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Contents

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6 Editor’s Note 8 Contributors Page 10 Feedback

12 CROSBY BAKERY

26 BASEBALL CONNECTIONS

84 WINGATE FARM

Features

COMEDY

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36 In Their Own Words

Meet Jonathan Hall of Nottingham, the founder and director of Therapeutic Riding on Thoroughbreds.

by Dave Mendelsohn

by Emily Heidt

14 Top Events

SPRING BURRATA SALAD

by Colin Garrett

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16 Our Town

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by Barbara Radcliffe Rogers

by Lynne Snierson

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HOW CLIMATE CHANGE CAN AFFECT YOUR HEALTH

These Granite Staters are tired of inaction when it comes to Lyme disease and are using their unique talents to do something about it.

by Karen A. Jamrog

94 Calendar WHAT TO DO THIS MONTH

by Karen A. Jamrog illustrations by Marc Sutherland photos by Jenn Bakos

The results of the annual Castle Connolly Top Doctors poll are in.

See who made this year’s list.

edited by Emily Heidt

30 Review

98 Dine Out

by Jessica Saba

Next time you’re hiking in the White Mountains, thank the AMC crews who go to great lengths to maintain the network of trails.

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by Ray Carbone

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by Meghan McCarthy McPhaul photos by Joe Klementovich

photos by John Hession

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by Casey McDermott

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CANNABIS CONSENSUS

GOOD EATS

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by James Pindell

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LOCAL DRINKS

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EDITOR’S NOTE

Be Earth Day Birthdays on the This April 22 marks 49 years since the first Earth Day. That lookout! gives us a year before Earth Day It’s come to our attention that various companies representing themselves as or on behalf of New Hampshire Magazine have been soliciting for the sale of commemorative plaques.

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or most of my early life, April 22 only signified one thing to me: my little sister’s birthday, which frankly didn’t have that much impact back then beyond requiring me to sing along when mom brought out her cake. In 1970, when I was just turning 18, the date took on new significance when it was made into the first-ever Earth Day. It was one of those “ideas whose time has come.” Rachel Carson’s 1962 “Silent Spring” had already awakened Americans to the likelihood that modern agribusiness and pesticides were wreaking havoc on the natural world. The Vietnam War had mobilized and politicized an entire generation of young people and the quickening pace of science and technology was just starting to alarm us with the potential of something going dreadfully wrong as we barreled into a mysterious future.

In 1966, visionary writer and editor Stewart Brand (an alumnus of Phillips Exeter Academy) lobbied NASA to release a satellite image of the whole planet Earth — something never before seen by the common Earthling. When he succeeded, he used that photo on the cover of his seminal “Whole Earth Catalog” that became a handbook for a variety of movements for more organic and sustainable lives.

The first Earth Day in 1970, the brainchild of Wisconsin senator Gaylord Nelson, was viewed as a teaching moment, a chance to rally all those early environmental strands into an event that would get everyone’s attention and “finally, force this issue permanently onto the national political agenda,” said Nelson.

It worked. Millions marched or held rallies and education programs across the US. The Environmental Protection Agency was established by executive order of President Richard Nixon that same year. Earth Day worked so well, in fact, that the next one was scheduled for a decade later, April 22 in 1980.

That once-a-decade pattern held until the 1990 celebration, when an organizer called up Bruce Anderson, a solar power expert living in Harrisville, to ask him to head up plans for New Hampshire’s celebration. Anderson agreed, but couldn’t believe there was no movement to make it an annual event. Anderson reached out to Sen. Nelson and soon the two of them were leading Earth Day USA, an organization charged with making Earth Day a yearly thing and taking it worldwide, mobilizing hundreds of millions and lifting environmental issues onto the global stage.

Anderson eventually left the Earth Day organization to continue his breakthrough work in solar energy in Virginia. To my knowledge, the most written about his pivotal role in the expansion of Earth Day was an article in this magazine by former managing editor Barbara Coles back in 2015.

With current environmental alarms about climate change, the death of insect populations, and plastic pollution clogging the oceans, the mission of Earth Day is rightly focused on securing the future, not honoring the past, but maybe for next year’s celebration we should at least invite Anderson up to ride in a solar-powered car in whatever Earth Day events Harrisville has planned for 2020.

For efficiency’s sake, I should mention one other significant April 22 birthday: that of my brother-in-law, Greg, himself a terrific writer with New Hampshire roots now living in Georgia. You might think I’m conserving scant natural resources by wishing both him and my dear sister, Candy, a very happy Earth, uh, I mean “birth” day this way, but when it comes to saving the planet, every little bit helps.

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Contributors

Frequent New Hampshire Magazine contributor photographer Jenn Bakos took the photos for the feature story “Ticked Off.” She is a Seacoast-based food, lifestyle and wedding photographer who travels all around New England for her work. She enjoys exploring the Granite State and beyond, and everything small business and farm-to-table. In her free time she likes to hike and kayak.

Our regular “Health” contributor Karen A. Jamrog also wrote this month’s feature on Lyme disease, “Ticked Off.”

Photographer Jared Charney shot this month’s cover photo. You can see more of his work at jaredcharney.com.

“No Easy Things” writer Meghan McCarthy McPhaul writes about all things outdoors — from skiing and hiking to ecology and land conservation.

“No Easy Things” photographer Joe Klementovich specializes in environmental photography. See more of his work at klementovichphoto.com.

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Artist Marc Sutherland created the illustrations in “Ticked Off,” some of which originally appeared in the June 2015 story “NH’s Wild and Weird Animals.”

Writer Ray Carbone details New Hampshire’s many connections to baseball history for “Granite Diamonds.”

About | Behind The Scenes at New Hampshire Magazine Advice from our on-staff Lyme expert

Angela LeBrun

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While researching our feature story on Lyme disease for this issue, we learned a lot about this serious and puzzling malady, including the fact that many people cope with its nasty symptoms quietly — until you ask them about it. That point came home when we learned that our sales support manager Angela LeBrun is not only a Lyme sufferer, she’s the co-founder of Lyme 411, a nonprofit that is one of the state’s main hubs for the dissemination of news and information on Lyme and other tick-borne illnesses. She was more than happy to add her own insights on dealing with the disease to the conversation.

“Our tag line, ‘You don’t “get it” until you get it,’ tells you a lot,” says LeBrun.

“Just be proactive about your own patient health with your doctor,” she adds.

“Ask questions and insist on getting answers.” The Lyme 411 website features a list of symptoms that you can print out and bring with you to the doctor to aid in a diagnosis. “Lyme is known as the great imitator,” says LeBrun.” “It can mimic the symptoms and conditions of other diseases, so the more information you have, the better. Also, it’s not just Lyme to consider. There are a number of pathogens that ticks carry and it might be one of those,” she says. Visit lyme411.org for more.

Send letters to Editor Rick Broussard, New Hampshire Magazine, 150 Dow St. Manchester, NH 03101 or email him at editor@nhmagazine.com.

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Bite Me Not I was really disappointed with a couple things in the March issue and wanted to let you know. First, the cover headline “Bite Me” is totally inappropriate. I believe that it’s a derivation of “Bite My Ass,” and has no place on the cover of a magazine telling the world about how great New Hampshire is.

Then the photographs. The photo of Susan Laughlin on page 37 looks like she has some sort of growth extending out the front of her face. And the photo of Alex Ray on page 57 makes him look like the village idiot ... which he is definitely not!

Come on — you can do better than this.

Pete Holman Bridgewater

Another Cannabis Con It’s regarding marijuana. There was a significant statement by the National Academy of Medicine regarding this problem substance recently. If it had been included in your article in the January issue [“Surrounded”], there would have been more balance, thus more helpful in the current debate.

“After an exhaustive review, the National Academy of Medicine found in 2017 that cannabis use is likely to increase the risk of developing schizophrenia and other psychoses; the higher the use, the greater the risk.”

This statement appeared in the January Hillsdale College monthly Imprimis. The quote occurred in an essay written by Alex Berenson.

Your article had nearly twice as many items favorable to legalization as the ones opposed.

Harvey Lord Bow

Let’s Get Serious

I know New Hampshire Magazine does not get spooked by doing intense, sometimes sad stories. Lately though, it seems like your focus is dining out or drinking beer, which are nice but somewhat shallow.

There are so many magazine issues that you do about food, but what about people with “food issues,” e.g. hungry people, or folks that live in remote and/or urban areas where fresh food is hard to find, or older Granite Staters that need help getting their proper meals? You could also feature the business and organizations that are work10

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ing to help these people get the nutritious food they need, e.g. food pantries, farmers markets, food subscription services and Meals on Wheels.

Victoria Bram Hopkinton

of two — is Platt not Pratt. Being from the same hometown and about the same year, I know he would want it correct.

Jim Weiss Martha’s Vinyard

Family Recipe Roots

While reading the article on Chatham [“What Do You Know?” March 2019], I couldn’t help but think of the joke about the old Maine farmer who was told his farm was actually in New Hampshire, and he replied: “Thank God, I don’t think I could take another Maine winter!”

Jon Hildreth Laconia

Thanks to you and Chef Bradley Labarre for beginning to unwind a lifelong family mystery — the origin of the dish we know as “Chinese Pudding” [“Great Repasts From the Past,” December 2018]. My New Hampshire sister-in-law and I had both recently made it, inspired, no doubt, by cold winter days. And, as usual, we got to debating the source of the dish and its name. The savory comfort food was one of my mother’s staples, something she had eaten growing up in the early 1900s in North Adams, Mass. Your story fits our experience so perfectly — the exact recipe, though mom often doctored the browned meat with a bit of Gravy Master; and the French-Canadian connection — her family, the Milettes, had emigrated to western Massachusetts from the Montréal area. Her father, my grandfather, drove a horse-drawn butcher’s wagon through town where families would put a “butcher” sign in their window if they wanted him to stop. He was also a painter and a wallpaper hanger to support his family of six children.

We had assumed, but never confirmed, that the name “Chinese Pudding” was a lessthan-PC way to refer to the casserole’s mixture of foods. And while your article traces it to China, Maine, a couple of internet searches also link it to cooks for the Chinese railway, where it was called pâté chinois, and even became the province’s national dish, finding its way into New England communities along with French-Canadian immigrants moving to work at textile mills.

North Adams was one such town.

Thanks for letting me share our story and unraveling the Chinese Pudding mystery.

Jan Hersey Anacortes, Washington

Wrong Hometown Just read your February 2019 edition while visiting family on the New Hampshire Seacoast. While I loved Jack Kenny’s article [“Why I Hate Plato,” February 2019], and I don’t know Jack, I do know Meriden, Connecticut. The high school in Meriden — one

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A thought for a medical article: What does a podiatrist do?

It is a very interesting specialty. Not for the doctor who needs a stethoscope around the neck all day.

Billie Bondar, D.P.M. Rochester Editor’s Note: Smart Health NH is an annual special publication that aims to give readers an overview of health and wellness services and resources throughout the state. We are happy to consider suggested additions for inclusion in future issues.

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Cooking up Tradition

Crosby Bakery celebrates new family ownership

BY EMILY HEIDT Family traditions are baked into every item at Nashua’s Crosby Bakery. Eugene Crosby opened Crosby Bakery on Temple Street in 1947 (today it’s located on East Pearl Street).

After serving in WWII, his son Jacob took over the family business with his wife. In 1968, Jacob’s daughter Gale met her husband Michael Cummings while working at the bakery. After they were married, the couple took over as head bakers.

Since its opening, four hard-working generations (including Jacob at age 91) have kept Crosby Bakery a local favorite. This month, they celebrate as yet another pair of owners takes over.

Fourth-generation Crosby family member and Nashua firefighter Ryan Morse and seasoned cake decorator Jenn Stone-Grimaldi will open the doors on April 6 for a grand reopening. Enjoy a free donut giveaway in the morning, and an opportunity to win a gift card for a custom special occasion cake in the afternoon. Stop by and sample classics like honey twist donuts and oatmeal bread, or a Saturday tradition like beans and dogs.

Learn more at crosbybakerynh.com.

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April Fools

The infamous day of pranks starts the month, but rather than laugh at someone’s expense, why not let comedians provide all the hilarity. These events are sure to lighten your mood.

Gary Gulman

April 5, The Flying Monkey Movie House & Performance Center Plymouth

Gary Gulman is poised to be the next great Boston comedian. He’s performed on every single late-night comedy program and has accumulated rave reviews from The New York Times and Village Voice. It won’t be long before Gulman is a household name — go see him before he is! flyingmonkeynh.com

Paul Reiser

April 6, Capitol Center for the Arts Concord Paul Reiser’s resumé extends far past

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comedy into the worlds of writing and acting — you may recognize him as Dr. Owens on Netflix’s breakout series “Stranger Things.” Reiser’s comedy chops are just as noteworthy, as proven by a spot on Comedy Central’s “100 Top Comedians of All Time.” Opening for Reiser is folk music artist Vance Gilbert, a formidable figure on the Boston music scene. ccanh.com

Bob Saget

April 18, Tupelo Music Hall, Derry Bob Saget has been a mainstay in pop culture for decades, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that he also happens to be an amazing stand-up comedian. In addition to seeing Saget perform, you can also experi-

The Manhattan Comedy Festival’s 2017 “Funniest Clean Comic” Steven Rogers will perform at the Music Hall Loft in Portsmouth.

ence the new Tupelo Music Hall. Originally based in Londonderry, Tupelo Music Hall moved to a new (and bigger) space in Derry in 2017. If you haven’t already, go check it out and see Saget bring the new venue to life. tupelomusichall.com

Steven Rogers

April 6, The Music Hall Loft Portsmouth

Steven Rogers is the most family-friendly comedian of these picks — he’s also one of the funniest. In addition to being a skilled joke writer who has been featured on popular websites like eBaum’s World, the Chive, and College Humor, Rogers was also named “Funniest Clean Comic” at the Manhattan Comedy Festival in 2017. So feel free to bring the kids to this one — just make sure they’re not expecting to see Captain America. themusichall.org

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Barbados, Yard separated himself from his peers with his oneof-a-kind performances that blend his Caribbean roots with his edgy style. Watch him and Rob Steen — an accomplished comic who has appeared on Letterman and Comedy Central — co-headline this performance at Headliners Comedy Club, a venue that has been voted one of the best comedy clubs in New Hampshire. headlinerscomedyclub.com

Jay Grove

April 26 and April 27, Curlies Comedy Club, Rochester courtesy photo

Curlies Comedy Club, opened in 2017, is a fresh and exciting venue that strives to bring quality comedy to Rochester at an affordable price. Joshua Guptel, who goes by the stage name Jay Grove when he’s performing stand-up, knows a thing or two about Curlies mission — he’s the owner. Go to Curlies Comedy Club to see a passionate New Hampshire citizen who’s helping to make great comedy acts more accessible in the state. curliescomedy.com

Headliners Comedy Club in Manchester

“Whose Live Anyway?”

April 11, The Colonial Theatre, Keene It’s the same concept as the famous show “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” except you might get a chance to contribute to the show from the audience — and you may even get invited on stage. Hosted by Drew Carey, “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” is an engaging and hilarious improv show that may leave you feeling like a comedian at the end of the night. thecolonial.org

Carl Yard and Rob Steen

April 20, Headliners Comedy Club, Manchester

A 20-year vet of the highly competitive Boston comedy scene, Carl Yard has established himself as a master of his craft. Hailing from

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OUR TOWN

Lure of Spring

Sunny daffodils beckon in Chesterfield

By Barbara Radcliffe Rogers

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efore the trees in our orchard are blooming or our lilacs are showing mouse-ear leaves, a late April/early May pilgrimage to West Chesterfield brings us hope of spring and summer. Thousands of daffodils fill a deep dell beside Welcome Hill Road, and a bench sits under a cascade of pink and white star magnolia blossoms overlooking the woodland garden.

Since Leslie Hadlock, who began planting the daffodils in the 1940s, died a few years ago, the gardens are not as carefully groomed as they once were, but the daffodils seem to have naturalized comfortably into the landscape of the little dell. Meanwhile, neighbors along Welcome Hill Road have planted their own roadside and dooryard daffodils, more bright spots of spring promise lining the way to Mr. Hadlock’s garden.

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River west of Keene. Several woodland reserves are webbed with walking trails, and this is the season when lady’s slipper, trillium and trout lilies dot the forest floor. On Gulf Road, not far from Welcome Hill Road, Madame Sherri Forest is a good place to start. It’s named for the flamboyant flapper who built her stone house here, where she entertained her New York theatrical friends at lavish parties that set tongues wagging in the conservative Chesterfield of the 1920s.

Daffodils along Welcome Hill Road

The remains of flapper Madame Sherri’s “castle,” where she once threw lavish parties in the 1920s

Learn about the exotic world of the costume designer, her fur coat, chauffeured Packard, and her set’s Roaring Twenties lifestyle from a sign at the entrance, then follow the short trail to the ruins of her “castle.” Remains of the walls, fireplace, chimney and terraces surround the curving stone staircase that rises incongruously from the forest, supported on stone arches. You can picture what it must have looked like when it was swarming with theatre friends that were just as flamboyant as their hostess.

The ruins and the surrounding land are now protected by the Society for the Protection of NH Forests, thanks to Anne Stokes, whose interest in Madame Sherri and her story led her to purchase the land and donate it for public access. The 2-mile Anne Stokes Loop Trail through the woods passes the small Indian Pond, framed by the rock ledges and slopes of Wantastiquet Mountain. There are more views as the trail continues up a hill, before circling back through Cook Town Forest.

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Chesterfield is just as appealing in the fall, when the views are framed by bright maples and birches, and the woods are filled with the crisp scents of autumn. But for us it’s the daffodils that bring us back each year for a promise of summer.

There are a number of trails in the Madame Sherri Forest, including the 2-mile Anne Stokes Loop.

Or you can leave the Anne Stokes Loop Trail, turning right at the junction with the Wantastiquet Mountain Trail, and climb less than a mile to the summit. From there you can see Mount Monadnock and across

the Connecticut River Valley to the Green Mountains and the Berkshires.

Early spring is also a good time to see Chesterfield Gorge, when the water levels are higher and the views of the falls are not obscured by foliage. More than just a pretty waterfall, the gorge is an especially interesting geological feature, as the water plunges

from level to level over the angular rocks.

Rather than falling straight from pool to pool, Wilde Brook zigzags from level to level, sliding across the series of sloping ledges to the next drop.

Water, being water, flows downhill along the course of least resistance. In this case, a series of vertical fractures that cause it to

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Visiting the Chesterfield Inn just as spring arrives

change course several times at sharp angles. The gorge was carved by a sediment-laden stream that followed the natural terrain, further carving the ravine as glaciers melted.

Water eroded along fractures to deepen and widen the gorge, a process that still continues.

Now the erosion is not caused by glacial sediment, but by the action of frost as the falls freeze and thaw, and tree roots seize upon the smallest crack and split it as they grow.

Pick up a brochure at the entrance for diagrams that illustrate this. OK, so I get inordinately excited about geological features, but the glacial erratic near the brook is not as big enough for me to ramble on about, so a zigzag cascade will have to do.

All of these attractions are scattered close to Route 9 in West Chesterfield, but the village of Chesterfield has an attractive center along a ridge, at the edge of the vast Pisgah State Park. This is the largest state park in New Hampshire, a 13,668-acre wilderness with some of the state’s most diverse woodlands. The Old Chesterfield Road is now a multiuse trail leading past Lily Pond and on to the larger Fullam Pond; the park is networked with other trails.

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After all this activity, you’ll be looking for a good dinner and a comfortable place to sleep. Back on Route 9, just opposite Welcome Hill Road, the Chesterfield Inn stands on a hillside above the Connecticut River.

Large windows in the guest rooms make the most of the sunset view and the surrounding landscapes, which in the summer include flower gardens.

The large guest rooms are in the original farmhouse and newer adjacent buildings, which have ground-floor access. Many of the rooms have gas fireplaces, and a large brick fireplace is the focal point of one of the comfortable guest parlors. The entire property radiates gracious hospitality and comfort, but it’s the inn’s dining room that steals the show.

Chef Carl Warner keeps ingredients as local as possible — organic vegetables and herbs are from Pisgah Farm and maple syrup is from the Mitchell Farm, both in Chesterfield; breads are baked daily at the inn. We can testify that the inn’s signature dish, rack of lamb crusted with walnuts and rosemary with a merlot demi-glace, is worth traveling for.

Chesterfield is just as appealing in the fall, when the views are framed by bright maples and birches, and the woods are filled with the crisp scents of autumn. But for us it’s the daffodils that bring us back each year for a promise of summer. NH

The Chesterfield Inn dining room and Chef Carl Warner steal the show.

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FOOD & DRINK

Sips Local beverage news and reviews by Michael Hauptly-Pierce

Beer and cocktails to shake things up

Cheek Squeezer

at Throwback Brewery

The folks at Throwback brew consistently (infinitely) quaffable beers, with the majority of ingredients sourced locally, and you can learn more about them in the documentary film “Brew Hampshire.” But back to the beer at hand. It pours a rosy-gold, with a fine, frothy head. You get hit with cherry and tart aromatics — it even smells sour! The first sip is very cherry, and leads one to think it will follow with sweetness. But this beer has a smooth dryness that balances well with the moderate tartness. Some sours are assertive, this one is approachable.

The finish is clean, and begs a second sip. Throw one back!

Spring and warmer days are on the way — really. When the time finally comes, Cheek Squeezer is the perfect drink for sipping on Throwback Brewery’s lovely lawn.

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Brunch Adventure Creative cocktails at Bar One

Figtastic Revival Kitchen & Bar

After a brief poll of the internexberts, I determined that Bar One would be the next victim of my brunch patronage. They were hosting a pop-up brunch, and it was popping! Any drink named after a Hobbitism is a sure bet with me, and the Second Breakfast delivered like the Gaffer. Maple and walnut go together like, well, maple and walnut. Rye and citrus round out a generous drink that tasted like breakfast and felt like heaven. The nuttiness and woodiness of the walnut was mellowed by the orange, and it paired perfectly with house-made red flannel hash and eggs. So did the second one. Cheers!

Besides my love for the decadent irreverence of the name, I am a fig fan. Fig with blue cheese is even better. All of the above with booze is a siren song I can’t ignore, and so I ordered the Figalicious, designed by Revival’s own Christine Hill. Revival Kitchen & Bar is the kind of place where the staff never turns over and always remembers your name, the owner is the chef and is on public display as he cooks, and most of the ingredients are from the same zip code as the table occupies. The drink is described in the menu as “West Cork Irish whiskey, black fig vodka, lemon juice, bitters, maple syrup, dried fig and blue cheese skewer,” and it seems to unfold in that order. The aroma has hints of each of the elements, with fig and whiskey taking the stage. As the glass approaches your nose, maple comes out of the woodwork. The initial sip is complex yet not overpowering, with sweetness and fig and whiskey and citrus all making nice together. The finish is long and luxuriant, with elements falling away one by one. The last puff of retro-nasal exhale is a hint of figgy maple and a wish for perhaps one more sip.

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If the words “sour” and “ale” don’t go together in your mind, you are in for something new. Actually, something old and rediscovered. Dating to at least the 1600s, Berliner Weisse-style kettle sours are continuing their resurgence. Traditionally, they were made without fruit, and syrup was added by the bar patron; American versions usually have fruit added before packaging.

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“The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: It’s a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good and that could be again.” — “Field of Dreams”

Baseball’s Back

Take me out to the (local) ball game Spring is here and baseball finally returns. For the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the season gets underway on April 4 at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium in Manchester. Minor league baseball (the Fisher Cats are the Double A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays) is an easy, inexpensive and family-friendly way to see tomorrow’s stars. For a complete game schedule plus information on various promotions such as fireworks, Christmas in July, 1860s night or“Star Wars” night, visit nhfishercats.com. And learn even more about New Hampshire’s baseball connections starting on page 28.

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Granite Diamonds

Discovering baseball’s hidden gems and deep historical roots in New Hampshire

BY RAY CARBONE

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or a small state in northern New England, New Hampshire has played an uncommonly significant role in the development of our National Pastime.

It started back in 1770, when Puritan minister Eleazar Wheelock moved his Moor’s Indian Charity School from Connecticut to the Granite State. Wheelock probably wasn’t thinking about sports at the time, but his school, now known as Dartmouth College, is where the first connection occurred. It’s found in one of its school’s oldest illustrations called “A front View of Dartmouth College.” The engraving, originally published 23 years after the Hanover re-founding, shows two buildings and, in the foreground, five young men engaged in a sporting activity.

Historians have long suggested that the

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lads are playing cricket, but John Thorn, the official historian of Major League Baseball, says they’re wrong. After studying the boys’ poses and playing equipment, Thorn declared in 2017 that they are actually playing an Americanized variation of the game known as “wicket.” “[It’s] also the first image of bat-and-ball play in America,” Thorn added on his ourgame.mlblogs.com. Wicket was not baseball, but the now-obsolete game was played on a field with a batting offense and fielding defense, and it had innings. Thorn calls it the “uniquely American game,” because George Washington played it at Valley Forge.

Still, wicket faded, at least partly due to the emergence of another bat-and-ball game that started — not in Cooperstown, New York — but principally near New York City,

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Wicket, anyone? This engraving from Dartmouth College is the earliest known image of bat-and-ball play in America.

and New Hampshire again played a key role.

In 1845, a young doctor from Mont Vernon named Daniel Lucius Adams moved to the city to establish his practice. As a proponent of the benefits of exercise, Adams began gathering with several medical colleagues on a nearby New Jersey field to participate in a game then known as “base ball.”

It wasn’t long before “Doc” Adams fell in love with the game’s idiocentric symmetry. He became a leader among the athletes, advocating for both its popularity and standardization.

At that time, there were several versions of baseball being played, each with its own regulations about the size of the bases, the length of the game, how to count an “ace” (i.e., a run), etc. In 1857, Adams wrote down “The Laws of Base Ball,” a three-page document that established various rules that are still used, including nine players to a side, nine innings to a game and a 90-foot distance between bases.

Thorn calls “Doc” Adams “the true father

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of baseball that you’ve never heard of,” and Adams’ laws the “Magna Carta of Baseball.”

The hand-written documents sold at auction a few years ago for $3.26 million, and Mont Vernon residents are now campaigning to have Adams inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

The Poor Fellow’s Skin Is Against Him

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It was about 50 years later when New Hampshire again played a role in baseball’s history, although historical records are sketchy.

It happened in Laconia in 1887, when a player named John W. Jackson Jr., better known as John “Bud” Fowler, showed up.

According to the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), Fowler is considered one of the game’s great racial pioneers — the first black professional player, the first black player to play in an organized baseball league (i.e., associated with major leagues),

Dr. Daniel Lucius Adams helped write the rules of the game and Mont Vernon residents are campaigning to get him into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

the first to play on an integrated team, and the first to manage an integrated team.

And it’s possible that the last first occurred right here.

In 1887, Fowler became the first black man named captain of an integrated team when he joined a Vermont squad. When that team folded, he and some teammates moved on to the join the Laconia town team.

In October, the “local nine” played a series against the Boston Beaneaters of the National League, the top-rated league of the day. “Fowler, the colored second baseman, made several remarkable plays,” according to one newspaper, adding that the Boston players later congratulated him.

Why would the white professional players reach out to Fowler given the racial climate of the day? Fowler played for scores of teams, mainly because of the ongoing racial prejudices he faced.

Could it be that the talented, intelligent player was the Laconians’ player-manager?

There’s no record of it, but omitting such information from press reports would not have been remarkable for those times. Fowler was frequently found in leadership roles, managing and organizing “colored” teams and leagues, and putting together the first black barnstorming team. The same year that he played here, he created and managed the New York Gorhams, and then led his team to the first “colored championship,” which he also organized.

“Fowler, the crack colored player, is wanted to manage and play with the Orion (colored) club of Philadelphia,” one newspaper wrote in 1886. “He is one of the best general players in the country, and if he had a white face would be playing with the best of them.”

“The poor fellow’s skin is against him,” noted another observer.

The same could be said for Bill Thompson, another great black player who came to Concord around 1910.

Like Fowler, observers thought that Thompson had the skills and smarts to play in the major leagues. Legend had it that John McGraw, the famous New York Giants’ manager, told the catcher that he was good enough for his World Championship squads.

Thompson arrived around the same time that the amateur Concord Sunset League started, so whenever he wasn’t traveling with professional teams, he would spend long hours at White Park. The league attracted talented players from around the region, and

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John “Bud” Fowler, who played on the Laconia town team, is considered one of baseball’s racial pioneers.

Thompson enjoyed sharing his skills and his “good baseball mind.” He even led an annual parade down Main Street to White Park on opening day, “dressed to the nines,” according to former players. (The Sunset League, still in operation, is the oldest “after-supper” amateur league in America.)

If Fowler held the distinction of being the first professional black player in Organized Baseball, Thompson may well have been the last, according to SABR history by Seamus Kearney. That occurred in 1911 when Thompson was catching for the Bellow Falls, Vermont, “Sulphites,” part of the Twin States League, a short-lived organization that included the Keene Champions.

“The unusual thing with him was that was that [skin color] didn’t matter, no one cared,” Kearney says. “He was just a ballplayer, that’s how the team saw him.” When an injury caused Thompson to miss the last few games of the season, “his departure resulted in a ringing, front-page endorsement [in the local newspaper],” Kearney wrote in the SABR journal.

Thompson lived in Concord the rest of his life, and he’s now buried in Concord’s Blossom Hill Cemetery. His gravestone is marked with two crossed baseball bats.

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Mission Impassible

Join Alex Honnold as he defies death to climb El Capitan — without ropes

by Jessica Saba

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hen Mt. Washington Valley-based writer and climber Mark Synnott was tipped off by filmmaker Jimmy Chin that Alex Honnold was planning to free solo El Capitan, Synnott set out on a three-year project to document the emergence of the “post-golden age” of climbing. In “The Impossible Climb: Alex Honnold, El Capitan and The Climbing Life,” Synnott brings us with him on many trips as he shares details of what are now considered some of the greatest athletic feats of our time.

In 393 pages, Synnott reveals the status of contemporary climbing culture and opens up the world of climbing history. We’re given all the thrills of an expedition, but spared the first-hand experience of frostbite, broken bones and the smell of sharing a small space with stinky friends wearing adrenaline-caked technical clothes for weeks at a time.

Climbing is a unique subject to cover because it’s one of the few sports where the person capturing the story needs to be equally as capable as the athlete. “The Impossible Climb” illuminates how National Geographic’s film and photos, Climbing Magazine’s articles, and the bits of extreme video that became viral sensations were captured.

Through his vignettes of expeditions, Synnott illustrates the lives of elite explorers and athletes. We witness the meticulously detailed trip planning and training process as it takes place and join “climbing bums” on their first ascents. We drink coffee in tents suspended on cliffsides thousands of feet above the ground, dip into tense personal conflicts just below the summit, and witness as friends are lost in the ultimate game of chance, skill and luck that is extreme climbing.

Synnott deploys an encyclopedic vocabulary to express nuances of climbing culture. Sources for the book range from Alex Honnold’s personal journals to campfire hangouts, longform articles in adventure magazines, and even a scan of Honnold’s brain to help understand his ability to switch off the normal fear response.

It’s an engaging read cover to cover — delightful, shocking, thrilling, saddening and motivating. Each chapter deepens the larger story of struggle and awe within the adventurer’s life.

Thankfully, Synnott doesn’t gloss over the rough patches that inevitably bubble up on long and trying expeditions: the ego, the disagreements, and the relentless training. It’s a book about what lives in the hearts of people devoted to a dream.

To capture the main feature of the book, Honnold’s El Cap climb, Synnott joins filmmakers Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi in Yosemite Valley as they make their Academy Award-winning documentary “Free Solo.” We watch as they perform a delicate dance around an athlete who is determined to do the thing in solitude — desperate to capture the historic climb without disturbing the process. “It was definitely stressful documenting what Alex was doing,” Synnott says. “I tried to document

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Mark Synnott lives in Jackson at the base of Iron Mountain where he operates Synnott Mountain Guides. “I’ve traveled all over the world and I feel so lucky to live in New Hampshire. I can jump in the car and be at the cliff in minutes,” he says.

“The Impossible Climb,” $28, is published by Dutton. history without getting in the way. I tried to let him do his thing without the notebook — without putting a recorder in between us.”

Those who have experienced “Free Solo” the movie and have become intrigued by Honnold’s personality and quirkiness will enjoy the collection of “Alexisms” sprinkled through the book. [Editor’s note: Learn more about the movie and its connection to New Hampshire on the next page.] Many of the anecdotes may make you laugh out loud, while others might challenge the self-imposed limits that keep you from chasing a dream.

Honnold makes the choice to defy death, knowing that many great climbers who made similar attempts before him were reduced to cautionary stories told around the campfire and ashes scattered around their favorite cliffs by surviving friends.

“The Impossible Climb” is both a travel journal and a philosophical reckoning. It’s a meditation on the nearness of death that whispers, “If we’re all eventually going to die, why not get as close to death as possible and try to return with a tale to tell?” NH

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Alex Honnold takes a break after completing his 3,000foot ascent of El Capitan.

Taking It to the Top

Honnold’s impossible climb brings Oscar gold to a NH man

By Casey McDErmott

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It’s been a banner year for New Hampshire native Matt Renner. He’s part of the Oscar award-winning team behind “Free Solo,” which was named this year’s Best Documentary Feature. The movie follows one man’s quest to climb the face of El Capitan — an almost completely vertical 3,000-foot ascent — without any ropes.

New Hampshire Magazine contributor Casey McDermott caught up with Renner, the film’s executive producer, after his big win.

What drew you to documentary filmmaking?

The camera became an extension of my arm at quite an early age. But truthfully, it would not have become a part of my life had it not been for my grandmother Ruth. While I like to think I come from a family full of truthsayers and storytellers, Ruthie is certainly the source of much of my inspiration.

She was a badass in every sense of the word, and a woman who was way ahead of her time. Ruthie was a buyer and purveyor of women’s fashion in St. Louis and she ran the floor at her store, The Grapevine. Imagine walking into a women’s clothing store with the simple task of buying a scarf and then being wonderfully surprised with a mind-bending, hilarious and soulful one-act Broadway comedy — or musical, depending on her mood. And at the end, not only would you walk away feeling better about yourself, you’d have the scarf you dreamed of owning plus an entire winter wardrobe. That’s

what you got with Ruth. She sold herself and was the consummate storyteller, a producer at heart.

But her art derived from being vulnerable and a great active listener, which you know are kind of the unspoken golden rules to documentary storytelling ... perhaps life.

You grew up in Durham, correct? Did you dabble in any filmmaking during your childhood in New Hampshire? I did grow up in Durham, yes. And, well, I’m chuckling because I wouldn’t go as far as characterize what we did as “filmmaking,” but maybe I should! At an early age, my brother Jamie and I would grab my mother and father’s Hi8 camera from time to time and produce some ridiculous videos. “Bucket-Head Man” was a big hit. I always loved the medium, but it wasn’t really until my early 20s that I found a true passion for photography.

New Hampshire’s terrain is much different than the one at the center of your film, of course, but did you draw on any experiences hiking or exploring the Granite State to inform your approach to the film? I’ve always been emotionally pulled forward by authentic characters set against a backdrop of an epic adventure, where the best of man or woman intersect with each other or mother nature. Jack London’s short story “Love of Life” captured my attention at an early age; I still find myself rereading a lot of his work as I decompress on my train home. And I loved Hemingway as a

Matt Renner, executive producer for “Free Solo,” grew up in Durham. He’s currently vice president for production at National Geographic Partners.

kid. My point is, those master storytellers seeded a passion to discover the world and then, yes, what better backdrop than the wilds of New Hampshire to test my mettle. My passion for exploration was also reinforced by my parents — they made it a point to expose me to the woods, mountains and the water, at an early age. I became more in tune with my body and my mind — I certainly grew to appreciate my limitations. But more than anything, my childhood and the wonderful Seacoast community surrounding Durham gifted me an opportunity to shape my own unique perspective on the world.

New Hampshire served as a strong foundation to leap from. And I couldn’t ask for a better foundation, not just for storytelling, but for life.

“Free Solo” is as much about the emotional journey of its central character as the physical feat at the center of the film. What do you think the film has to offer audiences who might not view themselves as outdoorsy or daring as Alex Honnold? Amidst all the craziness we negotiate on a daily basis in a world spinning way beyond our control, there is a man living in a van who has somehow artfully managed to slow everything down.

Alex takes life second by second, finger crack by offwidth, and through a very deliberate and calculated lifestyle, he has been able to make the world spin his way. He teaches us that being uncomfortable in your skin is OK because there is a path for everyone, and you can achieve anything you set your mind to.

You can make your dreams a reality.

Any chance we could see a future documentary of this kind set against a New Hampshire backdrop? Nothing would give me greater pleasure. NH

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Cannabis Consensus Legalization rises above political polarization

by James pindell

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or 100 years, New Hampshire has been the place where presidential candidates have debated war, taxes, abortion, and the best way to flip a pancake.

But the 2020 New Hampshire primary may go down as historically remarkable because of one issue for which there is apparently no debate: legalizing marijuana.

Some 27 years after Bill Clinton insisted that he “didn’t inhale,” every candidate for president, including the Republicans, have agreed on some form of ending the prohibition on cannabis. Most Democrats say they favor what Canada just did, passing a national law legalizing the substance for adult recreational use. President Donald Trump is on record saying he is OK with it as a state-by-state issue with the federal government out of the way.

While these days it is stunning to find an issue where all candidates from both parties agree, it falls in line with how the national mood has changed. In 2008, 35 percent of Americans supported the legalization of cannabis. Today, a little over a decade

later, it is 62 percent, according to the Pew Research Center. Also during that period, 10 states and the District of Columbia have legalized the substance for adult use.

Yes, so far all candidates for president support it — from Democratic moderates like Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar to liberals like Vermont senator Bernie Sanders. In addition to Trump’s states’ rights approach, his Republican opponent, former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld, has been deeply involved in the legalization movement.

More than any other early presidential primary state, the issue of cannabis legalization will be a focus in New Hampshire. This is for no other reason than the Legislature, led by Democrats, is expected to pass a bill legalizing, regulating and taxing cannabis only for Republican governor Chris Sununu to veto the bill. It is unclear at the moment whether the bill has enough votes to override Sununu’s veto, but it is notable that all states around New Hampshire, including Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine and even

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Canada, have passed laws legalizing it for adult use.

Looking back to even recent history, this is a dramatic statement. In the 2004 New Hampshire primary, the debate was whether the federal government would arrest those using marijuana for medicinal purposes.

In 2008, Barack Obama admitted to using marijuana often as a young man and said he was in favor of medical marijuana within reason. At a New Hampshire house party, he said that the didn’t want people “feeling really tense” about growing and using their own cannabis when they “needed a joint.”

But one thing could preempt all the talk about cannabis during the New Hampshire primary this time around: Trump.

Trump has said that he is willing to sign a bill that lets states experiment with legalization by decriminalizing small amounts and allows legal cannabis business to conduct banking transactions. A similar bill was sponsored by Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat, and Colorado senator Cory Gardner, a Republican.

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The Bridge Below

What looked like an April Fools’ prank turned into a mystery-solving road trip by marshall hudson

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he Ogre” sent me a photo I figured had to be an Aprils Fools’ prank, and I wasn’t going to fall for it.

“The Ogre” is a fellow land surveyor who specializes in historical document research.

He spends so much time in the dusty vaults and basements of buildings that house old public records that we started calling him “The Ogre who lives under the Archives” — kind of a twist on the old children’s fairy tale about three billy goats that couldn’t cross a bridge because a mean ogre lived beneath it.

The old black-and-white photo that The Ogre sent me was a picture of a newer bridge with an old bridge in the cavity beneath it. No way anyone would ever construct a bridge over a bridge like that, I reasoned. I suspected some sort of computer

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Photoshop trickery had been done to the photo, so I called The Ogre and told him I wasn’t buying into his April Fools’ joke.

The Ogre assured me it wasn’t a prank and that the picture hadn’t been Photoshopped. He had stumbled upon it while researching for something else so he knew little about the picture, but the back of it read, “Alton – 1969.” The photo raised a lot of questions and didn’t offer many clues. Why would you build a bridge over a bridge? How did they do that and when?

Where is, or where was it? Is it still there?

How hard can it be to find this odd double-decker bridge? The Ogre and I decided to find out and began poking into the mystery of the bridge.

The newer bridge on top appeared to be

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Why would anyone build a new bridge over the old? Writer Marshall Hudson and his crew of detectives set out to uncover the mystery of this double bridge in Alton.

the kind of standard bridge that the New Hampshire Department of Transportation built on secondary roads all over the state.

Probably not a town bridge on a town road, I reckoned, so I called another surveyor colleague who works for NHDOT. I showed him the picture, and asked him what NHDOT had for old records on bridges in Alton. He gave me a tall stack of files to peruse. Somewhere in the pile I found a second photo of the bridge, this one in color. The back of this photo indicated a New Hampshire route number and the name of the brook. Looking at the route on a USGS quadrangle map, I noted that it zigzagged back and forth across the brook a small number of times, meaning that there were only a few possible locations to investigate. The Ogre called a historian he knew in Alton and inquired about the most likely locations.

A road trip was deemed necessary to explore suspected locations, and everyone involved wanted to go. So looking something like the clown car at the circus, one Saturday

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bridge had been replaced in the 1929 time period, but no paperwork indicating why it was built around the lower bridge. The historian had also asked many old-timers in town about it, but no one remembered or had a very definitive answer.

One local suggested that they were trying to save money by building around the old bridge, but usually the most cost-effective method is to tear everything out and start from Plans dated 1929 clearly indicated that the builders should scratch. Contractors prefer keep the existing bridge, pictured here, intact. to start new, rather than try morning the DOT colleague, the historian, to save ticklish unstable rock The Ogre and I piled into a tiny car and abutments as you gingerly excavate around went looking for this mysterious bridge. We them. Fabricating and pouring concrete into found it on our first stop. With two of my one-sided forms is more time-consuming questions (where is it, and is it still there) than simply erecting conventional two-sided now answered, the why did they build a concrete forms. We ruled out saving money bridge over a bridge remained. The DOT as a reason. Another local suggested that incolleague had found the engineering design stead of providing a temporary detour during plans, which were dated 1929, and they construction, perhaps the old bridge could clearly indicated that the existing bridge have continued to be used by traffic during was to be retained during the construction construction if left in place. That didn’t seem of the new bridge. The historian told us that likely to us either, as the new taller abutments he found town records indicating that the would create one helluva speed bump until

the new deck was ready for traffic.

An elderly gentleman driving by in an old pickup truck stopped and asked me what we were looking for. When I told him what we were up to, he informed me that back in 1928 his father had hauled fill for the new bridge project building up the approaches for the then-proposed new bridge. His father had been hired because he owned a truck in 1928, back when most of the fill hauling was still done with horse and wagon, shoveling fill by hand onto and off of the wagons.

“But, why the bridge over the bridge?” I asked him.

It turns out that the old bridge was saved for history and no other reason. There was a contingent in town that just couldn’t bear to see the historic laid-up granite deck and abutment bridge torn down, even though it was falling in, unstable, and could no longer support the increased traffic, faster speeds and heavier, wider loads. A compromise was struck by building the new bridge over the top, swallowing up the old bridge and costing more, but also saving the old bridge from demolition. Thus, the old structure was preserved for history, but ironically, the reason why it was saved was almost lost to history, until three surveyors and an ogre came across the mystery. NH

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Healthy Hoofer Photo and interview by David Mendelsohn Hippotherapy is an equine-based treatment for a myriad of physical or mental challenges. Jonathan Hall of Nottingham, the founder and director of TROT (Therapeutic Riding on Thoroughbreds), believes strongly in both the core values and impact of the therapy. He lives it. Hall trains horses of a gentle nature, each with a solid breeding pedigree and most rescued after a vigorous career in racing. He saves the lives of these horses to improve the lives of his riders. So saddle up, cinch tight, and read a little about the good this man does for some of our fortunate two- and four-legged souls.

I have been riding since I was 7 or 8. My parents let me bike to one of the neighbors, and I would ride after school.

I think it was more of a way to keep me out of trouble.

Growing up in Chichester, we had horses all over the place. They are big, beautiful creatures, and I was in awe.

I teach both English and Western riding. It depends on what the riders want to learn. The western saddle gives the most support and allows the rider more stability.

Just sitting on a horse at a walk for 30 minutes provides about 80 percent of the benefits of walking for 30 minutes.

There are strong emotional benefits of being around animals and engaging with others.

There is a lot to relate to when a rider with a disability comes and rides on a horse that has a disability, or on a horse that was headed for slaughter until it was saved.

I like a horse that’s a little older, just so it’s had some experiences in life and is not surprised by anything.

If a rider is working on speaking ability, using the vocal cues for a horse — walk, trot, whoa — can really motivate them to speak more in the world outside the barn.

Horses speak in their own way, through body language and cues like that. They are very smart and will let you know if something is up.

A big deal in racing is the pedigree. A lot of my riders think it’s cool when I tell them that the horse they are sitting on won a quarter million and now he’s doing this.

We look for a horse that’s steady, and has good feet and a good brain.

Depending on the situation, I will offer a work-to-ride program, where riders do work around the barn in exchange for lessons.

We don’t do this for the money; it’s about what’s best for the riders. We want to see them progress and grow.

When my riders start asking me about jumping, I will move them on to someone else.

What’s hippotherapy, you ask? Sadly, hippotherapy is only related to hippopotamuses by the Latin nomenclature they share with horses, but at least you don’t have to visit a zoo to experience its benefits. TROT has offered riders as young as 5 and as old as 55 a chance to experience the therapeutic benefits that contact with horses can provide to humans. They offer outdoor riding as well as a 60- by 120-foot indoor riding ring that’s heated to provide year-round therapy. Visit them at trotnh.com for more information.

Thanks and a tip of the equestrian helmet to Olivia Pittman for her spirited and skilled wrangling for this shoot.

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Ticked Off To sufferers, Lyme disease is like that old adage about the weather: Everyone talks about it, but no one does anything about it. We talked to some people who are tired of struggling with the disease and are using their talents to make a difference. And we’re including some useful information so you don’t become a victim yourself.

By Karen A. Jamrog Illustrations by Marc Sutherland Photos by Jenn Bakos

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f you’ve lived in New Hampshire for any length of time, you’ve heard about Lyme disease. You know that you’re supposed to cuff your pants into your socks and spray yourself with tick repellent before venturing into tall grass or the woods, and check for ticks following any circumstances in which you might have come in contact with a tick.

But despite public awareness of Lyme disease, you might be hazy on the particulars, such as what to expect if you get it or how the disease is treated. Perhaps that’s at least partly due to the fact that even experts are a little unclear on some of the intricacies of Lyme disease.

But there’s something else too. It’s almost as if, in some people’s eyes, Lyme disease is a bit of an outlier, an outcast of sorts. How seriously should we take it, exactly? How big a deal is it, really, if you get it? Is some of it in people’s heads?

Tremendous controversy surrounds Lyme disease, with debate about how long Lyme disease can remain in a person’s body, how it should be diagnosed, how it should be treated, and more.

Some of the people who have Lyme disease have suffered with symptoms for years and feel neglected and mistreated. They believe that some doctors and certain medical authorities, such as the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), have turned their backs and denied them proper treatment. Doctors, on the other hand, might feel squeezed between the standard treatment protocol endorsed by public health officials, and the patients who insist they have Lyme disease but perhaps lack physical or quantifiable evidence.

Lynn A. Durand, MD, is a family medicine physician at Concord Hospital’s Family Tree Health Care. He specializes in Lyme disease, and is known among people in the Lyme disease community as a “Lyme-literate” doctor, one who understands the disease and can help those who suffer from it.

In fact, Durand has first-hand experience with the disease, having contracted it 10 years ago. His interest in Lyme disease stems not so much from his personal experience, though, as it does from wanting to help people who have few places to turn for medical care. With nowhere local to send Lyme disease patients

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for help, these days Durand takes care of them himself.

Before he discusses Lyme disease, Durand is careful to point out that his opinions are his own; they are not necessarily representative of conventional medicine or of Concord Hospital, where he works. “It’s a very politically contentious topic,” he says.

Indeed.

Lyme disease is a tough nut to crack. Its symptoms are highly variable, and tick bites can cause co-infections, which complicate matters even more.

It is tough to identify, and a challenge to treat. And, “it can involve any and every organ system” in the body, Durand says.

Testing is also part of the Lyme disease problem. “There’s all sorts of data” that shows that the routine way of testing has

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“very low sensitivity,” Durand says. Research out of the CDC found the routine method of testing was “less accurate than a flip of a coin,” Durand says. “Most of us who treat a lot of Lyme disease use a Lyme specialty lab that uses a few different laboratory test methodologies in order to get that sensitivity from 32 percent to way, way, way higher.”

Sometimes Lyme disease, which is estimated to affect hundreds of thousands of people each year, produces only mild symptoms that quickly improve, but in other cases, victims of Lyme disease find that their lives are profoundly and permanently disrupted. Who will get hit hardest is anyone’s guess. “I’ve seen extremely strong, vital athletes who can basically barely walk to the

mailbox [after contracting Lyme disease] and then you see some older people that do very well,” Durand says. “It’s a lot more than just the vitality of the patient.”

Sounds scary — and it is, but Durand says that “it is likely that the average person who gets a tick bite and then Lyme disease, and then gets early treatment, probably gets fully over it.”

Left untreated, however, Lyme disease can spread — to the heart, joints, everything.

Talk to people who have Lyme disease, and you’re bound to come across someone who tried to get early treatment but didn’t.

They’ll mention inaccurate testing, misdiagnosis, and conflicting notions concerning the potential for Lyme disease to be a chronic condition.

“There is argument and discussion” about long-term symptoms related to Lyme disease, Durand says, and about whether long-term antibiotics should be prescribed as treatment.

“There are some people who have long-term symptoms and clearly improve with longterm antibiotic treatment,” he says.

But there are also concerns related to antibiotics, including worries about drug-resistant bacteria. Doctors “want to be good stewards” of antibiotic use, Durand says, “so overall in medicine there’s an effort to try to minimize the use of antibiotics.”

While we wait for a solution, the imbroglio continues. On the following pages, meet a handful of Granite Staters who, like Dr. Durand, have used part of their lives, their art or their business to increase awareness and push for a cure of an insidious disease that can take not just a physical but a psychological toll.

Kathie Fife | Photographer Kathie Fife was diagnosed with Lyme disease three years ago — more than three decades after she first contracted it.

Fife, 47, a photographer who lives in Canterbury, says that a review of her medical records, including tick bites plus rashes and a variety of unresolved symptoms, makes it clear that she has suffered from Lyme disease since she was a teenager. She sought help from various specialists over the decades as pain migrated from her back to other areas of her body, but none of their suggested treatments seemed to work.

Fife tested negative for Lyme four times. “I was in immense pain for so much of my life, and the doctors kept telling me it was all in my head,” she says. “They couldn’t figure out what was wrong with me, so they figured it was psychological.”

She would have to give up her career as a natural resource specialist because she lacked the stamina for the job.

Eventually, a friend led Fife to a “Lyme-literate” doctor. “He was able to figure it out,” Fife says, and within a year of being

treated with antibiotics, she felt “a lot better.”

It’s not uncommon to hear about misdiagnosis and long-term suffering from people who have Lyme disease. Fife hopes to help change that. Among her efforts, she has worked to raise awareness of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases (TBDs) and to help enact change by testifying at the Statehouse. She has advocated for doctor and patient education, which is “severely lacking in this state,” she says, and has provided testimony for bills that would alert patients to the potential fallibility of Lyme disease testing.

“Currently, protocols in New Hampshire are based on acute symptoms of Lyme. This leaves those with chronic infections with limited options for diagnosis and treatment,” she says.

She highlights research that indicates that Lyme disease and associated infections can cause debilitating physical changes and psychiatric symptoms that contribute to suicide risk, and she uses social media to share research and facts about Lyme and TBDs. The experience of having Lyme disease is “extremely isolating,” Fife says. “It’s because Lyme is still not recognized as serious. ... It goes beyond aches and pains in the joints.”

Kathy Fife takes her faithful Chinook, Tyler, with her on treks to capture nature for her fine art photos and greeting cards (kathiefife.com), but she says sometimes the best nature photos come to you, like when this cute guy took up residence in her yard and even seemed to pose for this

portrait. Opossums eat around 5,000 ticks in a season, making them a kind of spirit animal to Lyme sufferers.

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s a tattoo shop an unlikely place to promote social causes? Scott Flanders clearly doesn’t think so.

Flanders, 39, a tattoo artist and owner of Capital City Tattoo in Concord, regularly participates in initiatives that benefit others — among them, a tattoo marathon called Ink to End Lyme. Dozens of tattoo shops across the country take part in the event; Flanders says proceeds go to a nonprofit organization called Lyme Warrior to fund Lyme disease research. The turnout for the marathon, he says, “gets better and better every year.”

Flanders, who does not have Lyme disease, says he has family members and friends who do, and he wants to help them as well as others who suffer from the disease. So, each year he holds a tattoo marathon at his shop, usually for around eight hours, but often longer to accommodate people who want to participate but can’t make it in during official marathon hours.

Customers who wish to take part in the marathon may choose a Lyme-related tattoo such as a tick, bull’s-eye (in reference to the bull’s-eye rash that can be a symptom of Lyme disease), remembrance ribbon or custom design.

Some of customers who participate in the marathon at Capital City Tattoo have Lyme disease, Flanders says, while others get tattoos in honor of friends or family members who have the disease. Some simply want to show their support for the cause.

By using his business and his artistry to raise funds for Lyme disease, Flanders aims to raise awareness of the disease and how to prevent it. He wants to increase funding for research that he hopes will someday lead to a cure: “I’d love to find a cure for everything out there, including cancer. Anything I can do to help find a cure, or help people know more about it, I’m all for it.”

Flanders has also raised money for Riverbend Community Mental Health, autism awareness, and has held a “huge” marathon for Chaos & Kindness. “We do marathons for a bunch of different causes,” he says. “I really like to give back to the community. These organizations are nonprofit and they really need the help from the community.”

Q: How long must a tick be attached to transmit Lyme disease?

A: “Probably 24 hours or more for the average tick bite,” Dr. Durand says, but “there are absolutely cases where there’s been very short duration of attachment and yet transmission has occurred.”

No bull’s-eye, no problem?

Not everyone who gets Lyme disease develops a bull’s-eye rash. Symptoms vary widely, but common early symptoms include fatigue and flu-like symptoms.

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Award-winning screenwriter and Emmy-nominated producer Dana Biscotti Myskowski used her experiences as a survivor of several bouts of Lyme to craft her first novel about a Lyme-infected investigator on the trail of a murderer.

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Dana Biscotti Myskowski Screenwriter

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f you like your murder mysteries presented in a BBC style with a Lyme disease plot twist, Dana Biscotti Myskowski has got a story for you.

Myskowski, a 53-year-old screenwriter who resides in Henniker, has lived with Lyme disease symptoms since 2005. She wrote “I Cannot Play with You,” her first novel, to entertain as well as educate.

Like many others with Lyme disease, Myskowski found an accurate diagnosis for her illness tough to come by. At one point a doctor thought Myskowski might have stage-four bladder cancer. “The doctor and the nurse both commented that they had never seen that much blood in a urine sample,” Myskowski says. Test results came back negative though — good news, except that the doctor had no idea what was wrong.

It wasn’t until 2013 that Myskowski was finally diagnosed with Lyme, after an infection from a splinter landed her in the emergency room.

“The next morning, after taking heavy-duty antibiotics, I felt better than I’d felt in years,” Myskowski says. She had noticed similar improvement when she received antibiotics for bronchitis and for pneumonia — conditions she’d never had before being bitten by a tick.

Her doctor connected the dots and came up with the Lyme diagnosis.

Today, Myskowski’s symptoms have greatly improved, though she still suffers from extreme fatigue, occasional headaches, and “brain fog” that causes her to forget names and faces.

Initially, Myskowski wanted to write a self-help book about Lyme, but found that the market was already saturated. So she decided to write a novel whose main character has Lyme disease, but also investigates a murder. She plans to expand the character’s story into a series.

“I hope it’s a fun book to read,” she says, but she also wants to raise awareness of the range of side effects and symptoms that Lyme disease can bring, and of what people who have Lyme disease are going through. “Lyme disease is more than just a bull’s-eye rash and sore knees and flu-like symptoms,” she says.

“So many times [people who have Lyme disease] hear, ‘Well, you don’t look sick.’ We’re doing a good job of not looking sick, but tomorrow we’ll be on the couch because it’s taking so much energy to not look sick today, to get out and do things. So I was trying to educate others.”

From left: Valerie and Elissa Johnson

Valerie & Elissa Johnson As they watched their mother struggle with Lyme disease, Valerie Johnson and her sister Elissa felt they had to do something. Their mom Lois had been bitten by a tick in the backyard of her Amherst home, but her doctor did not think she had Lyme disease. Eventually, her worsening symptoms drove her to seek treatment from another doctor, who prescribed antibiotics.

Lois, who is now 70, “has had every kind of treatment you can imagine, Eastern and Western,” Valerie says. Prior to the tick bite she’d been healthy and “super active,” but Lyme disease “has changed her completely,” Valerie says. “It’s changed our family dynamic.”

Lois has her good days, but mostly continues to suffer with symptoms that include chronic fatigue, debilitating headaches, body aches, chills, and a pins-and-needles sensation under her skin. “It also really messes with her stomach,” Valerie says, and “there are days when she’s very weak.” She spent the past Christmas sick in bed and on the couch.

The expense of Lois’ medical care quickly added up, and ultimately forced her and her husband to sell their home.

“It was rapidly becoming obvious that this was not going to be a short road, and that the expense was huge and beyond what they were able to handle,” Valerie says.

Desperate to help, she and Elissa held a 5K road race at Mine Falls Park in Nashua in the fall of 2012 as a fundraiser. “That first year was simply to benefit my parents,” Valerie explains, but “we started meeting so many people that needed help.” Since then, proceeds from the annual race continue to benefit Valerie’s parents, but also go to other Lyme disease sufferers and help provide community education about Lyme disease.

“Many people were shocked when we told them what happened to my mom,” Valerie says. “We’d sometimes hear ‘Gosh, I thought Lyme disease was just something that dogs got.’ So it was very obvious that there were other people who needed help, and there was a big need for education and prevention.”

Lois’ Race for Lyme is held each year on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend. The 5K course stays within Mine Falls Park and is a chip-timed race that welcomes walkers as well as runners. “It’s a family-friendly event,” Valerie says, that attracts a range of participants, from folks pushing their kids in carriages to walkers who just want to be part of the event to serious runners who come to compete. “And,” Valerie says, “it’s a leashed dog-friendly race, because dogs get Lyme disease too.”

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t’s understandable that some Lyme disease sufferers feel somewhat helpless, particularly those who experience severe and long-lasting symptoms. But Laura Piazza and her mother Gail want people with Lyme disease to take a more active role in how they feel by changing their diet.

Laura contracted Lyme disease in 1999.

She went to her doctor, but was not treated for Lyme disease until about six weeks later, when she “got really, really sick” and ended up in an emergency room. By that time, the infection had spread. Ten years

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later, at the age of 34, she was diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease.

Today, most of Laura’s symptoms have abated, with the exception of ongoing fatigue. She gives a lot of credit to her current doctor, but also to her diet, which she was inspired to overhaul after reading “The Lyme Disease Solution” by Kenneth Singleton, MD. Singleton found from his own experience as a victim of Lyme disease as well as his patients’ that proper nutrition — particularly steps to reduce inflammation in the body — can significantly enhance

recovery from the disease.

Laura liked the idea of actively participating in her treatment but feared she wouldn’t be able to stick to Singleton’s diet. She turned to her mom, a food stylist and recipe developer, for help. “I’ve been developing recipes for a very long time,” Gail says, “[but] I had never developed recipes for someone who was sick. But then I thought, ‘Well, what does that matter? No matter what, it has to taste good and look good.’”

With Singleton’s dietary do’s and don’ts laid out before her, Gail got to work. “It was a challenge” initially, she says, but as it turns out, she needn’t have worried. Gail’s recipes, Laura says, “were so delicious.” With the change in her eating habits, she “started feeling so much better.”

Laura recognized that others might find it difficult to create appealing dishes that complied with Singleton’s guidelines.

So, relying on her professional skills as a photographer and graphic designer, as well as her mother’s expertise and Singleton’s blessing, Laura and her mother embarked on co-authoring “Recipes for Repair.” Many of the book’s recipes are “paleo” in nature — heavy on the protein and light on the carbs.

But Gail tried to make the recipes family-friendly and appealing to anyone. “No one needs to know that you’re on a special diet,” she says. “It’s just dinner.”

The project took some determination to finish, given that Laura lives in Sunapee while Gail resides in Washingtonville, New York. They traveled back and forth to style and photograph the food, and in 2010 published the book, followed by a second revised edition in 2016. “We didn’t skimp,” Gail notes. They designed the book so that it lies flat for easy use, with a generous font size and recipes presented in a series of steps rather than in paragraphs that might be more difficult to follow for people who aren’t feeling well or have vision difficulties.

Laura “won a prestigious design award” for her efforts, Gail says proudly.

Having now followed the diet for years, Laura says, “I don’t ever feel like I’m being deprived of anything. I want people to know that eating well doesn’t have to be a negative.”

She adds, “Eating well can be enjoyable and it really can impact your life and how you feel ... even if you’re perfectly healthy.”

Gary Daniels Lawmaker

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iven the fraught political climate of recent times, it’s nice to hear of a politician working side by side with citizens to fight for change. Gary Daniels, a former state representative and state senator from Milford, worked at length to enact legislation that would benefit Lyme disease sufferers.

It all started back in 2010, when Daniels was contacted by an old high school classmate who for years had struggled with Lyme disease. She had asked her primary care doctor to treat her for Lyme disease, but “was told to go find another doctor,” Daniels says. Unable to find someone in New Hampshire who would treat her, she ended up traveling to New York.

Daniels started to investigate, and quickly realized he’d stepped into the heated controversy that surrounds Lyme disease. “I didn’t know how contentious it is,” he says, but he soon learned of what he believed was largely responsible for his high school friend’s experience: a discrepancy in medical standards that put doctors in a difficult situation, placing those who prescribed long-term antibiotics for Lyme disease at risk of disciplinary action from the Board of Medicine.

Daniels sponsored a bill that would enable doctors to treat chronic Lyme disease with

long-term antibiotics without fear of punishment. “We ran into opposition at every stage,” he says, including from government officials with medical field connections. The bill was “politely” killed, Daniels says, until a public hearing when some of the House members had a change of heart. “We had over 200 people show up for the hearing,” Daniels says, some in obvious pain.

The bill passed, only to became stuck once again in the Senate. It was reintroduced by Daniels in 2011, when it finally became law, though Gov. John Lynch did not sign it. The new law meant New Hampshire was “just following the same standards that were already in place” in other states such as Connecticut, Daniels says.

Daniels does not regret persisting to get the bill passed. “When somebody needs medical care and they go to a doctor in New Hampshire and they’re told ‘go find another doctor’ ... it just seemed not right.” Daniels believes that plenty of doctors want to help Lyme disease patients and would have if it weren’t for the fear of being punished.

“They didn’t want to get into a hassle with the Board of Medicine,” Daniels says, “and I can’t say that I blame them.”

Daniels also co-sponsored a bill that

became law in 2015 and designated May as Lyme Disease Awareness Month, and more recently he worked on a bill that would require patients to be informed in writing about the unreliability of Lyme disease testing. That bill failed to become law, but citizens and current legislators plan to continue the effort to change that.

Daniels credits the 12 citizens he worked with — all victims of Lyme disease — as a tremendous help in getting Lyme disease legislation passed. “I didn’t know anything about Lyme when I started. I learned a great deal from their experiences,” and from others in the Lyme disease community, he says.

Daniels considers his work related to Lyme disease a highlight of his legislative career.

“I’ve always considered that [first Lyme disease] bill as probably the primary bill I got passed. I mean, there are others that I worked on that were important, like worker’s compensation and things like that, but this had to do with people’s lives. It was very satisfying to know that we could finally [help] people who had been looking for so long to finally get the treatment that they needed.”

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NO EASY THINGS A HIKE IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS IS A COMPLETE WORKOUT FOR MOST, BUT FOR THE AMC TRAIL CREWS, IT’S JUST THE DAILY COMMUTE

BY MEGHAN MCCARTHY MCPHAUL PHOTOS BY JOE KLEMENTOVICH

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Dickies suit, which she said keeps pebbles from getting into her clothing.

The names are “woods names,” acquired organically at the start of a member’s tenure on the Pro Trail Crew. When asked about these names, the crew members respond with some version of, “It’s a long story,” and leave it at that. Some things, it seems, are for crew members to know and the rest of us to wonder about.

Others aspects of the work are on clear display — including the large tattoo that occupies the entire back of Coupons’ head and features what he calls “The Trifecta” of the trail crew — ax, rock bar and pick mattock — a nod to the idea that some things never change, that this group of strapping young workers does similar work in much the same way as the first AMC Pro Trail Crew did 100 years ago.

It seemed fitting that the crew, nearing the century mark of its founding, was at work on the oldest hiking trail in the country. The Crawford Path was built in 1819, running more than 8 miles from Crawford Notch over Mounts Pierce, Eisenhower, Franklin, and skirting Mount Monroe be-

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In the beginning

Back in 1919, realizing the need for ongoing maintenance of the trails that had been hewn through mountain forests in the preceding decades, the AMC’s Paul Jenks hired six high school students and three Dartmouth Outing Club members to form the first professional trail crew. The Dartmouth contingent included a 20-year-old Sherman Adams, who many years later would become governor of New Hampshire and eventually President Eisenhower’s chief of staff. Before that illustrious political career, however, Adams could wield an ax with the best of them.

1924

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y the time they hefted their wooden packboards by the leather straps and hoisted heavy loads onto strong shoulders at the top of Mount Washington last July, the trail workers were in woods shape.

They’d started the summer by patrolling 360 miles of Appalachian Mountain Club-maintained trails in the White Mountains, cutting hundreds of wind-toppled trees and untold amounts of brushy blowdown off the treadway. They’d spent a few more weeks building stone staircases and water bars on trails in the region. Now, this six-person contingent of the Appalachian Mountain Club’s White Mountain Professional Trail Crew was on assignment in the alpine zone, working to improve the much-used Crawford Path.

Their packboards — tall wooden frames fit with hooks along each side, allowing the carrier to affix everything from sleeping pads and a week’s worth of food to axes and buckets — seemed the only semblance of standardized dress code. Crew leader Coupons and second-year crew member Wrench donned button-down shirts and plaid wool vests this Monday morning. Jax had her hair pulled into a neat ponytail and paired a silky dress vest with rugged work pants, while Misty of Chincoteague (just Misty for short) sported a pinkish-orange mohawk, and Crush opted for a one-piece

fore its final section — part of the Appalachian Trail — climbs to the summit of lofty Mount Washington.

The group of early-20-somethings, like 100 years of trail crews before them, was ready for the challenge. Their axes were sharpened, their muscles toned for the work, their heavy boots scuffed and well broken in. As they set off over the mountains in the July sunshine, it was not just trails they were out to maintain, but a tradition, a legacy of hard work in the hills.

The 1924 AMC Trail Crew. The trail supervisor that year was Dana Backus (far right), who worked for AMC as did other members of his family, including his daughter Anne Converse Backus, who worked at Pinkham Notch Camp. After her tragic death in an auto accident in 1970, her family gifted the Garfield Ridge Campsite to AMC, and a plaque has been installed in her name.

With little training, that first crew went into the woods to clear brush and improve trails. The following year, many of the inaugural crew returned, teaching new crew members the ropes as they worked through the mountains. And so it went, with some growth and changes — and more trails to maintain — from year to year, decade to decade, into the 21st century.

“Some of the culture has changed, but a lot of it hasn’t,” says Zack Urgese, AMC trails supervisor. “First-years still use single-bit axes, and other years use double-bit axes.

Some of the food they eat in the woods has stayed the same. The weight of a rock bar is still the same as it was 30 years ago.”

That’s about 20 pounds, for the inquiring mind.

With a steady increase in the number of hikers throughout the Whites, trails see considerable damage from overuse and erosion.

The first crew of nine has expanded to 15 to 20 members each summer.

“The scope of the work has definitely changed since the beginning,” says Urgese.

“Through the ’50s, the crew would just focus on really keeping the trail corridor open — cutting down saplings and chopping up blowdown. That was really all that needed to be done. Once the ’60s and ’70s rolled around, that’s when the hiking boom really took off. There was a noticeable uptick in use and erosion and work that needed to be done on the trail.”

Today’s crew spends much of its time improving trail drainage, filling in “social paths” where the trail is braided by hikers stepping off the treadway, constructing features like cairns and scree walls to guide hikers along the proper path, and building a durable surface that includes rock stairs.

Trial by fire …

One of the constants through a century of the Pro Trail Crew is that experienced crew members train the newbies. Trail crew members, now typically college-aged, spend anywhere from one to four years on the crew. And they identify themselves by how long they’ve worked in the woods. Thirdyears are often crew leaders. The trail master is usually a fourth-year crew member.

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“No one’s here because they like to do easy things,” says Misty.

Crew leader Coupons, left, and second-year crew member Wrench, right, hoist second-year crew member Jax, who weighs far less than the boulders she can move.

Pre-work training is minimal, and the primary requirement for landing a spot on the Pro Trail Crew is a willingness to work hard.

“No one’s here because they like to do easy things,” Misty (aka Becky Rudolph) says as she moves milk-crate load after milk-crate load of fist-sized rocks to build a scree wall last summer. There’s camaraderie among the crew, a shared love of being outside in the mountains. And despite the hard work, she says, “It’s fun.”

Through the summer, the crew puts in 10-hour days, five days a week, conducting what seems exhaustingly physical labor.

They move boulders larger — and several times heavier — than the people moving them, fit stone steps precisely into place, and pin them with other stones. They chop, shovel and heave from morning to evening, through heat, humidity, cool breezes, fierce winds, black flies and all.

“It’s word of mouth education,” says 2018 trail master Smathers (aka Marshall Pontrelli). “It’s a job with a ton of variables, so skill really comes by experience. Everyone builds up a bank of knowledge. You’re going to make a bunch of mistakes, and you learn by those mistakes.”

With few exceptions, all the work is done with tools the crew carries into the woods on their backs and materials they find near the trail. Boulders for stone steps are quarried from the woods. Trees are sometimes

sawn to build bridges. Brush is cut and carried to fill in social paths detrimental to the integrity of the trail.

“One of the variables in trail work is just that there are a lot of variables,” says Urgese. “We’re primarily a backcountry

it — crew members seem to relish their days on the trail and take pride in the end result.

More than 50 years ago, when the White Mountain Professional Trail Crew was half the age it is now, a four-year crew veteran shared his experiences in the December 1966 edition of the AMC’s journal Appalachia.

“Work on the trail crew is one of the best jobs in the world,” Alan Thordike wrote.

“We are proud of our scars and calluses.

Cutting through a two-foot hardwood and leaving a smooth, clean ax cut is not only a matter of pride but also of sheer enjoyment.”

Working on the oldest trail

Comparing calluses — clearing trails and moving stone is hard on the hands.

trail crew, so we’re trying to use a lot of materials that are in the woods.”

In the alpine zone, that becomes even more challenging. Extreme care is taken to leave delicate vegetation near the trail untouched. Rocks can only be taken if they sit on other rocks — not if they are directly on soil. Crew members avoid stepping on plants, leaping from rock to rock as they work.

Despite the grueling work in sometimes harsh conditions — or, perhaps, because of

While the Pro Trail Crew normally works on its own, with an array of volunteer and professional crews contributing to maintaining other trails throughout the state, 2018 marked a large collaborative effort as crews combined forces to spruce up the Crawford Path prior to its bicentennial year.

The effort involved a $150,000 grant from outdoor outfitter REI (Recreational Equipment Inc.) to the National Forest Foundation, which Urgese says is an amount “unprecedented in our world of trail-building in the Whites.” The effort included the Pro Trail Crew, as well as AMC volunteer crews, US Forest Service crews, Randolph Mountain Club, the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps, Dartmouth Outing Club, Student Conservation Association New Hampshire

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The 1976 Fall AMC Pro Trail Crew as they were working on the Twin Way

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A ton of work, miles of trails, and a procession of young people willing to spend their summers in the woods Corps and the Cardigan Highlanders.

The Pro Trail Crew spent a week in the alpine zone working on the 1.5-mile section of the path between the summit of Mount Washington and the AMC’s Lakes of the Clouds Hut, tackling tasks one by one. On the first day on high, Misty and Crush (Katie McCahan), both first-years, filled milk crates and 5-gallon buckets with fist-sized rocks and carried them to a social path that needed to be filled, and would eventually be covered with a scree wall to encourage hikers to stay on the trail — and off the vulnerable alpine vegetation. Smathers joined them, offering advice as needed.

“We’re trying to define the trail,” the trail

master explains. “It’s really easy to lose that definition in the alpine zone. Especially on a path like this, there’s a certain amount of artistry involved.”

Combining an eye for the artistic with smarts and pure determined strength, second-year crew member Jax (Lucy Milde) painstakingly dismantled a rock cairn, one stone at a time, and relocated it to a place the crew determined would be more effective in guiding hikers along the proper path. Another second-year, Wrench (Finn Mahoney), leveraged his trail tools to begin moving rocks toward the construction of a stone staircase. Coupons (Colin Pogue) helped wherever he was needed, all the

while keeping a lookout for large chunks of quartz to include in the cairns.

At week’s end, the crew moved on to other projects — working lower on the Crawford Path, as well as on the A-Z Trail near Crawford Notch and on a section of the Appalachian Trail in the Mahoosuc Range near Berlin.

Urgese says the AMC plans projects several years in advance to ensure funding — from grants and the AMC budget — and maintain the heaviest-use trails as well as possible, all while adjusting schedules to deal with variables like storm damage and occasional vandalism to trail signs and cairns.

“We do sort of a triage approach. We have a good idea of what’s out there and needs a lot of help,” he says. “There’s a ton of work.”

A ton of work, hundreds of miles of trails, countless hikers trekking through the mountains. And a 100-plus-year procession of young people willing to spend their summers in the woods wielding rock bars and axes so those hikers may more easily make their way from valley to summit, across the mountains and back again. NH

AMC Pro Trail Crew work by the numbers 360 = miles of trails in the Whites patrolled by the AMC Pro Trail Crew 1,729 = trees cleared from trails, by ax, during the 2018 patrol 10-20 = miles of trail covered per day by each crew member during patrol 15-20 = members of the crew each summer 1972 = first year the Pro Trail Crew included a female member 50:50 = approximate ratio of male-to-female crew members in 2018

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At left: Lunch break on the Crawford Path between the summit of Mt. Washington and the AMC’s Lakes of the Clouds Hut. This page, clockwise from top right: Trail master Smathers with Mt. Washington in the background (milk crates serve many functions on the trail, from moving loads of small rocks to providing a place to sit), first-year crew member Crush, second-year crew member Wrench with pick mattock in hand, and crew leader Coupons with his tattoo depicting the trifecta of trailwork — rock bar, double-bit ax and pick mattock nhmagazine.com | April 2019

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Top Doctors 2019

334 Leading Physicians in 56 Specialties NOMINATED BY THEIR PEERS For the 2019 Top Doctors Poll, we selected national research firm Castle Connolly to conduct the survey process. Included are 334 doctors in 56 specialties, as nominated by their peers, who cover a wide range of medical needs from pediatrics to surgical care.

We also asked several of this year’s Top Doctors to share a quotation, goal or anecdote that helps motivate or inspire them to continue practicing medicine at the highest level.

Top Doctors 2019 KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS Many of the doctors featured in this survey practice in more than one hospital and many have private practices. Below is a list of the hospitals in the state and their abbreviations: Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital (APDMH) Lebanon Bedford Ambulatory Surgical Center (BASC) Catholic Medical Center (CMC) Manchester Cheshire Medical Center/ Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene (Cheshire/DHK) Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock (CHaD) Manchester Concord Hospital (Concord) Cottage Hospital (Cottage) Woodsville Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) Lebanon Elliot Hospital (Elliot) Manchester Exeter Hospital (Exeter) Franklin Regional Hospital (FRH) Frisbie Memorial Hospital (FMH) Rochester Lakes Region General Hospital (LRGH) Laconia Littleton Regional Healthcare (LRH) Monadnock Community Hospital (MCH) Peterborough Nashua Ambulatory Surgical Center (NASC) New London Hospital (NLH) Parkland Medical Center (PMC) Derry

ADOLESCENT MEDICINE Keith Loud, M.D., M.S.C. DHMC Lebanon (603) 653-9663

ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY Barbara Lynn Deuell, M.D.

PRH Allergy Associates of New Hampshire Portsmouth (603) 436-7897

John N. Kalliel, M.D. Elliot, CMC Manchester Allergy Inc. Manchester (603) 668-6444

Amit Kumar, M.D.

Wentworth-Douglass Hospital (WDH) Dover

Craig Berry, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Jeffrey Field Bleakley, M.D., F.A.C.C.

PRH Allergy Associates of New Hampshire Portsmouth (603) 436-7897

CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY Connor Haugh, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.H.R.S.

New England Heart & Vascular Institute at CMC and SJH Manchester (603) 669-0413

Daniel M. Philbin Jr., M.D., F.A.C.C., F.H.R.S.

New England Heart & Vascular Institute at CMC Manchester (603) 669-0413

Bruce W. Andrus, M.D., M.S.

Valley Regional Healthcare (VRH) Claremont

St. Joseph Hospital

Kevin Roelofs, M.D.

Southern New Hampshire Medical Center (SNHMC) Nashua

Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital (UCVH) Colebrook

Internal Medicine

New England Heart & Vascular Institute at CMC, SJH Nashua (800) 437-9666

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

St. Joseph Hospital (SJH) Nashua

Kevin Pho, M.D.

SNHMC Southern New Hampshire Asthma and Allergy Nashua (603) 577-3065

Portsmouth Regional Hospital (PRH)

Speare Memorial Hospital (SMH) Plymouth

Top Doctors

DHMC, Gifford Medical Center Lebanon (603) 650-5724

Steven P. Beaudette, M.D., F.A.C.C. New England Heart & Vascular Institute at CMC, SJH and Huggins Hospital Manchester (603) 669-0413

New England Heart & Vascular Institute at CMC and PMC Manchester (603) 669-0413

Robert Capodilupo, M.D., F.A.C.C.

New England Heart & Vascular Institute at CMC Manchester (603) 669-0413

Wendi Cardeiro, M.D., F.A.C.C. SNHMC Foundation Cardiology Nashua (603) 577-2039

Robert Dewey, M.D., F.A.C.C.

New England Heart & Vascular Institute at CMC, Huggins Hospital and Bedford Manchester (603) 669-0413

Louis Fink, M.D., F.A.C.C.

New England Heart & Vascular Institute at CMC and Bedford Manchester (603) 669-0413

Philip Fitzpatrick, M.D., F.A.C.C. New England Heart & Vascular Institute at MCH and CMC

"Partnering with patients on their health journey inspired me to go into medicine. They already face a staggering array of test and treatment options, paperwork and medical bills. Now with the internet and social media, patients have more health information than ever, but they’re left to decide between what’s real or fake online. Patients need a trusted partner to help interpret what they read on the web and navigate through a barrage of health choices. The privilege to be their guide motivates me to practice medicine at the highest level in our evolving, and increasingly digital, health world."

Ayesha Nazeer, M.D.

Peterborough (603) 663-6888

Concord Hospital Concord Hospital Cardiac Associates (603) 224-6070

James M. Flynn, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.S.C.A.I.

New England Heart & Vascular Institute at CMC and PMC Manchester (603) 669-0413

Emil Martin Pollak Jr., M.D., F.A.C.C.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock, LRH Cottage Hospital Littleton (603) 444-9390

Gregory M. Goodkin, M.D.

Steven L. Schwartz, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Exeter Hospital Core Physicians Exeter (603) 773-9992

SNHMC, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center Foundation Cardiology Nashua (603) 577-2039

Stephen Hanlon, M.D., F.A.C.C.

New England Heart & Vascular Institute at CMC and PMC Manchester (603) 669-0413

CHILD NEUROLOGY Jan B. Wollack, M.D., Ph.D. DHMC Lebanon (603) 653-9669

Alan Ted Kono, M.D. DHMC Lebanon (603) 650-2929

CLINICAL GENETICS John B. Moeschler, M.D.

Kevin F. Kwaku, M.D., Ph.D.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Manchester Manchester (603) 629-8355

DHMC Lebanon (603) 650-4590

Robert M. Lavery, M.D., F.A.C.C. Elliot Hospital Elliot Cardiovascular Consultants Manchester (603) 627-1669

Jeffrey Taylor Lockhart, M.D.

Concord Hospital Concord Hospital Cardiac Associates (603) 224-6070

COLON & RECTAL SURGERY John V. Flannery Jr., M.D. SNHMC Colon & Rectal Surgery of New England Nashua (603) 577-3322

John C. Friel, M.D.

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Chosen as NH’s Top OB-GYN Doctors 34 times and counting. . .

Proud winner of ParentingNH’s Family Favorite since 2012

Top Doctors 2019 "The calling to practice medicine came to me at the early age of 10 and, thankfully, I have been able to make it come true. I would not characterize the path to becoming a surgeon as easy but it has always been fulfilling. The constant change and growth of the science of medicine keeps me focused, while the ability to help my patients heal keeps me motivated. I can think of no other profession that has more impact on a person's life than being in healthcare. Hippocrates said it best: Jennifer Lee Peppers, M.D. 'Wherever the art of Medicine is loved, there is also Surgery a love of Humanity.'"

Monadnock Community Hospital Jeffrey R. Harnsberger, M.D.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Elliot Hospital Manchester (603) 695-2840

Russell A. Strong III, M.D. Concord Hospital Concord Surgical Associates (603) 224-0584

Dermatology Denise Marie Aaron, M.D.

DHMC Dartmouth-Hitchcock Heater Road Lebanon (603) 650-3108

Anthony J. Aversa, M.D. Concord Hospital Northeast Dermatology Associates Concord (603) 224-2251

M. Shane Chapman, M.D.

DHMC Dartmouth-Hitchcock Heater Road Lebanon (603) 650-3108

James G. Dinulos, M.D.

WDH, PRH Seacoast Dermatology, PLLC Portsmouth (603) 431-5205

Michael D. Lichter, M.D. SNHMC Nashua Dermatology Associates Nashua (603) 579-9648

Mollie A. MacCormack, M.D.

SNHMC Foundation Skin Surgery and Dermatology at the Dermatology Center Nashua (603) 883-8311

Jose Emilio Peraza, M.D., F.A.A.D.

VRH, NLH, APDMH, Mt. Ascutney Hospital & Health Center Peraza Dermatology Group Claremont (603) 542-6455

Robert B. Posnick, M.D. SNHMC Nashua Dermatology Associates Nashua (603) 579-9648

Andrew E. Werchniak, M.D.

WDH Seacoast Dermatology Dover (603) 431-5205 Seacoast Dermatology, PLLC Portsmouth (603) 431-5205

DevelopmentalBehavioral Pediatrics Nina Sand-Loud, M.D. DHMC Lebanon (603) 653-6060

Diagnostic Radiology Elizabeth Angelakis, M.D. CMC, Elliot

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Breast Care Center Bedford (603) 663-5270 Southern NH Radiology Consultants Bedford (603) 627-1663

Steven Brian Birnbaum, M.D.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Manchester Manchester (603) 695-2850

William C. Black, M.D. DHMC Lebanon (603) 650-7443

Michael Ciaschini, M.D. WDH, FMH Seacoast Radiology, PA Dover (603) 516-1307

David Hou, M.D.

Elliot, CMC Southern NH Radiology Consultants Bedford (603) 627-1661

Shawn Rayder, M.D. WDH, FMH Seacoast Radiology, PA Dover (603) 516-1307

Peter van der meer, M.D.

Elliot, CMC Southern NH Radiology Consultants Bedford (603) 627-1661

Barrett Chapin, M.D. LRGH Laconia Clinic Laconia (603) 524-5151

Ellie Chuang, M.D.

SNHMC Southern NH Diabetes and Endocrinology Nashua (603) 577-5760

Richard J. Comi, M.D. DHMC Lebanon (603) 650-8630

Robert A. Levine, M.D., F.A.C.E. SJH Nashua (603) 881-7141

Mini Mahata, M.D. Exeter Hospital Core Physicians Hampton (603) 926-1119

Sue A. Taylor, M.D.

Mayumi Chatani-Hinze, M.D. SJH St. Joseph Hospital Family Medicine Nashua (603) 883-7970

David V. Ferris, D.O.

Ammonoosuc Community Health Services Littleton (603) 444-2464

John Edward Ford, D.O. Weeks Medical Center, LRH Whitefield (603) 837-9005

Patricia T. Glowa, M.D. DHMC Dartmouth-Hitchcock Heater Road Lebanon (603) 650-4000

Scott C. Jaynes, M.D. DHMC Dartmouth-Hitchcock Heater Road Lebanon (603) 650-4000

James Gilliam Johnston II, M.D.

WDH Endocrinology & Diabetes Consultants Dover (603) 742-1143

DHMC Dartmouth-Hitchcock Heater Road Lebabnon (603) 650-4000

Family Medicine

Timothy G. Keenan, M.D.

Mark J. Aronson, D.O.

LRGH Lakes Region Family Practice Laconia (603) 527-2969

Barbara A. Bates, M.D. Cheshire Medical Center DHK Keene (603) 354-6763

Teri L. Brehio, M.D.

Concord Hospital Concord Hospital Family Health Center Hillsboro (603) 464-3434

Annika Meith Brown, D.O.

DHMC Dartmouth-Hitchcock Heater Road Lebanon (603) 650-4000

David Buono, M.D. Exeter Hospital Core Physicians Epping (603) 693-2100

Exeter Hospital Core Physicians Stratham (603) 778-1620

Keith A. Lammers, M.D. Elliot Hospital Elliot Family Medicine at Amherst (603) 249-3000

Richard J. O’Brien Jr., M.D. LRGH Belmont Family Health Belmont (603) 528-0990

Michael A. Pangan, M.D. Exeter Hospital Core Physicians Exeter (603) 775-0000

Catherine Pipas, M.D. DHMC Dartmouth-Hitchcock Heater Road Lebanon (603) 650-4000

Mark Reeder, M.D. Exeter Hospital Core Physicians Kingston (603) 642-3910

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Top Doctors

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

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Mayo Noerdlinger, M.D., F.A.A.O.S.

Orthopaedic Surgery Portsmouth Regional Hospital, York Hospital Atlantic Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine

Andrew G. Tremblay, M.D.

Cheshire Medical Center Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene Keene (603) 354-6758

GASTROENTEROLOGY Jack Thomas Bueno, M.D.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Nashua (603) 577-4081

Christopher N. Dainiak, M.D.

PMC, CMC, BASC Granite State GI Consultants Derry (603) 432-8802

Mark Detweiler, M.D. PMC Londonderry Gastroenterology Associates Londonderry (603) 818-4712

Stuart R. Gordon, M.D. DHMC Lebanon (603) 650-5261

Marylyn Virginia Grondin, M.D.

PRH Atlantic Digestive Specialists Portsmouth (603) 433-2488 Hampton (603) 758-1717

William E. Maher, M.D.

WDH Atlantic Digestive Specialists Somersworth (603) 692-2228

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"It is an honor to work with the outstanding physicians of Atlantic Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine. Our collegial spirit demands the best of us, and I am proud that our group continues to be recognized for its excellence in care. The shoulder has become a passion of mine. The balance of flexibility with stability and strength make it, arguably, the most challenging joint in our musculoskeletal system. It is a joint that, when injured, can affect young and old, and the complexities and challenges of fine-tuning a teenage shoulder or replacing an octogenarian’s are fascinating and motivating."

Srikrishna Nagri, M.D. SJH Dartmouth-Hitchcock Nashua Nashua (603) 577-4081

Richard I. Rothstein, M.D. DHMC Lebanon (603) 650-5261

Robert A. Ruben, M.D.

WDH, FMH Atlantic Digestive Specialists Somersworth (603) 692-2228

Thomas M. Sherman, M.D. Exeter Hospital Core Physicians Exeter (603) 772-5528

Corey A. Siegel, M.D. DHMC Lebanon (603) 650-5261

Mark Jan Silversmith, M.D.

CMC NH Gastroenterology Consultants Bedford (603) 625-5744

Robert Daniel Thomson, M.D.

Concord Hospital, MCH GI Associates -Concord Gastroenterology (603) 228-1763

GERIATRIC MEDICINE Samuel Joel Goldman, D.O. Elliot, CMC

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Senior Health Primary Care at Elliot Senior Health Center Manchester (603) 663-7030

GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY Leslie R. DeMars, M.D. DHMC, DartmouthHitchcock Manchester NLH, CMC Gynecological Oncology at DHMC Lebanon (603) 653-3530 Gynecological Oncology at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Manchester (603) 695-2900 Gynecology at NLH New London (603) 526-5450

Evelyn Fleming, M.D. DHMC Lebanon (603) 653-9300

Loyd Avery West, M.D. DHMC Lebanon (603) 653-9300

HAND SURGERY Paul C. Bettinger, M.D.

The New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center Nashua (603) 883-0091 Bedford (603) 669-5454

H. Matthew Quitkin, M.D., M.B.A.

PRH Access Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics Portsmouth (603) 431-3575 Exeter (603) 395-9335

Jinsong Wang, M.D., Ph.D. BASC, CMC, Elliot, PMC The New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center Bedford (603) 669-5454 Salem (603) 898-0180

HEMATOLOGY Elizabeth M. Bengtson, M.D. DHMC Lebanon (603) 650-5529

Frederick Michael Briccetti, M.D.

Concord Hospital, Elliot NH Oncology Hematology, PA Concord (603) 224-2556 Hooksett (603) 622-6484

Marc Gautier, M.D. DHMC, NLH Lebanon (603) 650-5529

Kenneth Meehan, M.D. DHMC Lebanon (603) 650-4628

Gary N. Schwartz, M.D. DHMC Lebanon (603) 653-6181

Jill Marie Winslow, M.D.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene Keene (603) 354-5482

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene Keene (603) 354-5466

Roderick Bruno, M.D.

HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

Exeter Hospital, PRH, FMH Core Physicians Exeter (603) 777-1000

Robert J. Heaps, M.D.

SNHMC, Elliot, CMC, BASC, SJH, PMC, NASC

Lisa Ann Leinau, M.D. Cheshire/DHK Keene (603) 354-6570

Sarah J. Macduffie, D.O. WDH Wentworth Health Partners-Supportive & Palliative Care Dover (603) 740-3330

Suzana K. Makowski, M.D. Exeter Hospital Exeter (603) 580-7568

Donald Byrne McDonah, M.D. SJH Nashua (603) 882-3000

INFECTIOUS DISEASE Alexander Granok, M.D., F.A.C.P. SNHMC Infectious Disease Associates & Travel Medicine Merrimack (603) 429-1611

David Jay Itkin, M.D. PRH Appledore Infectious Disease Portsmouth (603) 433-8733

James T. Noble, M.D. Concord Hospital Concord (603) 230-1939

INTERNAL MEDICINE John Alexander Batsis, M.D. DHMC Lebanon (603) 653-9500

Brian Andrew Binczewski, M.D.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Manchester Manchester (603) 695-2600

Paul Richard Clark, M.D.

Concord Hospital Concord (603) 224-4003

Joseph Peter Cunniff, M.D.

Elliot Hospital Elliot Internal Medicine Londonderry (603) 434-1919

John J. Fothergill, M.D. North Country Medical & Wellness Colebrook (603) 331-0500

Top Doctors 2019 Top Doctors

Michael A. Pangan, M.D. Family Medicine

Exeter Hospital Core Physicians

Laura Fox, M.D.

PMC Southern New Hampshire Internal Medicine Associates Derry (603) 216-0400

Stephen K. Liu, M.D., M.P.H. DHMC Lebanon (603) 653-9500

Heather Lynn Marks, M.D.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Manchester Manchester (603) 695-2600

M.T Charisse Marquez, M.D.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Manchester Manchester (603) 695-2600

Kevin Y. Pho, M.D. SJH SJH Adult Medicine Nashua (603) 891-4500

Donald E. Reape, M.D. SJH SJH Internal Medicine Nashua (603) 595-3614

Kevin A. Silva, M.D., F.A.C.P.

LRH North Country Healthcare Littleton (603) 444-2002

Lijun Song, M.D., Ph.D.

"With each passing year of being in family medicine, I have an increased appreciation of the privilege we have as doctors. It affords us unique opportunities to share both the high and low points of patients’ lives with them, and that is why I try and make real connections when I see them in the office. Our patients inspire us (which includes our team, our practice and our organization) to do the best we can for them, and in return, we get tremendous fulfillment when they are able to live healthy lives. Having our approach be more team-based care has been one of the best things that has happened to me professionally, and it highlights how so many other people play equally critical roles in helping patients."

Manchester (603) 695-2600

Vijaya Upadrasta, M.D. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Manchester Manchester (603) 695-2600

Tanja VanderLinde, M.D. Concord Hospital Concord (603) 224-4003

Interventional Cardiology Jonathan Bridges, M.D., F.A.C.C. York Hospital, PRH New Hampshire Cardiovascular Care Portsmouth (603) 433-5300 Cardiovascular Care of York Hospital York, Maine (207) 363-6136 Cardiovascular Care of NH and York Newington (603) 431-6691

Jeffrey Colnes, M.D., F.A.C.C.

York Hospital, PRH Cardiovascular Care of NH and York Newington (603) 431-6691

James DeVries, M.D. DHMC Lebanon (603) 650-5724

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John E. Jayne, M.D. DHMC Lebanon (603) 650-5724

Maternal & Fetal Medicine Emily R. Baker, M.D.

DHMC Lebanon (603) 653-9306 Dartmouth-Hitchcock Nashua Nashua (603) 577-4300 Dartmouth-Hitchcock Specialty Care at Bedford Medical Park Bedford (603) 695-2902

Jeffrey R. Johnson, M.D.

NH Oncology Hematology PA Hookset (603) 622-6484

Gina M. DiVenuti, M.D. Elliot, Concord Hospital NH Oncology Hematology PA Hookset (603) 622-6484

Konstantin Dragnev, M.D.

DHMC Lebanon (603) 650-6345

Kathryn C. Hourdequin, M.D. DHMC Lebanon (603) 650-9474

Gautami S. Rao, M.D.

SNHMC, Massachusetts General Hospital Foundation Hematology/ Oncology Nashua (603) 886-7900

Keisuke Shirai, M.D., M.Sc. DHMC Lebanon (603) 650-5534

Zachary S. Spigelman, M.D.

Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, PMC Lahey Oncology and Hematology at Parkland Derry (603) 537-2060 Salem (603) 890-2750

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

WDH The Center for Medical Genetics Dover (603) 516-0092

James E. Gray, M.D., M.S.

Medical Oncology

Steven A. Ringer, M.D., Ph.D.

Bradley Arrick, M.D., Ph.D. DHMC Lebanon (603) 653-6181

Mary Dickinson Chamberlin, M.D. DHMC Lebanon (603) 653-6181

Peter H. Crow, M.D. Elliot, Concord Hospital

DHMC Lebanon (603) 650-6063

DHMC, CMC Lebanon (603) 653-6063

Nephrology Kulli M. Barrett, M.D.

FMH, PRH Seacoast Kidney & Hypertension Specialists Portsmouth (603) 436-3433

Peter Cheung, M.D. Elliot, CMC

Nephrology Associates, PA Manchester (603) 641-5800

Michael Casimir Danielski, M.D.

FMH, PRH Seacoast Kidney & Hypertension Specialists Rochester (603) 332-7276

Sean W. Fitzpatrick, M.D.

SNHMC, SJH Southern NH Nephrology & Hypertension Nashua (603) 577-5377

Sucharit Joshi, M.D.

FMH, PRH Seacoast Kidney & Hypertension Specialists Portsmouth (603) 436-3433

Shiv Kumar, M.D.

FMH, PRH Seacoast Kidney & Hypertension Specialists Rochester (603) 332-7276

Naresh Matta, M.D.

FMH, PRH Seacoast Kidney & Hypertension Specialists Portsmouth (603) 436-3433

Brian D. Remillard, M.D. DHMC Lebanon (603) 653-3830

Ana Stankovic, M.D. PMC Center for Kidney and Metabolic Disorders Salem (603) 890-2771

Neurological Surgery Perry A. Ball, M.D. DHMC Lebanon (603) 650-5109

David F. Bauer, M.D. DHMC Lebanon (603) 653-9880

N. Ross Jenkins, M.D.

Elliot, Concord Hospital New Hampshire NeuroSpine Institute Bedford (603) 472-8888

CongraTulaTionS To all our Core PhysiCians Who Were named “ToP DoCs” ThiS Year

These physicians are representative of the excellent providers throughout Core Physicians’ primary and specialty care network. Together, we provide comprehensive, patient-centered care throughout the Seacoast. alexandra Bonesho, MD Core Pediatric & adolescent medicine John Brennan, MD Core Pulmonary & Critical Care medicine

Gregory Goodkin, MD Core Cardiology

Thomas McGovern, MD Core orthopedics

Peter ihm, MD Core otolaryngology & audiology

roger nowak, MD Core orthopedics

roderick Bruno, MD Core orthopedics

Timothy Keenan, MD Core Physicians, Family medicine

David Buono, MD Core Physicians, Family medicine

Christopher Knox, Do Core otolaryngology & audiology

a. neil Clerk, MD Core orthopedics

Daniel Kunz, Do Core rheumatology

Paul Deranian, MD Core Pulmonary & Critical Care medicine

steven Loh, MD Core Pediatric & adolescent medicine

eileen Forrest, MD Core Pediatric & adolescent medicine

Mini Mahata, MD Core endocrinology

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suzana Makowski, MD Core Physicians, Palliative Care

Michael Pangan, MD Core Physicians, Family medicine Mark reeder, MD Core Physicians, Family medicine Christopher roseberry, MD, FaCs Core general Surgery Thomas sherman, MD Core gastroenterology Geoffrey Starr, MD Core neurology Jay swett, MD, FaCs Core general Surgery

Hulda Bra Magnadottir, M.D.

Top Docs 2019

Congratulations to all our Top Doctors.

Anthony J. Aversa, MD

Ayesha Nazeer, MD

Teri L. Brehio, MD

James T. Noble, MD

Frederick M. Briccetti, MD

Irene Orzano, MD

DERMATOLOGY

FAMILY MEDICINE HEMATOLOGY

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE INFECTIOUS DISEASE RHEUMATOLOGY

APDMH Upper Valley Neurology Neurosurgery Lebanon (603) 448-0447

Henry Pallatroni III, M.D. PRH Coastal New Hampshire Neurosurgeons Portsmouth (603) 433-4666

Harold J. Pikus, M.D.

APDMH, NLH Upper Valley Neurology Neurosurgery Lebanon (603) 448-0447

Mark D. Carney, MD

David C. Picard, MD

Patrick J. Casey, MD

William F. Santis, MD

Paul R. Clark, MD

Thomas A. Sheldon, MD

Peter H. Crow, MD

Hoke H. Shirley, MD

Scott J. Fabozzi, MD

Wayne K. Stadelmann, MD

Stephen J. Fox, MD

Russell A. Strong, MD

Stephen P. Imgrund, MD

Robert D. Thomson, MD GASTROENTEROLOGY

NEUROLOGY

N. Ross Jenkins, MD

Tanja VanderLinde, MD

Jeffrey Allen Cohen, M.D.

PEDIATRICS

SPORTS MEDICINE

INTERNAL MEDICINE MEDICAL ONCOLOGY UROLOGY

ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY PULMONARY DISEASE

NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY

PULMONARY DISEASE UROLOGY

RADIATION ONCOLOGY RHEUMATOLOGY

PLASTIC SURGERY

COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY

INTERNAL MEDICINE

Jeffrey T. Lockhart, MD

Paul P. Wang, MD

Su K. Metcalfe, MD

David A. Weinberg, MD

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

RADIATION ONCOLOGY

NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY OPHTHALMOLOGY

Robert E. Mitchell, MD UROLOGY

Thank you for your dedication to medical excellence.

Patients who have a choice, choose us to keep them, their families and their communities healthy.

Nathan E. Simmons, M.D. DHMC Lebanon (603) 650-5109

Paul P. Wang, M.D. CMC, Concord Hospital, Elliot New Hampshire NeuroSpine Institute Bedford (603) 472-8888

DHMC Lebanon (603) 650-5104

Barbara C. Jobst, M.D.

DHMC Lebanon (603) 650-5104

Keith James McAvoy, M.D.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Manchester, CMC Manchester (603) 695-2940

Lara K. Ronan, M.D.

DHMC Lebanon (603) 650-5104

Michele G. Rush, M.D.

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SMH, LRGH Speare Sleep Lab Plymouth (603) 481-8724

Hillside Medical Park Sleep Center Gilford

Geoffrey Starr, M.D.

Exeter Hospital Core Physicians Exeter (603) 772-0345

Leslie Suranyi, M.D. LRGH Laconia Clinic-Hillside Park Location Gilford (603) 524-2712

Vijay M. Thadani, M.D., Ph.D. DHMC Lebanon (603) 650-5104

Robert Thies, M.D. Elliot Elliot Neurology Associates Manchester (603) 663-4800

NUCLEAR MEDICINE Jeffrey Mendel, M.D.

PMC Salem Radiology Salem (603) 890-2800

OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY Danielle Albushies, M.D., F.A.C.O.G. Elliot, CMC Bedford Commons OB-GYN, PA Bedford (603) 668-4646

Kristen L. Bannister, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.

Elliot, CMC Bedford Commons OB-GYN, PA Bedford (603) 668-4646

Joan Crane Barthold, M.D. DHMC Lebanon (603) 653-9300

Valerie A. Bell, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Nashua Nashua (603) 577-4300

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Top Doctors 2019 Top Doctors

"In the many years that I have worked for Southern New Hampshire Medical Center, I have formed long-lasting relationships with my patients and their families. I enjoy the collaboration amongst my colleagues and the sense of community at my practice. Overall, I enjoy just how rewarding it is to work with my patients as a team to make positive changes in their health."

Wendi Cardeiro, M.D., F.A.C.C., Cardiovascular Disease Southern New Hampshire Medical Center

Mark A. Conway, M.D., F.A.C.O.G. SJH SJH OB/GYN Merrimack (603) 883-3365

Timothy J. Fisher, M.D., M.S. DHMC Lebanon (603) 653-9300

Lara C. Hanlon, M.D., F.A.C.O.G. Elliot, CMC Bedford Commons OBGYN, PA Bedford (603) 668-4646

Marc F. Leclair, M.D. Elliot, PMC Bedford (603) 668-4646

David R. Levene, M.D. MCH Monadnock OB/GYN Associates Peterborough (603) 924-9444

Kelly M. MacMillan, M.D. SJH OB/GYN Associates of Southern NH Merrimack (603) 883-3365

St. Joseph Hospital Family Medicine & Specialty Services, Hudson (603) 883-3365

Karen Kay Maynard, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.

SNHMC Women’s Care of Nashua Nashua (603) 577-3100

Heidi Meinz, M.D.

Elliot Hospital Manchester Obstetrical Associates, PA Manchester (603) 622-3162

Deborah Ann Mueller, M.D.

FMH Caring Partners Obstetrics & Gynecology Rochester (603) 335-6988

Sonja Nelson, M.D.

PRH Harbour Women’s Health Portsmouth (603) 431-6011

Polyxeni S. Rounds, M.D., F.A.C.O.G. Elliot, CMC Bedford Commons OB-GYN, PA Bedford (603) 668-4646

Jeffrey M. Segil, M.D. WDH Dover Women’s Health Dover (603) 742-2424

Jennifer Weidner, M.D., F.A.C.O.G. Elliot, CMC Bedford Commons OB-GYN, PA Bedford (603) 668-4646

Fletcher R. Wilson, M.D., F.A.C.O.G. Elliot, CMC Bedford Commons OB-GYN, PA Bedford (603) 668-4646

Your Imaging Specialists

Southern New Hampshire Radiology Consultants

Elizabeth Angelakis, MD

SELECTED AS TOP DOCTORS 2019

Christopher Eckel, MD Adam Elias, MD David W. Fontaine, MD David Gerson, MD David Hou, MD John Januario, MD Wane Joselow, MD Asim Maher, DO Natalia Marks, MD Akshat Paliwal, MD John Pierce, MD Tad Renvyle, MD

Betsy Angelakis, MD

David Hou, MD

Joseph Ullman, MD

Peter van der Meer, MD

Dan Sheibley, MD Kevin Rivera, MD

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Corey Sides, MD Robert Sprague, MD Joseph Ullman, MD Peter van der Meer, MD

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Tahsin Ergin, M.D.

Sports Medicine Holy Family Hospital Essex Orthopaedics & Optima Sports

OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE Phillip B. Collins, M.D. APDMH Lebanon (603) 448-7459

"I’ve been a surgeon at Essex Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine for 25 years. When people ask me what I do for a living, I tell them I solve problems. I like solving problems. The key to success with any patient is to take the time to listen to the patient and do a careful assessment, and then spend more time explaining the problem and the options and recommendations for managing it. I utilize today’s advanced surgical techniques, and our practice has on-site physical therapy and MRI to help us help you. When I can get patients back to what they most enjoy doing, that’s my greatest reward."

OPHTHALMOLOGY Anthony J. Correnti, M.D.

Elliot, CMC New Hampshire Eye Associates Manchester (603) 669-3925

Andrew Marc Garfinkle, M.D., Ph.D.

LRGH Laconia Eye & Laser Center Gilford (603) 524-2020

Warren Goldblatt, M.D. PRH, FMH

Eyesight Ophthalmic Services Portsmouth (603) 436-1773

Nashua Eye Associates, PA Nashua (603) 882-9800

Marsha Kavanagh, M.D.

LRGH Laconia Eye & Laser Center Gilford (603) 524-2020

PRH, WDH Eyesight Ophthalmic Services Portsmouth (603) 436-1773

Kimberly Licciardi, M.D. Elliot, CMC New Hampshire Eye Associates Manchester (603) 669-3925

Patrick James Morhun, M.D., F.A.C.S. APDMH Lebanon (603) 448-6008

Paul S. Musco, M.D.

SMH White Mountain Eye Care & Optical Plymouth (603) 536-1284

Patrick Joseph Riddle, M.D. SJH, SNHMC

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Douglas R. Scott, M.D.

George J. Shaker, M.D.

Elliot, CMC The Medical Eye Center, PC Manchester (603) 668-2020

David Alan Weinberg, M.D.

Concord Hospital Concord Eye Center Concord (603) 224-2020

ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY William A. Abdu, M.D., M.S. DHMC Spine Center Lebanon (603) 650-2225

Congratulations To Our 2019 Top Doctors!

Foundation Medical Partners & Southern New Hampshire Medical Center thank you for your outstanding commitment to our patients.

We celebrate and honor all of our providers and care teams. Thank you for all that you do to keep our community healthy.

View our entire list of top docs at SNHhealth.org/TopDocs

Top Doctors 2019 Top Doctors "The greatest joy of my job comes from the connections and relationships I make with my patients. I treat my patients as if they are friends or members of my family. Over time, my patients do feel like family to me. I feel privileged that people come to me, confide in me and ask for my assistance. I love being able to help people achieve whatever they are striving toward or get through whatever they are struggling with. Especially when women have Lara C. Hanlon, M.D., F.A.C.O.G. had a recent difficult experience, I consider it my Obstetrics & Gynecology role and challenge to help them through it and find Elliot Hospital, Catholic Medical Center Bedford Commons OB-GYN, PA happiness on the other side."

Uri Michael Ahn, M.D.

CMC, Elliot New Hampshire NeuroSpine Institute Bedford (603) 472-8888

Eric Arvidson, M.D. Holy Family Hospital

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John-Erik Bell, M.D. DHMC Lebanon (603) 650-5133

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Eric R. Benson, M.D. Elliot, CMC, PMC, BASC The New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center Bedford (603) 883-0091 Londonderry (603) 434-3118

Avnish Neil Clerk, M.D.

Cherie Holmes, M.D.

Jeffrey Clingman, M.D.

Douglas M. Joseph, M.D.

Exeter Hospital Core Physicians Exeter (603) 778-7975

LRGH Advanced Orthopaedic Specialists Gilford (603) 528-9100

Alexander David Davis, M.D.

PRH Access Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics Portsmouth (603) 431-3575 Exeter (603) 775-7575

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene Keene (603) 654-5482

SJH The New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center Nashua (603) 883-0091 Amherst, (603) 673-6065

Gregory Leather, M.D.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene Keene (603) 654-5482

Glenn S. Lieberman, M.D.

Stephen J. Fox, M.D.

LRGH Advanced Orthopaedic Specialists Gilford (603) 528-9100

John M. Grobman, M.D.

Thomas F. McGovern, M.D.

Concord Hospital Concord Orthopaedics (603) 224-3368

LRGH Advanced Orthopaedic Specialists Gilford (603) 528-9100

Exeter Hospital Core Physicians Exeter (603) 778-7975

URGENT CARE

Marc J. Michaud, M.D.

Elliot, CMC, BASC, PMC The New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center Bedford, (603) 669-5454 Nashua, (603) 883-009

Mayo Noerdlinger, M.D., F.A.A.O.S. PRH, York Hospital Atlantic Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Portsmouth (603) 431-1121

Roger B. Nowak, M.D.

Exeter Hospital Core Physicians Exeter, (603) 778-7975

Anthony H. Presutti, M.D.

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Mark B. Silbey, M.D. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene Keene (603) 354-5400

Gregory W. Soghikian, M.D.

CMC, Elliot, PMC, SNHMC, BASC, NASC The New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center Bedford (603) 883-0091

James C. Vailas, M.D.

CMC, Elliot, PMC, SJH, SNHMC,BASC, NASC The New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center Bedford (603) 883-0091 Salem (603) 898-0810

Gavin R. Webb, M.D. WDH, FMH Seacoast Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Somersworth (603) 742-2007

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OTOLARYNGOLOGY James P. Bartels, M.D.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Manchester Elliot Hospital Manchester (603) 622-3623

Benoit J. Gosselin, M.D. DHMC Lebanon (603) 650-8123

Peter Soon Ihm, M.D.

Exeter Hospital, PRH Core Physicians Exeter (603) 772-8208

Keith Jorgensen, M.D. PMC Dr. Jorgensen Professional Association Derry (603) 432-8104

Christopher Knox, D.O.

WDH, FMH Northeast ENT & Allergy Dover (603) 742-6555

Christopher Ryder, M.D.

VRH, Springfield Hospital Connecticut Valley ENT Claremont (603) 542-5073

Andrew R. Spector, M.D.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Manchester Elliot Hospital Manchester (603) 622-3623

PAIN SOLUTIONS James A. Mirazita, M.D.

SNHMC, LRGH Pain Solutions Nashua (603) 577-3003

Praveen Suchdev, M.D. SNHMC, LRGH Pain Solutions Nashua (603) 577-3003

PATHOLOGY Stephen Brady, M.D. Northeast Dermatology Associates Portsmouth (978) 691-5690

James Samuel Smoot, M.D.

Elliot Hospital Pathology Specialists of New England, PA Manchester (603) 663-2583

Keeping Kids Healthy for Over 35 Years!

Arief Suriawinata, M.D.

Adam R. Weinstein, M.D.

Wendy Wells, M.D.

PEDIATRIC SURGERY

DHMC Lebanon (603) 650-7211

PEDIATRIC ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY Robert Walsh Hickey, M.D.

PRH, WDH Allergy Associates of New Hampshire Portsmouth (603) 436-7897

PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY

DHMC, WDH Lebanon (603) 653-9884

Elizabeth S. Soukup, M.D.

Elliot Hospital Manchester (603) 663-8393

PEDIATRICS Andrew John Breen, M.D.

PRH Pediatrics Associates of Hampton & Portsmouth Hampton (603) 929-3838

Naomi Gauthier, M.D.

Mark Dixon Carney, M.D.

DHMC, WDH CHaD at WentworthDouglass Hospital Dover (603) 740-2366

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Concord Concord Hospital Concord (603) 226-6100

Jenifer Glatz, M.D.

Adela M. De Vera, M.D.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Manchester CHaD DartmouthHitchcock Manchester Manchester (603) 695-2745

PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY Samuel J. Casella, M.D.

DHMC Lebanon (603) 653-9877

PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGYONCOLOGY Julie Kim, M.D., Ph.D. DHMC Lebanon (603) 650-5541

PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY Matthew M. Hand, D.O.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Manchester Elliot Hospital Manchester (603) 663-3222

MCH Peterborough (603) 924-7101

Alexandra DeBlasio Bonesho, M.D. Exeter Hospital Core Physicians Epping (603) 693-2100

Eileen Forrest, M.D. Exeter Hospital Core Physicians Exeter (603) 772-8900

Gregory Kaupp, M.D., F.A.A.P.

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Stacey Kopp, M.D.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Nashua Nashua (603) 577-4400

Terri L. Lally, M.D. WDH Dover Pediatrics Dover (603) 742-4048

Steven P. Loh, M.D. Exeter Hospital

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Harold J. Pikus, M.D.

Neurological Surgery Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital, New London Hospital Upper Valley Neurology Neurosurgery

Core Physicians Exeter (603) 772-8900

"I enjoy the technological and intellectual aspects of neurosurgery, as well as meeting and getting to know my patients. I see my job as not simply diagnosing and treating problems, but working collaboratively with patients to determine which treatments and/or therapies suit not only the disease, but also their personal goals, values and preferences. It is a pleasure and a privilege to work in a practice that for decades has prioritized patient involvement in the delivery of high-quality health care."

PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION

Andrew Jeffrey Schuman, M.D.

Thomas M. Frates, M.D.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Nashua Nashua (603) 577-4400

CMC New Hampshire NeuroSpine Institute Bedford (603) 472-8888

Wayne K. Stadelmann, M.D., F.A.C.S.

PLASTIC SURGERY Steven Lawrence Brown, M.D.

CMC, Elliot, BASC BASC Bedford (603) 232-2860 CMC Wound Care Center Manchester (603) 663-6000

Mark B. Constantian, M.D., F.A.C.S. SJH, SNHMC Office of Dr. Mark B. Constantian Nashua (603) 880-7700

WDH, PRH Seacoast Area Physiatry Portsmouth (603) 431-5529

Bruce Myers, M.D.

WDH, PRH Seacoast Area Physiatry Portsmouth (603) 431-5529

Dale C. Vidal, M.D., M.S. APDMH, DHMC Lebanon (603) 443-9572

PSYCHIATRY Paul Holtzheimer, M.D.

DHMC, White River Junction VA Medical Center Lebanon (603) 650-7075

Robert S. Feins, M.D.

Barry Charles Gendron, D.O.

Concord Hospital, CASC, NLH Concord Plastic Surgery Concord (603) 224-5200

Santharam Yadati, M.D.

Elliot, CMC, BASC The Office of Dr. Robert S. Feins Manchester (603) 647-4430

Charles J. Gaudet, M.D. PRH, York Hospital Piscataqua Plastic Surgery & Skin Care Portsmouth (603) 431-5488

Elliot Hospital Elliot Behavioral Health Services Manchester (603) 668-4079

PULMONARY DISEASE John P. Brennan, M.D. Exeter Hospital Core Physicians, Exeter (603) 775-0234

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"Treating a child’s cancer or blood disorder requires collaboration. I have been fortunate to work with an energetic and compassionate team who also considers parents and patients to be equal members of our team. Seeing the child thrive is our reward. I am reminded daily to focus on the big picture and not to sweat the small stuff. It is liberating. I am lucky to participate in worthwhile and meaningful work."

Julie Kim, M.D., Ph.D.

Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Christopher C. Daigle, M.D., F.C.C.P. SNHMC, SJH Foundation Pulmonary Nashua (603) 886-0290

Paul Deranian, M.D. Exeter Hospital Core Physicians

Exeter (603) 775-0234

Sunil Dhunna, M.D. Elliot Hospital Elliot Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine Manchester (603) 663-3770

Richard I. Enelow, M.D. DHMC Lebanon (603) 650-5533

Joseph Hou, M.D.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock, CMC Manchester (603) 645-6407

Stephen P. Imgrund, M.D.

Concord Hospital Concord Pulmonary Medicine Concord (603) 224-9661

Harold Manning, M.D. DHMC Lebanon (603) 650-5533

Muhammad Mirza, M.D. Elliot Hospital Elliot Pulmonary Medicine Associates Manchester (603) 663-3770

David C. Picard, M.D. Concord Hospital Concord Pulmonary Medicine Concord (603) 224-9661 Concord Hospital Sleep Center Concord (603) 230-5627

RADIATION ONCOLOGY Alan C. Hartford, M.D., Ph.D. DHMC Lebanon (603) 650-6600

Brian R. Knab, M.D. Elliot Hospital Radiation Oncology Associates Manchester (603) 663-1800

Su K. Metcalfe, M.D. Concord Hospital Radiation Oncology Associates PA Concord (603) 230-6100

Thomas Sheldon, M.D. Concord Hospital Radiation Oncology Associates PA Concord (603) 230-6100

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RHEUMATOLOGY Daniel A. Albert, M.D.

Hoke H. Shirley III, M.D.

Concord Hospital, NLH Concord Orthopaedics, PA Concord (603) 224-3368

Alicia J. Zbehlik, M.D., M.P.H. DHMC Lebanon (603) 650-8622

SPORTS MEDICINE Patrick Casey, M.D. Concord Hospital Concord Orthopaedics, PA Concord (603) 224-3368

Christopher James Couture, M.D.

SNHMC Victory Sports Medicine Merrimack (603) 429-3155

Christopher M. Burns, M.D.

Tahsin Ergin, M.D.

Richard C. Chou, M.D.

DHMC Lebanon (603) 650-8622

Todd F. Dombrowski, M.D. Cheshire Medical Center, DHMC Keene (603) 354-6570

Sherry A. Guardiano, D.O. Cheshire Medical Center, DHMC Keene (603) 354-6570

Daniel Kunz, D.O. Exeter Hospital Core Physicians Exeter (603) 777-1000

Irene Orzano, M.D. Concord Hospital Concord Orthopaedics, PA Concord (603) 224-3368

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William F.C. Rigby, M.D.

Holy Family Hospital Essex Orthopaedics & Optima Sports Salem (603) 898-2244

Jeffrey I. Kauffman, M.D.,F.A.A.O.S. LRH, Memorial Hospital Alpine Clinic Franconia (603) 823-8600

Jonathan Mack, M.D.

Elliot Hospital Elliot Orthopaedic Surgical Specialists Manchester (603) 625-1655

Joshua Aaron Siegel, M.D.

PRH Access Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics Exeter (603) 775-7575

SURGERY Stacey Abbis, M.D. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Nashua, SJH Nashua (603) 577-4141

Richard J. Barth Jr., M.D. DHMC Lebanon (603) 650-9479

Robert A. Catania, M.D., F.A.C.S. CMC The New England Weight Management Institute Manchester (603) 627-1887

Esthia GiakovisSterling, M.D. Elliot Hospital Manchester (603) 627-1102

Lawrence M. Hoepp, M.D.

Elliot, CMC Manchester (603) 627-1102

William S. Laycock, M.D.

DHMC Lebanon (603) 650-8010

Patrick Mahon, M.D., F.A.C.S.

CMC, PMC, Elliot, SJH Surgical Care Group at CMC Manchester (603) 627-1887

Jennifer Lee Peppers, M.D.

MCH Peterborough (603) 924-4668

Alice Rocke, M.D. LRH Littleton (603) 444-0997

Christopher Roseberry, M.D., F.A.C.S. Exeter Hospital Core Physicians Exeter (603) 775-7405

Kari M. Rosenkranz, M.D. DHMC Lebanon (603) 650-7903

Tajammul Shafique, M.D., F.A.C.S. LRGH Lakes Region Surgical Associates, PC Gilford (603) 528-1547

Jay W. Swett, M.D., F.A.C.S.

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Christopher M. Weinmann, M.D., F.A.C.S.

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Brent Carleton White, M.D.

DHMC, Mt. Ascutney Hospital & Health Center Lebanon (603) 650-8010

Andrew Wu, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.S.M.B.S. CMC Manchester (603) 627-1887

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Urogynecology/ Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery Elisabeth A. Erekson, M.D., M.P.H.

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The Marks of the Maker.

Urology James Betti, M.D.

PRH, FMH Lahey Clinic Institute of Urology Dover (603) 742-5011

Concord Hospital Concord Hospital Center for Urologic Care Concord (603) 224-3388

William Bihrle III, M.D.

William A. Selleck, M.D.

DHMC, Manchester VA Medical Center Lebanon (603) 650-5081

Sandy M. Chin, M.D. WDH Manchester Urology Associates at Dover Dover (603) 742-1444

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Christopher R. Girasole, M.D.

Elliot, CMC Manchester Urology Associates, PA Manchester (603) 669-9200

Elizabeth Ann Gormley, M.D. DHMC, APDMH Lebanon (603) 650-6053

Sarah J. McAleer, M.D.

Elliot, CMC Manchester Urology Associates, PA Manchester (603) 669-9200

Michael J. Michaels, M.D.

PRH, FMH Lahey Clinic Institute of Urology Dover (603) 742-5011

Robert E. Mitchell, M.D.

Concord Hospital Concord Hospital Center for Urologic Care (603) 224-3388

John J. Munoz, M.D. Elliot, CMC Manchester Urology Associates, PA Manchester (603) 669-9200

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William Farber Santis, M.D.

Elliot, CMC Manchester Urology Associates, PA Manchester (603) 669-9200

Vascular & Interventional Radiology Jeffrey P. Chapdelaine, M.D. SJH Nashua Radiology Nashua (603) 882-3000

Joseph M. Ullman, M.D.

Elliot, CMC Southern NH Radiology Consultants Bedford (603) 627-1663

Vascular Surgery James M. Estes, M.D.

WDH, Wentworth Health PartnersCardiovascular Group Dover (603) 516-4265

Patricia C. Furey, M.D., F.A.C.S. CMC Vein & Vascular Specialists Bedford (603) 665-5150

Philip Goodney, M.D. DHMC Lebanon (603) 650-8193

Richard Powell, M.D.

DHMC, Exeter Hospital Lebanon (603) 650-8193

David Howard Stone, M.D. DHMC Lebanon (603) 650-8193

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“The finest of pleasures are always the unexpected ones.” – Erin Morgenstern

Peter Pettengill pulls a proof off the plate for Walton Ford’s print “Pestvogel.”

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Not the average farm

This 55-acre, fourth-generation family farm in the small town of Hinsdale is not entirely typical. In one of the barns, you won’t find horses, cows or even tools — at least not of the farming variety. It’s here that Peter Pettengill chose to house his renowned Wingate Studio, where he’s printed the works of Neil Welliver, Sol LeWitt, Louise Bourgeois, John Cage and more. Pettengill founded the studio in 1985, setting up his press in the barn where his grandfather James Gillespie once had a portrait studio. Pettengill’s daughter Olivia sees to the farming side of things, living at and running Wingate Farm, which produces eggs, pork, produce and flowers, and also offers a summer CSA (community-supported agriculture) program. You can learn more about the studio at wingatestudio.com and the farm at wingate-farm.com. NH nhmagazine.com | April 2019

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LOCAL DISH

Spring Burrata Salad

By Executive Chef Bryan Leary of Oak & Grain, New London Maplebrook Farm burrata with grilled asparagus, pickled ramps, grilled olive French bread, shaved prosciutto, and charred cherry tomato salad with a lemon Prosecco vinaigrette

Ingredients to compose salad

6 ounces of burrata (Maplebrook Farm burrata is available at Whole Foods.)

2 ounces of thinly sliced prosciutto 8 stalks of asparagus with woody ends removed 4 slices of olive French bread cut into ¼-inch bias slices (Any artisan bread works well.)

1 tablespoon of an oil blend for brushing over bread, asparagus and tomatoes 2 handfuls of greens (micro arugula, regular arugula or basil, spring mix — Loudon’s lēf Farms Spicy Mix is a nice choice.)

8 heirloom cherry tomatoes (Larger tomatoes can be quartered.)

Pickled ramps (Sliced red onion could be substituted.)

2 stalks of wild ramps (Save the greens for something else, like ramp pesto or butter.)

4 tablespoons white vinegar ½ tablespoon sugar ½ tablespoon salt Vinaigrette

Bryan Leary is the executive chef at Oak & Grain, the fine dining restaurant at the gracious Inn at Pleasant Lake in New London. Dining is available Wednesday through Sunday with a three- or five- course meal, depending on the night. Enjoy the view of the lake at the three-course brunch ($32). On Thursdays, there is a family-style dinner for $40. Reservations are necessary. Cooking lessons and a variety of events and special Chef Bryan Leary participating in last spring's Chefs on the Rise, a fundraiser for dinners are offered throughout the New Hampshire Food Bank on Mt. Major. year. innatpleasantlake.com 86

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2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped 1 bulb shallot, peeled and roughly chopped ¼ cup olive oil ¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (Zest lemon first and reserve for garnish.)

2 tablespoons Prosecco or champagne vinegar to omit alcohol 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard ¼ teaspoon sugar ½ cup water Salt and pepper to taste

About Burrata

Heat grill Turn on your grill or cook indoors with a sauté pan. Heat to medium heat.

Prepare pickled ramps (or red onion) Pour water, white vinegar, ½ tablespoon salt and sugar into small pot and heat until dissolved.

Cut ramps length-wise into 4 equal parts for each stalk (making 8 total pieces). Place in a heat-safe bowl and pour vinegar mixture over them, wrap with plastic wrap and set aside.

Prepare lemon vinaigrette Either use a blender or immersion blender. Add Dijon, Prosecco or champagne vinegar, sugar, lemon juice, garlic and shallot. While blender is running slowly, add olive oil until oil is emulsified. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Prepare salad ingredients Brush bread, asparagus and tomatoes with oil blend, and season with salt and pepper. Grill asparagus and bread until there is color on both sides (about 2 minutes on each side). Turn off grill and put seasoned tomatoes on the grill till they char a little bit.

Set out two large salad bowls. Tear the 6-ounce ball of burrata in half and separate between two bowls. Add torn prosciutto, charred tomatoes, asparagus that’s been cut into bitesize pieces and torn bread, and divide equally between the bowls.

Remove ramps from pickling liquid (save liquid for pickling ideas or a new vinaigrette!). Split ramps between the bowls. Dress lightly with vinaigrette and sprinkle lemon zest for garnish.

Pairs nicely with a glass of Prosecco or pinot grigio.

About ramps

Maplebrook Farm’s Ramps are foraged in the burrata replicates spring and are usually availOld World methods able at local farmers markets by stretching curd in May. They are found in into mozzarella and damp woodlands. They look filling it with a luscious like a spring onion, but with creamy center. The soft center, stracciatella, one or two broad leaves, much like a lily of the comprised of cream and strands of mozzarel- valley. As a cousin of leeks and shallots, their flavor la, gives this cheese a distinct flavor. is a pungent mix of onion and garlic.

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The Hidden Patients Caregiving can take a serious toll

BY LYNNE SNIERSON

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obody ever wants to be sick, disabled or incapacitated. Nobody ever asks to become a caregiver either.

Nonetheless, 44 million Americans currently find themselves in the role of unpaid caregiver, which affects almost one out of every four households in the US. More than 170,000 Granite Staters are providing informal care to parents, spouses, siblings or children of any age with medical illnesses, disabilities, and/or behavioral or mental health conditions, and/or dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, according to statistics from the state of New Hampshire.

When tasked with caring for a loved one with the weight of 24/7 responsibility, they take on a myriad of tough and tasking challenges every day. It’s never easy.

Just ask Jennifer Horn.

“It’s hard. It has the potential to be insane,” says the former chair of the state’s Republican Party and a communications

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consultant, who is providing loving and attentive care for a mother with Alzheimer’s disease and a father recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

Like many caregivers, 60 percent of whom are women, Horn is a member of what is commonly called the “Sandwich Generation,” which refers to those caring for inter-generational family members simultaneously. This devoted daughter is also a wife and mother with a successful and demanding career, but when the phone rings in the middle of the night, as it often does, Horn immediately jumps in the car and drives four hours to her parents’ home in New York.

“All those things are a pull. I have a husband who deserves to have my company and my attention. My children are all adults now, but my youngest is in college and young adults are not done with you yet. I have a career that requires time and attention. All those things are a pull for sure, but at the

same time they are what makes it possible to do it,” explains Horn, who recently needed to stay with her parents for a six-week stretch.

“If I didn’t have the love and the 100 percent support from my husband saying every time I get that call, ‘Yes. Just go. I’ll take care of everything here at home,’ I couldn’t do it. My children are here to give me love and support, and they tell me they love me and understand I’ve got to be there.

“Those things become a support system for me. I’m lucky because I can take my work with me and do it remotely. If I had to be in an office eight hours per day for my job, it would be a whole different story. I don’t know what we would do. I don’t know what that would look like for us,” she continues.

Those who have walked this path know the picture is sometimes bleak and gloomy.

Caregiving, which requires a bottomless supply of understanding and an abundance of patience, is life-disrupting, frustrating, painful, heart-wrenching, exhausting, frightening and depressing. It can also be embarrassing and uncomfortable while one’s loved one tries to maintain dignity in the face of increasing difficulties with bodily functions.

Add in the hassles of dealing with physicians, nurses, therapists, social workers and hospitals, scheduling appointments, filling prescriptions, running errands and doing the housework. Don’t overlook the escalating mountains of paperwork and bills to be dealt with and the inevitable battles with insurance companies and providers. Being a caregiver is a full-time, overwhelming job, and it’s draining emotionally, mentally, physically and often financially.

Trying to manage it all alone while providing affectionate support to a loved one, especially if one has to perform a “regular” job at optimum level while possibly also taking care of a pet, is crushing. Experts say single caregivers burn out quickly and usually experience social isolation just when they need friends and family more than ever.

The results are damaging and create a host of problems for the caregiver, including a greater likelihood of getting seriously ill or developing dementia themselves.

There is good reason that doctors refer to solo caregivers as their “hidden patients.”

“My heart really goes out to people who have to do it alone. I don’t how you can do it alone,” says Horn.

Quite simply, you can’t hold someone else together when you’re breaking apart.

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“That is super-critical,” says Horn.

“Whether you’re the only person there or you’re part of nine brothers and sisters, you have to take care of yourself. You have to get the emotional support you need, whether it means taking emotional support from others or taking a day all to yourself. It is possible for this to become all-consuming. Any caretaker of any kind has to remember that. This is difficult. It is draining. It can be painful.

You’ve got to step outside and feel the sun on your face sometimes.”

The main thing people should know, says Horn, is that you can’t do it alone and you shouldn’t try to.

“Let people help you even if it’s just listening when you’re stressed out,” she says.

“When we’re doing what we can for our parents, we have to let other people do what they can for us.”

The second most important thing, she says, is to remember that you’re caring for someone you love.

“In spite of the challenges and in spite of what’s difficult and all of that, if we can focus on the fact that this is just another step in loving each other, it makes it easier to do the hard work and it makes it easier to be patient.

It makes it easier to accept what you can’t change. It makes it easier to get up the next day and deal with it.”

It’s been said that love is the best medicine.

In the face of all the difficulties, pain and related stress, Horn remains grateful for what the fates threw her way.

“People say this a lot, although I don’t really love this phrase because I think the meaning sometimes gets lost in what it really is, but it truly is a blessing to be an adult child who has the ability to take care of your parents when they reach the age where they need to be cared for. It is an exchange of love and an expression of love that not everybody gets to experience,” she says. “I feel lucky that I get the opportunity to take care of my parents the way they took care of my brothers and sisters and me.”

Nonetheless, caregivers commonly feel guilty that no matter how much they do and how hard they try, it isn’t enough.

“We have to learn not to carry that with us,” she says. “If caregivers don’t have anyone there to tell them they’re doing a wonderful, loving, generous thing, and they are a wonderful person for doing it, I hope they hear that from others and when they read this,” she says. NH

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Even subtle changes to our climate “can both directly and indirectly affect mental health in a lot of ways.”

Coping With Climate Change It threatens our mental and physical well-being

BY KAREN A. JAMROG

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f you lived in New Hampshire in 2008, you might recall the big ice storm that hit in December of that year. It created widespread damage, knocked out power for millions of people in the Northeast, and left many without running water for days.

While it’s fair to say that much of what the Granite State has experienced in the way of climate-related disasters pales in comparison to what has occurred in other parts of the world, many of us who lived through that ice storm remember how unsettling it was, as our homes — typically our sanctuaries — were transformed overnight into dark, uninhabitable ice boxes.

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and safety. Even subtle shifts in climate can significantly affect our lives, however, and jeopardize not just our physical health but also our psychological well-being. Indeed, natural disasters, big or small, related to climate change have been linked with higher rates of stress, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, substance abuse and suicidal thoughts.

There remains much to learn about the consequences of climate change on mental health, says Anne N. Sosin, the Global Health Initiative program director at the Dickey Center for International Understanding at Dartmouth College. However, “we know that climate change is leading to an increase in infectious diseases, disaster-related death and injuries, [and] changing nutritional patterns,” Sosin says.

Climate change can affect our mental health in a range of ways, Sosin says, but cause-and-effect relationships can be difficult to prove, and physiological and psychological health are in many ways intertwined. “But beyond disasters,” Sosin says, it’s clear that even subtle changes to our climate “can both directly and indirectly affect mental health in a lot of ways. ... Our lives change as a result of changes in the environment.”

Infrastructure, food systems and economic activity, for example, are all vulnerable not just to disasters but also to smaller shifts in the physical environment. The potential damage that can come to these components of our daily lives — each of which can influence our physical and mental health — becomes evident when you consider widespread power loss, for example, or the farmers who are experiencing droughts and an increase in pests, or the fishermen whose fishing yields and livelihoods are threatened by the changing climate. The fallout trickles down to each of us, as electrical outages affect our ability to work, food shortages force us to dig deeper in our wallets to pay for nutritious food, or we find that some types of food are no longer available. “With those changes,” Sosin says, “we can expect to see impacts on individuals and communities and society as a whole.”

Certain populations, though, such as the poor and the elderly, face a heightened risk.

“We know that climate change amplifies underlying social inequities, so we can expect that its impact will be borne disproportionately by the most vulnerable populations,”

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Sosin says. “Those populations that are experiencing housing and food insecurity as well as [decreased] access to healthcare will really bear the burden of these changes, and those burdens will express themselves both in physical health disparities but also in poor mental health outcomes.”

Thinking back once again to the ice storm of 2008, perhaps you recall the surreal landscape, with tree branches encased in ice drooping down to the street. As far as the eye could see, everything was coated with ice. Turning inward brought no comfort, as home was dark and so cold you could see your breath hanging in the air.

Sosin notes that Glenn Albrecht, a now-retired Australian professor of sustainability, coined the term “solastalgia” to describe the sense of distress we feel in seeing our physical environment radically and negatively transformed, regardless of whether the cause was natural, as was the case with Hurricane Katrina, or artificial, as happens during war. “Solastalgia exists when there is recognition that the beloved place in which one resides is under assault,” Albrecht wrote in a 2006 piece published in Alternatives Journal. “Human health, both mental and physical, is intimately tied to ecosystem health.”

“I think we all feel that here,” Sosin says. “Those of us who live in northern New England, we feel this sense of connection to the natural environment, to our lakes, our mountains, our forests. We see, I think, a sense of loss that comes with a radical transformation of the physical world, the places that our livelihoods and lives depend on.” NH

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According to the American Public Health Association and ecoAmerica: Up to 54 percent of adults and 45 percent of children suffer depression after a natural disaster.

Forty-nine percent of the survivors of Hurricane Katrina developed an anxiety or mood disorder, and 1 in 6 developed PTSD. Suicide and suicidal ideation more than doubled.

After a climate event or resulting displacement, people may experience a diminished sense of self, difficulty relating to others, diminished social interaction and solastalgia (the loss of a sense of place, solace, and security tied to one’s physical environment).

Community impacts include domestic abuse, child abuse, violence and economic insecurity.

What you can do

Feeling that you have no control over climate change can worsen its psychological effects. To help ease anxiety, take action: Speak up — reach out to political leaders, for example, walk or bike more instead of driving and/or drive a low-emissions vehicle, eat more eco-friendly plant-based food rather than meat, and engage in community-based efforts that support a healthful environment.

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Calendar OUR FAVORITE EVENTS FOR APRIL 2019

4/13

Earth Day Garden Cleanup What better way to spend Earth Day than volunteering to help beautify the historical gardens in Portsmouth?

Strawbery Banke is looking for people to help get three months of work done in a couple of hours. Volunteers can bring their favorite dishes and enjoy a potluck lunch after the garden work is done. Free. 8:30 a.m., Strawbery Banke Museum, 14 Hancock St., Portsmouth. (603) 433-1100; strawberybanke.org

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Earth Day Celebration The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire is here to educate your little ones about one of the most widely celebrated environmental events across the world. The museum will be hopping with a variety of demonstrations, activities and information as you celebrate Earth Day. With the help of some special guests from our community, visitors will be able to get their hands dirty while learning about the Earth, our environment, our local ecosystem and more. $9-$10. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Children’s Museum of New Hampshire, 6 Washington St., Dover. (603) 742-2002; childrens-mueum.org

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4/20 Rescue Run: Race for Marine Mammals Few things will get you hyped up to save the animals like a jog through their beautiful New Hampshire habitats, and this annual event from the Seacoast Science Center lets you do both. The 5K courses wind through the forests, shoreline and beaches of Odiorne Point State Park. Try a timed run, opt for an untimed walk, and help our local wildlife – the day supports the center’s Marine Mammal Rescue Team. $15-$25. 9 a.m. Seacoast Science Center, 570 Ocean Blvd., Rye. (603) 436-8043; seacoastsciencecenter.org

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Great Bay Half Marathon The 13th annual race is returning to Newmarket for another day of scenic New England running by the Great Bay estuary. Join thousands of runners and spectators at New Hampshire’s best spring road race, where you celebrate your finish with an after-party featuring Smuttynose craft beer and plenty of food. $29-$79. 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Newmarket Mills, 55 Main St., Newmarket. greatbayhalf.com

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Slushpool Party at Loon Mountain Sick of winter? Celebrate the end of this snowy season with the Wet Tug-O-War and Slushpool Party. Skiers and riders will try and skim across a pond of ice-cold water, and SPY Optic will be giving out prizes for best tidal wave and wildest costume.

12:30 p.m., Loon Mountain, 60 Loon Mtn Rd., Lincoln. (603) 745-8111; loonmtn.com

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7th Annual Tristin’s Live Laugh Love Run If you’ve always wanted to run a race but aren’t

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sure where to start, then give this low-pressure event a try. Named for the late Lebanon resident and fitness enthusiast Tristin Roy, the Live Laugh Love Run encourages newcomers, amateurs and families to lace up their sneakers and hit the one-mile or 5K race courses. Proceeds benefit David’s House accommodations for families of kids receiving treatment at CHaD. $25. 9 a.m., David’s House, 361 Mt. Support Rd., Lebanon. tristinsrun.org

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Earth Day Festival: Be Water Wise This year’s NH Audubon festival focuses on celebrating the wonders of the Earth and strengthening our appreciation for clean air, water and soil. There will be live music, games, a bonfire, face-painting, drawings for prizes and activities for the whole family throughout the day. Meet frogs, turtles, snakes and many other animals. You might also get to see a rehabilitated raptor be released back into the wild. $10-$25. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Massabesic Audubon Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn.

(603) 224-9909; nhaudubon.org

Crosby Bakery Grand Re-Opening Stop in to your favorite Nashua bakery as they celebrate their 4th generation of family ownership, renovations and new offerings. There will be a free donut giveaway in the morning, and you can even enter to win a gift card for a special occasion cake.

Prices vary. 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Crosby Bakery, 51 East Pearl St., Nashua. (603) 882-1851; crosbybakerynh.com

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Exeter LitFest Calling all bibliophiles, this event is for you. Start the weekend off with a kick off party, followed by a daylong schedule of events on Saturday including keynote speakers, book launches, author talks, children’s programming, art exhibits and more all around downtown.

LitFest concludes with a gala poetry reading at The Word Barn. Free. Times vary, downtown Exeter. exeterlitfest.com

4/13

Milford Indoor Farmers Market Bring your friends and family to the last indoor farmers market of the year. Pick from a variety of goods such as produce, meats, dairy, soups, coffee, sheep pelts, baking mixes and more. There will also be live music to close the season out with a bang. Free. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Milford Town Hall, 1 Union Sq., Milford. (603) 654-2204; milfordnhfarmersmarket.com

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9th Annual Seacoast Veterans Conference This year’s conference theme is “The Path to Wellness, Leaving Stigma Behind” and will include keynote speakers such as former NH Supreme Court Justice John Broderick and retired Brig.

Gen. Donald Bolduc. Topics will include changing the culture of mental illness and the effect of PTSD on the military. Free. 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Service Credit Union, 3003 Lafayette Rd., Portsmouth. (603) 430-6983.

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Pod Tours America “Pod Save America” is hitting the road again to have live, no-nonsense conversations about politics, the press and the

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NH Next: A Summit for Young Changemakers Are you a young person in New Hampshire who wants to make the Granite State (or your corner of it) a better place? Join other changemakers, and those who aspire to create change, at this inspiring event. You will hear from and engage with compelling young people who have made an impact in New Hampshire in the arts, social justice, business, politics and more. You will meet others who share your passions, connect with individuals and organizations who will help you create the change you want to see, and gain access to information and other resources that can help you along the way. Free. 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., NH Institute of Politics, St. Anselm Dr., Goffstown. stayworkplay.org

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Lottery Cocktail Party From local theatre groups to presidential speeches and big-name entertainers, the humble Rochester Opera House hosts some of the most impressive arts events in the state. Help them maintain their outstanding offerings with this fundraiser featuring food, music and auctions, including a $10,000 grand prize. $100. 5:30 p.m., Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield St. Rochester. (603) 355-1992; rochesteroperahouse.com

Easter at LaBelle Winery Amherst An over-thetop brunch buffet and make-your-own bloody mary and mimosa Station? Yes, please. Spend your Easter Sunday at LaBelle Winery for their Grand Brunch Buffet in the Grand Room. Enjoy home fries, crêpes, a dessert station, pastry display and so much more. Rumor has it there will also be a special visit from the Easter Bunny. $19-$49. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., LaBelle Winery, 345 Route 101, Amherst. (603) 672-9898; labellewineryevents.com

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Murder Mystery Weekend in Wolfeboro Who did it? Was it Miss Scarlet in the garage with the candlestick? Enjoy a weekend of bribery and multiple murders at The Wolfeboro Inn. Examine the evidence, find the clues, observe strange behaviors, listen for gossip, and always watch your back. Guests and staff will be playing together at the same time. Come alone or get your own group together for this experience you won’t soon forget. $599-$799. Times vary, The Wolfeboro Inn, 90 N. Main St., Wolfeboro.

(603) 569-3016; wolfeboroinn.com

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Monadnock International Film Festival We have named this 5-year-old fest the state’s finest up-

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Roaring ’20s Murder Mystery Welcome to the 20’s, where bathtubs were made for one thing only — to make gin. Lots of gangsters are showing up at “Cherry’s Speakeasy” to talk about the turf war going on between the Corneolis and the Buttafuccos. Just when we think things are going to settle down, in comes Harry Hyde (the famous Russian mobster). You’ll meet crazy characters like Red E. Mix (the local concrete salesman), Trixie (the owner of Cherry’s) and many others. Was it Larry, The Rug? Was it Joey, The Lips? Or maybe J Edna Hoover? $59.

7 to 9:30 p.m., Falls Event Center, 21 Front St., Manchester. (603) 660-8427

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Chris Botti Over the past three decades, Botti has recorded and performed with the best in music including Sting, Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga, Josh Groban, John Mayer, Frank Sinatra and more. The trumpeter has also performed with many of the finest symphonies and at some of the world’s most prestigious venues, from Carn-

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Scripting the Seacoast With Rebecca Rule The latest in a series of lectures about the culture and history of the Seacoast features author and frequent New Hampshire Magazine contributor Rebecca Rule, well-known for her humorous renditions of New England stories and life. Her books include “Live Free and Eat Pie: A Storyteller’s Guide to New Hampshire.” $10. 5:30 p.m. Portsmouth Athenaeum, 9 Market Sq., Portsmouth. (603) 431-2538; portsmouthathenaeum.org

and-coming film festival in years past and, boy, do they deliver. This year, you can catch them on their continued upward rise. Lineups haven’t been finalized yet for this season, but attendees can expect a curated selection of feature-length and short films and panels on filmmaking featuring many of the people who brought the movies on the roster to life. Times and locations around Keene and Peterborough vary. (603) 522-7190; moniff.org

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lectures and presentations, wild animal meet and greets, and opportunities to try out archery and other sports. Best of all? It’s free. Free. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, 11 Hazen Dr., Concord. (603) 7213421; wildlife.state.nh.us

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Trump administration. $25-$154. 8 p.m. Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 S. Main St., Concord.

(603) 225-1111; ccanh.com

4/20

Spring on the Farm Celebrate spring at Remick Museum as they welcome baby animals to the farm and delight in new growth in their gardens.

You will have the opportunity to paint a clay flowerpot, gather gardening tips, watch a tool-sharpening demo, play historical games, watch working steers in action and so much more. $3-$10. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm, 58 Cleveland Hill Rd., Tamworth Village. (603) 3237591; remickmuseum.org

4/20

NHVegFest The 7th Annual VegFest is back to celebrate veganism in New Hampshire. There will be vegan vendors, food trucks, live music, drum circles and lectures on a variety of vegan topics throughout the day. Enjoy food tables from local vegan restaurants where you can buy lunch and desserts. Don’t forget to bring your own reusable bag, as vendors don’t supply bags. Feel free to also bring old cookbooks or magazines to a share-and-take table. Free. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Manchester Community College, 1066 Front St., Manchester. (603) 533-1349; nhvegfest.com

4/20

Discover WILD New Hampshire Day You know New Hampshire is home to rich natural resources and oodles of fun critters, but when’s the last time you got up-close and personal with them?

This annual education event from the state Fish and Game Department is jam-packed with

4/6-4/7 25th Annual Seacoast Home Show Spring is in the air at this event.

There will be over 200 exhibitors showcasing the latest products and services for your home in areas such as building and remodeling, kitchens and bathrooms, green living, gardens, landscaping and more. Visit the Garden Marketplace, where you will find everything to make your garden flourish, like flowers, seeds and planters. Bring your shopping bags for the Artisan Marketplace, where you can find unique products for your home like specialty foods. There will also be a seminar and cooking series. $5-$8. Sat 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sun 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Whittemore Center Arena, 128 Main St., Durham. seacoast.newenglandexpos.com. New Hampshire Magazine is a proud sponsor of this event. nhmagazine.com | April 2019

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the UKC support kids with the gift of music for life. $45. 2 p.m., The Historic Theater, 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth. themusichall.org 1964 The Tribute — The Music of The Beatles Don’t miss the band that’s considered to perform the most authentic and endearing tribute to The Beatles. $37. 7:30 p.m. The Flying Monkey Movie House & Performance Center, 39 S. Main St., Plymouth. (603) 536-2551; flyingmonkeynh.com

Performing Arts 4/4-4/14

Tales of New England Life: The Stories of Alice Brown Pontine Theatre premieres this original stage adaption of the short stories of Brown.

Alice Brown was born in 1857 on a farm in Hampton Falls, a community that later acted as a template for the villages depicted in her stories.

Brown was best known for her popular New England tales, mostly published from 1895 to 1910. $27. Times vary, Pontine Theatre, 1 Plains Ave., Portsmouth. (603) 436-6660; pontine.org

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4/27-4/28 Ignite Your Soul Summit Join Amber Lilyestrom for a weekend-long expansion experience to take your life and career to the next level. This summit is your chance to awaken to who you really are. Speakers will include Kate Northrup, Karen Kenney, Tara Romano, Allyson Byrd, Jeanine Staples and Rachel Camfield. This event will be one part dance party, one part meditation and mindfulness seminar, and one part massively inspiring strategy session. You won’t want to miss this one. $299-$499. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Music Hall, 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth. amberlilyestrom.com/summit egie Hall to the Real Teatro di San Carlo in Italy. $38-$85, 8 p.m., The Music Hall, 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth. (603) 436-2400; themusichall.org

4/6

A Cappella for Mental Health This annual fundraiser concert presents uplifting evening of music featuring five of the best college a cappella groups from the greater New England area. To benefit the Maps Counseling Center. $35, $29 and $19. 7:30 p.m. The Colonial Theatre, 95 Main St., Keene. (603) 352-2033; thecolonial.org

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Barber’s Adagio & Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony Internationally renowned orchestral conductor Yuga Cohler is a pioneer, praised for projects such as Yeethoven, an orchestral comparison of the works of Kanye West and Beethoven, and has recently conducted with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and Debut Chamber Orchestra. American violinist Gareth Johnson also tours internationally, including performances with the Seattle, Atlanta, Cincinnati symphonies and abroad. He is a dedicated composer and arranger of various forms of music. $10-$52. 8 to 10 p.m., Keefe Center for the Arts, 117 Elm St., Nashua. (603) 595-9156; symphonynh.org

4/13

Walter Trout This incredible singer is the beating heart of the modern blues rock scene, respected by the old guard, revered by the

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young guns and adored by the fans who shake his hand after each show. After five decades in the game, Trout is a talismanic figure and part of the glue that bonds the blues community together, at a time when the wider world has never been so divided. His new album celebrates positivity in a time of “madness,” and you won’t want to miss it. Tickets start at $29.

7:30 to 10 p.m., The Flying Monkey Movie House & Performance Center, 39 S. Main St., Plymouth.

(603) 536-2551; flyingmonkeynh.com

4/18

Martin Barre Celebrates 50 Years of Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre reunites with his former Jethro Tull bandmates Clive Bunker and Dee Palmer in celebration of the band’s 50th anniversary. $35-$55. 7 p.m. Lebanon Opera House, 51 North Park St., Lebanon. (603) 448-0400; lebanonoperahouse.org

4/20

Battle of the Ukulele Bands This fun event celebrates ukulele music and is also a fundraiser for the Ukulele Kids Club (UKC). The charity donates ukuleles to hospitalized children for music therapy, and the evening’s events brings New England bands together on a competitive fundraising board to earn a slot to perform in a classic “Battle of the Bands” format. Celebrity judges include Juston McKinney, Sean McDonald, Tom Rush, Steve Roy and many more. Come enjoy a fun afternoon of music and good cheer, and help

“Anybody Out There?” This show is about “born loser,” Oliver Pankey, who goes through a multitude of life challenges, such as his fiancée leaving him, a pay cut in his salary and a doctor telling him he has six months to live. A wildly farcical comedy, one of renowned author John Patrick’s fastest and funniest, this play deals with the uproarious metamorphosis of a shy little milksop into a fearless hero. Enjoy dinner while you watch the play. $42. Times vary, Executive Court Banquet Facility, 1199 South Mammoth Rd., Manchester. (603) 669-7469; majestictheatre.net

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Wild Kratts 2.0 Dive into another classic with the Kratt brothers as they combine live action and animation, with Martin and Chris live on stage, and the rest of the Wild Kratts team on screen at the Tortuga HQ. Which creature powers will they activate and what new and amazing facts will you learn? $25-$100. 6 to 8:30 p.m., Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 S. Main St., Concord. (603) 225-1111; ccanh.com

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“Haphazardly Ever After” Tons of magical fun awaits in this original, one-of-a-kind fractured fairytale farce. A kind king and queen have trouble in their family in the form of four bratty adult children who won’t grow up. The king and queen are ready to live alone, so they try many avenues to solve the program, which all end in chaos.

Through a series of haphazard events, the royal family might just live happily ever after, after all. $15. Times vary, Jean’s Playhouse, 34 Papermill Dr., Lincoln. (603) 745-2141; jeansplayhouse.com

Visual Arts 4/1-4/7

Chromatic Linda Behar presents her work in this unique exhibition. The collaborative project is part of an ongoing investigation into the representation of women’s bodies and gender identity. Behar was inspired by the complex floral and geometric designs in coloring books, and her work “represents the variety on personalities and worlds in which each of us are living.”

Free. Times vary, 3S Arts Space, 319 Vaughn St., Portsmouth. (603) 766-3330; 3sarts.org

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International Mail Art Exhibition Lucinda Bliss and Chuck Welch invite the community to dip their toes into the Eternal Network, and send their mail art to be included alongside international artists in this group exhibition. Participants will also have the opportunity to create new contacts and trade artwork with artists abroad. Free. Times vary, Roger Williams Gallery, 77 Amherst St., Manchester. nhia.edu

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[E]MISSION[S]: CRITICAL This is an environmentally themed exhibition that features four contemporary artists reflecting on the state of our natural surroundings in light of climate change.

Free. Times vary, Lamont Gallery, 20 Main St., Exeter. (603) 777-3461; exeter.edu

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Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence Showcasing a new form of bead art, the ndwango (cloth), developed by a community of women living and working together in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Using skills passed down through generations, the Ubuhle women have created a multidimensional, contemporary art form by applying exquisite Czech glass beads onto plain black cloth, reminiscent of the Xhosa headscarves and skirts that many of the women wore growing up. Free. Times vary, Currier Museum of Art, 150 Ash St., Manchester. (603) 669-6144; currier.org

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11th Annual New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival This statewide showcase features films from romances to documentaries with ties to

4/20-4/28 Baby Animals: Heritage Breeds at the Banke Baby animals. Local history. ‘Nough said. The fourth iteration of this event sees more than a dozen heritage breeds of historically Seacoast-native animals taking up residence on the museum lawn. Baby Gloucester Old Spot pigs, Nigerian goats and Jacob sheep (and their mamas) can all be found at the event, and visitors can meet and greet with them and enjoy a host of other activities.

Daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Strawbery Banke Museum, 14 Hancock St., Portsmouth.

(603) 433-1100; strawberybanke.org

the Jewish faith. With screenings in six different towns, the fest is bound to have something to enjoy at a theater near you, but if you are looking for the best of the best, opt for “Carl Laemmle,” about the founder of Universal Pictures, who saved over 300 Jewish families from the Holocaust. The festival’s closing film at Concord’s Red River Theatres is “Heading Home,” chronicling the underdog journey of Team Israel in the most recent World Baseball Classic. Team Israel’s centerfielder was Durham’s Sam Fuld, a former MLB player for the Cubs, Rays, A’s and Twins. Don’t miss out on noteworthy films like this and many others during this educational and thought-provoking festival. Times, prices and locations vary. nhjewishfilmfestival.org

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Wild + Scenic Film Festival The 9th Annual Festival is back and is bringing people together to celebrate our shared environment, telling incredible stories about the human-nature connection. SELT — Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire — will be hosting this event, and all proceeds will benefit the conservation programs of this nonprofit land trust. $20. 8 p.m., The Music Hall, 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth. (603) 436-2400; themusichall.org

Find additional events at nhmagazine.com/ calendar. Submit events eight weeks in advance to Emily Heidt at eheidt@nhmagazine.com or enter your own at nhmagazine. com/calendar. Not all events are guaranteed to be published either online or in the print calendar. Event submissions will be reviewed and, if deemed appropriate, approved by a New Hampshire Magazine editor.

THANK YOU to Chef Alex Guarnaschelli and her team, all of the sponsors, participants, donors, volunteers, guests and everyone who helped make this event such a tremendous success.

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Good Eats

In the mood for dessert? Stop in at Sweets by Coolwoka for gorgeous seasonal macarons paired with a pot of tea.

101 Water St., Exeter Facebook, (603) 260-9138

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OUR GUIDE TO FINE DINING

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Our restaurant listings include Best of NH winners and advertisers along with others compiled by the New Hampshire Magazine editorial department. Listings are subject to change from month to month based on space availability. Expanded and highlighted listings denote advertisers. For additional and more detailed listings, visit nhmagazine.com.

H Best of NH

$ Entrées cost less than $12 2018 Editor’s Picks B Breakfast H Best of NH L Lunch 2018 Reader’s Poll D Dinner $$$$ Entrées cost b Brunch more than $25 $$$ Entrées cost between ( Reservations recom$18 and $25

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MERRIMACK VALLEY 815

Bistro at LaBelle Winery H

Consuelo’s Taqueria

AMERICAN 345 Route 101, Amherst; (603) 672-9898; labellewinerynh. com; $–$$ L D

MEXICAN 36 Amherst St., Manchester; (603) 622-1134; consuelostaqueria.com.us; $ L D

Black Forest Café

The Copper Door H

AMERICAN/BAKERY 212 Route 101, Amherst; (603) 672-0500; theblackforestcafe.com; $–$$ B L D b

The Black Water Grill

AMERICAN 43 Pelham Rd., Salem; (603) 328-9013; theblackwatergrill. com; $–$$$ L D

Bobola's

AMERICAN 9 Simon St., Nashua; (603) 577-1086; bobolasrestaurants. com; $–$$ B L D

Buba Noodle Bar

VIETNAMESE 36 Lowell St., Manchester; (603) 935-7864; bubanoodle. com; $–$$ L D

Buckley’s Bakery and Café

Cotton H

Hanover St. Chophouse H

The Crown Tavern H

Hermanos Cocina Mexicana H

AMERICAN 75 Arms St., Manchester; (603) 622-5488; cottonfood.com; $$–$$$$ L D (

MEXICAN 11 Hills Ave., Concord; (603) 224-5669; hermanosmexican.com; $–$$ L D

Cucina Toscana

Homestead Restaurant

ITALIAN 427 Amherst St., Nashua; (603) 821-7356; cucinatoscananashua.com; $ L D (

Dixie Blues

CAFÉ 436 Daniel Webster Hwy., Merrimack; (603) 262-5929; 9 Market Place, Hollis; (603) 465-5522 (new location); buckleysbakerycafe.com; $–$$ B L D

CAJUN 345 Amherst St., Nashua; (603) 417-6909; New Manchester location coming soon; dixiebluesnh. com; $-$$$ L D

Buckley’s Great Steaks

DRAE

900 Degrees H

Burtons Grill & Bar

East Derry Tavern

110 Grill

AMERICAN 27 Trafalgar Sq., Nashua; (603) 943-7443; 136 Marketplace Dr., Rochester; (603) 948-1270; 19 Portsmouth Ave., Stratham; (603) 777-5110; 875 Elm St., Manchester (new location); (603) 836-1150; 110grill.com; $–$$$ L D

Angelina’s Ristorante Italiano H

ITALIAN 11 Depot St., Concord; (603) 228-3313; angelinasrestaurant.com; $$–$$$ L D (

Antojitos Colombianos

COLOMBIAN 173 Hanover St., Manchester; (603) 623-3000; Facebook; $-$$ LD

Backyard Brewery and Kitchen

BREWPUB 1211 S Mammoth Rd., Manchester; (603) 623-3545; backyardbrewerynh.com; $–$$ L D

Barley House Restaurant H

TAVERN/AMERICAN 132 North Main St., Concord; (603) 228-6363; 43 Lafayette Rd., N. Hampton; (603) 3799161; thebarleyhouse.com; $–$$ L D

The Bedford Village Inn H

AMERICAN/TAVERN 2 Olde Bedford Way, Bedford; (603) 472-2001; bedfordvillageinn.com; $$–$$$$ L D (

Big Kahunas Café & Grill

HAWAIIAN 380 Daniel Webster Hwy., Merrimack; (603) 494-4975; nhkahuna.com $–$$ L D

The Birch on Elm

NEW AMERICAN/TAPAS 931 Elm St., Manchester; (603) 782-5365; Facebook; $–$$ L D

NEW AMERICAN 310 Daniel Webster Hwy., Pheasant Lane Mall, Nashua; (603) 888-4880; burtonsgrill.com $$–$$$ LD (

AMERICAN/INDIAN 50 East Derry Rd., Derry; (603) 537-0792; eastderrytavern.com; $-$$ D

Cafe Momo

MEXICAN 292 Route 101, Amherst; (603) 554-8393; elarroyonh.com; $-$$ L D

HIMALAYAN/NEPALESE 1065 Hanover St., Manchester; (603) 6233733; cafemomonh.us; $–$$ L D (

Campo Enoteca

ITALIAN/MEDITERRANEAN 969 Elm St., Manchester; (603) 625-0256; campoenoteca.com; $$–$$$ L D

Canoe Restaurant and Tavern

AMERICAN 216 S. River Rd., Bedford; 935-8070; 232 Whittier Hwy., Center Harbor; (603) 253-4762; magicfoodsrestaurantgroup.com/canoe-restaurant-and-tavern $$-$$$ L D (

Casa Blanca

COLOMBIAN 34 1/2 Canal St., Nashua; (603) 595-1670; casablancanh.com; $-$$$ B L D

Chiang Mai

THAI 63 Route 101, Amherst; (603) 672-2929; chiangmaifinethaicuisine. com; $–$$ L D

Chuck’s BARbershop H

SMALL PLATES/SPEAKEASY 90 Low Ave., Eagle Square, Concord; (603) 856-7520; $–$$ D

Colosseum Restaurant

ITALIAN 264 North Broadway, Salem; (603) 898-1190; thecolosseumrestaurant.com; $–$$$ L D

The Common Man H

AMERICAN 10 Pollard Rd., Lincoln; (603) 745-3463; 60 Main St., Ashland; (603) 968-7030; 25 Water St., Concord; (603) 228-3463; 304 Daniel Webster Hwy., Merrimack; (603) 429-3463; 88 Range Rd., Windham; (603) 898-0088; 24 Water St., Claremont; (603) 542-6171; thecman. com; $–$$$ L D b Brunch at some locations only

STEAKHOUSE 149 Hanover Street, Manchester; (603) 644-2467; hanoverstreetchophouse.com; $$$–$$$$ L D (

GASTROPUB 99 Hanover St., Manchester; (603) 218-3132; thecrownonhanover.com; $$ L D b

TAPAS 14 East Broadway, Derry; (603) 216-2713; draetapex.com; $–$$$ D

AMERICAN TAVERN/PIZZERIA 170 Rte. 101, Bedford; (603) 488-2573; Facebook; $-$$ B L D

Halligan Tavern

AMERICAN 32 West Broadway, Derry; (603) 965-3490; halligantavern.com; $–$$ L D

STEAKHOUSE 438 Daniel Webster Hwy., Merrimack; (603) 424-0995; buckleysgreatsteaks.com; $–$$$$ D (

1750 Taphouse

GREEK 1037 Elm St., Manchester; (603) 218-3869; 421 Central Ave., Dover; (603) 343-4553; thegyrospot. com; $ L D

AMERICAN 15 Leavy Dr., Bedford; (603) 488-2677; 41 S Broadway, Salem; (603) 458-2033; copperdoorrestaurant.com; $$–$$$ L D (

SMALL PLATES/SPEAKEASY 815 Elm St., Manchester; (603) 782-8086; $–$$ D PIZZERIA 50 Dow St., Manchester; (603) 641-0900; 900degrees.com; $–$$$ L D

Gyro Spot

El Arroyo

AMERICAN 641 DW Highway, Merrimack; (603) 429-2022; Rte. 104 Bristol; (603) 744-2022; homesteadnh.com; $–$$$ L D Lunch only at Merrimack location

Hooked

SEAFOOD 110 Hanover St., Manchester; (603) 606-1235; hookednh.com; $$–$$$ L D

Ignite Bar and Grille

NEW AMERICAN 100 Hanover St., Manchester; (603) 644-0064; ignitebng.com; $$–$$$ L D

Jocelyn’s Mediterranean Restaurant & Lounge

MEDITERRANEAN 355 S. Broadway, Salem; (603) 870-0045; Business website jocelynsrestaurant.com; $–$$$ L D

Kathmandu Spice

The Flight Center

AMERICAN/BEER CAFÉ 97 Main St., Nashua; (603) 417-6184; flightcenterbc.com; $-$$ L D

INDIAN/HIMALAYAN/NEPALESE 379 South Willow St., Manchester; (603) 782-3911; kathmanduspicenh.com; $-$$ L D

The Foundry

KC’s Rib Shack H

AMERICAN/FARM-TO-TABLE 50 Commercial St., Manchester; (603) 836-1925; foundrynh.com; $$-$$$ D b

BBQ 837 Second St., Manchester; (603) 627-7427; ribshack.net; $-$$ L D

Fratello’s Italian Grille H

THAI 493 Amherst St., Nashua; (603) 459-8621; Facebook; $-$$ L D

ITALIAN 155 Dow St., Manchester; (603) 624-2022; 194 Main St., Nashua; (603) 889-2022; 799 Union Ave., Laconia; (603) 528-2022; fratellos. com; $–$$ L D

Giorgio’s Ristorante

MEDITERRANEAN 707 Milford Rd., Merrimack; (603) 883-7333; 524 Nashua St., Milford; (603) 673-3939; 270 Granite St., Manchester; (603) 232-3323; giorgios.com; $$–$$$ L D (

Granite Restaurant and Bar

K’Sone’s Thai Dining & Lounge

La Carreta H

MEXICAN 35 Manchester Rd., Derry; (603) 421-0091; 545 Hooksett Rd., Manchester; (603) 628-6899; 1875 South Willow St., Manchester; 139 Daniel Webster Hwy., Nashua; (603) 891-0178; lacarretamex.com; $-$$ L D

The Little Crêperie

CAFÉ 138 North Main St., Concord; (603) 856-7807; $ B L b

Local Moose Café

NEW AMERICAN 96 Pleasant St., Concord; (603) 227-9000; graniterestaurant.com; $$–$$$$ B L D b (

FARM-TO-TABLE 124 Queen City Ave., Manchester; (603) 232-2669; thelocalmoosecafe.com; $–$$ B L b

Granite Tapas & Cocktail Lounge

Lui Lui H

TAPAS 50 1461 Hooksett Rd., Hooksett; (603) 232-1421; granitetapas. com; $$-$$$ D

ITALIAN 8 Glen Rd., W. Lebanon; (603) 298-7070; 259 Daniel Webster Hwy., Nashua; (603) 888-2588; luilui. com; $-$$ L D

Grazing Room at the Colby Hill Inn

Madear's

FARM-TO-TABLE/NEW AMERICAN 33 The Oaks, Henniker; (603) 428-3281 colbyhillinn.com; $$–$$$$ D (

Grill 603

AMERICAN 168 Elm St., Milford; (603) 213-6764; grill603.com; $–$$$ L D b

CAJUN/CREOLE/TAPAS 175 Hanover St., Manchester; (603) 206-5827; madears603.com; $-$$ D

Mangia

ITALIAN 33a Elm St., Manchester; (603) 647-0788; gomangia.com; BYOB $-$$ D

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MEDITERRANEAN 866 Elm St., Manchester; (603) 232-4066; matbahcuisine.com; $ L D

Mediterrano Turkish & Mediterranean Cuisine H

TURKISH/MEDITERRANEAN 24 Henniker St., Hillsborough; (603) 680-4319; mediterranoo.com $ L D

Mint Bistro

FUSION/JAPANESE 1105 Elm St., Manchester; (603) 625-6468; mintbistronh.com; $$–$$$ L D b (

MT’s Local Kitchen & Wine Bar

AMERICAN 212 Main St., Nashua; (603) 595-9334; mtslocal.com; $–$$$ L D

New England’s Tap House Grille H

TAVERN 1292 Hooksett Rd., Hooksett; (603) 782-5137; taphousenh. com; $–$$ L D b

Noodz

RAMEN/ASIAN 968 Elm St., Manchester; (603) 836-5878; Facebook; $-$$ L D

North End Bistro

ITALIAN 1361 Elm St., Manchester; (603) 232-3527; Facebook; $-$$$ LD(

O Steaks & Seafood H

STEAKHOUSE/SEAFOOD 11 South Main St., Concord; (603) 856-7925; 62 Doris Ray Court, Lakeport; (603) 524-9373; magicfoodsrestaurantgroup.com; $$–$$$ L D

Pasquale’s Ristorante

ITALIAN 145 Raymond Rd., Candia; (603) 483-5005; 87 Nashua Rd., Londonderry; (603) 434-3093; pasqualeincandia.com; $–$$ L D

Pho Street

VIETNAMESE/ASIAN 427 Amherst St., Nashua; (603) 718-8678; phostreetrestaurant.com; $-$$ L D

Pho Tai Loc

VIETNAMESE 28 Railroad Sq., Nashua; (603) 521-8744; photailocnashua. com; $-$$ L D

Piccola Italia Ristorante

ITALIAN 815 Elm St., Manchester; (603) 606-5100; (603) 606-5100; $–$$ L D (

Pigtale

PIZZERIA 449 Amherst St., Nashua; (603) 864-8740; pigtalepizza.com; $–$$ L D

Red Blazer

AMERICAN 72 Manchester St., Concord; (603) 224-4101; theredblazer. com; $–$$$ L D b

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Riverside BBQ

BBQ 53 Main St., Nashua; (603) 2045110; riversidebarbeque.com; $–$$ L D

Roots at Robie’s Country Store

CAFÉ 9 Riverside St., Hooksett; (603) 485-7761; rootsatrobies.com; $–$$ B L D

Sakura Asian Bistro

ASIAN 166 Daniel Webster Hwy., Nashua; (603) 589-9815; sakuranashua.com; $–$$ L D

Smokeshow BBQ

BBQ 89 Fort Eddy Rd., Concord; (603) 227-6399; smokeshowbarbeque.com; $–$$ L D

Stella Blu

TAPAS 70 East Pearl St., Nashua; (603) 578-5557; stellablu-nh.com; $$–$$$ D

Surf Restaurant H

Bali Sate House H

The Galley Hatch

INDONESIAN 44 High St., Somersworth; (603) 740-3000; Facebook; $ L D

AMERICAN 325 Lafayette Rd., Hampton; (603) 926-6152; galleyhatch. com; $-$$ B L D

Bamee

Goody Cole’s Smokehouse

ASIAN 12 Jenkins Court, Durham; (603) 397-5378; bameedurham. com; $ L D

BBQ 375 Rte. 125, Brentwood; (603) 679-8898; goodycoles.com; $–$$ L D

Barrio at 3S Artspace

VEGETARIAN 35 Portwalk Place, Portsmouth; (603) 427-8344; greenelephantnh.com; $–$$ L D

MEXICAN 319 Vaughn St., Portsmouth; (603) 766-3330; 3sarts.org/barrio-restaurant; $-$$ L D

Green Elephant H

Gyro Spot

Black Trumpet Bistro

INTERNATIONAL 29 Ceres St., Portsmouth; (603) 431-0887; blacktrumpetbistro.com; $$–$$$$ D (

GREEK 1037 Elm St., Manchester; (603) 218-3869; 421 Central Ave., Dover; (603) 343-4553; thegyrospot. com; $ L D

Botanica Restaurant & Gin Bar

Holy Grail Restaurant & Pub

NEW AMERICAN 110 Brewery Ln., Ste. 5, Portsmouth; (603) 373-0979; Facebook; $$-$$$$ D

IRISH PUB 64 Main St., Epping; (603) 679-9559; holygrailrestaurantandpub.com; $–$$ L D

BRGR Bar

Hop + grind H

SEAFOOD 207 Main St., Nashua; (603) 595-9293; 99 Bow St., Portsmouth; (603) 334-9855; surfseafood.com; $$–$$$$ D b

BURGERS 34 Portwalk Place, Portsmouth; (603) 294-0902; brgr-bar. com; $–$$ L D

BURGERS 17 Madbury Rd., Durham; (603) 244-2431; hopandgrind.com; $–$$ L D

Taj India H

Capital Thai Kitchen and Bar

Jumpin’ Jay’s Fish Café

INDIAN 967 Elm St., Manchester; (603) 606-2677; 47 E. Pearl St., Nashua; (603) 864-8586; tajindia.co; $–$$ L D New location in Nashua

THAI 97 Water St., Exeter; (603) 580-2921; capitalthaikitchenandbar. com; $–$$ L D

SEAFOOD 150 Congress St., Portsmouth; (603) 766-3474; jumpinjays. com; $$$–$$$$ D (

Trattoria Amalfi

Carriage House H

Library Restaurant

ITALIAN 385 S Broadway, Salem; (603) 893-5773; tamalfi.com; $–$$ D (

AMERICAN 2263 Ocean Blvd., Rye; (603) 964-8251; carriagehouserye. com; $$-$$$ D (

STEAKHOUSE 401 State St., Portsmouth; (603) 431-5202; libraryrestaurant.com $$$–$$$$ D b (

Tuckaway Tavern H

CAVA

Lure Bar and Kitchen

AMERICAN/TAVERN 58 Rte. 27, Raymond; (603) 244-2431; thetuckaway.com; $–$$ L D

TAPAS 10 Commercial Alley, Portsmouth; (603) 319-1575; cavatapasandwinebar.com; $–$$$ L D

TAPAS/SEAFOOD 100 Market St., Portsmouth; (603) 373-0535; lureportsmouth.com; $$–$$$ D

Tuscan Kitchen H

Chapel+Main H

Martingale Wharf

ITALIAN 67 Main St., Salem; (603) 952-4875; 581 Lafayette Rd., Portsmouth; (603) 570-3600; tuscan-kitchen.com; $$–$$$ L D b

NEW AMERICAN 83 Main St., Dover; (603) 842-5170; chapelandmain. com; $$–$$$ D (

AMERICAN/SEAFOOD 99 Bow St., Portsmouth; (603) 431-0901; martingalewharf.com; $$–$$$ L D

Umami

Cornerstone Artisanal Pizza & Craft Beer

Mombo

CAFÉ/FARM-TO-TABLE 284 1st NH Tpke, Northwood; (603) 942-6427; Facebook; $–$$ B L D

Villaggio Ristorante

ITALIAN 677 Hooksett Rd., Manchester; (603) 627-2424; villaggionh.com; $–$$ L D (

Whiskey & Wine

TAPAS/INTERNATIONAL 148 North Main St., Concord; (603) 715-8575; Facebook $$–$$$ L D (

XO on Elm

TAPAS/INTERNATIONAL 827 Elm St., Manchester; (603) 206-5721; xoonelm.com; $$–$$$ L D (

SEACOAST 110 Grill

Republic H

MEDITERRANEAN 1069 Elm St., Manchester; (603) 666-3723; republiccafe.com; $–$$$ L D

AMERICAN 27 Trafalgar Sq., Nashua; (603) 943-7443; 136 Marketplace Dr., Rochester; (603) 948-1270; 19 Portsmouth Ave., Stratham; (603) 777-5110; 875 Elm St., Manchester (new location); (603) 836-1150; 110grill.com; $–$$$ L D

Restoration Café

Applecrest Farm Bistro

PIZZERIA 110 Brewery Ln., Portsmouth; (603) 294-0965; cornerstonepizzaandbeer.com; $–$$ L D

CR’s the Restaurant

AMERICAN 287 Exeter Rd., Hampton; (603) 929-7972; crstherestaurant. com; $$-$$$ L D (

Cure

NEW AMERICAN 189 State St., Portsmouth; (603) 427-8258; curerestaurantportsmouth.com; $$-$$$ L D (

INTERNATIONAL 66 Marcy St., Portsmouth; (603) 433-2340; momborestaurant.com; $$–$$$ L D (

Moxy

TAPAS 106 Penhallow St., Portsmouth; (603) 319-8178; moxyrestaurant.com; $$–$$$ D (

Native Coffee + Kitchen

CAFÉ 115 Lafayette Rd., Hampton Falls; (603) 601-7323 (new location); 25 Sagamore Rd., Rye; (603) 5010436; nativenh.com; $–$$ B L

Nomads Kitchen

Domo

INTERNATIONAL 9 Madbury Rd., Durham; (603) 397-5539; nomads. kitchen; $–$$ B L

Durbar Square

AMERICAN 110 Main St., Newmarket; (603) 292-5893; oakhousenewmarket.com; $–$$ L D b

ASIAN 96 State St., Portsmouth; (603) 501-0132; domoportsmouth. com; $$ L D NEPALESE/HIMALAYAN 10 Market St., Portsmouth; (603) 294-0107; durbarsquarerestaurant.com $-$$ L D (

Ember Wood Fired Grill

AMERICAN 1 Orchard St., Dover; (603) 343-1830; emberwfg.com; $$-$$$ D b (

Epoch

Oak House

Ohana Kitchen H

HAWAIIAN/POKE 800 Islington St., Portsmouth; (603) 319-8234; ohana. kitchen; $–$$ L D

The Old Salt at Lamie's Inn H

CAFÉ 235 Hanover St., Manchester; (603) 518-7260; restorationcafenh. com; $–$$ B L

FARM-TO-TABLE 133 Exeter Rd., Hampton Falls; (603) 926-0006; farmbistro.com; $-$$ B L D b

NEW AMERICAN 2 Pine St., Exeter; (603) 772-5901; theexeterinn.com; $$$–$$$$ B L D b (

AMERICAN 490 Lafayette Rd., Hampton; (603) 926-8322; oldsaltnh.com; $–$$$ B L D b (

Revival Kitchen and Bar H

Atlantic Grill

Franklin Oyster House

Otis

AMERICAN 11 Depot St., Concord; (603) 715-5723; revivalkitchennh. com; $$–$$$ D (

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SEAFOOD 5 Pioneer Rd., Rye; (603) 433-3000; theatlanticgrill.com; $$-$$$ L D

SEAFOOD 148 Fleet St., Portsmouth; (603) 373-8500; franklinoysterhouse.com; $-$$$ D

NEW AMERICAN 4 Front St., Exeter; (603) 580-1705; otisrestaurant.com; $$–$$$ D (

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Paty B's

Sonny’s Tavern

The Wilder H

ITALIAN 34 Dover Point Rd., Dover; (603) 749-4181; pattybs.com; $–$$$ LD

NEW AMERICAN 328 Central Ave., Dover; (603) 343-4332; sonnystaverndover.com; $–$$ D b

GASTROPUB 174 Fleet St., Portsmouth (603) 319-6878; wilderportsmouth.com; $$–$$$ L D b

Raleigh Wine Bar + Eatery

Street

The Wellington Room

NEW AMERICAN 67 State St.,Portsmouth; (603) 427-8459; raleighwinebar.com; $$–$$$ D b (

INTERNATIONAL 801 Islington St., Portsmouth; (603) 436-0860; streetfood360.com; $-$$ L D b

Revolution Taproom and Grill

Street'za

NEW AMERICAN 67 Bow St., Portsmouth; (603) 431-2989; thewellingtonroom.com; $$$–$$$$ D (

land; (603) 968-7030; 25 Water St., Concord; (603) 228-3463; 304 Daniel Webster Hwy., Merrimack; (603) 429-3463; 88 Range Rd., Windham; (603) 898-0088; 24 Water St., Claremont; (603) 542-6171; thecman. com; $–$$$ L D b Brunch at some locations only

Corner House Inn

AMERICAN 22 Main St., Center Sandwich; (603) 284-6219; cornerhouseinn.com; $$ L D b (

GASTRO PUB 61 North Main St., Rochester; (603) 244-3022; revolutiontaproomandgrill.com; $-$$ L D

PIZZERIA 801 Islington St., Portsmouth; (603) 431-7500; streetza360.com; $-$$ L D

LAKES

Rick's Food and Spirits

Sue’s Korean Kitchen

AMERICAN 51 Mill St., Wolfeboro; (603) 894-4361; baysidegrillandtavern.com; $–$$ L D

AMERICAN 202 Pitman Rd., Center Barnstead; (603) 269-4151; crystalquail.com; $$$–$$$$ D (

Burnt Timber Tavern H

Faro Italian Grille

NEW AMERICAN 143 Main St., Kingston; (603) 347-5287; rickskingston.com; $-$$ L D

Ristorante Massimo

ITALIAN 59 Penhallow St., Portsmouth; (603) 436-4000; ristorantemassimo. com; $$-$$$ D (

Row 34

SEAFOOD 5 Portwalk Place, Portsmouth; (603) 319-5011; row34nh. com; $-$$$ L D b (

Rudi’s

NEW AMERICAN/WINE BAR 20 High St., Portsmouth; (603) 4307834; rudisportsmouth.com; $$-$$$$ LDb(

Sake Japanese Restaurant

JAPANESE 141 Congress St., Portsmouth; (603) 431-1822; portsmouthsake.com; $-$$ L D (

Shio H

JAPANESE 2454 Lafayette Rd., Portsmouth; (603) 319-1638; shiorestaurant.com; $-$$ L D

KOREAN 74 Portsmouth Ave., Stratham; (603) 777-7604; sueskoreankitchen.com; $–$$ L D

Surf Seafood H

SEAFOOD 99 Bow St., Portsmouth; (603) 334-9855; surfseafood.com; $$–$$$$ D

Tinos Greek Kitchen H

GREEK 325 Lafayette Rd., Hampton; (603) 926-5489; galleyhatch.com; $$–$$$ L D

Tuscan Kitchen H

ITALIAN 67 Main St., Salem; (603) 952-4875; 581 Lafayette Rd., Portsmouth; (603) 570-3600; tuscan-kitchen.com; $$–$$$ L D b

Vida Cantina

Bayside Grill and Tavern

Crystal Quail

BREWPUB/TAVERN 96 Lehner St., Wolfeboro; (603) 630-4186; burnttimbertavern.com; $–$$ L D

ITALIAN 7 Endicott St., Laconia; (603) 527-8073; faroitaliangrille.com; $–$$ D (

Canoe Restaurant and Tavern

Fratello’s Italian Grille H

AMERICAN 232 Whittier Hwy., Center Harbor; (603) 253-4762; 216 S. River Rd., Bedford; 935-8070; magicfoodsrestaurantgroup.com/ canoe-restaurant-and-tavern; $$-$$$ LD(

Casamigos

ITALIAN 155 Dow St., Manchester; (603) 624-2022; 194 Main St., Nashua; (603) 889-2022; 799 Union Ave., Laconia; (603) 528-2022; fratellos. com; $–$$ L D

Garwood’s

MEXICAN 276 Main St., Tilton; (603) 729-0062; Facebook; $-$$ L D

AMERICAN 6 North Main St., Wolfeboro; (603) 569-7788; garwoodsrestaurant.com; $–$$ L D (

Cielito Mexican Restaurant

Hobbs Tavern & Brewing Co.

MEXICAN 2456 Lafayette Rd., Portsmouth; (603) 501-0648; vidacantinanh.com; $–$$ L D

MEXICAN 50 S. Main St., Bristol; (603) 744-2044; cielitomexicanrestaurant.com; $-$$ L D

BREWPUB 2415 White Mountain Hwy., West Ossipee; (603) 5392000; hobbstavern.com; $–$$ L D

Vino e Vino

The Common Man H

Homestead Restaurant

ITALIAN 163 Water St., Exeter; (603) 580-4268; vinoevivo.com; $$–$$$ D (

Pickity Place

AMERICAN 10 Pollard Rd., Lincoln; (603) 745-3463; 60 Main St., Ash-

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At Pickity Place, we plan our menu to reflect the changing seasons. gardeners, A mecca for ga foodies, and anyone looking for inspiration and relaxation, we serve three private seatings each day: 11:30, 12:45 and 2:00.

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603 LIVING Bristol; (603) 744-2022; homesteadnh.com; $–$$$ L D Lunch only at Merrimack location

Inn Kitchen + Bar

AMERICAN/FARM-TO-TABLE 28 Shepard Hill Rd., Holderness; (603) 968-4417; innkitchen.com; $–$$$ D (

Kathleen's Irish Pub

IRISH PUB 90 Lake St., Bristol; (603) 744-6336; kathleensirishpub.com; $–$$ L D

Kettlehead Brewing H

BREWPUB 407 West Main St., Tilton; (603) 286-8100; kettleheadbrewing.com; $–$$ LD

Lago

AMERICAN 1 Route 25, Meredith; (603) 279-2253; thecman.com; $–$$ D

Lakehouse

AMERICAN 281 Daniel Webster Hwy., Meredith; (603) 279-5221; thecman.com; $–$$ B L D b

Lemongrass

ASIAN 64 Whittier Hwy., Moultonborough; (603) 253-8100; lemongrassnh. net; $–$$ L D

Local Eatery

FARM-TO-TABLE 17 Veterans Square, Laconia; (603) 5278007; laconialocaleatery. com; $$–$$$ D (

Mise en Place

ITALIAN/AMERICAN 96 Lehner St., Wolfeboro; (603) 569-5788; miseenplacenh. com; $$-$$$$ L D (

The New Woodshed

AMERICAN 128 Lee Rd., Moultonborough; (603) 4762700; newwoodshed.com; $–$$$ D

O Bistro at the Inn on Main

DINE OUT

Tavern 27

TAPAS/PIZZA 2075 Parade Rd., Laconia; (603) 5283057; tavern27.com; $–$$ LD(

Wolfe’s Tavern

NEW ENGLAND TAVERN 90 N. Main St., Wolfeboro; (603) 569-3016; wolfestavern. com; $$–$$$ B L D b (

MONADNOCK 21 Bar & Grill

AMERICAN 21 Roxbury St., Keene; (603) 352-2021; Facebook; $–$$ B L D

Alberto’s Restaurant

ITALIAN 79 Antrim Rd., Bennington; (603) 588-6512; albertosnh.com; $–$$ D (

Bantam Grill

ITALIAN 1 Jaffrey Rd., Peterborough; (603) 924-6633; bantam-peterborough.com; $$–$$$ D (

Bellows Walpole Inn Pub

NEW AMERICAN 297 Main St., Walpole; (603) 7563320; bellowswalpoleinn. com; $$ L D (

Chesterfield Inn

AMERICAN 20 Cross Rd., West Chesterfield; (603) 256-3211; chesterfieldinn. com; $$-$$$ D (

Cooper’s Hill Public House

PUB 6 School St., Peterborough; (603) 371-9036; coopershillpublichouse.com; $-$$$ L D

Del Rossi’s Trattoria

ITALIAN Rte. 137, Dublin; (603) 563-7195; delrossis. com $$–$$$ D (

Elm City Brewing H

BREW PUB 222 West St., Keene; (603) 355-3335; elmcitybrewing.com; $–$$ L D

Fireworks

AMERICAN 200 North Main St., Wolfeboro; (603) 5151003; innnewhampshire.com/ our-bistro; $$–$$$ D

PIZZERIA 22 Main St., Keene; (603) 903-1410; fireworksrestaurant.net; $–$$ D (

O Steaks & Seafood H

Fox Tavern at the Hancock Inn

STEAKHOUSE/SEAFOOD 11 South Main St., Concord; (603) 856-7925; 62 Doris Ray Court, Lakeport; (603) 524-9373; magicfoodsrestaurantgroup.com; $$–$$$ L D

Osteria Poggio

ITALIAN 18 Main St., Center Harbor; (603) 250-8007; osteriapoggio.com; $$–$$$ D(

Pasquaney Restaurant at the Inn on Newfound Lake

AMERICAN Inn on New Found Lake, 1030 Mayhew Turnpike, Bridgewater; (603) 744-9111; newfoundlake. com/restaurant-tavern; $$–$$$ D (

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TAVERN 33 Main St., Hancock; (603) 525-3318; hancockinn. com; $-$$$ L D (

Fritz the Place to Eat

AMERICAN 45 Main St., Keene; (603) 357-6393; fritztheplacetoeat.com; $-$$$ L D

The Grove

AMERICAN The Woodbound Inn 247 Woodbound Rd., Rindge; (603) 532-4949; woodbound.com; $$–$$$ B LDb(

The Hancock Inn

AMERICAN 33 Main St., Hancock; (603) 525-3318; hancockinn.com; Prix fixe, $48.; $$–$$$$ D (

The Hungry Diner

FARM-TO-TABLE 9 Edwards

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Ln., Walpole; (603) 7563444; hungrydinerwalpole. com; $–$$ B L D

Kristin’s Bistro H

CAFÉ 28 Washington St., Keene; (603) 352-5700; kristinsbistroandbakery.com; $–$$ B L

Luca’s Mediterranean Café

MEDITERRANEAN 10 Central Sq., Keene; (603) 358-3335; lucascafe.com; $$–$$$ L D (

Nicola’s Trattoria

ITALIAN 51 Railroad St., Keene; (603) 355-5242; Facebook; $$$–$$$$ D

The Old Courthouse H

NEW AMERICAN 30 Main St., Newport; (603) 863-8360; eatatthecourthouse.com; $$–$$$ L D b (

Papagallos Restaurant

ITALIAN/MEDITERRANEAN 9 Monadnock Hwy., Keene; (603) 352-9400; papagallos.com; $–$$ L D (

Parker's Maple Barn H

BREAKFAST 1316 Brookline Rd., Mason; (603) 878-2308; parkersmaplebarn.com; $ B L

Pearl Restaurant & Oyster Bar H

Thorndike’s & Parson’s Pub at the Monadnock Inn

AMERICAN/PUB The Monadnock Inn, 379 Main St., Jaffrey; (603) 532-7800; monadnockinn.com; $–$$$ D(

Waterhouse

AMERICAN 18 Water St., Peterborough; (603) 9244001; waterhousenh.com; $-$$$ L D b (

DARTMOUTH/ LAKE SUNAPEE

Appleseed Restaurant

AMERICAN 63 High St., Bradford; (603) 938-2100; appleseedrestaurant.com $-$$ D

Base Camp Café

NEPALESE 3 Lebanon St., Hanover; (603) 643-2007; basecampcafenh.com; $-$$ LD

Bistro Nouveau

AMERICAN The Center at Eastman, 6 Clubhouse Lane, Grantham; (603) 863-8000; bistronouveau.com; $–$$$$ LD(

Candela Tapas Lounge H

ASIAN 1 Jaffrey Rd., Peterbrough; (603) 924-5225; pearl-peterborough.com $$–$$$ D (

TAPAS 15 Lebanon St., Hanover; (603) 277-9094; candelatapas.com; $$-$$$ D(

Pickity Place

Coach House at the New London Inn

FARM-TO-TABLE 248 Nutting Hill Rd., Mason; (603) 878-1151; pickityplace.com — A historic place to lunch located in a quaint, 1786 red cottage that Elizabeth Orton Jones used as inspiration for her "Little Red Riding Hood" illustrations. Fresh, local ingredients are used, including herbs grown in the onsite gardens. There are three seatings at 11:30 a.m., 12:40 p.m. and 2 p.m. Reservations are required. $$ L (

Piedra Fina

LATIN 288 Main St., Marlborough; (603) 876-5012; piedrafina.com; $–$$ L D (

Restaurant at Burdick’s

FRENCH 47 Main Street, Walpole; (603) 756-9058; burdickchocolate.com; $–$$$ LDb(

The Stage H

AMERICAN 30 Central Sq., Keene; (603) 357-8389; thestagerestaurant.com; $-$$ L D

Stuart and John's Sugar House

BREAKFAST 19 Route 3, Westmoreland; (603) 3994486; stuartandjohnssugarhouse.com; $ B L

Thai Café

THAI 43 Grove St., Peterborough; (603) 784-5448; Facebook; $–$$ L D

AMERICAN 353 Main St., New London; (603) 5262791; thenewlondoninn. com/the-coach-houserestaurant;$ $–$$$$ D (

The Common Man H

AMERICAN 10 Pollard Rd., Lincoln; (603) 745-3463; 60 Main St., Ashland; (603) 968-7030; 25 Water St., Concord; (603) 228-3463; 304 Daniel Webster Hwy., Merrimack; (603) 429-3463; 88 Range Rd., Windham; (603) 898-0088; 24 Water St., Claremont; (603) 542-6171; thecman.com; $–$$$ L D b Brunch at some locations only

Farmer’s Table Café

FARM-TO-TABLE 249 Rte. 10, Grantham; (603) 8639355; farmerstablecafe.com; $–$$ L D

Flying Goose Brew Pub H

BREW PUB 40 Andover Rd., New London; (603) 526-6899; flyinggoose.com; $–$$ L D

Jesse’s Steaks, Seafood & Tavern

AMERICAN/SEAFOOD 224 Lebanon St., Hanover; (603) 643-4111; jesses.com; $–$$ D (

Latham House Tavern TAVERN 9 Main St., Lyme;

(603) 795-9995; lathamhousetavern.com; $–$$ L D

Little Brother Burger Company

BURGERS 420 Main St., New London; (603) 877-0196; Facebook; $–$$ L D

Lou’s Restaurant & Bakery H

AMERICAN 30 South Main St., Hanover; (603) 6433321; lousrestaurant.net; $-$$ B L D

Lui Lui H

ITALIAN 8 Glen Rd., W. Lebanon; (603) 298-7070; 259 Daniel Webster Hwy., Nashua; (603) 888-2588; luilui.com; $-$$ L D

Market Table

FARM-TO-TABLE 44 Main St., Hanover; (603) 6767996; markettablenh.com; $–$$ B L D b

Millstone at 74 Main

AMERICAN 74 Newport Rd., New London; (603) 5264201; 74mainrestaurant. com; $–$$ L D b

Molly’s Restaurant H

AMERICAN 11 South Main St., Hanover; (603) 6434075; mollysrestaurant.com; $$–$$$ L D b (

Murphy’s

AMERICAN 11 South Main St., Hanover; (603) 643-4075; murphysonthegreen.com; $$–$$$ L D b (

Oak & Grain Pleasant Lake Inn H

PRIX FIXE Inn at Pleasant Lake, 853 Pleasant St., New London; (603) 526-6271; innatpleasantlake.com — Take in the gorgeous lake views while enjoying elevated New England cuisine with global inspirations using fresh, local ingredients, which come from local partners and even their own onsite herb garden and maple sugar stand. Reservations required.

Prix fixe menu. Open to the public Wed-Sun. Prix fixe menu. D (

The Old Courthouse H

AMERICAN 30 Main St., Newport; (603) 863-8360; eatatthecourthouse.com; $-$$$ L D b (

Peter Christian's Tavern

AMERICAN/TAVERN 195 Main St., New London; (603) 526-2964; peterchristiansnh.com; $-$$ L D

Peyton Place

AMERICAN 454 Main St., Orford; (603) 353-9100; peytonplacerestaurant.com; $$ D (

Phnom Penh Sandwich Station

VIETNAMESE 1 High St., Lebanon; (603) 678-8179; phnompenhsandwiches. com; $-$$ L D

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PINE at the Hanover Inn H

AMERICAN 2 South Main St., Hanover; (603) 643-4300; hanoverinn.com/dining.aspx; $$$–$$$$ B L D b (

Revolution Cantina H

CUBAN AND MEXICAN 38 Opera House Square, Claremont; (603) 504-6310; Facebook; $-$$ L D b

Suna

AMERICAN 6 Brook Rd., Sunapee; (603) 843-8998; magicfoodsrestaurantgroup.com; $$–$$$ D (

Taverne on the Square

AMERICAN 2 Pleasant St., Claremont; (603) 287-4416; claremonttaverne.com; $–$$$ L D

Three Tomatoes Trattoria ITALIAN 1 Court St., Lebanon; (603) 448-1711; threetomatoestrattoria.com; $–$$ L D

Tuk Tuk Thai Cuisine

THAI 5 S. Main St., Hanover; (603) 277-9192; tuktukthaicuisine.com; $–$$ L D (

NORTH COUNTRY Bailiwicks

(603) 356-7776; delaneys.com; $–$$ L D

Gypsy Café H

INTERNATIONAL 111 Main St., Lincoln; (603) 745-4395; gypsycaferestaurant.com; $–$$ L D

Horse & Hound Inn

Inn at Thorn Hill

AMERICAN 40 Thorn Hill Rd., Jackson; (603) 383-4242; innatthornhill.com; $$–$$$$ D (

Shannon Door Pub

SEAFOOD/AMERICAN 280 East Side Rd., North Conway; (603) 447-3838; jonathonsseafood. com; $–$$$ L D (

PUB Rte. 16 and 16A, Jackson; (603) 383-4211; shannondoor. com; $-$$ L D

The Last Chair

PUB 357 Black Mountain Rd., Jackson; (603) 383-8916; shovelhandlepub.com; $-$$ L D

PUB 2 W. Main St., Littleton; (603) 444-2661; thebealhouseinn.com; $$-$$$ D

AMERICAN/INTERNATIONAL 62 Cottage St., Littleton; (603) 4440395; thelittlegrille.com; $–$$ L D

The Burg H

Littleton Freehouse Taproom & Eatery

Shovel Handle Pub

Six Burner Bistro

AMERICAN 13 South Main St., Plymouth; (603) 536-9099; sixburnerbistro.com; $-$$ L D

Thompson House Eatery H

Margarita Grill

Tony’s Italian Grille & Pub

Max’s Restaurant and Pub Snowvillage Inn

AMERICAN Snowvillage Inn, 36 Stewart Rd., Eaton Center; (603) 447-­2818; snowvillageinn.com; $$-$$$ D (

Moat Mountain Smokehouse H

BREW PUB 3378 White Mountain Hwy., North Conway; (603) 356-6381; moatmountain.com; $–$$ L D (

Peyton Place Restaurant

NEW AMERICAN 454 Main St., Orford; (603) 353-9100; peytonplacerestaurant.com; $$–$$$ D (

Polly's Pancake Parlor H

BREAKFAST 672 Sugar Hill Rd., Sugar Hill; (603) 823-5575; pollyspancakeparlor.com; $ B L

Delaney’s Hole in the Wall

Rainbow Grille & Tavern H

AMERICAN/TAVERN 609 Beach Rd., Pittsburg; (603) 538-9556;

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NEW AMERICAN/FARM-TOTALBE 3358 White Mountain Hwy., North Conway; (603) 356-6068; tableandtonic.com; $-$$$ B L D ( AMERICAN/FARM-TO-TABLE 139 Main St., Jackson; (603) 3839341; thompsonhouseatery.com; $$-$$$ L D (

MEXICAN Rte. 302, Glen; (603) 383-6556; margaritagrillnh.com; $–$$ L D

Take Pride in N.H.

Table + Tonic

NEW AMERICAN 28 Cottage St., Littleton; (603) 575-5410; littletonfreehouse.com; $-$$$ L D

AMERICAN 32 Seavey St., Conway; (603) 356-9231; deaconst. com; $$–$$$ D AMERICAN/ASIAN 2966 White Mountain Hwy., North Conway;

Schilling Beer Co.

Jonathon’s Seafood

The Little Grille

Deacon Street Martini & Whiskey Bar

AMERICAN 5 Main St., North Woodstock; (603) 745-2110; rusticriverrestaurant.com; $-$$ L D BREW PUB/PIZZERIA 18 Mill St., Littleton; (603) 444-4800; (603) 444-4800; schillingbeer. com; $-$$ L D

The Beal House Inn

AMERICAN 10 Pollard Rd., Lincoln; (603) 745-3463; 60 Main St., Ashland; (603) 968-7030; 25 Water St., Concord; (603) 2283463; 304 Daniel Webster Hwy., Merrimack; (603) 429-3463; 88 Range Rd., Windham; (603) 898-0088; 24 Water St., Claremont; (603) 542-6171; thecman. com; $–$$$ L D b Brunch at some locations only

Rustic River

BREWPUB 115 Main St., Bethlehem; (603) 823-2119; ironfurnacebrewing.com; $ L D

NEW AMERICAN 115 Main Street on Rte. 2, Gorham; (603) 4665330; libbysbistro.org; $$–$$$ LD(

The Common Man H

Rek'•lis Brewing Company

Iron Furnace Brewing

GASTROPUB/INTERNATIONAL 1699 White Mountain Hwy., North Conway; (603) 307-1037; barleyandsalt.com; $-$$$ L D

NEW AMERICAN 2724 White Mountain Hwy., North Conway; (603) 356-4747; chefsbistronh. com; $-$$ L D

Red Parka Steakhouse & Pub

BREWPUB 2085 Main St., Bethlehem; (603) 869-9696; redparkapub.com; $–$$ L D

AMERICAN 2679 White Mountain Hwy., North Conway; (603) 356-2687; horsefeathers.com; $–$$ L D

Libby’s Bistro & SAaLT Pub

Chef’s Bistro

rainbowgrille.com — Serving a variety of comfort food from seafood to ribs. The tavern serves appetizers, hearth-baked pizzas and more. $–$$ D (

Horsefeathers

Barley & Salt Tap House and Kitchen

THAI 77 Main St., Littleton; (603) 444-8810; changthaicafe. com; $-$$ L D

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STEAKHOUSE 3 Station St., Glen; (603) 383-4344; redparkapub. com; $–$$ L D

AMERICAN/BREW PUB 5 Rte. 25,Plymouth; (603) 238-9077; thelastchairnh.com; $-$$ L D

Chang Thai Café

10:01 AM

AMERICAN/TAVERN 205 Wells Rd., Franconia; (603) 823-5501; horseandhoundnh.com; $$–$$$$ LD(

AMERICAN 106 Main St., Littleton; (603) 444-7717; bailiwicksfinerestaurant.com; $-$$$ L D (

PIZZA 8 Back Lake Rd,.

Pittsburg; (603) 538-7400; Facebook; $ D

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ITALIAN 3674 Rte. 3, Thornton; (603) 745-3133; $$ L D (

Tuckerman's Restaurant & Tavern

TAVERN 336 Route 16A, Intervale; (603) 356-5541; tuckermanstavern.com; $–$$ D

Vito Marcello’s Italian Bistro

ITALIAN 45 Seavey St., North Conway; (603) 356-7000; vitomarcellositalianbistro.com; $$-$$$ D

The Wayside Inn

EUROPEAN 3738 Main St., Bethlehem; (603) 869-3364; thewaysideinn.com; $$–$$$ D (

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Woodstock Brewery H

BREW PUB Rte. 3, North Woodstock; (603) 745-3951; woodstockinnnh.com; $–$$ L

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Live free and prosper in the Granite State

L

ive Free or Die” is a great slogan. So is “Live Long and Prosper.” Do you think General John Stark and Mr. Spock would mind if I melded their legacy quotes into “Live Free and Long”? This works better for me as I take stock of threats to my life as a Granite Stater.

Actually, as I look back, I should’ve been dead many times over. For example, I’ve been flossing with a product found to contain PFAS (perfuoralkyl to you and me), but Oral-B makes flossing a breeze, and my teeth are tightly packed in my jaw. I’ll ask my dentist if he suggests I instead gnaw on my dog’s Milk-Bone dental chews for tartar removal.

Until then, I’ll keep flossing, considering the alternative is having my friends call me Mr. 7-10 Split when I open my mouth.

I just bought a house in Nashua and opted not to include radon testing as part of the home inspection. I’m rolling the dice since 35 percent of homes in Hillsborough County have levels exceeding the safe threshold, but that means two-thirds do not. Considering that, while I was in Las Vegas last year, I picked The Pats and Rams to play in this

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By Mike Morin year’s Super Bowl, I’m feeling pretty cocky that radon doesn’t dwell in my basement.

Do I have an Evel Knievel disregard of danger? Maybe. I drink one iced coffee from Dunks every day, despite warnings that consuming four of those daily can lead to premature death. So, mathematically, I only have a 25 percent chance of an untimely passing with my daily Dunks, which I will never give up. Live free and caffeinate.

It also seems like I’m tempting fate simply because I enjoy an occasional California wine. Last year, someone found that 10 out of 10 wine samples contained glyphosate, the herbicide found in the weed-killer Roundup.

Good to know. If my Sonoma Valley bottle of chardonnay goes bad, I can assassinate the dandelions growing in my sidewalk cracks with it. Another reason to drink New Hampshire-grown wines.

Doctors warn that too much unprotected exposure to sunlight can be a problem. I’m not concerned since, on average, New Hampshire gets about 4.5 days of sun every year.

I chuckle at homes that have solar panels on the roofs. What are they powering, their

electric toothbrushes? There’s probably not enough juice to power the wine fridge that holds their bottles of Roundup chardonnay.

Did you know about 22 people are done in by angry bovines nationally each year? Our shrinking dairy industry is a buffer, so if you want to avoid the clear and present danger of being killed by a cow, avoid crossing the Connecticut River to Vermont.

Finally, I’ve survived decades of New Hampshire winters by avoiding impalement by icicles falling from tall buildings. About 100 American souls meet their maker that way annually. Lucky for us, an ice spire falling from the state’s highest eaves on Manchester’s City Hall Plaza’s modest 275-foot roof probably wouldn’t gather enough steam to kill you.

It’s no wonder that our state frequently pops up as a Top 5 place to live: Clean wine and no Ayrshires with attitude. (Or maybe we just don’t floss enough?) NH Former WZID radio host and emcee extraordinaire Mike Morin is also an author. His latest book, “Lunch with Tommy and Stasia — TV’s Golden Age of Candlepin Bowling,” published by Hobblebush Books, is now available.

2019

Congratulations St. Joseph Hospital Top Doctors With more than 110 years of service to the community, there’s a reason St. Joseph Hospital is one of the top hospitals with top doctors in New Hampshire. It’s why patients trust our doctors, nurses, and care teams.

Together, we’re making health possible because we love what we do.

View our doctors who made the list: StJosephHospital.com/TopDocs Nashua | Hudson | Merrimack | Milford

DENISE AARON MD STACEY ABBIS MD WILLIAM ABDU MD MS DANIEL ALBERT MD BRUCE ANDRUS MD MS BRADLEY ARRICK MD PHD EMILY BAKER MD PERRY BALL MD JAMES BARTELS MD RICHARD BARTH JR. MD JOAN CRANE BARTHOLD MD BARBARA BATES MD JOHN BATSIS MD DAVID BAUER MD VALERIE BELL MD JOHN-ERIK BELL MD ELIZABETH BENGTSON MD PAUL BETTINGER MD WILLIAM BIHRLE III MD BRIAN BINCZEWSKI MD WILLIAM BLACK MD ANNIKA BROWN DO JACK BUENO MD CHRISTOPHER BURNS MD MARK CARNEY MD SAMUEL CASELLA MD MARY CHAMBERLIN MD M. SHANE CHAPMAN MD RICHARD CHOU MD JEFFREY COHEN MD PHILLIP COLLINS MD RICHARD COMI MD LESLIE DEMARS MD JAMES DEVRIES MD TODD DOMBROWSKI MD MS KONSTANTIN DRAGNEV MD RICHARD I. ENELOW MD ELISABETH EREKSON MD MPH DAVID FINLEY MD TIMOTHY FISHER MD MS EVELYN FLEMING MD NAOMI GAUTHIER MD MARC GAUTIER MD JENNIFER GLATZ MD PATRICIA GLOWA MD PHILIP GOODNEY MD MS STUART GORDON MD E. ANN GORMLEY MD BENOIT GOSSELIN MD JAMES GRAY MD MS SHERRY GUARDIANO DO MATTHEW HAND DO JEFFREY HARNSBERGER MD ALAN CHARLES HARTFORD MD PHD CHERIE HOLMES MD MSC PAUL HOLTZHEIMER MD JOSEPH HOU MD KATHYRYN HOURDEQUIN MD JOHN JAYNE MD SCOTT JAYNES MD BARBARA JOBST MD J. GILLIAM JOHNSTON II MD JULIE KIM MD PHD ALAN KONO MD STACEY KOPP MD KEVIN KWAKU MD PHD WILLIAM LAYCOCK MD GREGORY LEATHER MD LISA LEINAU MD STEPHEN LIU MD MPH KEITH LOUD MD MS HAROLD MANNING MD HEATHER MARKS MD M.T. CHARISSE MARQUEZ MD KEITH MCAVOY MD JOCK MCCULLOUGH MD KENNETH MEEHAN MD JOHN MOESCHLER MD PATRICK MORHUN MD SRIKRISHNA NAGRI MD CATHERINE PIPAS MD EMIL POLLAK JR. MD RICHARD POWELL MD ANTHONY PRESUTTI MD BRIAN REMILLARD MD WILLIAM RIGBY MD STEVEN RINGER MD PHD LARA RONAN MD KARI ROSENKRANZ MD RICHARD ROTHSTEIN MD NINA SAND-LOUD MD ANDREW SCHUMAN MD GARY SCHWARTZ MD KEISUKE SHIRAI MD MSC COREY SIEGEL MD MS MARK SILBEY MD NATHAN SIMMONS MD LIJUN SONG MD PHD ANDREW SPECTOR MD DAVID STONE MD ARIEF SURIAWINATA MD VIJAY THADANI MD PHD ANDREW TREMBLEY MD VIJAYA UPADRASTA MD DALE VIDAL MD ADAM WEINSTEIN MD WENDY WELLS MD LOYD WEST MD BRENT WHITE MD JILL WINSLOW MD JAN WOLLACK MD PHD ALICIA ZBEHLIK MD

LEADING NEW HAMPSHIRE IN TOP DOCS With 112 doctors from across the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health System on this year’s New Hampshire Magazine Top Doctors list, we thank our providers for their expert knowledge and the compassionate care they deliver. We’re proud to have more top doctors than any other health system or hospital in New Hampshire.

Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital, Cheshire Medical Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center, New London Hospital, Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire dartmouth-hitchcock.org