Celebrate ten years of spooky treks with five new trails in New Hampshire's White Mountains, blending historical lore and ghost stories. Five new hikes added to the second edition to celebrate ten years of spooky trekking! Explore the haunts of hikers gone by and see for yourself whether these ghost tales are fact or fiction. Haunted Hikes provides storied history and fanciful legend within the trails of New Hampshire's White Mountains and beyond. Hikes are rated according to difficulty and spookiness with something for every member of the family. Book covers a brisk walk to the tombstone of Ichabod Crain in Surry to a fierce three-hour trek to a downed bomber plane in North Woodstock. Book includes hike and map legends.
"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 program is a slide show which includes spooky sound effects, ghostly specters and mysterious stories. The program is appropriate for young and old. O'Connor has appeared on WMUR's "New Hampshire Chronicle" and NHPTV "Windows to the Wild" with Willem Lange. O'Connor has also been featured in New Hampshire Magazine as well as numerous publications over the years. The hour-long program presents "ghost stories" from the book. The program includes slide photos of some of the many hikes. The presentation is geared to engage listeners such that they might want to get outside and hike. (Ghosts not guaranteed.) The program is perfect for Halloween, and those looking for something different this fall"--
New Hampshire is a state rich with history-some of it haunted. Explore the tales of ghosts and haunts in towns such as Alton, Dover, Franconia, Litchfield, Nashua, Portsmouth, and West Chesterfield that will leave your senses tingling with adventure. Get the shivers that will keep you chilled as you explore the ghostly side of New Hampshire.
Preserving Old Barns is a wonderful resource for barn owners to assess and care for their special structures, which also celebrates the history and beauty of old barns. This well-illustrated second edition features stunning, full-color photographs from Lowell Fewster, expanded text adding over one hundred pages of new information from author John Porter, and barn preservation techniques from timber framer Arron Sturgis. It provides a practical understanding of the history, function, and preservation of old barns.
PATHS LESS TRAVELED By: Gordon DuBois 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 lands, and many other interesting destinations. The trips range from family-friendly strolls to epic bushwhacks and daunting rock scrambles. Along the way the author provides a generous helping of local historical lore. Also included are useful tips on safe hiking in summer and winter, leave no trace principles, senior fitness, and a canine perspective from Reuben, the author’s faithful trail companion. Paths Less Traveled will be a treasured addition to any New Hampshire hiker’s bookshelf. Steven D. Smith, Co-Editor of the AMC White Mountain Guide Paths Less Traveled describes several trails in Meredith complete with details on how to find them and what to expect when I get there. I am a novice hiker with a young dog and Gordon's book has helped us to get started on adventures without feeling overwhelmed by trails that are too challenging or too crowded for us. Erin Apostolos, Director Meredith Public Library If you are an explorer who likes to seek out destinations that are a bit different or are off the radar away from the crowds, Paths Less Traveled is for you. Author Gordon DuBois draws upon his extensive experience hiking throughout New England to bring the reader to some locations that are more well-known and many that are not, some by trail and others by bushwhack. Peppered with personal anecdotes and interesting historical narratives, Paths Less Traveled is a captivating read and will appeal to both the experienced and novice hiker. Ken MacGray, Co-Editor of the AMC Southern New Hampshire Trail Guide, 5th Edition
Come visit Manchester, New Hampshire-you'll see children playing ball, people jogging by, and a host of pious nuns and monks. It all seems pretty wholesome, until you realize that the people you're seeing are ghosts! Covering everything from the haunted houses of today, o the local legends of the Native Americans, this book will give you a different perspective of the history and culture of New Hampshire's Queen City, a ghostly one.
These compelling profiles of 22 adventurous yet unlucky climbers chronicle more than a century of exploration recreation and tragedy in New Hampshire's Presidential Range
Shade and Jenessa Wooten experienced a tragedy no parent should ever have to endure.For the past three years, Shade has done everything he could think of to help his wife heal and keep their marriage together. However, Jenessa kept pushing him further and further away. Not able to bear any more pain from her shutting him out, when she told him to get out, he did. He hoped leaving would bring her the happiness he knew she deserved. Jenessa has felt unbearable pain every day since that day three years ago. Burying herself in her work and barely speaking to her husband seemed to be the only way she knew how to cope with the pain. But when one argument went too far and she told him to leave and he did, it sent her into a tailspin. One she was not sure she could ever recover from.Can their broken marriage ever be repaired or is it too late?
