Contents
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top from left: photo by brandon james and ben haulenbeek/subaru rally team usa; inset photos clockwise from top left: courtesy, by kendal j. bush, courtesy
50 First Things
603 Navigator
58 603 Informer
603 Living
24 “THE FOLK SHOW”
8 Editor’s Note 10 Contributors Page 12 Feedback
by Anders Morley
Features 34 Transcript
Meet Malia Everett, captain of Extreme Air of New Hampshire. by David Mendelsohn
42 NH Theater Proves
the Show Will Go On
2020 could have easily been a lost season, but we’re talking about theater people. Here’s how venues around the state adapted.
by Bill Burke
50 Race on the Rockpile
Climb to the Clouds is back, and daredevil drivers are ready to speed up the Mt. Washington Auto Road in an effort to set new records.
by Brion O’Connor
58 Best of NH 2021
We reveal the results of the annual Readers’ Poll and Editor’s Picks that cover everything from exciting restaurants to custom bikes. Plus, this year we asked you to share stories of people who went above and beyond during the pandemic. We’ve selected a few (and added some of our own) as winners of a special award.
16 STAY IN A TREEHOUSE by Erica Thoits
20 Our Town
89 SUMMER CALENDAR
RUMNEY
by Emily Heidt
by Barbara Radcliffe Rogers
102 Health
VACCINE SCIENCE
28 Blips
by Karen A. Jamrog
NH IN THE NEWS
BY CASEY MCDERMOTT
104 Ayuh
DOWN-TO-EARTH SNOBBERY
30 Politics
by Bill Burke
COVID-19 IMPACTS
BY JAMES PINDELL
SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTIONS
31 Artisan
37 Ask the Experts
PAULETTE J. WERGER
Senior Living
BY SUSAN LAUGHLIN
32 What Do You Know? RINGING THE BELL
by Marshall Hudson
ON THE COVER Best of NH 2021 is finally here! Turn to page 58 to see all of this year’s Readers’ Poll winners and Editor’s Picks.
83 Best of NH Hall of Fame Past and Current Winners
98 Ready to Drink
Refreshing Summer Options
Volume 35, Number 5 ISSN 1532-0219
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