. 16, The Power of Ponds, 4-6 pm, meet at Belknap Woods trailhead, Holderness, Squam Lakes Assoc., pre-register/info: www.squamlakes.org, 968-7336.

Oct. 16, Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues, concert, 7:30 pm, Flying Monkey Movie House & Performance Center, 39 Main St., Plymouth, tickets: www.flyingmonkeynh.com.

Oct. 17, Cut Paper Collage Class, 1-4 pm, create abstract cut paper collage with instructor Robert DeMario, ArtWorks Gallery & Fine Crafts, 132 White Mt. Highway, Chocorua, info: 323-8041, www.ChocoruaArtWorks.com.

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Oct. 17, Crash Test Dummies, concert, 7:30 pm, Flying Monkey Movie House & Performance Center, 39 Main St., Plymouth, tickets: www.flyingmonkeynh.com.

Oct. 17, 4th Annual Riverside Duck Derby, 4 pm, music by Club Soda band from 2-4 pm, duck drop at 4:15 pm, Belknap Mill Rotary Park, 25 Beacon St. East, Laconia, info: 5248813, www.belknapmill.org.

Oct. 17, Friends & Fiber Fall Fest, 10 am-3 pm, on the town green by Sandwich Home Industries, Center Sandwich, demos by fiber artists, spinning, knitting, weaving and more, please wear masks and social distance, info: dibbacarkyccu103@gmail.com.

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Oct. 18, Crop Walk for Hunger, 1 pm, starts at Baptist Meetinghouse of Community Church of Sandwich, info: 556-9377, register: crophungerwalk.org.

Oct. 18, Harvest Party, noon-4 pm, live music, ski and snowboard equipment tent sale, food trucks, games, family event, Ragged Mt. Resort, 620 Ragged Mt. Rd., Danbury, 7683600.

Oct. 18, Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy, concert, 6:30 pm, Flying Monkey Movie House & Performance Center, 39 Main St., Plymouth, tickets: www.flyingmonkeynh.com.

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Oct. 21, Cemetery Walk, 4 pm, get in the Halloween spirit with Castle staff on a walk around the property to view remnants of cemeteries from long ago. Also, tour old cellar holes, discussing the families that once lived on the property and funerary traditions for each time period, Castle in the Clouds, Rt. 171, Moultonboro, free, but pre-registration is a must, 476-5900, www.castleintheclouds.org.

Oct. 21, Free Line Dance Lessons, 6:30-9:30 pm, Big Daddy Joe’s, 38 NH Rt. 25, Plymouth, 536-5602.

Oct. 21, Remarkable People of Freedom, 7 pm, presented by Roberta McCarthy and Anne Gaudette, Freedom Historical Society, program presented via Zoom, info: www. freedomhistoricalsociety.org.

Oct. 23, Damn the Torpedos – Tom Petty Tribute, concert, 7:30 pm, Flying Monkey Movie House & Performance Center, 39 Main St., Plymouth, tickets: www.flyingmonkeynh.com.

Oct. 23, Wacky Pumpkin Painting & Wonderful Water: Exploring Farming & Watershed Health, 10 am-noon, Squam Lakes Assoc., Holderness, pre-register/info: www. squamlakes.org, 968-7336.

Oct. 24, Al Stewart, concert, 7:30 pm, Flying Monkey Movie House & Performance Center, 39 Main St., Plymouth, tickets: www.flyingmonkeynh.com.

Oct. 24, Basket Weaving Workshop, 9 am-4 pm, with instructor Ray Lagasse, League of NH Craftsmen Meredith Fine Craft Gallery, DW Highway, Meredith, pre-registration/info: 279-7920.

ONGOING Art To Cartoon Exhibit, by Katie Dawson, Belknap Mill, 25 Beacon St. East, Laconia, on display in Mill lobby on Saturdays, 10 am-2 pm, 524-8813.

ArtWorks Gallery & Fine Crafts, open Mon., Tues. & Thurs. 10 am-2 pm; Fri. noon-7 pm; Sat. & Sun. 10 am-5 pm, 132 Rt. 16, Chocorua, 323-8041, www.ChocoruaArtworks. com Belknap Mill, museum open Saturdays from 10 am-2 pm, 25 Beacon St. East, Laconia, gallery and textile museum, info: 524-8813, www.belknapmill.org.

Hobo & Winnipesaukee Railroad, 33rd season, trains ride along shores of Winnipesaukee, departing daily from Meredith and Weirs Beach. Also rides on Hobo Railroad, Lincoln, tickets/info: 745-2135.

Kirkwood Gardens, open daily, free of charge, tour beautiful flower gardens, Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, Holderness, 968-7194. Please social distance and wear masks when visiting the gardens.

Lakes Region Art Assoc. Gallery, open Thurs.-Sundays from 11 am-7 pm, exhibits by local artists, Suite 132, Tanger Outlet, 120 Laconia Rd., Tilton, 998-0029.

Laverack Nature Trail at Hawkins Brook open to the public, nature trail on boardwalk, free, trail starts to the left of Meredith Village Savings Bank, Meredith, info: 279-9015.

Model Yachting, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1 pm, May-Oct., join Back Bay Skippers as they sail radio-controlled Soling I Meter model yachts on Tuesdays and US 12 model yachts on Thursdays, Back Bay on Bridge Falls Path, Wolfeboro, new participants and spectators welcome, info: 569-4973 or go to NHBM.org for info.

M/S Mount Washington, lunch and dinner cruises, departs from Weirs Beach, call ahead for information/reservations/schedule, 366-5531, www.cruisenh.com.

NH Boat Museum, 399 Center St., Wolfeboro Falls, this year’s exhibit: “Locally Produced” with focus on boats and motors made in NH over the years, visit www.nhbm. org, call ahead: 569-4554. Popular Boat House Tour will be virtual this year, narrated by screenwriter Ernest Thompson; www.nhbm.org.

North East Motor Sports Museum, open weekends from 10 am-4 pm, this year’s exhibit: Midget Cars, 922 Rt. 106, Loudon, info: 783-0183. www.nemsmuseum.com.

Outdoor Guided Tours, Saturdays & Sundays at 11 am and 2 pm, no registration required, meet at Horse Barn Patio, free, donation suggested and appreciated, Canterbury Shaker Village, Shaker Rd., Canterbury, www.shakers.org, 783-9511.

Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center, Laconia, trails open for hiking.

Prescott Farm is located at 928 White Oaks Road in Laconia; www.prescottfarm.org.

Quincy Bog Natural Area, 131 Quincy Bog Rd., Rumney, open to public, take the nature trail around the bog, please respect rules to protect animals and the bog environment, free, info: www.quincybog.org.

Remick Country Doctor Museum, visitors must follow COVID-19 guidelines, Cleveland Hill Rd., Tamworth, 323-7591, www.remickmuseum.org.

Sandwich Historical Society, summer exhibit: Our Women of Sandwich, posters/exhibit outdoors around Sandwich village, info: www.sandwichhistorical.org.

Sculpture Walk, self-guided tour of sculpture locations around downtown Meredith, sponsored by Greater Meredith Program, free, maps/info: 279-9015.

Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, live animal exhibit trail is open, advance callahead/ticket reservations required due to COVID-19 restrictions, visit www.nhnature.org for all details, Holderness, 968-7194.

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‘Cue The Grill Classic Side Dishes from the Grill

By Chef Kelly Ross Today is dedicated to some great side dishes on the grill. If you have your grill ready at a moment’s notice, it extends your menu options 20-fold, and that is likely a low estimate.

I often write in this column about certain foods people love or hate.

The main foods I think of with this theme are lamb, duck, and oysters, but I also have to put mushrooms in that category. Most people that don’t like mushrooms say it is because of the consistency. But if mushrooms are cooked correctly, with a proper sauce, and especially off the grill, they often are a main course and not a side dish.

The options are many, and the cooking processes have almost as many options.

Granted, I’m a grill guy, but I also spend many hours on a six-burner and sautéing mushrooms is probably the most common way to prepare them.

Most mushrooms are cooked in some of the yummiest compound butters and are great as they are, or on top of a steak or in a mix of many types of dishes. For today, we will concentrate on mushrooms as a side dish. The first recipe uses Shitake mushrooms.

This is quick, simple, and done on skewers of fresh rosemary stems, which is delicious. This recipe makes 12 skewers of absolutely incredible taste-bud joy.

Grilled Shitake Mushrooms on Rosemary Skewers ¼ cup balsamic vinegar ½ cup olive oil 2 tbsp chopped fresh rosemary, plus 12 eight-ten inch stems for skewering Coarse sea salt and fresh grind black pepper

36 shitake mushrooms, about 2-2 ½ inch in diameter, cleaned and stemmed Put the vinegar and oil in a bowl and whisk well. Add the chopped rosemary, ½ tsp of salt and ¼ tsp black pepper. In a shallow non-reactive dish, arrange the mushrooms, stem side down, in an even layer. Brush each cap with the marinade and set aside.

Cover with plastic and let sit at room temperature for 20 minutes or so.

Trim the rosemary sprigs to a length to ideally hold 3 caps apiece. Thread the stem end first, crosswise through the mushrooms, removing rosemary needles if needed to skewer. Get your grill well-oiled and to a medium-high heat. Cook the skewers, stem sides up on the grill for about 6 minutes or so until they get subtle grill marks. Put them on a platter, pour the remaining vinaigrette over them and serve right away with the rest of your meal.

Keeping on the mushroom train of thought, let’s hit number-one on the mushroom food chain, at least in the restaurant business, and that is the portabella. The portabella mushroom has been a staple for what seems like forever, and they are so good.

When marinated and cooked right, portabellas are as good as slicing and eating a steak. A portabella is firm with great texture. Marinate them in garlic butter, balsamic or red wine vinegar, Italian dressing, or almost any compound butter. I swear you can’t go wrong. This one is with a tarragon butter, but regardless what sauce/ marinade you want to use, basically follow this recipe, and just change up the ingredients. This will give you 8 mushrooms, usually feeding 4 people.

Grilled Portabella Mushrooms with Tarragon Parsley Butter 4 tbsp unsalted butter, softened 1 tbsp chopped fresh tarragon leaves 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley Sea salt and fresh grind black pepper 8 medium to large portabella mushrooms, stemmed Olive oil for brushing Get your grill lit to medium-high and oil it down. In a bowl, blend the butter with the tarragon, parsley and salt and pepper to season. Brush the caps with the olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Set the caps on the grill, open side down and cook for about 8-10 minutes, flipping over once halfway through or until nicely charred and tender. About a minute before pulling off the grill and with the caps now open side up, evenly dollop them with the butter and cook for 1 more minute, gently take off the grill so the butter stays inside the cap, and serve right away.

I’m going to shoot you another mushroom recipe and this time around, we’ll use large button mushrooms that are also outstanding on the grill. Add the great flavors of lemon and garlic, and I think you should be sold. This is for a pound of mushrooms, which is good for 4 of you.

Lemon Garlic Mushrooms ¼ cup fresh squeezed lemon juice 3 tbsp fresh chopped parsley 2 tbsp olive oil 3 cloves garlic, minced Fresh grind black pepper 1 lb largest button mushrooms you can find For the dressing, whisk the first 5 ingredients together. With the

mushrooms in a bowl, add 2 tbsp of the marinade and toss them well. Grill the mushrooms with the lid down over a medium heat for 5-6 minutes and flip them over to the other side, close the lid and let them go for another 5+ minutes. Once cooked, toss them in the remaining dressing and serve immediately.

Let’s change things up. When it comes to what I would consider the most popular side to any good meal, my first thought would easily be potatoes, as there are hundreds of ways to prepare them, as well as a few different potatoes to choose from.

Since I have never met a potato I didn’t like, I guess I could have just thrown a couple of hundred recipes in a hat and pulled one out to share, but I decided to go with this great grilled sweet potato dish. They go with just about anything and for the most part, the actual flavor does most of the heavy lifting. This • ‘Cue the Grill Continued on page 17

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• ‘Cue the Grill Continued from page 16 recipe will feed 8 people.

Grilled Lime Balsamic Sweet Potatoes 3 lbs medium-large sweet potatoes 2-3 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp sea salt ½ tsp fresh grind black pepper ¼ cup fresh chopped cilantro ¼ cup packed light brown sugar ¼ cup fresh squeezed lime juice 3 tbsp balsamic glaze (not dressing), found in almost any salad dressing section Peel and cut each potato into 6-8 wedges, place in a large bowl, and toss with oil, salt and pepper. In batches (the size of your grill will dictate how many batches) cook the potatoes on a greased and covered grill over medium heat for 8-10 minutes or until tender, flipping them over ½ way through the process. In a larger bowl, combine the rest of the ingredients and dump onto a pan large enough and grill friendly for the potatoes to be rolled in once finished. Once finished and seasoned, load them on the same pan with the seasoning and put the pan directly on the grill, close the lid, turn to low for 2-3 minutes, then turn off the heat and leave them there for 2-3 more minutes, pull them out and dig in. I swear these potato wedges are pure candy.

Speaking of candy, the last recipe today is so good. Granted, I am cheating a little in that it isn’t a vegetarian dish, but if you are a diehard vegetarian, all you have to do is skip the bacon.

This is really easy and involves just a few ingredients, and they are all very worthy of taste-bud happiness. These make great appetizers, or a side dish for dinner, and I am one of many I know who has devoured these things as dessert! This makes 32 individual pieces.

Bacon Wrapped Peaches w/a Balsamic Glaze 4 large peaches, cut in half, then each half cut into ¼’s About a pound of bacon, 16 slices, cut

in half 64 fresh leaves of basil 32 toothpicks Olive oil Balsamic glaze Wash and dry the peaches. Cut each peach in half, take out the pit, and cut each half into quarters, giving you 8 pieces per peach. Cut the bacon slices in half the fat way, giving you smaller pieces of full width bacon. Place one basil leaf on each side of a peach slice, then wrap each peach slice with a bacon slice using a toothpick where the loose end of bacon meets the peach to hold it all together. Repeat with all of the peaches. Lightly brush the bacon wrapped peaches with the olive oil so the bacon doesn’t stick to the grill.

Preheat your well-oiled grill to a little above low for a solid 10 minutes, then gently lay the peaches on the grill so as to not let them overlap one another.

They should cook for about 20 minutes total, turning as needed. Transfer them to a serving platter, remove all the toothpicks and drizzle with balsamic glaze. These will disappear in no time at all. Grab some before everyone else gets their hungry mitts on them! Serve warm/hot, even if it means you should pop them in the oven for just a few minutes before serving.

Please enjoy these recipes, and continue to treat your taste buds like royalty. I’ll see you in the November issue of The Laker. If you have any questions or feedback, please e-mail me at fenwaysox10@gmail.com.

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Squam Lakes Natural Science Center in Holderness worked hard to make New Hampshire Day a reality for the 2020 season. Now, based on the success and participation of visitors there will be a second New Hampshire Day on Saturday, October 17 where New Hampshire residents receive $5 trail admission.

New Hampshire Day has been held annually since 1991. Historically it has helped launch the trail season in May to welcome visitors around the state back to get nearer to nature. Due to the pandemic this year, it was delayed until September.

The September event sold out and all visitors abided by new guidelines and rules to keep the live animal exhibit trail safe for everyone.

Attendees for the second New Hampshire Day can expect to see naturalists showing animals at Pop Up Animal Encounters along the trail.

Animals at the Science Center are also starting to show off their winter coats in preparation for the changing season.

Tickets for NH Day are just $5 on Saturday, October 17, and must be purchased in advance at nhnature.org.

The Science Center has capacity limits for the number of visitors on the live animal trail. Other changes include, requiring facemasks, physical distancing,

one-way travel on the trail, and changes to hands-on exhibits.

New Hampshire Day is made possible because of sponsorships from Dead River Company and the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative Foundation. Both sponsoring organizations generously continued their support of the event even after the changes caused by the pandemic.

Science Center trails (live animal exhibit and hiking) will remain open daily through November 1, from 9:30 am-4 pm (last trail admission at 2:30 pm).

Visit nhnature.org for more information and to purchase tickets.

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Added to this, there were the children to care for and such tasks as mending and sewing to complete. In the Victorian era, the chores were much the same, but you could add keeping the woodstoves going, cooking meals in even more crude kitchens, and generally housekeeping without aid of electricity or running water in some homes.

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1840, Marilla grew up to work in one of the few professions open to women at the time: she was a teacher. She held the position until she married Joh Ricker of Dover, NH. Marilla’s husband was a wealthy farmer and when he died in the 1860s, Marilla found herself in the enviable position of being a wealthy widow.

She traveled to Europe in the 1870s and gained a wider world view – and a solid education – while abroad.

Little is known of exactly why Marilla decided to become a lawyer, because it was a profession open only to men at the time. But given her years of travel, her free thinking childhood and the opportunities her wealth afforded her, these things likely put her on a career path.

Marilla began to study law in Washington, DC, and gained admittance to the bar of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia in 1882, according to Wikipedia. She outranked all 18 men who also took the exam.

Serving the less fortunate during her years as a Washington, DC lawyer held top priority for Marilla and she was known as the “prisoners’ friend.” (She often worked for her clients for free.)

In 1884 she was appointed examiner in chancery by the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia and later became New Hampshire’s first woman lawyer in July1890. The irony of her situation was not lost on Marilla: she was a NH resident and lawyer and even ran for governor, but the laws of the land did not allow her to vote. (It should be mentioned that Marilla petitioned the NH Supreme Court for the right to practice law in the state after being

denied that right because of her gender.

The petition won in the court and the female lawyers of NH remember Marilla as a trailblazer.)

Marilla is believed to be among the first women in the state to attempt to vote and because she was a land owner and taxpayer in Dover, she believed she should have the voting right. She fought tirelessly and shortly before her death in 1920, women were given the right to vote.

Another tireless fighter in the world of law and politics was Doris “Granny D” Haddock of Laconia, NH. If you read the news in the late 1990s to around 2000, you surely heard of Granny D who took a walk – a very long walk – to bring awareness to the issue of campaign finance reform.

She was aware of the issue and especially so after Senators John McCain and Russ Feingold made an effort to regulate campaign finances.

The effort failed and Granny D decided to bring awareness to the cause. She started her walk in California on the first of January, 1999 (she was 88 years of age at the time) and ended the walk 14 months later at age 90. Needless to say, her walk and determination brought awareness to the issue, as did her visit to Washington, DC. Another Lakes Region woman who made a mark in politics was Bristol’s Maude Ferguson. She was born in 1883 and over the years, she accomplished a great deal.

Her name was actually Edna Maude Ferguson, although she went by the name E. Maude and most

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She was born to Edgar and Addie Fowler in August of 1883 in Danvers, Massachusetts.

Maude graduated from Tilton Seminary in 1900 and went on to attend the Greeley School of Elocution and Dramatics in Boston, graduating in 1903. Historical information states Maude was an elocutionist, which is the study and practice of oral delivery and the control of voice and gesture.

Perhaps this training eventually led Maude to politics, but she listed herself on census records as a housewife. This was not unusual at a time when women may have started to venture beyond the confines of home, but still maintained many of the conventions and pride in being a wife first and foremost.

Maude married Samuel Ferguson in 1912; they resided in Bristol (in the Newfound Lake area). When Maude was just one year of age, her father died; Addie moved to Bristol with the young Maude. In those days, Bristol, NH was a long way from Danvers, Massachusetts. What would have brought Addie to the little town?

It can be assumed that, upon the death of her husband, Maude’s mother moved to Bristol to live with her family. Maude’s maternal grandfather was Otis Kilton Bucklin, a successful local businessman. Otis at one time ran a hotel in nearby Grafton and later built and ran Brown’s Hotel in Bristol. He owned a carriage factory, also in Bristol and was a fruit grower with about

2,300 apple trees. He owned over five farms and also maintained property in Florida. Addie later remarried and became the wife of a local doctor and continued to reside in the Bristol area.

Before marriage, Maude had an interesting career. An early newspaper clipping reports a Boston entertainment bureau booked Maude often; she was one of the company’s most successful elocutionists. The same clipping states Maude worked as an elocutionist at her alma mater, Tilton School, at New Hampton Institute and also at Maryland College.

Once she married, Maude took an active role in local goings on. She was the chairperson of the Bristol Republican Women’s Committee, and she served on the Bristol Board of Education.

Maude became a representative to the NH House of Representatives and was given positions on the revision of statutes and the state library.

She served as chairman of the joint committee on State Library and in her second term as representative in 1929, she was chairman of the committee on Normal School, a member of the Judiciary Committee, clerk of the Grafton County delegation and the pre-legislative caucus; she was the first woman to serve on the Judiciary Committee.

Politics must have agreed with Maude, because she rolled up her sleeves and jumped into the race for the Republican nomination for state senator in the fifth district. This was quite a bold move for a woman from a small town at the time, but she beat out

two male candidates and was the first woman to serve in the senate.

It is said that her experience and interest in politics led her to study law. It is intriguing to think of Maude, a woman from a rural town, doing so very well in a man’s world. There is no information on her study of law, but she surely would have made a good lawyer, due to her elocution skills and her grasp of politics.

For three years, Maude served as state chairperson of the Legal Status of Women of the NH League of Women Voters. She also was past grand matron of the Order of the Eastern Star and past president of the Bristol Woman’s Club, to name but a few of the offices she held.

Maude passed away in 1932, and the entire Bristol community, as well as the state, mourned the loss. It is a mark of her importance in the community to note that when her funeral was held in Bristol, businesses were closed as a mark of respect. Flags were lowered to

half-mast due to her position as senator.

Tributes poured in from local groups, as well as from the NH Power Company, the NH Senate, NH Governor Winant and many others. Those who attended her funeral included state senators, Laconia’s mayor, state representatives, and more.

Maude rose to success at a time when most women were at home raising a family. She was certainly liked and respected by her male political colleagues, no easy accomplishment in the 1920s and 1930s when men ruled every corner of the political and business world.

As we prepare to vote in the elections in November, we can look back and give a nod of thanks to the trail blazing women in politics and law, such as Marilla Ricker, Granny D and Maude Ferguson, who rolled up their sleeves and got things done, making the world a much better place for their efforts.

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