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A LUNCH ON THE PORCH during the Warner Fall Foliage Festival Page 58

LOCAL BEER W A R N E R FA L L F E S T I VA L

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IT'S MASCOT SEASON! and their sports teams are playing too Page 50

A MICRO (OR NANO?) LOOK AT THE GROWING CRAFT

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Contents 38 First Things 6 Editor’s Note 8 Contributors Page 10 Feedback

Features

36 In Their Own Words

from left: photos by bruce luetters; courtesy of southern new hampshire university; by sarah kenney

Meet Kerri Nailor, the happily haunted owner of Dover’s 56 Self Storage.

by David Mendelsohn

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12 DIXVILLE NOTCH IN FALL

26 THE SANDWICH FAIR

66 Calendar of NH Events

14 Outsider

28 Blips

SCENIC FALL DRIVES

by Marty Basch

WHAT TO DO THIS MONTH

edited by Sarah Cahalan

NH IN THE NEWS

by Casey McDermott

16 September Picks OKTOBERFESTS

by Sarah Cahalan

38 Big Ideas in Small Batches

78 Home

These New Hampshire brewers are focused on crafting true local beer.

by Anders Morley photos by Bruce Luetters, Chris Saunders and Kendal J. Bush

THE TROUBLE WITH GRAY

by Amy Mitchell

82 Law

58 Forever Autumn A front porch gathering and luncheon with family and friends during the annual Warner Fall Foliage Festival weekend story and photos by Sarah Kenney

THE “IGNORANCE” EXCUSE

29 Review

by Jeff Woodburn

STATE OF THE ARTS

50 A Field Guide to New Hampshire Mascots Tired of leaf-peeping tours? How about taking a tour of the state’s costumed characters instead. This handy guide will show you the way.

by Darren Garnick

October 2017

by Rick Broussard

84 Health

30 Politics 18 Our Town SANDWICH

COPING WITH BREAST CANCER

BUCKING THE ACTIVISM TREND

by James Pindell

by Karen A. Jamrog

94 Local Dish

by Barbara Radcliffe Rogers

31 Artisan

22 Food & Drink

MONIQUE SAKELLARIOS

by Susan Laughlin

by Susan Laughlin

100 Dine Out

CULINARY TOUR OF DOVER

by Susan Laughlin

25 Small Bites FOOD NEWS

by Susan Laughlin

GOOD EATS

32 First Person

edited by Susan Laughlin

GOING HOME AGAIN

by Joyce Maynard

104 Ayuh WARNER WONDER

34 Out and About YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE

ON THE COVER The photo of Henniker Brewing Co. Head Brewer Devin Bush was taken by Chris Saunders. Learn more about local craft beer starting on page 38.

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by Ray Carbone

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he building looks like so many other transform the place where an organization such old residences situated near Concord’s as CCCNH provides residential services. Once downtown — too large for today’s Building on Hope is done, they’ll not only have shrinking families but still useful. The original more living space beautifully designed for their builders would be fascinated by the highmission, they will also have the inspiration and tech security measures, sensors and cameras resources needed to dream about new ways to mounted at every entrance. Sadly, they would assist clients, to engage problems earlier on and also probably understand the threats that to ultimately improve outcomes. necessitated them. It’s not a new problem.

That’s what’s happened over the last decade In a seemingly unrelated note, there will be at previous Building on Hope projects, ina comical sight on the afternoon of October 4 cluding the Briggs Center for the Manchester as men line up in downtown Concord to run Police Athletic League, the training hub for a mile-long race — in women’s heels. There’s Opportunity Networks of Amherst, the Girls something funny about a man wearing a Inc. program facility in Manchester and the business suit and stilettos, but there’s nothing Easterseals NH Krol House for boys. funny about the reason behind the scene.

That’s what we hope will happen for The “reason” and connection between CCCNH because, among all the contemporary these two scenarios is the Crisis Center of horrors that we face at home and abroad, this Central NH (CCCNH), which offers a home one should and can be fixed. The nightmare for women with children who are seeking reality that too many women and children face shelter from an abusive partner.

— being terrorized and attacked within their To be more precise, these are women who own homes by the same person who should are most likely fleeing from their homes be guarding and comforting them — is an — leaving behind friends and personal unacceptable fact. belongings — because a man, often the father The men choosing to “Walk a Mile in Her of their children, is a serious danger to them.

Shoes” this month are in the vanguard of the Frequently the violence has gone on for years solution simply by openly acknowledging the and has worsened until the only option is realities of domestic violence. Far too many of to run and hide. So, imagine these women us are friends with either a victim or a perpeas refugees fleeing deadly enemies from war trator of such crimes. By doing something bold zones within their own country and you’ll and, yes, a little silly, these men are drawing have an idea of what they face every day. attention to, and starting conversations about, a Building on Hope is not designed to solve problem that requires secrecy to exist. problems like that. Providing a therapeutic And as long as domestic abuse is only safe haven for families is more than most spoken about in whispers, that old unmarked volunteers can manage, so we (I’m on the house near downtown Concord will require a steering committee) leave that to the caring high level of secrecy just to remain safe. professionals. What we can do is rally the professionals of the construction, design and building materials industries to provide a lavish, Visit buildingonhope.com to get involved, learn more, or donate money or material to the makeover for CCCNH. improved structure and new equipment to

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Darren Garnick, who wrote “A Field Guide to New Hampshire Mascots,” is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker, writer, producer and photographer.

The photographer and writer of “Forever Autumn,” Sarah Kenney, writes about food, rural life and more on her blog, thymefoodblog.com.

Chris Saunders, who took the cover photo, is a portrait and commercial photographer based in Concord. Learn more at mainstvisual.com.

Joyce Maynard wrote this month’s “First Person.” She is the author of 17 books, including the novel “To Die For” and her memoir “At Home in the World.”

Ray Carbone wrote this month’s “Ayuh.” He has written for The Boston Globe, NHPR.org, BusinessNH magazine and other publications.

Longtime “Outsider” contributor and Conway resident Marty Basch is the author of multiple books on sports and the outdoors.

Frequent New Hampshire Magazine contributor Anders Morley had more fun than anyone should traveling around the state this summer in search of the smallest new breweries. Morley is a writer and translator whose work appears in various publications in Canada and the US. From an island in the St. Lawrence River, he writes about cultural history, the great outdoors and sometimes food (including beer).

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As we were wrapping up this issue back in August (yes, it is weird to write about fall in the middle of the August heat), we heard from New Hampshire Public Radio’s Virginia Prescott that “Word of Mouth” was about to make some big changes. Starting in early September, her show changed both times and theme — it now airs on Saturdays at 11 a.m. (right after “Wait Wait ... Don’t Tell Me) and replays on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. The revamped show is New Hampshire-centric, and will delve into local stories and questions that explore the Granite State. Sounds like a familiar mission and, indeed, we’ve partnered with NHPR quite a bit over the years. Our media types tend to complement one another rather than compete. Most of the time we will cover different aspects of the state, but we’re pleased to announce that we’ve identified a number of subjects that would benefit from our creative collaboration.

Keep your eyes peeled and your ears tuned for special installments that will utilize the strengths of both radio and print to give you a deeper understanding of the remarkable stories of New Hampshire.

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rivals and surpasses that in the North End. Vito and his mother welcome all with more than the typical iconic Italian hospitality and, as a veteran travel writer and food critic, I constantly recommend this restaurant.

Good job, Jay Leno, for choosing Vito’s and good job, Editor Broussard, for a well-written article.

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Donut Coincidence

Two years ago I had the opportunity to display my “Amazing Fantasy 15” (first appearance of Spider-Man) mosaic in Stan Lee’s signing booth at the Boston comic con. At that time, I told his agent that I would do one for Stan. I had “Avengers 4” in mind featuring Captain America as that was the first big superhero that Stan was associated with back in the early 1940s This year, I was able to coordinate with Stan’s agent to meet at the Boston comic con to gift the piece to Stan and the Stan Lee Museum. My son Jake made the trip with me, and Stan did a sketch cover drawing for Jake and personalized it to him. We were able to shake the hand of the legend that cocreated the Marvel universe — it was amazing for sure!

Matthew DiMasi Concord Editor’s Note: Matthew DiMasi received a Best of NH Editor’s Pick this year for his comic book mosaics. His letter refers to giving one of his creations to Stan Lee.

Better Than the North End Seeing the face of Vito Marcello when I turned a page in my September issue gave me such pleasure [“Blips”]. Eating at Vito Marcello’s Italian Bistro is a culinary peak experience. The warm and welcoming ambiance is laid-back sophistication. The extensive and eclectic ethnic menu is served by an impeccably efficient staff. Chef Vito produces innovative and traditional dishes to please any palate, and his creamy homemade gelato 10

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I was recently vacationing at Old Orchard Beach, Maine, and came across The Holy Donut, a great donut shop. While reading New Hampshire Magazine, I was reading the story “Taking the Leap” [“Food & Drink,” September 2017] and noticed that The Holy Donut (specializing in potato donuts) gave advice to Donut Love. What a coincidence.

Great magazine. Thanks.

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Meet Dr. Titus I am writing this letter to you to suggest that you feature an article on the life of Dr. Titus Plomaritis in your New Hampshire Magazine. Dr. Plomaritis is now 81 years old and has published his autobiography “Titus: The Life Story of Dr. Titus Plomaritis.”

He has quite the accomplishments. He excelled in football in Lowell, Massachusetts (he was the Tom Brady of his day), excelled in baseball, boxing, billiards, golfing, etc. Whatever he played, he was always top-notch. He joined the Army as a paratrooper and was stationed in Japan. He came back to Lowell to finish high school at Lowell High. He earned a full scholarship to Boston University, then went onto New York Chiropractic Institute for his degree as a chiropractor. He opened his practice in Pelham and stayed there until his retirement.

Beside his practice, he was very involved in politics. Dr. Titus was a campaign manager for former Governor Hugh Gallen and was appointed by the state to be the governor’s personal photographer. He was

also very involved with the presidential campaign for Jimmy Carter in 1978. Dr. Titus headed many fundraisers throughout his life. In retirement he has started his own Plomaritis Family Foundation for scholarships for students from Lowell and Pelham.

Dr. Titus has helped so many people in his lifetime — it would be an honor to have an article about him in your magazine to tell people about what a wonderful man he is.

I hope you will consider an article in your wonderful magazine.

Doris M. Boulard Nashua Editor’s Note: We always appreciate good suggestions for people we should know and introduce to our readers. In this case, you did such a nice job of summarizing a few of Dr. Titus’ notable accomplishments that the least we can do is publish your comments and provide a link (titusplomaritis.com) for anyone interested in knowing more or purchasing his book. Thanks for writing.

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When my daughter Cynthia took over the management of the NASWA Resort, she told me she didn’t want me to sit and watch TV. Could I possibly make some homemade desserts for her Blue Bistro Restaurant at the resort? So, little by little, I arrived at where my desserts are now being awarded the best in New Hampshire, and I have you to thank for that honor.

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Outsider 14 Events 16 Our Town 18 Food & Drink 22 Small Bites 25

Forgotten Drive

One of New Hampshire’s historic hotels, The Balsams Resort, is located in the remote northern White Mountains in Dixville Notch. In peak foliage season, the journey to the hotel is one of the best leaf-peeping drives in the state (see more scenic drive recommendations in “Outsider” on the following page). Sadly, this beautiful resort closed its doors in 2011. Ever since, many Granite Staters have been watching with interest as current owner Les Otten brings his plans for a revived and expanded resort to life. Hopefully in the near future this beautiful drive will once again end with a stay at the grand hotel. nhmagazine.com | October 2017

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To see the best foliage, get off the highway.

Fall Byways

Foliage drives for peak viewing

BY MARTY BASCH

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ew Hampshire is never more enticing than during the spectacle of fall foliage. From locals to international travelers, thousands are drawn to Mother Nature’s brilliant display, as easily seen from the more than 1,000 miles of designated scenic and cultural byways, and the myriad meandering backroads that wind through the state.

“The byways crisscross every region of the state and take visitors on a journey through beautiful mountains, by pristine lakes and along the seacoast, through quintessential country villages, and down long and winding country roads,” says New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism Development Communications Manager Kris Neilsen.

“Fall is a great time to explore the road less traveled here, because you just never know

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what you might find around the next bend.”

Even with surprises hiding around every bend, a few sights are a safe bet. Driving around the Granite State, you’re likely to find resplendent village greens with white steeples, mom-and-pop stores, covered bridges, country fairs, historic cemeteries and sites, glimmering waterways, staggering alpine vistas and more.

Before venturing out behind the leaf-peeping wheel, it’s a good idea to check in with a fall foliage report for regional updates on the colors. Though peak pigment is preferred by many, roadways tends to be less trafficked during pre- and post-peak times, which can still hold satisfying hues.

The 34-mile Kancamagus Highway, or Route 112, is a remarkably scenic and popular drive though the heart of the White Moun-

tain National Forest between Conway and Lincoln. Though crowded on weekends, it’s a leaf-peeper’s delight with its thick, broadleafed trees. Motor to nearly 3,000 feet in elevation on the twisting road named after Chief Kancamagus, “The Fearless One.” The Kanc, as locals call it, is a gateway to adventure with its campgrounds, waterfalls, hiking trails, historic sites, gorge and more. There’s even a hidden ski jump for high school competitions, a barebones forest cabin for rent, a suspension bridge and the under-the-radar, multiuse Albany Town Forest trails.

Set in the splendor of the Pinkham Notch area, the state’s most famous toll road is a glorious and often white-knuckled thrill ride to the summit of the Northeast’s highest peak. Opened in 1861 as a carriage road, the Mt. Washington Auto Road is a sinuous nearly 8-mile drive to the notable summit.

What will you find on the rock pile?

“Crisp air, panoramic views, brilliantly colored arrays of deciduous trees set to a backdrop of dark evergreens and jagged mountain boulders,” says Digital Media Director Shannon Duffey-Ball.

You can opt for a guided van trip if driving up the mountain scares you, but, in any case, be sure you know the weather before you go — and don’t forget to take advantage of the pull-offs.

Beyond the Whites lay the North Country’s Great North Woods with the flowing Androscoggin River, mighty Dixville Notch and ample opportunities for wildlife spotting. Gorham is an excellent jumping-off point for a roughly 120-mile loop that goes up through Berlin, past the historic Nansen Ski Jump, along the Androscoggin and through the delightful Thirteen Mile Woods to Errol. Wiggle through Dixville Notch past The Balsams and into Colebrook before following along the Connecticut River south to Groveton, past the covered bridge in Stark and then back through Berlin and Gorham. Roads used are Routes 16, 26, 3, 110 and back to 16.

Make it a day or spend the night during the nearly 134-mile Lakes Loop that showcases everything from the shores of

Check it out visitnh.gov Fall trip ideas, foliage reports and more generalstarkbyway.org Details about the drive mtwashingtonautoroad.com Everything you need to know before you go

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Lake Winnipesaukee to small towns along winding backroads in the central and eastern part of the state. From Meredith’s cozy town docks, meander along the Big Lake shores east on Route 25 to Center Harbor and Moultonborough before turning south on Route 109 into charming Wolfeboro. The lovely loop then encompasses Routes 153, 11, 202A, 4, 107 and then 3 back to Meredith while taking in slices of Americana in communities like Sanbornville, Northwood and Nottingham.

Another spectacular circuit is the roughly 80-mile Monadnock loop from Keene, anchored by lofty Mount Monadnock, that pierces the heart of classic New Hampshire small-town ambiance through gems like Marlborough, Peterborough and Marlow.

Take Route 101 to Marlborough, then head south on Route 124 by Monadnock State Park. Go north on Route 123 to Peterborough and follow Route 136 to Greenfield.

Then it’s Forest Road to Route 123 in Hancock to picturesque Marlow before meandering back to Keene.

Also in the state’s southwest area, Neilsen recommends driving Route 119 from Fitzwilliam through Winchester or traveling

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Drive to the tallest peak in the Northeast, Mt. Washington, via the famous Auto Road.

north on Route 12 from the Massachusetts border up through Fitzwilliam and Troy into Keene for invigorating autumn splendor.

Revolutionary War general John Stark provided us with our “Live Free or Die” motto, so what better way to explore the state than on a highway named in his honor? You’ll catch classic snapshots of white and brick buildings and a rainbow of fall color across the 34-mile General John Stark Scenic Byway, which stretches through Goffstown, Dunbarton, Weare and New Boston

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Route 113 from Goffstown to New Boston along the Piscataquog River down through Mont Vernon, Milford and Brookline to the Massachusetts border is another Neilsen-recommended gem.

Take your time in the Upper Valley and the Lake Sunapee area during a 140-mile spin along the Sunapee Loop, taking in the Franklin Pierce Homestead and the resplendent village green in Washington.

Launch and finish from Greenfield by driving north on Route 31, then following Route 10, Springfield Road, Route 114, Routes 202/9, Route 13 and Route 136 back to your starting point. Along the way, enjoy a few college towns, like New London, home of Colby-Sawyer, or Henniker, anchored by New England College.

The state’s small slice of seacoast also satiates many a scenic appetite. The Coastal Byway, Route 1A from Portsmouth to Seabrook, serves up historic sites, coastline views and lots of restaurants where you can stop in and relax.

No matter which route you choose, enjoy the Granite State at leisure during the fabulous fall foliage season. NH

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October | Picks Or is it Oktober?

White Mountain Oktoberfest October 7-8, Lincoln

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With festivities including pumpkin-painting, water-balloon-launching and a stein-carry and keg-roll relay — plus, of course, plenty of beer and brats — this Granite State German fest may be the granddaddy of them all. Prost! loonmtn.com

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EVENTS

If everyone’s Irish on March 17, then everyone’s German in October. It’s officially Oktoberfest season in the Granite State, and New Hampshire’s breweries, ski towns and even nonprofits are celebrating in style. Raise a stein at one of these five. Want more fun things to do? See the statewide calendar on page 66.

Ammonoosuc Oktoberfest

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September 22-23, Littleton

Schilling Beer Co. and friends throw one of the state’s best fall beer bashes (albeit not quite in its namesake month). Expect Bavarian eats including wurst and pig roasts alongside beers from 15 New England craft breweries. ammonoosucoktoberfest.flavour.events

Elm City Brewing Outdoor Oktoberfest September 30, Keene

Who needs beer from the Hofbräuhaus when you can sip on locally made fall-ready brews? Elm City taps their Oktoberfest beer at this annual fest and celebrates Bavarian tradition with German eats and a live oompah band. elmcitybrewing.com

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Oktoberfest in the Biergarten October 6, Merrimack

The state’s biggest brewer puts a charitable spin on the beer fest tradition by hosting a fundraiser fest for a local nonprofit. This year, proceeds benefit the Manchester Choral Society, and festivities include a cornhole tournament and (fittingly) a boozy sing-along known as “Beer Choir.” mcsnh.org

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Attitash Oktoberfest October 7-8, Bartlett

This ski resort festival turns 20 this year, and it’s celebrating with a 19-brewery-strong biergarten, oompah tunes from King Ludwig Band, and the Samuel Adams Stein Hoist Competition, where the winner earns an overnight stay in Boston and a tour of the Sam Adams brewery. attitash.com The stein-carry at the White Mountain Oktoberfest

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Curious Sandwich

Exploring the home of NH’s own Great Wall

BY BARBARA RADCLIFFE ROGERS

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n our continuing search for New Hampshire’s earliest highways, we once again got sidetracked, this time by the Great Wall of Sandwich.

Sandwiched (sorry, I couldn’t resist) between the southern edge of the White Mountain National Forest and the northern shore of Squam Lake, the town is one of the state’s largest by area. This is because, when it was chartered by Royal Governor Benning Wentworth in 1763, it was so hard to access that he enlarged the grant to compensate.

Forty years later, it would become a stop on one of the state’s first highways, built — as most of the early ones were — to give

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upstate farmers access to markets in the Seacoast cities. Driving the rutted gravel Sandwich Notch Road today, it’s hard to imagine it as the major artery it was, climbing over two notches on its way to the Pemigewasset Valley. It still goes through until snow closes it, but it’s not for the timid.

Of the notch’s 30-odd farmhouses, only one remains; the rest are only cellar holes.

The shapes of long-overgrown fields are marked by stone walls rambling through the forest. The road widens enough to park at the trail to Beede Falls, a series of waterfalls below which is a tumble of glacial boulders.

Hard to miss, since it overhangs the road,

is Pulpit Rock, where a Quaker pastor preached to notch families.

We learned more about Sandwich’s long history at the Sandwich Historical Society Museum, housed in the Elisha Marston House, just off the common. Celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, the historical society has collected early household furnishings, tools, textiles and farm implements used by local families. The museum also includes works by early local artists, among them Fred G. Quimby. Next door in the Grange Hall is his largest known work — a painted stage curtain (another one to add to our “collection” that began a few months ago in North Haverhill).

Beyond the Grange Hall, where a sign announced a public supper that evening, is the Quimby Barn, a museum of antique horse-drawn vehicles. The pride of the collection is a beautifully restored 1850 Concord Coach. There’s also a mail wagon, a Concord Express Wagon, a summer hearse and a chaise — a one-horse shay whose body is suspended on leather straps for a smoother ride.

Our next stop was farther south on the old highway, now Route 109.

Atop Wentworth Hill is the old schoolhouse, restored by the historical

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society, and the site of the first house in Sandwich. Opposite are two mansions, one of which has an adjacent square shingled tower. Just below in the Lower Corner Historic District is the old store and post office, a brick building dating to 1845, but it was a glance down Little Pond Road that brought us to a screeching halt.

We’d found the Great Wall of Sandwich, certainly the state’s most monumental spite fence. From an 18-foot-high stone base, a giant statue overlooks a 10-foot-thick wall built of huge pieces of cut granite. We knew there must be a good story behind them, and there is.

Isaac Adams was born in Sandwich in 1802 and worked as a printer’s apprentice.

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he decided at age 22 that he could do better in Boston, but none of his neighbors would loan him money for the fare. He worked his way to the city, but never forgot. After he had invented the Adams steam press, revolutionizing the printing process, he returned to his hometown with his fortune and bought the houses and farms of the people who had refused him help.

He tore them down, using parts of some to build his own mansion, and from their granite foundations he began construction of his Great Wall. He hired nearly 100 local men and two expert masons, who worked for two years. When they ran out of foundations to recycle, they quarried stone from his property. The wall, only part of which can be seen from the road, extends for more than a mile.

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The statue outlived Adams and his neighbors, standing until a hurricane toppled it in 1941. It shattered into fragments, which were lost until recent owners found them under a manure pile in a horse barn.

In 2011, Sandwich metal artist Adam Nudd-Homeyer undertook restoring the statue, reassembling the often-miniscule pieces and replacing the missing parts.

Nudd-Homeyer’s Sunshine Hill Metalworks, located in the Lower Corner Village, specializes in restoration and reproduction of antique metalwork and original wrought and cast metal pieces. He also crafts Tappan Chairs, using the 19th-century machinery of their original maker; these Shaker-style chairs have been made in Sandwich —

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and only here — since 1819.

The town is a magnet for artists of all kinds. Sandwich Home Industries began here in 1920, eventually merging into the League of NH Craftsmen. Their gallery on the common displays works by area artists and more from around the state, and paper works by Sandwich artist Margaret Merritt are shown at the nearby Patricia Ladd Carega Gallery. Sandwich even has its own Shakespeare company, Advice To The Players, which also sponsors a theatre camp and Wednesday evening summer concerts.

The historic Corner House Inn in the center of town, in addition to its excellent food, serves up live music in the pub and regular storytelling dinners.

This month, the town’s attention focuses on the Sandwich Fair, a three-day celebration of rural life held on Columbus Day weekend, with vegetables, flowers, baked goods, crafts and livestock competitions, a small midway, stage shows, oxen and tractor pulls, a farmers market and craft show — all the things you expect at an old-fashioned country fair (see more on page 26).

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Drive and Dine in Dover

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Good eats — from breakfast to fine dining

BY SUSAN LAUGHLIN

The cup of coffee is elevated at Flight Coffee Co., which also has beer on tap.

Begin your day with breakfast at 2 Home Cooks. Try the buttermilk pancakes topped with chocolate bits and fruit.

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over has a lot going for it. The Cochecho River threads its way through the city, and a series of historic brick mill buildings lining it are the perfect backdrop for a vibrant downtown.

I didn’t see any empty storefronts as I dawdled down Central Avenue. The retail scene is anchored by Alie Jewelers, which has been there for 100 years. Then there’s Harvey’s Bakery and the Village Goldsmith, with a history that stretches back 50 and 30 years, respectively. I could have spent the afternoon browsing shops, but I came to eat.

It’s not easy to become a dining mecca, especially when Dover’s cousin city of Portsmouth has claimed the title since it was put on the dining map by Chef James Haller and his Blue Strawbery in the early ’70s. Since then, Portsmouth’s city streets have become paved with hungry diners while Dover waited patiently in the first violin chair.

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ago, Chef Chris Kozlowski put down roots in a beautiful renovation of an old bank that had anchored the downtown traffic triangle.

His Crescent City Bistro & Rum Bar and, later, Orchard Street Chop House, gave a firm foundation upon which to build a great dining town. Unfortunately, he bailed on the bistro about 10 years ago and pulled up his “steaks” again nearly a year ago to hit the road with a food truck. Fortunately, it didn’t take long for the void to be filled. But more on that later — I started my Dover pilgrimage in the morning, making for a busy day of dining in the Garrison City.

What a delight it was to find 2 Home Cooks on Chestnut Street, a few blocks off Central Avenue. The breakfast/lunch café was the cleanest operation I have ever seen, the servers the most accommodating, and even the menu was a standout — easy to read and not sticky. I enjoyed a threesome of buttermilk pancakes dotted with bacon and chocolate bits and topped with fresh

fruit. A drizzle of maple syrup made it perfect. When an errant blueberry rolled to the floor, it was quickly retrieved, and both the server and I were happy the carpet was spared its first stain. There’s a lot to like here, from the house-made biscuits to slow-roasted corned beef to the waffles and waffle BLT. Somehow I missed getting the bacon maple syrup as a topping. Forgive me.

Breakfast is not in short supply in this city.

The diner-reminiscent Fat Dog Kitchen is pleasant enough, giving the appearance that it’s been here a while despite being only a year or so old. I gave the house-made corned beef Benedict a try. It was presented on an oversized English muffin, and the blend of beef and sweet potatoes was tasty. I got the impression that Fat Dog is known for their creative take on standard breakfast dishes, many of which are posted as daily specials.

Venturing further afield in Dover, there are many more choices for coffee and lunch.

I was happy to see that Flight Coffee Co. had found a following and was humming with activity. The place is designed for hipsters, with its rustic woods, Edison bulbs and board games for whiling away a Sunday afternoon. The pour-over coffee spot features lightly roasted single-origin coffees, an espresso and milk bar, beer on tap and even Kombucha tea. The special barista drinks are a brilliant twist. Consider the Ginger Snap Buzz ($4) with ginger soda, cold brew, tonic water and a sugar rim. For nibbling, find house-made bagels and a case filled with appealing sweet breads and doughnuts.

The gluten-free peanut butter cookies called, but I covered my ears. Baldface Books is

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Savor the area’s freshest lobster, seafood selections & local farm dishes while taking in a postcard-perfect view of the majestic Piscataqua River.

7th Settlement Brewery serves its own craft beer alongside both pub favorites and interesting items like salmon or a kale salad.

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Searching out lunch offerings at cafés, I drove over to the latest Tucker’s location, which is their fourth. It’s on Dover’s 31 Badgers Island West / Kittery, ME 03904 / 207~703~2987 historic “Miracle Mile,” a short stretch of shopping malls less than two miles from Central Square. Most of the history has been replaced with new concepts; nonetheless, there are several dining options in the malls.

But first, Tucker’s. What a brand Erica and Hale Cole-Tucker have built. People love the place. The interior is bright and fresh, the servers friendly, and the food is just plain good. They strive to put a healthy spin on offerings, sourcing locally when possible and offering light selections alongside classic, decadent dishes such as the Redneck Brisket that features locally smoked beef. SandwichSEACOAST ST OF THE delines ui G es are made with artisan breads and can beBE Branding ordered with superfood greens, a mix of cruciferous raw veggies. There is an array of grilled cheese sandwiches, meal-worthy nts for Top 3 Restaura salads and even a sashimi superfood bowl.

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gree, having opened Mint Bistro and Bridge Café in Manchester, and Pressed Café in Nashua. His food is delicious, beautiful and healthy. Occasionally he really struts his stuff with a tasting menu in the evening.

Heading back to Central Square, I searched for the new Chapel + Main. Of course, it is on the corner of Chapel and Main, but signage is minimal. It’s like their place in Kittery, The Black Birch, a converted government space in an underwhelming setting. But step inside to understand the concept — it’s a welcoming space offering classic New England dishes that are reimagined with a real zip, zing and wow to every bite.

I started with popcorn. Not just buttered popcorn, but tiny kernels popped in rendered bone marrow and dusted with furikake, an Asian spice with a taste of umami from the seaweed, bonito flakes and sesame

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seeds. It’s a fun start and goes perfectly with their excellent draft beer list. Find classic favorites such as pan-seared scallops or chicken noodle soup prepared with extra love by Executive Chef Skye Bonney, former sous chef at The Black Birch. She has been given free rein to develop her own menu here. Creative cocktails are part of the experience too. Fun retro glassware, one step up from Welch’s jelly jars, put a smile on your face even before the potent potables get to work.

No trip to Dover would be complete without a nod to Chef Evan Hennessey’s Stages at One Washington. He offers an exceptional dining experience, thoughtfully executed and beautifully presented in (naturally) stages. It’s a multicourse experience, mostly locally sourced, occasionally even incorporating greens grown in the next room.

This is a reservations-only eatery. Expect to spend the evening — and to shell out a pretty penny. For a fun experience, ask to be seated at the kitchen bar.

Back in the heart of the city, the former Chop House is now Ember Wood Fired Grill, purchased by Chris Serrecchia of the Dover Brickhouse across the street. He put a bar in the lower level and opens the upstairs level weekends only. The upscale menu, tempting cocktail list and 170-strong whiskey list is pretty interesting, and I hope they can stay on plan. Stay tuned for more on this place in the November issue.

Sure, Dover has its share of spots for wings and beer, but in between, rays of light are shining. Certainly this time, new players are making the town something to talk about. It’s time to give Dover a little love. NH

Find it 2 Home Cooks 40 Chestnut St. 2homecooks.com

Tucker’s

238 Indian Brook Rd. tuckersnh.com

Flight Coffee Co.

478 Central Ave. flightcoffeeco.com

Earth’s Harvest Kitchen & Juicery

835 Central Ave. earths-harvest.com

Fat Dog Kitchen 20 Third St. Facebook

Stages at One Washington

1 Washington St., Suite 325 stages-dining.com

Ember Wood Fired Grill 1 Orchard St. emberwfg.com

Other Dining Options Sonny’s Tavern

Upscale cocktails in a down-home space 328 Central Ave. sonnystaverndover.com

The Gyro Spot

This Manchester eatery opened a second location in Dover serving Greek street food — gyros, rice bowls, fries with toppings and, of course, Greek salads.

421 Central Ave. thegyrospot.com

The Falls Grill & Tavern

Sports bar atmosphere with views 421 Central Ave. Facebook

Patti B’s

Southern Italian 34 Dover Point Rd., pattybs.com

Thirsty?

7th Settlement Brewery

Microbrewery serving gastropub fare. Housed in a mill building with a hip vibe — and they just banned tipping. Try the mangalitsa pork, if available.

47 Washington St., 7thsettlement.com

Garrison City Beerworks

Beers range from the Stalwart Chocolate Stout with a marshmallow finish to the crisp Daybreak IPA to Tessellate, an IPA with hibiscus and kiwi that drinks like juice. Just saying. Now offering food in their tasting room.

455 Central Ave. garrisoncitybeerworks.com

Thirsty Moose Taphouse Baldface Books now shares space with Flight Coffee Co.

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They have more beers on tap than you can imagine.

83 Washington St. thirstymoosetaphouse.com/dover

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Tomatoes to Sauce

From the page of the Cook’s Cook Community Forum on Facebook, hosted by Denise Landis of Exeter, this easy and ingenious recipe will solve the problem of late-harvest, and maybe ugly, tomatoes. Landis is the editor of the international food magazine for professional and aspiring food writers, The Cook’s Cook: A Community of Cooks, Food Writers & Recipe Testers. For more than 25 years she was a recipe tester for The New York Times. Enjoy the harvest of crowdsourcing.

Easiest, best-tasting tomato sauce ever, submitted by Patti Laskowski Elwell: 8-10 lbs. tomatoes of any kind, cut into chunks; 3-4 lbs. onions chopped, 3-4 bulbs of garlic with skins removed from the cloves; 1/2 cup dried Italian herbs such as oregano and basil (or 1 cup fresh). Add other veggies you may have on hand, such as carrots, peppers or mushrooms. Put in large pan and drizzle with olive oil. Roast 1 1\2 hours at 450 degrees, stirring every 1/2 hour until cooked down. Purée with a stick blender right in the pan. Add 1/4 cup sugar, if necessary, red wine if you like, and salt and pepper to taste. For variations, leave chunky. Freeze any leftovers. Enjoy! thecookscook.com

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Salted Caramel Appletini

2 ounces General John Stark Vodka (made from NH apples) 2 ounces fresh apple cider 1 ounce Domaine de Canton French Ginger Liqueur 1 ounce fresh lemon juice 1 ounce salted caramel sauce (Coop’s brand is made from local cream) 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon Add to a shaker with ice and shake vigorously.

Drizzle martini glass with caramel. Strain into chilled glass. If desired, garnish with a cinnamon stick.

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Sandwich Fair

This classic fall fair got its start as an agricultural gathering in 1886. That year, area farmers exhibited 184 yoke of oxen. Today, enjoy three days (October 7-9) of everything such fairs are now known for — fried food, a bustling midway, 4-H exhibitions, demonstrations, music, truck-pulls, livestock and animal shows, a woodsmen’s field day and more.

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Blips Monitoring appearances of the 603 on the media radar since 2006 coffee and every little sit-down event in New Hampshire. That is one of the things I like best about that state, that anybody can come in and really have a chance to succeed politically.”

Most weekends, she’d rather be lakeside: “My husband and I had a home for many years on Lake Winnipesaukee in Moultonborough.

We bought it when we were living in California because we wanted to feel connected to the state.

When we moved back to New York, we used to drive up every Friday night, and we didn’t care how long it took us. We would make that drive because it was worth it to be able to wake up on Saturday morning and drink your coffee and look out at Lake Winnipesaukee.”

Regan and her son in her parents’ backyard

Before coming to Fox, Regan anchored shows at Bloomberg News and CNBC.

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Fox’s Trish Regan recalls her family’s Granite State history

Her favorite spots to visit with family: “As a kid, we used to ski at The Balsams ... Now, as a mother of three, we take our kids to the Omni Mount Washington Resort almost every year, and that is where they have learned to ski. I have wonderful memories of Applecrest Farm in Hampton Falls, where I used to pick apples. I’ve taken my kids back there quite a bit, and they love it.”

BY CASEY MCDERMOTT

ou might know Trish Regan as a rising presence on Fox Business Network. There, she anchored coverage of the RNC and DNC conventions and now, as host of “The Intelligence Report with Trish Regan,” claims the title of “No. 1 Female Business Anchor on Television.” What you might not know is that Regan’s grandfather was a night watchman at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, her aunt was mayor of the same coastal city, and her uncle, Paul McEachern, famously (albeit unsuccessfully) tried to unseat Gov. John H. Sununu as the Democrats’ gubernatorial nominee in 1986.

Suffice it to say, her Granite State roots run deep. “Every time I do an interview with someone from Manchester and I look at that backdrop of the Amoskeag mills, I think, ‘You know what, my great-grandfather worked in those mills. My grandmother grew up in housing that the Amoskeag mills provided,’” Regan, who grew up in Hampton herself, reminisced recently between shows. “I’m very lucky to have the opportunities I had, and it’s all because of the hard work of my previous generations that lived in New Hampshire.” Read on for more musings on her home state below.

How NH informs her approach to newsgathering: “New Hampshire people take themselves pretty seriously, and it’s in part because they have a real responsibility every four years to be influential to the country. That shaped a lot

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of how I thought about political and economic issues, knowing I need to approach them seriously. There’s a kind of responsibility I have as a journalist, or as a Granite Stater, to make sure that I’m being fair and I’m thinking about what, from a policy perspective, is right for the country.”

On her politically engaged family: “There was one Republican who dared to vote for Reagan! I talk about this quite a bit on the air because I think my family sort of represented that Irish Catholic blue-collar Democrat ... I’m an independent. I have some views that fall more in line with the right and some that fall more in line with the left, but I’m always willing to give everybody a fair shake.”

The 1984 presidential primary gave Regan her first scoop: “Walter Mondale, when I was a little kid, was in our driveway giving a speech. I can remember tape-recording the whole thing, and going into class the next day and playing excerpts from it. That basically was my first official report. I was so excited because Geraldine Ferraro was on the ticket at the time. It made a big impact on me.”

Why she hopes her medium doesn’t replace retail campaigning: “Politics has changed a lot, and it’s more of a television medium now. I really think Donald Trump proved he could connect to voters by going through the media, as opposed to, say, going to every little

IN OTHER NEWS: Filmmaker Ken Burns might be known as a Walpole local, but Lake Sunapee (where he owns a summer home) plays a starring role in The New Yorker’s latest profile of the documentarian. Sunapee Harbor, the magazine observes, “has the tidy calm ... of a place about to be turned to ash in a disaster movie.” • Responding to violence in Charlottesville, Bedford’s Sarah Silverman penned an open letter on Facebook urging white nationalists “to shed your ideology of hate and join us in an existence of love.” • THIS JUST IN: Paralympic gold medalist Victoria Arlen has been named to the cast for the new season of ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” show. Arlen, a native of Exeter, will dance with Val Chmerkovskiy on the show and compete against other stars like Nick Lachey and Debbie Gibson. She and host Tom Bergeron, himself no stranger to our seacoast, might get to swap some NH tales between sets.

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THE CURIOUS TALE

NH’s Belle Époque

Our social scene gets a artistic kick in the can-can

BY RICK BROUSSARD

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o one in the know doubts the power that Manchester’s Currier Museum of Art exerts upon the region’s community of art lovers, but the true test of its influence may lie in just how many people dress up for a party they will host.

The Currier’s much-anticipated show “The Paris of Toulouse-Lautrec” began on September 30 and runs until January 7, but the colorfully decadent spirit of 19th-century France is just too potent to remain on the walls, so museum lovers are invited to enjoy “Moulin Rouge at the Currier” on November 4.

“It will be a non-stop spectacle,” says Corinne Breton, special events manager for the Currier. “We’re completely converting the Currier into the Moulin Rouge with fire dancers,

aerialists and roaming performers.” The event is one in a series of what the Currier is terming their “lively” exhibitions, where guests are invited to get into the act. It’s tough to get stoic Granite Staters to relax into costumes and poses, but they are pulling out the stops to ensure it happens. “Imagine a masquerade ball meets the circus and add some of the flair of the French can-can and you’ll have an idea,” she says. So feathers, corsets, fancy duds and top hats will be de rigueur. “We’re hoping the guests might even get inspired and give the can-can a try,” she says. “Though maybe not while in the galleries.”

Start planning your outfits now and visit currier.org.moulin-rouge to order tickets. NH

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NEW HANOVER STREET GALLERY

Kelley Stelling Contemporary (named for owner/ partners Bill Stelling and Karina Kelley, left) is opening its new gallery space at 221 Hanover Street in Manchester with a champagne reception on Thursday, October 19, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The gallery’s inaugural exhibition is titled “Pairings” and

of mysterious hermit Joseph Plummer, who lived in the woods of central New Hampshire in the late 1700s, was uncovered two centuries later when a man purchased the mythical loner’s land and built a hideaway cabin for himself — only to discover the legend of Joseph lurking deep in the seclusion of the forest.

Brooklyn photographer Amani Willett’s images (right) track the hermit’s overgrown trail through the land his family now owns. Willett’s father acquired the deed 40 years ago. This October, the palimpsest of the previous occupant will be revealed in Willet’s stark, strange photos.

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will feature the works of emerging artists in 2D and 3D formats. Drawing upon the deep pool of talent both in New England and the wider art world, KS Contemporary wants to serve as a locus for dialogue about art’s place in the community, and the need to nurture, educate and expose its possibilities to a broad mix of artists, collectors and art lovers. nhmagazine.com | October 2017

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Protest? No, Thanks Political activism is passing New Hampshire by

BY JAMES PINDELL

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he year 2017 may go down in US history as the time when political activism reached levels not witnessed in decades. For the first time, there was a groundswell of protestors from both the right and the left, who gave money to political candidates and followed the news in ways they never have before.

Around the country, this new level of activism led to concrete results. In New Hampshire, however, nothing has really lasted. While time is never wasted being an active citizen, the truth is that all this talk has neither led to action nor the appearance of forthcoming action — at least not as is happening around the country.

Nationwide, there have been significant large-scale rallies on the right and the left on matters ranging from science to women’s rights to immigration policies. People have taken to the streets about repealing Obamacare or honoring police or even protecting so-called white identity.

All of these causes have had real organizers, real money put into the events and

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real crowds. All apparently grew organically from the grassroots without relying on a political party or candidate. And, at the national level, they’ve managed to get results.

A record number of candidates have already signed up to run for Congress in 2018, and they are collecting record amounts of money. The pro-choice women’s candidate fund EMILY’s List reports that a record 10,000 women contacted them in the months after the 2016 election about running for some type of office — 10 times more than contacted the group in the two years that led up to the election.

But here in New Hampshire, once the activists put down their signs and go home, politics pretty much remain the same. Sure, a healthy crop of Republican candidates is preparing to run against the state’s pair of Democratic US representatives, but it is not eye-popping. A handful of liberal activist groups have formed around the state under the name Indivisible, but their biggest action items so far seem to simply be meetings with themselves. And, yes, Democrats have

won a few surprise special elections for the Legislature — notably in Republican strongholds Wolfeboro and Hooksett — but that could have been more a function of candidates and tactics than some new wave of political energy. Remember, the only major Republican incumbent on the ballot next year, Governor Chris Sununu, has only one Democrat running against him.

There are a few reasons that might explain this disparity. First, most of the real passion nationally has come from the political left in response to President Trump and Republican politics as a whole — but, in New Hampshire, the entire delegation to Washington is already composed of Democrats. Second, the Granite State already had a culture of political activism, so the new groups that have formed don’t exactly shake up the system. Third, it might just be part of the traditional Yankee stoicism that, while some tend to get worked up for this item or that cause, most just go along living their lives.

New Hampshire will likely continue to be a low-tax state with little government involvement. It will continue to cling tightly to a “Live Free or Die” mindset. And if some people want to go to the Statehouse steps and act out of their First Amendment right, well, that’s fine, as long as they don’t expect everyone else to join them. NH

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“Mine Falls Park,” Oil, 16 x 20 inches, $1,400

Impressions of local landscapes

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onique Sakellarios considers herself an impressionist. Indeed, in just a few brush strokes she is able to build a luminous landscape with billowing color-ripe clouds, fields of flowers and a distant, but distinct tree line. Sometimes there is also a simple suggestion of a building or a person, but Sakellarios says, “They are not the focal point.” People especially are added almost as an afterthought.

The vibrant landscapes evoke romantic scenes of France or Italy, but many are also locally inspired. She has scenes of Mine Falls in Nashua, the old Benson Park in Hudson, beach scenes, and something she says is “off of Exit 5,” but probably it’s just a rendering conjured in her fertile mind.

Sakellarios paints everyday at her studio/ gallery Maison de l’Art on Temple Street in Nashua, using her trademark red ground canvas. The colorful background makes

starting a painting easier for her. “At least I am not faced with a blank white canvas,” she explains. She uses oils in a transparent manner, and allows the red background to peek though here and there to give the composition extra sparkle and life.

She also paints on 12-inch tiles, saying she loves to dab the brushes on the smooth surface, sometimes creating a pure abstract with just the interplay of color and light.

She has also experimented with painting on copper and aluminum, with each ground giving the overlaying oils its own character.

Sakellarios’ work is available both online and at her studio gallery in Nashua. Prices range from $200 to $3,000 for originals in sizes ranging from 4 inches square to 16 x 20 to 40 x 50 inches. Most are set in gold-painted wood frames that say, yes, these paintings belong to the Romantic period. NH

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Going Home Again

After such a loss, there’s no place like it

BY JOYCE MAYNARD

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hen I left my home state of New Hampshire in the summer of 1996 — Fourth of July weekend, haying season — I wasn’t expecting to return, and I held the yard sale to prove it. (It was a sale so vast, creating so much traffic, the police in Keene had to cordon off the block. I was cleaning out, I said. Saying goodbye to my history. Starting fresh.)

Where I settled — as a long-divorced, 42-year-old single parent of three teenage and almost-teenage children — was in the almost mythically perfect town of Mill Valley, in Marin County, California, a few miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge. A book I’d written — “To Die For” — had just been made into a movie, and so, for a few months anyway, I felt I was rich, and had

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the one good tax return needed to get a mortgage on a house in the Golden State.

At the time, I knew exactly two people in the Bay Area. The sum total of days I’d spent there, on book tours, added up to four. But I was done with winter driving, I said. I was frustrated to be a resident of a state that had just given the majority of its votes, in the Republican presidential primary, to Patrick Buchanan. I wanted to live in a progressive place. And I’ll admit it: After years as the only single person on the bench at my sons’ softball games (other than my ex-husband), I thought my new home out west might offer a livelier social life.

It wasn’t easy adjusting to California, but I did. I learned how to drive the freeways and order wine in a somewhat more educated

A photo of Joyce Maynard and her husband Jim on their wedding day in 2013

fashion than my old standby, “I’ll have red.”

It took me a couple of years before I got over thinking every time I drove up a particularly steep hill (as one does pretty frequently in San Francisco), “I’d hate to try this in a blizzard.” And for a long time, I found it hard to stay at my desk when the sun was shining.

For me, a warm day of gorgeous weather was a reason to put down my notebook and go outside. But Marin County had so much gorgeous weather, I learned I could stay indoors even when it was sunny.

I learned to love my adopted state: the ocean, the redwoods, the farmers’ markets where fresh-picked organic vegetables were available year-round. And I did not miss, one bit, the way that in my small town, everyone knew everybody’s business, their history even. I was born in the Granite State, but my parents weren’t, so I was seldom regarded as a true local.

“You’ll miss the edge of northern New England,” people had told me as I prepared

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Jim had never seen New England, but he was always game for adventures and discoveries, so when I suggested we take a road trip back east, he was up for it. to move. I didn’t even know what they meant, exactly (and how could one entire state have a collective tendency towards edge-lessness, anyway?) but I came to understand what they meant. Maybe it was the mildness of the winters that did it, the lack of rigor. People might seem a lot happier and friendlier in northern California than they did back home, but friendliness means a little less in a place where people are friendly to everyone.

Years passed. I returned to my home state at least once a year, usually in fall, or in summer — because one of the things I most missed about New Hampshire was the way there was always a lake or pond nearby.

Back in my New Hampshire days, I kept my swimsuit in the car at all times, in case the need for a dip arose (as it often did), and I seldom had to look long to find a good pond or lake or waterfall. California offered pools, mostly. I never got into that concept.

Then I fell in love with the man who became my second husband, Jim — a Midwesterner, transplanted to southern California at age 4. Apart from a single trip to Boston, Jim had never seen New England, but he was always game for adventures and discoveries, so when I suggested we take a road trip back east, he was up for it. If we were going to spend our lives together, he needed to know where I came from.

Jim did something utterly without precedent then. He took one whole summer off from his work as an estate litigator. We shipped his Triumph Bonneville back east, and since it seemed a little ambitious to travel entirely by motorcycle, we bought a 1992 Chrysler LeBaron convertible (red) for days when we might need a break from the bike.

For three full months then, I got to show my future husband all the places I loved best.

We traveled to the Seacoast where I came from — fried clams at Petey’s; lobster rolls at Chauncey Creek in Kittery; the Great Bay, where I used to hunt for horseshoe crabs and where, back in the ’60s, my mother and I drove out to Tuttles’ Red Barn for freshpicked corn. Back then — in the days before GMO changed all of this — you had to eat it within the hour for maximum sweetness.

More miles on the bike, and the LeBaron then: the White Mountains, of course, and the Nelson Contra dance, and the Harrisville Store. We picked blueberries on Pitcher Mountain and climbed Mt. Monadnock and, in Hillsborough, swam under the stone arch bridge at Gleason Falls, just down the road from the old farm where my children were born.

There is something that happens when you get to introduce a place you love to a person you love. You get to see the place as if for the first time, and fall in love with it all over again, through the eyes of someone for whom all the old familiar spots are magical.

I was so proud of my state. To Jim — Cincinnati-born, LA-raised — everything was amazing: dirt roads and mill towns, quarries and loon calls and never worrying about locking the car. He liked driving our trash to the dump, even — a ritual I’d missed. The fact that he understood why I loved these things made me know that, after 23 years on my own, I’d finally found my true partner.

We were married the following summer, 2013, on a hilltop in Harrisville, surrounded by old New England friends and a surprising number of Californians, for whom that little town was as wonderful and exotic as a village in Provence. It was Fourth of July weekend, which meant that, from the hilltop where we celebrated, we could look down over the fireworks of three different towns.

Fifteen months later, back at our home in California again, my husband woke up one

day with terrible back pain. Our visit to the doctor and the scan that followed revealed a tumor in Jim’s pancreas. Nineteen months later, after a brutally tough fight and one more trip together to New Hampshire — that final summer together — my husband died.

It was during the last winter of his life, not wanting yet to envision a life without my husband but knowing it lay ahead, that I realized where I’d want to be after I lost Jim. Two weeks after his death, I boarded a plane to Manchester, where an old friend (the best kind) picked me up and drove me to the little summer cottage on a great swimming lake where I stayed for the rest of that summer, swimming and writing a book about everything we’d just lived through.

Sometimes a person has to leave the place she came from — as I did, 21 years ago. But when the earth gives way under her feet, as it did for me when I lost Jim, there was nowhere else I wanted to be.

Every morning that summer after I lost him — just as the sun was coming up — I swam in that lake. Every night, on the porch, with Jim’s plaid flannel shirt keeping me warm, I listened to the loons calling out to each other.

It felt good to be home. NH

About the Author

Joyce Maynard is the author of 16 books, including the novels “To Die For” and “Labor Day” (both adapted for film) and the best-selling memoir “At Home in the World,” which was translated into 17 languages. Her essays have appeared in dozens of publications and numerous collections. Her latest book, “The Best of Us,” is the heart-wrenching story of how she met and married her true life partner, Jim, just in time to share his last days with him. Joyce Carol Oates calls the book “deeply moving” and “a testament to human resilience.” nhmagazine.com | October 2017

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Where House Photos and transcription by David Mendelsohn

She stands just over 5 feet. She is a grandmother of three. Sweet as pie, tough as jerky. Kerri Nailor has managed 56 Self Storage in Dover for nearly two decades, a fairly priced joint to house all of your treasures, such as that period Thigh Master or those plaid pants that never quite fit. The main building is vintage, has a long history as a shoe factory, and comes with ghosts who just love the place. Nailor doesn’t mind. She likes things that stay put.

Pack your boxes. She’ll keep a lock on for you.

We have a warehouse as part of our facility. These units are only available during business hours. Because of that, we keep the prices affordable.

Sometimes when I am on the upper floors, I catch something running by me out of the corner of my eye. I definitely believe in ghosts, but I’m not afraid of them.

People usually don’t get angry when they find out that their things have been sold. It’s never a surprise.

I once had someone move out of the third floor. She brought a friend along who was a medium. Her friend said that there were a lot of people walking around upstairs, specifically an old man pacing and swearing a lot.

Any units that we clean out are usually abandoned trash. Customers are willing to give up their security deposit to not have to pay for the removal of stuff they just don’t want anymore.

I know that “Storage Wars” is trumped up for TV. That stuff just doesn’t happen around here. I’ve never seen anything valuable or rare like that in all my 17 years.

The whole [eviction] process takes about 90 days before it goes to auction. The bidders are allowed to look in the unit from the door ... no opening of the boxes or picking through things.

I had a 10 by 20 unit come up for auction. This was an outside garage-style unit so there is no electricity. When we cut the lock and opened the door, it was all set up to live in — couch, coffee table, nightstand and dresser.

Sometimes we come across personal belongings like photo albums and family bibles. We try to locate and return them to the owners. Sad thing is, I’ve never had even one person come back for any of those things since I started here. They just don’t come back. You always wonder why.

I myself have a system. If I haven’t used it in a year, I ask if I really need to keep it. I usually just dump it.

Padlocket: Padlocks are a Roman invention from the third century AD. Locks and keys are a constant theme in the self-storage business, so Nailor knew this old padlock was unusual when she found it at a pawnshop and bought it: “It’s pretty ornate and I’m told it’s from the ’20s. I put a chain through it and wear it as a necklace sometimes. I call it my locket. Get it?”

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big ideas in small batches In pre-Prohibition days, nearly every town had its very own brewery. Though we’re not quite back to that level, there are more than 70 breweries currently operating in the state. All offer a sense of place and community you can’t find on grocery store shelves. Meet some of the state’s small local brewers devoted to making real New Hampshire beer.

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Harvery’s idea of a sample.

The pale ale is a mellow introduction. It has the straight, balanced taste of a yellow lager, with hardly any edge. It’s a flavor I don’t usually find inspiring, but this one leaves me wanting more — not just because it’s refreshing and easy to drink, but because it tastes good. My tall pour is getting shorter by the second, so I dash the remainder down the sink, thinking of other beers ahead.

Harvery is heartwarmingly diffident concerning his abilities as a beermaker. “I’m basically a homebrewer with a license,” he says, and he seems genuinely interested in my inexpert opinion of his beer. He tells me he’s still intimidated when he pitches his beers to potential distributors.

The next taste is of Harvery’s Citra Ale. He pours a glass of the version that’s in stores now, as well as a new prototype. Both have a marked citrus aroma that results from adding the namesake Citra hops late in the brewing process. The beers taste slightly of lime zest, but the second one finishes drier, with any fruitiness lingering only as an olfactory memory.

From these light, sharp flavors we migrate into dark, malty territory. The next beer is an amber ale. I can see why when its rich golden-brown slides down the side of my glass.

It gives off a warm caramel aroma that sets a high bar as I raise the glass, sniffing. But the taste has none of the thick and lingering depth my mouth had been led to crave. I react similarly to the even-richer-scented porter, the last Laughing Crow I sample. Its dark, exotic

aromas of chocolate and creamy coffee are the apex of the tasting cycle, but on my palate it’s a descent to a more moderated satisfaction. I tell him I want it to sink deeper into my taste buds and stay for longer.

“I’ll have to think about that,” he says.

I was looking for a crash course in beer making when I found Devin Bush, who talks about brewing as if he were being interviewed on NPR. “To what extent,” I ask, “do you feel in control of the process, and to what extent do you feel like a mad scientist tossing things together and hoping for the best?”

He smiles at my apparently naïve question.

“I’m pretty in control,” he says. “Some people compare brewing to stovetop cooking, but a more appropriate comparison is to baking. You need to be exact about what you add and how much and when. If you are, you can be nearly certain of your result.”

Bush ought to feel in control. He studied brewing in England and is certified by the International Guild of Brewers and Distillers. After brewing in Europe, Australia and elsewhere in the United States, he came to Henniker Brewing six months ago as brewmaster.

Henniker Brewing Company sits at the end of a quiet road near a lumberyard. The taproom is behind a garage door that opens to let in the sun. Pine tables line the painted concrete floor, and on a ledge surrounding the room perch growlers from microbreweries around the country. This is, comparatively, a benevolent economy; it’s hard to imagine visiting a

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t says something about the pervasiveness of small-scale commercial beer production in New Hampshire when I’m touring a brewery in an old friend’s garden shed. It’s a mile from my childhood home in Amherst, and I might easily have parked there and walked through the woods. I’d have to go farther to buy a cup of coffee.

“Welcome to New Hampshire’s smallest brewery,” says John Harvery, maker of Laughing Crow beer. Whether or not this is New Hampshire’s smallest, it’s tiny.

A lanky and ruddy-complexioned man, Harvery started brewing six years ago and sold his first bottle in April 2016. Since his brewery is on residential land, he’s not considered a nanobrewer but is instead licensed as a “beverage manufacturer,” which means he can only sell to licensed distributors. Harvery produces a scant 44 cases of 12 bottles each month.

“I can’t sell you a beer,” Harvery says, “but I can give you one.” He disappears into the house and returns cradling five bottles from his kitchen fridge.

“I like to start with my pale ale,” he says, popping the top on a bottle decorated with black script beneath a picture of a crow dancing a tipsy jig. “My Bud Light-drinking friends like this one.” As he pours me a generous draft, my eyes wander to the other bottles on the counter, and I wish I had come on foot if this is

Harvery started brewing six years ago and sold his first bottle in April 2016.

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Miller brewery and finding a tasting room decorated with Budweiser paraphernalia.

I ask Bush to take me through the steps of beer making. You begin, he explains, with barley. The grains are soaked in water until they sprout and then heat-dried in a process called malting, which converts the starch in the grains into usable sugars. Without these, there would be no fermentation. Malting temperature is an important determinant in the flavor and color of a beer. The malted barley is boiled in water to release the sugars into the liquid that will eventually become beer. Once this liquid, known as wort, cools, yeast is pitched into it, and the yeast feeds on the sugars, creating ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide as byproducts. The carbon dioxide gives beer its fizz, although nowadays it is often allowed to dissipate and is reintroduced later in a more controlled process. The wort is left to ferment into beer and then allowed to condition and age in various ways for anywhere from a few days to a few years.

“And beer’s not technically beer without hops, right?” I ask, remembering this definition from somewhere.

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hops after boiling. This gives the beer the aroma and flavor of hops without imparting a bitter taste.”

“Hops just add flavor, then?”

“That’s right.”

“And how distinctive are they, really?”

“They’re very different,” says Bush. “They range from anything like you’re sucking on a pine tree to earthy, like eating mushrooms, to fruity pineapple and tangerine aromas.”

Above and on the opposite page: Henniker Brewing Co. Head Brewer Devin Bush Below: The welcoming taproom at Henniker Brewing

1516, yes. Beer could have no less and no more than water, barley and hops. But really hops weren’t used until the Middle Ages.”

“So where do they go in?” I ask.

“Hops can be added anywhere along the way, and often more than once. Normally they go in during the boiling of the grain mash.

They cook along with the wort and infuse it with bitterness. With dry hopping, you add

Ian Dowling has made an art of capturing distinctive hop aromas and putting them in his beer. I walk up the driveway of Rek'•lis Brewing Company in Bethlehem after a brisk jaunt in the nearby Kinsman Range. A van backs in at the same time, and out jump Dowling and his partner Marlaina Renton, hot off a nearby trail themselves and still dressed for mountain biking, which, along with good beer, is integral to their lifestyle. They’re an energetic pair. “It helps you drink more beer,” says Dowling.

The mountain air in Bethlehem tastes good.

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gal. On either side of the door sits a pot with hops growing in it — two kinds, both of which wound up in a recent batch of Rek'•lis. The interior is unstained lumber with a clean shine, calling to mind a tidy workshop.

Dowling started homebrewing in 1990. A few years later, he tried marketing his beer but failed. He’s been in Bethlehem for 13 years now, and Renton joined him from California two and a half years ago. Before that, she explains, she wasn’t a beer drinker. “That’s because you’d never had my beer,” Dowling told her.

Dowling exudes a competence born of the conscious imposition of limits. He brews 15 gallons at a time and aspires to little more. He’s convinced that an increase in quantity leads invariably to a decrease in quality. At present, he opens the brewery for clients to taste beer and buy growlers to take home on Friday and Saturday evenings. He sells everything he’s made for a given week and likes it that way.

My visit unfolds organically. There are no printed descriptions. We wend our way toward the first taste along a trail of talk. Dowling holds a glass with a hose from the keg poised over it, but our conversation veers off a few times before he finally gets to pouring. He tells me the first beer is called Up in a Tree and is made with a blend of Mosaic and Eureka hops, which I’m to visualize kissing in a tree. From there we wander into a very fruity double pale ale. “We call it an Appalachian Pale Ale,” he says. At 8.3 percent, it’s mighty strong for its category. Then comes the Parkview Smoked Porter, and lastly Her Highness, an imperial stout that has the unusual characteristics of being light-bodied and hoppy.

Dowling has clear ideas about what he wants in a beer. “He’s not going to make a beer he doesn’t like,” says Renton, “but we’re learning that you have to respond to markets too.”

He nods his head but seems unconvinced.

“She’s right,” he says, “but you’re not going to find me making Belgians or sours.” He makes no apologies for his love of hops. In none of his beers does he skimp on them, yet they never overpower. He deftly coaxes unequivocal tastes out of the evanescent herbal, floral and fruit aromas the hops offer, while masterfully keeping their bitterness in check.

But most of the deep-level flavors that Dowling concocts come from his elegant grain bills, as brewers call the combinations of grain they use to make their worts. I ask about grains and Renton fetches three buckets of malted barley.

One has barley’s natural color, another is a light brown and the third looks like coffee beans.

Dowling pops a handful into his mouth. I follow suit and am surprised that it’s more than palatable. It’s crunchy and sweet, and would

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says Dowling. Thinking still of terroir, I remark that in Italy wines are named for the village or the valley in which they are made and are often not available elsewhere. Dowling’s eyes light up. A beer called Bethlehem.

Dave Page of White Mountain Brewing Co., in Ashland, sells most of his beer directly from a taproom in a hidden brick building south of Main Street. He distributes to two pubs in Plymouth and sells bottles in local stores. He’s hardly aiming for world domination, but he doesn’t necessarily share Dowling and Renton’s rigorously small-is-beautiful approach.

Although brewing is Page’s retirement project, he isn’t relaxing much. He envisages a 10-barrel system in two years, but first he wants to open a full-fledged brewpub next door. White Mountain’s tasting room didn’t even open until September 2016, so things are obviously going well. “I’d guess in the first year we’ve increased productivity tenfold,” he says.

A homebrewer for 35 years, Page seems surprised himself that he’s been able to scale up so smoothly. He feels indebted to his customers for his progress. One of his biggest challenges — and successes — has been creating consistent tastes, which his regular drinkers expect.

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make an excellent granola alternative. I try all three, and they all taste entirely different and entirely delicious. It’s not hard to imagine how these pronounced flavors can go so far in shaping a beer.

Despite its tiny size, Rek'•lis already has a scene too. It’s a mountain lover’s beer, geared toward those who live Dowling and Renton’s lifestyle — reckless and fully charged. When it’s time to brew, they fetch water from a “secret hippie stream” in 5-gallon buckets, injecting an element of terroir that’s lacking in most craft beers, whose solid ingredients come from all over the world and whose water is drawn through industrial plumbing. Their plan for the coming months is to open a small taproom on Main Street, where customers will be able to sip beer in good company with a little more elbow room and a bite to eat. “We’ll offer a few food items, but we’re going to focus on the beer,” Dowling says. “We plan to invite food trucks to pull up outside, and we’ll provide the seating. A problem with the brewpub model is that so much energy is put into the food that the quality of the beer goes down. My objective is to make beer.”

Distribution does not interest them. “Our sole ambition is to be Bethlehem’s brewery,”

Despite its tiny size, Rek'•lis already has a scene too. It’s a mountain lover’s beer, geared toward those who live Dowling and Renton’s lifestyle — reckless and fully charged.

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Although brewing is Page’s retirement project, he isn’t relaxing much.

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is in just the right place, with the parameters dictated by the beers themselves. They state what they’re going to be and then are that thing. They don’t blindside you.

White Mountain’s stout, finally, is made with peat-smoked grain. Unfortunately, I was in a hurry to reach my next appointment and had to drink it right off the tap, ice cold. “It needs to come up to room temperature before the flavors come out,” Page explains. He calls it a session stout — but my session, alas, was up.

But his hometown clientele is only part of the story. Page has noticed an increase in beer tourism in New Hampshire, where there are now about 70 breweries, mostly small and devoted to the production of craft beer. He says a lot of people who visit an unfamiliar town these days seek out a locally produced beer as a way of becoming acquainted with the place.

Page offers me a Kölsch, a bright-yellow German ale that tastes light and summery. It exhibits fruity notes and is delicately hopped — an eminently drinkable beer, in which I’m sure I can taste those 35 years of experience.

“I like balanced flavors,” he says. “I used to be a hop-head but not anymore.” Balance is the keynote in the porter too, which uses roasted barley malt and only a small quantity of hops.

There’s nothing disorienting here. Everything

I was tired by now. It was Saturday evening, and I had only the faintest idea of where I was going next, armed with neither map nor GPS. I knew only that Big Water Brewery was somewhere deep in the woods of Salisbury, or possibly Franklin, not far from the birthplace of Daniel Webster. None of the other brewers I’d met had heard of it, and since this had become a mission to find the small places where people with big ideas were doing bold things, the circumstances boded well.

Driving along washboard roads in search of some sign of commerce among the trees, I watched the clock approach the hour for my rendezvous with Ben Jones, brewer, with still no shingle in sight. Eventually I found a hilltop with a cell signal and sent him a text: “I’m near Daniel Webster’s house.” He replied with terse directions, and three minutes later I rumbled down his long driveway.

Jones, a former math teacher who quit teaching to make beer full-time two years ago, produces 2,000 gallons a year and self-distributes to about 30 stores. His was the last nanobrewery in the state to get a license to operate on residential property.

New and

Notable Aigean Ales Waumbec Mill, 250 Commercial St. Unit #2001, Manchester aigeanales.com

Backyard Brewery 1211 S. Mammoth Rd., Manchester (603) 623-3545 backyardbrewerynh.com

Bad Lab Beer Co. 460 High St., Somersworth (603) 842-5822 badlabbeer.com

Concord Craft Brewing Co. 117 Storrs St., Concord (603) 856-7625 concordcraftbrewing.com

Hidden Moon Brewing The brewing division of Moonlight Meadery 23 Londonderry Rd., #17, Londonderry (603) 216-2162 moonlightmeadery.com/hidden-moon-brewing

One Love Brewery Now producing their own beer 25 S. Mountain Dr., Lincoln (603) 745-7290 onelovebrewery.com photos by kendal j. bush

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Jones, a former math teacher who quit teaching to make beer full-time two years ago, produces

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2,000 gallons a year.

Jones is serious. Something about his devotion to a particular idea of beer reminds me of Dowling at Rek’•lis, but his tastes are at the opposite end of the spectrum. Although he makes a wide variety of beers, he doesn’t care for hops and seldom uses them. He specializes in lambics and sour ales. These are Belgian styles that use natural fermentation and produce flavors that may seem “off ” to the uninitiated.

I had tasted a sour ale at another brewery a few days before and made a note in my diary: “This is not for me. The coffee notes of a porter with the taste of fermented fruit — as if at breakfast you swilled your orange juice and coffee together in the same cup.” But even as I wrote these words, I thought I must be missing something. I had an inkling that if I only knew what a sour ale was trying to accomplish, then I’d be able to make a fairer assessment.

I tried to articulate this to Jones, who said it was a common reaction. Since he doesn’t have a taproom, he gave me a few bottles to take home. “This one’s a Petit Sour,” he said. “I think of it as a gateway sour.” I drank it later that eve-

ning in phases, and by the end my palate was showing signs of coming around. It occurred to me that sours occupy a borderland between beer and wine — so perhaps to appreciate them, you need to be bilingual.

Jones also gave me a bottle of his Backwoods Ale, which is reminiscent of root beer, with a slightly syrupy mouthfeel but none of the cloying sweetness. It seemed to taste a little of the woods, in fact, but faded fast, and with it the image of hemlocks in my mind. Finally, I sipped at the Aztec Ale, easily the strangest beer I’ve ever drunk. It’s brewed with cacao nibs, vanilla beans, cinnamon and árbol peppers. Sour, salty and spicy all at the same time, this beer was incredibly rich, and my palate had as little idea what to make of it as my pen does.

It may be a while before the average beer drinker is ready for the rarefied taste of an Aztec Ale, but just knowing these zealous, skilled and creative brewers are out there, working away in their makeshift laboratories in hidden corners of the state, makes me look forward to the future of beer in New Hampshire. NH

COMING SOON As of this issue’s press deadline in August, the following breweries were in various stages of planning or construction. Check with each for more details.

Blasty Bough Brewing CoMPANY 3 Griffin Rd., Epsom blastybough.com

Loaded Question Brewing Co. 909 Islington St., Portsmouth loadedquestionbrewing.com

Long Blue Cat Brewing CoMPANY

298 Rockingham Rd., Londonderry longbluecat.com

Phoenix Brewing Currently brewing with a plan to open a brewery in the future Milford Facebook

Post & Beam Brewing

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A Field Guide to New Hampshire

Mascots A closer peek behind the fur, feathers and scales of the state’s hardest working costumed characters by darren garnick In addition to its special appeal to leaf peepers, October marks the beginning of Mascot Watching Season. Although branding, public relations and merchandising (not to mention birthday party appearances) have turned costumed characters into a year-round profession, it’s college homecoming weekends and football games when the fur really starts to fly.

A quick flip through your social media feed will confirm that it’s not just kids who seek out mascot selfies. Posing with your head inside an alligator’s jaws and hugging a giant rodent have proven to be irresistible photo ops for people of all ages.

Whether you’re a diehard mascot groupie or a casual fan of anthropomorphism (the practice of assigning human traits to animals, plants or objects), we created this “mascot field guide” to celebrate some of the state’s most photogenic creatures and tell you where to find them.

Our preliminary findings? For some reason, the Granite State has an obsession with birds and wildcats – and mascots sometimes show up in the most unexpected places (yes, we are talking about you, NH Liquor Commission, Division of Enforcement).

Note: This is not a comprehensive encyclopedic listing of New Hampshire mascots, but a starting point. To keep our research manageable, we skipped over the state’s high schools and focused primarily on colleges, businesses, nonprofits, government agencies and entertainment venues. We also did not include nationally known characters such as Smokey the Bear or McGruff the Crime Dog.

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a Phylogeny of plushness Do costumed mascots evolve to fit various ecological niches, just like their flesh and bone models do? Who knows? But we did find that most of them fit neatly into biological types. Here are a few examples, and visit this story online for a list of mascots broken down into handy categories like “woodland creatures (see Milo the Moose), “plants” (like Cactus Jack) and “inanimate objects” (like Moe Java). We invite you to send photos and details on any characters you think we should include.

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ant to experience temporary popularity at heights you never imagined possible?

Put on a mascot costume.

No matter who you are or what your mood may be, hiding underneath a giant smiling foam and fabric head will make you a magnet to strangers. They all want hugs, autographs and selfies. Nearly everyone treats you like their best friend, even if you may never see them again.

“If I walked around in my regular clothes, wearing an embroidered polo shirt with our logo, I wouldn’t be getting all those highfives,” concedes Greg Gagnon, the secret identity of the New Hampshire Liquor Commission’s “InvestiGATOR” mascot, an alligator with a badge who’s serious about cracking down on underage drinking.

“Kids love to hang their arms in the jaws, which don’t close, or put their heads in there,” he adds. “The kids want the pictures and the hugs and then we have the perfect opportunity to pass out handouts to the parents. Our goal is for families to start talking about alcohol as early as possible and as often as possible.”

A frequent guest at New Hampshire Fisher Cats and Manchester Monarchs games (Max the Lion was one of Gagnon’s first mentors), the InvestiGATOR occasion-

What to expect on your mascot audition

Kelly Sareault, who played UNH’s Wild E. Cat from 2013 to 2015, says she and her fellow applicants were first asked to strut with the Wildcat flag and then dance out of costume. The premise is that, if candidates can show swagger without the costume, their personalities will be even more magnified in the suit. “Before you go to your tryout, think about how you would walk through a crowd, what kind of persona you’d want to have and what kind of posture,” she advises.

ally gets booed when he is confused for the mascot of the opposite team.

For Milford native Kelly Sareault, who performed as Wild E. Cat at the University of New Hampshire from 2013 to 2015, putting on the suit was a way to bond with students and alumni who felt as passionate about UNH as she does. She says she is the 30th family member to have attended the state’s flagship school, dating back to her grandparents.

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ay, with Milo the Moose, the official mascot of New Hampshire Motor Speedw NASCAR Driver Danica Patrick

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The New Hampshire Liquor Commission’s InvestiGATOR mascot

An eye for an eye

Keene State College’s Hootie the Owl

Fans of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats mascots have witnessed dramatic ocular changes over the years. The original Fungo (top left) used to have brown eyes on brown fur, offering no contrast in photographs. The original Slider, Fungo’s cousin, used to have turquoise eyes, a pigmentation that doesn’t occur in the wild (top right).

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Celebrity trespasser

The Amherst Recreation Department’s “Amherst Bear” celebrates a roaming bear in the town that keeps making early morning cameos in residents’ backyards. Sightings are regularly documented on the Town of Amherst Facebook page. The Amherst Bear mascot appears at youth sporting events, parades and fairs.

“I know this sounds corny, but eventually being Wild E. Cat started to feel natural,” she says. “I’d put the costume on and a different version of me would come out, a different personality. Eventually, I didn’t think about what I should do, I just did it because I was totally in character.”

That state of zen was missing on Sareault’s first night on the job, when she skated underneath a spotlight with fellow feline mascot Gnarlz to get fans pumped up for a hockey game. As the introductory music stirred the crowd into a frenzy, two Velcro straps on the bottom of Wild E. Cat’s feet accidentally got trapped underneath one of her skate blades. She wiped out, landing on her plush-cushioned stomach.

Does being anonymous inside a costume shield you from public embarrassment? Not completely, but it helps.

“With the lights out, thankfully I couldn’t see anybody in the stands,” recalls Sareault, who now works in the university’s admissions office. “But even though I couldn’t see people’s facial reactions, I heard 7,000 people gasp at once!”

Becoming the Brand

At least at the college level, mascot performers are clearly not motivated by the money. The UNH mascots earn a flat $400 stipend per semester regardless of how many events they attend (these include gymnastic meets and even weddings). A recent job listing to recruit the next Hootie the Owl at Keene State College was seeking applicants to work 2-4 hours per week at $7.25/hour. nhmagazine.com | October 2017

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Moe Java at the Red Arrow Diner Concord location when it was under construction.

Hampshire and northern Massachusetts and reading to kids while Fungo acts out the scenes. He’s more popular than any baseball player would be.”

Visit any of the four Red Arrow Diners (Manchester, Concord, Milford and Londonderry), and you’ll immediately be inundated with images of Moe Java, a cheery coffee cup. Inspired by a customer drawing a face on a coffee cup years ago, Moe’s mug appears on coloring contest sheets wallpapering the restaurants, on clocks, menus and even on bathroom signs warning would-be vandals of prosecution.

The Red Arrow sells souvenir cups featuring Moe and his girlfriend Dinah (think Boston accent pronunciation of “diner”) for $6.50.

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How does a steak costume impact one’s

athleticism?

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Are you ready?

Did you know that New Hampshire has an official state dog? The Chinook, a local crossbreed best suited for pulling dogsleds and search and rescue, is making an impression on the state’s school children. “Ready, the Emergency Preparedness Chinook” visits classrooms to talk about creating family emergency kits and the wisdom of always keeping an extra supply of water and fresh batteries. The mascot is the creation of the New Hampshire Department of Safety.

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The cost of creating a mascot from scratch can vary widely. The Amherst Recreation Department bought its Amherst Bear costume online for $450. On the high end of the spectrum, you can hire mascot consultant David Raymond, the original Phillie Phanatic, for $20,000 to $75,000 — which also includes training and advisory services on marketing and promotion. Raymond runs an annual Mascot Boot Camp, sharing his personal expertise on how to entertain a crowd without uttering a single word. A similar training camp is run by Jerome Bartlett, the former mascot for the San Antonio Spurs.

Whatever their level of investment, many companies and organizations are enjoying instant dividends. Mascots serve as brand ambassadors in the community and the focal point for merchandising.

“Fungo and Slider are by far our best marketing assets,” says Tyler Murray, media relations manager for the NH Fisher Cats.

“They’re the face of our team and help us out year-round. One of the best things I think we do is our Reading Challenge program. If kids read five books, they get two free tickets to a game. Part of my off-season job is going to 30 to 40 schools in New

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In a 2014 assignment for New Hampshire Magazine, writer Darren Garnick slipped inside a sirloin costume for the popular steak vs. cactus mascot race sponsored by sister restaurants T-BONES and Cactus Jack’s.

During the race across the Fisher Cats outfield, Garnick had to keep pulling the sides of the costume down to keep the mesh screen lined up with his eyes.

Garnick ultimately won, thanks to some timely interference from Fungo the Fisher Cat. By the way, the racers zoomed past current Red Sox third baseman Eduardo Núñez (then on rehab assignment for the Twins).

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From the Lansing Lugnuts of Michigan’s automotive industry to our neighbor, the Lowell Spinners, who try to make a spindle of yarn look menacing, the most memorable mascots cleverly define their host city or region. In that spirit, here are five costumed mascots we’d love to see.

1. Rocky the Old Man in the Mountain Franconia Notch State Park

Picture Marvel’s “The Thing,” but with the same chin as the Old Man.

2. Mortar and Pestle

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, Manchester Perhaps only the student body here will recognize these antique pharmacist tools with googly eyes. All the better to grind the rival team’s mascot into submission.

3. Brook the Glow Stick Seabrook Station

The “Stick” is so versatile that he could be designed to serve either the baseball, lacrosse or hockey teams for New Hampshire’s only nuclear power plant.

4. Picasso the Paintbrush Currier Museum

Designed Muppet-style, this mascot has Velcro-attached eyeballs that can be repositioned at odd angles for photo ops.

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5. Sally the Steering Wheel I-93, Salem

A clandestine project to empathize with frustrated commuters and reduce stress, this mascot could walk along the highway in standstill traffic and give drivers a gentle head bump, discouraging them from slamming their skulls into their real dashboards.

“You wouldn’t believe how many of those mugs we sell,” says Tyler Isabelle, front house manager for the Concord Red Arrow. “Our mascots are huge. I once had someone come up to me at an airport in California and point at my T-shirt and say, ‘Hey, is that Moe?’ It was a proud moment.”

The life-size Moe mascot, who made his public debut at the 2006 “Best of New Hampshire” party, often appears at private parties catered by Red Arrow. Isabelle expects he will play a major role when the Red Arrow food truck is introduced next spring, and says that a costumed Dinah (essentially Moe with lipstick and longer lashes) may join him.

Moe is also unwittingly serving as the ultimate symbol of brand loyalty, with the Red Arrow offering a lifetime 20 percent

Maizie, who is now stuffed and on display at UNH’s Dimond Library, was the university’s first live mascot in 1927.

discount to any customer who gets branded with a mascot tattoo.

According to Isabelle, there are 17 confirmed people who now have Moe or Dinah tattoos — including five employees and 12 customers.

Honoring History

At UNH, the wildcat mascots used to be live animals instead of costumes — a tradition still practiced today with Yale University’s bulldog, Handsome Dan. According to the university archives, the first live mascot in 1927 was Maizie, a wildcat captured by a farmer in Meredith. For public safety, the cat was displayed in a cage at all football home games and was later donated to Benson’s Wild Animal Farm in Hudson, where she died in the winter of 1929. Thanks to the magic of taxidermy, you can still visit Maizie at UNH’s Dimond Library.

In 1939, the reigning mascot “Butch II” was kidnapped by a mystery rival school.

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Although students at Tufts University and Harvard University were the most likely suspects, there was no conclusive evidence and the guilty party was never caught. UNH introduced its first costumed wildcat in 1968.

At some universities, the mascot contains subtle visual tributes to their institution’s humble origins. Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU), for example, was founded as the New Hampshire School of Accounting and Commerce in 1932 — and its sports teams were nicknamed “The Accountants.” Subsequently, when the Penmen (Revolutionary War soldiers) were introduced in 1970, the logo and later the mascots, always included a quill pen. The current incarnation, “Petey Penman,” was redesigned in 2008 with his quill doubling as a flagpole to wave the Stars and Stripes.

A rarity in academia, Dartmouth College has never had an official mascot. From the 1920s to the 1970s, however, its sports teams

NEWT Hampshire Primary

In January 2012, supporters of Spot the Newt demonstrated outside Republican Newt Gingrich’s presidential campaign headquarters on Elm Street in Manchester. The satirical demonstrators were accusing Gingrich of trying to ride on the coattails (or tail) of New Hampshire Magazine’s longtime newt mascot.

Gingrich staffers were delighted and even posed for photos with Spot, who was modeled after the state’s official amphibian, the spotted newt.

Tattoo Math

How much can this logo save you on breakfast?

The Red Arrow Diner offers a 20 percent discount for life to any customers who get their Moe or Dinah coffee mugs branded on their bodies. Assuming that a small tattoo at a reputable studio costs $300, how long would it take to get a return on

Dartmouth’s unofficial mascot Keggy the Keg was created by the Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern.

were called the Indians, a nickname that began with local sportswriters and spilled over to the school uniforms. In 1974, out of sensitivity to Native Americans, the Dartmouth Board of Trustees banned the use of Indian symbols “in any form” to promote sports.

Over the past few decades, there have been periodic student efforts to adopt a new team name and mascot, but none of the proposals ever gained momentum.

In that void, the Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern, a campus humor magazine, created a new unofficial school mascot, “Keggy the Keg,” in 2003. Students put metallic paint and googly eyes on a discarded chlorine barrel and started making appearances at games and winter carnivals. Although the administration was annoyed by constant references to the movie “Animal House” (based on a Dartmouth fraternity house), the national media loved the character. Keggy was covered by ESPN, Sports Illustrated and even 56

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As a public service, we’ll do the math for you. Let’s say that a tattooed customer orders the bacon biscuit omelette ($8.99) and a large grapefruit juice ($2.75) every morning. Twenty percent off that breakfast (not including tax and tip) would be $2.35. Now, $300 divided by $2.35 is 127.65 days or roughly 18 weeks. That would be your break-even point, while adding lunch would presumably recoup your tattoo money in half that time.

Whatever happened to Atomic Betty?

It’s hard to forget a badass mascot in a nuclear radiation suit wearing a skull-and-crossbones hairbow. But “Atomic Betty,” the good luck charm of the Seabrook Meltdowns of the NH Roller Derby League, is on temporary hiatus. In 2015, a dip in the number of participating skaters prompted the league to focus more on their traveling teams and shut down the home teams, which play only each other. “We hope to add enough members to eventually bring back the Meltdowns,” says NHRD spokeswoman Emily Deckerson. “I love the branding. It’s personally funny for me because my parents were part of the protests at the Seabrook nuclear plant when it was built!”

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san diego chicken photo courtesy of ted giannoulas; courtesy photo

MASCOT TIPS FROM THE SAN DIEGO CHICKEN Southern New Hampshire University mascot Petey Penman

Playboy, but fizzled out around 2014. The character reportedly stopped making public appearances because of some structural issues with the costume.

Since debuting in 1974, the San Diego Chicken has danced with Elvis, mingled with three US presidents, performed at more than 8,500 sporting events and co-starred in “The Baseball Bunch” TV show with Hall of Famer Johnny Bench. Ted Giannoulas, the Chicken’s alter ego, notes that costumed mascots were primarily the domain of high school and college sports in the BC (“Before Chicken”) Era — not the pros.

Over the years, Giannoulas has performed at Holman Stadium several times for the Nashua Angels, Nashua Pirates and Nashua Pride. After 43 years, he’s still taking gigs, although he’s now slowing down his schedule in semi-retirement. We recently caught up with him at his San Diego home, where he offered the following advice for up-and-coming mascots looking to improve their game:

1. Don’t Rely on Your Costume

— The novelty of your costume will grab the audience’s attention for about 10 minutes. After that, then what? Being a fan of slapstick comedy, I’ve brought a Marx Brothers or Three Stooges spirit to my character. Try goofing around with the peanut vendors and the fans. Improvise with the players, coaches and umpires.

2. Keep Your Costume Clean — You’re an ambassador to the game and should always be presentable. Of course, you’re going to get sweaty and dirty on the field. But the next day, your suit should be clean. Teams should do this just like they clean a baseball uniform after every game. Sometimes that’s not taken care of. Believe me, kids will let you know. They’ll tell you if you stink.

3. Drink Plenty of Water, Even if You Aren’t Thirsty — There is nothing entertaining about dehydration.

4. Try Performing on an Empty Stomach

— I never eat before a game.

Never. I just find it keeps me more alert, quicker on my feet and I’m not sluggish. Casey Stengel, the famous Yankees and Mets manager, used to say he thought ballplayers played better on an empty stomach.

5. Keep a Bucket of Ice Water Nearby

— When you take a break from the heat, dip your towel in there and soak your head. Sometimes the trainers use an ice water and ammonia solution. It’s very refreshing.

6. Don’t Go Headless

— Walking around in the costume with the head off is like seeing Santa Claus without his beard. That’s not right. We never saw Jim Henson performing underneath Kermit the Frog. Mascots are creating a theatre of the mind. I’ve had so many people say to me that the San Diego Chicken looks like a cartoon out there on the field. You don’t see a human acting like a chicken. You see a chicken acting like a human being.

You can follow the San Diego Chicken’s latest adventures at famouschicken.com.

Advice for Aspiring Mascots

If there is such a thing as a farm system for local college and professional sports mascots, it lies in the state’s high school gymnasiums.

Recent Bishop Guertin High School (Nashua) graduate Aidan Sullivan was “forced” by a friend to put on the BG Cardinal suit in his junior year and he never looked back, serving as the bird for the past two years at football, hockey and volleyball games.

“Don’t be afraid to put the head on,” he advises. “You can dance like there is no tomorrow and you can do virtually anything you want because no one knows it’s you. Some of the students would lift me up and down in the stands and put me on their shoulders.”

“I hope my mascot days aren’t over,” adds Sullivan, who will be competing on the UNH cross-country and track teams in his freshman year.” Watching someone else play the Cardinal was like an out-of-body experience.

I felt like I was watching another me.”

Merrimack’s Brian Stankiewicz, who occasionally filled in as the St. Anselm College Hawk from 2016 to 2017, advises would-be mascots to be prepared to sweat like they’ve never sweat before: “I remember one basketball game, when my shirt was so drenched that I gulped down a bottle of Gatorade in five seconds — even though it was a color I didn’t like.”

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FOREVER AUTUMN A front porch gathering with family and friends for a fall harvest luncheon during Warner Fall Foliage Festival weekend Photos and words by Sarah Kenney

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stunning October weekend in New Hampshire is the yearly backdrop for the celebrated and classic Warner Fall Foliage Festival. Thanks to the abundance of sugar maple trees in New England, our local colors — from the dappled brushes of coral and ruby to the soothing presence of russet and sage — are the jewels in the crown of what many consider to be the best region for enjoying fall.

Since the 1940s, visitors from all over the country have made the annual pilgrimage to this tiny village in the heart of New Hampshire to enjoy the panoramas of fleeting splendor. Many return voyagers bring their children to introduce the next generation to the essence of rural life set against fall’s vibrant backdrop. The historic town of Warner, situated at the base of Mount Kearsarge and to the east of the Sunapee Region’s lakes, is a proud and fitting host for this classic smalltown festival.

As if spring and summer aren’t generous enough with their profusion of soft-colored lilacs and elegant peonies, fall in New Hampshire adorns the front lawns of the classic saltbox houses of Warner with tumbling clusters of hydrangeas blushing with shades of rose and periwinkle. This little village swells to three times its normal size as families drive in from Boston, Canada and Vermont to spend a weekend reveling in the timeless bounty of a seasonal village festival, from apple crisp and steamed lobster to maple-flavored cotton candy, all eagerly presented by the hundreds of local volunteers who call the cozy hamlet of Warner their home.

Warner’s fall festival harkens back to our agrarian past when families gathered together in thanksgiving and celebration for a successful harvest. Today, traveling along the country roads, piles of produce are stacked neatly in tidy market stalls so passersby can stop and fill up with items grown by local farmers (often sold on the honor system, with only a Mason jar as a cash register).

In Warner, mounds of striped delicata squash, plump pumpkins and hefty pear-shaped gourds are stacked in front of Schoodacs, the local coffeehouse. Here children cluster in the early morning before school while their parents mingle over maple lattes and quick chats as the pattern of daily life resumes. Sure enough, there’s a little tin paybox next to the harvest offerings, and, if one is so inclined, a small payment can be given in thanks to the local farmers.

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This is our second year of living the dreamy Warner village lifestyle surrounded by the Granite State’s abundance of natural beauty.

Since my husband and I were married, we moved 10 times, all while homeschooling our two children. At long last, we settled on our ideal location — New Hampshire, which was a big, but welcome change from our former life in the South. Now, we’re settled into our 1828 farmhouse and continue to enjoy learning about our new home town and its traditions.

For weeks before the festival, the air is abuzz with energy. The anticipation of this classic New England celebration becomes the main topic of conversation. Locals understand that this weekend of revelry is the final hurrah of the season before everyone snuggles in to watch the snowflakes pile up for ski season.

As the calendar rolls over into October, the

The party started with drinks and conversation.

How fun it is to bring in the lovely colors of the season. lingering humid air is blown clean by gusts that ruffle the tops of the trees. Shop fronts refashion their window boxes with gatherings from the surrounding woodlands, tucking little baby pumpkins between forest branches that dangle with plump scarlet berries. The sidewalks in front of the Warner Pharmacy, The Local (our favorite burger joint) and Main Street Bookends are all swept clean, tidied up and looking their Sunday best for the impending celebrations.

It seems that most October conversations — whether at the hairdresser, The Foothills (our go-to breakfast spot with big-as-your-hand cinnamon rolls) or beyond center on the logistics of who will be volunteering where and doing what for the festival weekend. Everyone has a role. Everyone has a purpose. Everyone has hometown pride.

Our rambling farmhouse, perched on a hill overlooking the historic red-roofed Waterloo covered bridge over the Warner River, is just a stone’s throw from Warner’s downtown Main Street. Hailing from the South, imagine my surprise when my longtime dream of a home with a big, inviting front porch came true up here in the Northeast.

Once we swept up the cobwebs, changed out some crumbling windows and added a fresh coat of paint, we could envision many festive gatherings here and the Fall Foliage Festival weekend presented itself as the perfect time to host one. As our toast to the community festival, we would invite the friends who’ve welcomed us so warmly to their community to sit for a spell with a glass of spiced whiskey or an autumn-inspired sangria, and enjoy a fall harvest luncheon in between soaking in the festival activities in town. So as the townspeople were humming with preparations for the weekend’s festivities, I joined in by busying myself inviting, planning and prepping for our front porch gathering.

How fun it is to bring in the lovely colors of the season and use the fall harvest offerings as inspiration for the menu. Our friends thought so too, and offers to contribute to the menu poured in. Before long we had a robust meal planned for all of us to enjoy.

Party Preparations I first rolled out some nutty whole-wheat dough so that I could make two varieties of galettes. The first would be a seasonally inspired mushroom leek galette with rich gorgonzola cheese. Brussels sprouts and just-ripened apples are everywhere this time of year, so these plentiful ingredients would take center stage for the second variety, a Brussels sprout, bacon and apple galette. To make it, I roasted sprouts from the village farmers market and apple chunks from Gould Hill Farm up the road with bacon and yellow mustard seeds, then mixed in tangy Asiago cheese. To intensify the mustard flavor, I spread a little Dijon onto the raw dough before piling on the filling. I also added a little punch of dried sage into the crust to create layers of fall flavors.

One need only look to the maple-tree-studded woods surrounding our farmhouse to find inspiration for fall table décor. Like little jewels waiting to be found on the forest floor, fall

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Warner Fall Foliage Festival scenes from top left: Local goods such as squash, onions, garlic and flowers for sale at the farmers market; the author’s friend Dean serves roasted peanuts and savory barbecue chicken is prepared.

Since moving to New Hampshire, we’ve learned that it doesn’t take long to make friends here. leaves up here burst with lovely hues of burnt orange, golden yellow, and crimson red. Gathering these brightly colored gifts in a big woven basket is like collecting little pieces of art. I arranged clusters of branches into pewter jugs and tucked the prettiest leaves from my haul into the table’s linen napkins.

The morning of the festival begins with a 5K race that starts in town and passes right by our house. Just as I was just coming out of our patch of woods, carrying a large basket of clippings, the first group of brightly clad runners quietly padded by. Their breath left wispy trails of white steam floating into the morning air and their cheeks were pink in the frosty chill. The air was crisp and fresh and the sky bright and promising. It had that lovely morning hush and stillness that I didn’t want to disturb. Soon, more runners glided by, rounding the curve and heading towards the covered bridge. I offered a hopeful smile and a wave as competitors passed by. Some had babies bundled deep into strollers; others had pets happily trotting at their sides, thrilled to be included in the early morning fun.

The festival had begun. The October weekend was dressed up for the affair in its most splendid attire. As it has since 1947, the event offered the perfect canvas for the townspeople to showcase their crafts, share their fall bounty and delight all visitors with the talents of this artistically endowed community.

Spectacles on Display In between preparations for our front porch gathering, we hopped over into town to see the spectacles on display. Jim, our talented electrician, has a second career training his herd of oxen for the celebrated ox-pulling competition. Settled in just behind the coffee shop in a broad dirt clearing, the pull was well underway when we arrived. This age-old celebration stems from the days when oxen pulled the heavy plows that made it possible to farm the land and provide crops for the villagers. We hooted and hollered our support for Jim’s handsome oxen team, and he waved a big hello to us before returning his

In addition to traditional fall festival events such as the ox pull, Warner’s celebration also features concerts, theatre productions, dancing and more.

concentration to the task at hand.

The crowd, many just leaving the big country pancake breakfast provided by the United Church of Warner, was making its way down Main Street. We joined in and followed them to the open-air stadium built by local craftspeople and situated just behind the bookstore.

As concerts and theatre productions provided entertainment, children with colorful butterflies or superhero masks painted on their faces relaxed on blankets and snuggled with parents to watch the performances and listen to the music as it washed over the town.

Since moving to New Hampshire, we’ve learned that it doesn’t take long to make friends here. Perhaps the daunting winter compels people to squeeze more friendship-forming activities in the other three seasons of the year.

In the fall, as the summer spent boating and fly-fishing winds down, and gardeners share vegetables tend perennials and dry out herbs to add into future winter soups, there is a special sense of coming together. Throughout the year, people here have much to talk about, much to do, and great enthusiasm to get outdoors and make use of each season with renewed vigor.

At the festival, our town’s characters are on display at their chosen perches. It’s hard to miss Dean, who transforms into the delightfully authentic 1900s-style peanut vendor.

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Pumpkin Orange Poppy Seed Cake 1 package (18.25 oz.) yellow cake mix 1 can (15 oz.) pumpkin 3 large eggs 2/3 cup orange juice

um speed for 2 minutes. Add poppy seeds; mix until blended.

Pour into prepared Bundt pan.

Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in cake comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes; remove to wire rack to cool completely. Drizzle with glaze.

Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease and flour 12-cup Bundt pan.

For Glaze: Combine 1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar and 2 to 3 tablespoons orange juice in small bowl; stir until smooth.

Combine cake mix, pumpkin, eggs and orange juice in large mixer bowl. Beat on low speed until moistened. Beat on medi-

Or use one can of cream cheese frosting, gently warmed and drizzled on top of cake.

1/4 cup poppy seeds

through a multitude of twisting pipes to fill little brown paper bags. The scent of warm peanuts mixes with the mouthwatering aromas of sweet, sticky, BBQ-sauce-coated chicken and briny steamed lobster dipped in hot delicious butter creating a delightful problem for anyone deciding what to try first.

My Clam Chowder All of this sumptuousness reminded me that I had my own menu on hold at home and that guests would soon be ambling up the road.

Thanks to our proximity to the Atlantic Ocean — one of the many perks of living in New England — I had a bag of fresh clams as well as a good supply of shrimp waiting for me at home to be made into what has become my favorite recipe for New England clam chowder.

Since moving north, I’ve tasted many clam chowders. As I hear and read the multitude of recipes for the dish, I am beginning to form some opinions about what I think makes for a most delicious bowl of this seafood goodness. My rules for success include not overcooking the potatoes, not over-thickening the broth, and always adding a bonus of fresh clams right before serving. I also emulsify the milky broth with a bit of cream before finishing off the chowder to give it a nice smooth

texture. Where I might get in trouble with the locals is that I can’t help adding some big, briny shrimp into the bowl just before serving. It looks so pretty!

A Time to Reflect As friends gathered together at our old wooden table on the porch to toast glasses of spiced whiskey and tuck into pumpkin-spiced cake, I sat back and surveyed the world with a smile full of reflection. October in Warner

Perhaps next year more tables and friends can be added. is nothing short of a postcard picture come to life. During the festival weekend, one cannot help imagining these same scenes from bygone eras and realizing that we are but one more link in the generational chain. Back in the day, the style of dress and modes of transportation were different, to be sure, but I’ll wager the mission to gather together, celebrate the lives within a small community and marvel together at the

New England Clam Chowder 1/2 pound salt pork or bacon, cut into 1/2-inch cubes 2 tablespoons butter 1 medium onion, finely chopped (about 1 cup) 2 stalks celery, finely chopped (about 1 cup) 1 cup clam juice 2 1/2 pounds live cherrystone or littleneck clams 1 quart whole milk 1 1/2 pounds russet or Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes 2 bay leaves Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 cup heavy cream Oyster crackers, for serving Combine salt pork and 1/4 cup water in a heavy-bottomed stockpot or Dutch oven. Heat on medium, stirring occasionally, until water has evaporated and pork has begun to brown and crisp in spots, about 8 minutes. Add butter, onion and celery. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are softened but not browned, about 4 minutes longer. Add clam juice and stir to combine.

Add clams and increase heat to high. Cover and cook, until clams begin to open, about 3

change of seasons hasn’t changed a bit.

So, perhaps we are adding yet another tradition to the festival. After all, the porch is big, beautiful and meant for entertaining. Most likely it has seen dozens of gatherings like this one in the century and a half since it was built. Perhaps next year more tables can be added to our first one, more friends can walk up the lane bearing delicious autumn dishes, and more merrymaking can be recorded for the history books.

Antique chairs have been left in our barn over the centuries, and with a little dusting off more locals and out-of-towners alike can stop by, sit for a spell and visit. I’ll ladle out steaming bowls of clam chowder flavored with crispy morsels of salt pork, slice generous triangles of seasonal savory galettes studded with mushrooms and apples and dripping with cheese, and offer up plates of my pumpkin orange poppy seed cake drizzled with rich cream cheese topping.

The beauty of the fall promises the same pleasures today that people have sought throughout the years — pleasures as timeless, classic and simple as good food, good times, and good people. NH Find more festive fall recipes with the online version of this story at nhmagazine.com. minutes. As clams open, remove them with tongs and transfer to a large bowl, keeping as many juices in the pot as possible and keeping the lid shut as much as possible. After 8 minutes, discard any clams that have not yet begun to open.

Add milk, potatoes, bay leaves, and a pinch of salt and pepper to the pot. Bring to a boil, reduce to a bare simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are tender and starting to break down, about 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, remove meat from inside the clams and roughly chop it. Discard empty shells.

Transfer chopped clams and as much juice as possible to a fine mesh strainer set over a large bowl. Let clams drain, then transfer chopped clams to a separate bowl. Set both bowls aside.

Once the potatoes are tender, pour the entire mixture through the fine mesh strainer into the bowl with the clam juice. Transfer strained solids to the bowl with the chopped clams. You should end up with a white, semi-broken broth in the bowl underneath and the chopped clams, potatoes, salt pork and aromatics in the separate bowl.

Transfer liquid to a blender and blend on high speed until smooth and emulsified, about 2 minutes. Return liquid and solids back to Dutch oven. Add heavy cream and stir to combine. Reheat until simmering. Season well with salt and pepper. Serve immediately with oyster crackers. nhmagazine.com | October 2017

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Lights, camera, granite The NH Film Festival turns 17

For a few days each October, Portsmouth transforms into an even hipper city than usual for the New Hampshire Film Festival.

Though this year’s lineup hadn’t been announced at press time, festivalgoers can expect screenings, panels, red carpet social events and, more likely than not, appearances from film and TV celebs — past guests include Tom Bergeron and John Michael Higgins. nhfilmfestival.com

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Queen City Spooky Quest How well do you know the state’s largest city? In this Halloween-themed fundraiser for Manchester’s Rotary Club, teams will compete in a citywide scavenger hunt using clues and puzzles (and perhaps the occasional GPS) to motor from one stop to the next. All questers will come away with a newfound knowledge of the Queen City, but with a little creativity, you can also leave with another prize: the title of best-costumed team. $120-$140 per team. 4 to 10 p.m., St. George Orthodox Cathedral, 650 Hanover St., Manchester. queencityrotary.org Ghost Encounters History’s always “alive” at the Canterbury Shaker Village, but, for one day a year, they mean that in a more “it’s aliiive” kind of way. Trick-or-treat through the village’s grounds as you learn about the Shakers’ relationship to the spirit world — and meet the occasional ghost and goblin along the way. $6-$12. 3 to 8 p.m., Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Rd., Canterbury. (603) 783-9511; shakers.org

10/31

Portsmouth Halloween Parade Start practicing your monster mash. The Port City’s cult-favorite celebration of All Hallow’s Eve turns 22 this year, and the costumes (and camaraderie) promise to be bigger and better than ever. Keep your eyes peeled for the Beetlejuice Troupe, six-year parade veterans whose parade entrants this year include a 30-foot Chinese dragon-style model of a sandworm, the fearsome creature in Frank Herbert’s “Dune” novels. Free. 7 p.m., Peirce Island, Portsmouth. portsmouthhalloweenparade.org

10/7

NH Fall Festival For a glimpse of how our ancestors would have celebrated the harvest season, look no further than this fest from the state’s finest living history museum. At this re-creation of a traditional New England country fair, you’ll meet craftspeople, watch livestock demos and appearances by heritage breed animals, and learn about everything from food preservation to fiber arts. $9-$19.50.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m, Strawbery Banke Museum, 14 Hancock St., Portsmouth. (603) 433-1100; strawberybanke.org

10/7-9

Fall Foliage Celebration What’s leaf-peeping season without a festival to commemorate it?

At this one, enjoy live tunes from Sum X 4 and the Conniption Fits, a ski swap and kids’ games.

For those who want to enjoy the fall foliage by racing through it, the weekend also features a 10K trail race. Free. Times vary, Town Square, Village Road, Waterville Valley. (800) 468-2553; waterville.com

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10/14

Somersworth Pumpkin Festival For autumn fun without the chaos of the state’s largest festivals, try this low-key alternative. The fest’s smaller profile doesn’t mean they skimp on activities: Everything from hayrides and pumpkin putt-putt to a pumpkin pie-baking contest are on the schedule, as is your kid’s new favorite October activity: a costume parade where they can show off their Halloween finery weeks before trick-ortreating begins. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Somersworth Plaza, 2 Somersworth Plaza, Somersworth.

(603) 692-5869; nhfestivals.org

10/20-22

New England & Jackson Invitational Pumpkin Carving Competition The town of Jackson has always gone all out with their fall festivities — a month-long Pumpkin People challenge, a twoweek All Things Pumpkin fest — but this year’s new event is the one you can’t miss. More than a dozen teams will bring their gourd-carving prowess to this contest, so come ready to watch the artists’ two days of carving and to peep the finished products at the end of the weekend.

Free. Times vary, Jackson Village Park, Route 16A, Jackson. (603) 383-9356; jacksonnh.com

10/14-15 Extreme Chunkin Step away from the pumpkin-spiced latte and try something extreme with fall’s favorite fruit for a change. In this two-day contest, teams will compete to launch their gourds as far as they can, using everything from trebuchets and catapults to circus-style air cannons. Stick around for special shows like the Yankee Siege, where giant pumpkins and other heavyweight projectiles join in the fun. $10-$15. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., New Hampshire Motor Speedway, 1122 Route 106 N., Loudon. (603) 783-4931; nhms.com

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It’s decorative gourd season! But this 28-year-old fête is one of the state’s largest at any time of the year. A record-breaking 45,000 people were estimated to have attended last year, so head to Milford this year to help them break the record again. Highlights include a giant pumpkin weigh-in contest, a scarecrow-making tent and a midway full of carnival rides. Free. Times vary, Milford Oval, 1 Union Sq., Milford. (603) 249-0676; milfordpumpkinfestival.org

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10/7 Apple Harvest Day

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walks Though pumpkins and foliage may get the lion’s share of attention in New Hampshire this time of year, the fruits of fall aren’t the only thing October is known for. Celebrate the month’s status as Breast Cancer Awareness Month with the American Cancer Society’s popular fundraising walks.

This year’s nine New Hampshire walks will take place in cities from Nashua to North Conway — check the website for the one nearest you.

Times, dates and locations vary. acsevents.org

Pumpkins aren’t the only produce to show a bit of love to this month. Dover’s town fall fest focuses on the season’s sweeter favorite, with a 400-strong crafter fair, live entertainment and plenty of eats, apple-themed and otherwise. Join the 50,000+ people expected to attend to enjoy signature events including an apple pie contest and a 5K. Free. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., downtown Dover. (603) 742-2218; dovernh.org

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Acorns to Oaks Benefit Mental illness impacts the lives of 1 in 5 Americans every year, but at this benefit, you can help change some of those lives for the better. Held in honor of Timothy Daigneault, this evening of dinner and dancing raises funds for the New Hampshire branch of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. A raffle is also planned to further the night’s suicide-prevention fundraising efforts. $75. 5 to 11 p.m., The Common Man Inn & Spa, 231 Main St., Plymouth.

(603) 236-1786; Eventbrite

10/7-9

Lakes Region Parade of Homes Stop gazing at your dream home from the highway and pay it an up-close-and-personal visit. On this self-guided tour, you can stop into any of the 11 featured Lakes Region Builders and Remodelers Association homes to admire their craftsmanship, on-trend design and enviable interiors. A new navigation app for the tour this year means you won’t waste precious gas money getting lost between houses, and you’ll need the savings: You might just leave this event with a newfound resolve to remodel that guest bedroom. $20. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.

Locations around the Lakes Region vary. (603) 387-1817; lakesregionparadeofhomes.com

10/25

New Hampshire Humanities Annual Dinner When the author of what Bill Gates called “the most inspiring book I’ve ever read” comes to town, you’d better snag your ticket to go see him. Steven Pinker, TIME 100 honoree and author of “The Better Angels of Our Nature” and “How the Mind Works,” is the keynote speaker at this year’s dinner, the signature (and sole) fundraiser each year for NH Humanities. Reserve your spot now to enjoy a gala dinner with the state’s cultural movers and shakers and to hear from the night’s distinguished guest of honor. $125. 5 p.m., Radisson Hotel Manchester Downtown, 700 Elm St., Manchester. (603) 224-4071; nhhumanities.org

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The Last Romance Are you a believer in the power of love? This heart-warming comedy will leave you a believer if you’re not already. One normal day, Ralph makes a single small change to his daily routine and meets Carol, whom he sets out to woo — despite her reticence and his lonely sister’s jealousy. $20. 7:30 p.m. Thurs to Saturday. M&D Playhouse, 1857 White Mountain Hwy., North Conway. (603) 733-5275; mdplayhouse.com

10/5-14

I and You Recent books-turned-movies like “The Fault in Our Stars” and “If I Stay” may be the

most famous recent examples of teen dramas with terminal illness at the center of their plots, but this 2009 play tackles the topic with equally impressive humor and heart. Watch as popular jock Anthony forms a friendship with quick-witted Caroline, a homebound sick classmate who’s been assigned as his partner on a class project.

Spoiler-free warning: The ending may cause tears, but not for the reason you might guess. $16-$30. Thu-Sat 7:30 p.m., Mon 2 p.m., Wed 12:30 p.m., Jean’s Playhouse, 34 Papermill Dr., Lincoln. (603) 745-2141; jeansplayhouse.com

10/6-10

Dvořák New World Stuffy Europeans may be the default image of classical symphonic music, but this night at the symphony is (almost) all American. The headlining piece, Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New World,” was inspired by the mountains and frontiers of the 19th-century United States. Preceding the main event will be the “Gaelic Symphony” by turnof-the-century composer Amy Beach, a native daughter of Henniker, NH. Beethoven’s “Coriolan Overture” is also on the program — you know, for multiculturalism’s sake. $10-$49. Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Tue 7 p.m., locations vary. (603) 595-9156; symphonynh.org

10/6-22

God of Carnage Playground fights are always messy, but let’s be honest: It’s the parents of little angels who really know how to throw a punch. In this Best Play Tony Award-winner by French playwright Yasmina Reza, two sets of yuppie Brooklyn parents meet to chat about their sons’ schoolyard altercation but quickly

devolve into warring factions themselves — which results in some delightfully dark laughs for the audience. $14-$17. Fri-Sat 7:30 p.m., Sun 2 p.m., Hatbox Theatre, 270 Loudon Rd., Concord. (603) 715-2315; hatboxnh.com

10/8

Garrison Keillor with Robin and Linda Williams The beloved radio personality will be joined

by Robin and Linda Williams, two of Garrison Keillor’s friends from the earliest days of “A Prairie Home Companion.” Sit back and listen to Keillor’s signature version of Americana accompanied by the Williams’ songs. $40, $54, $62. 4 p.m. The Music Hall, 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth. (603) 436-2400; themusichall.org

10/12

The Temptations The Motor City comes to the Granite State for this classic Motown performance. The lineup of this beloved group looks a little different than it did in the 1960s, but the hits — from “My Girl” to “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” — are the same as ever. Come ready for some crooning. $38-$65. 7:30 p.m., Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 S. Main St., Concord. (603) 2251111; ccanh.com

10/13-22

Little Shop of Horrors Between its theatre-world cult status and its kitschy 1986 film adaptation, you probably know the story of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman’s “Little Shop of Horrors” — but, if you don’t, here’s the gist. Boy (and horticulturist) meets girl. Boy names mysterious new breed of plant after girl. Plant turns out to have magic powers … and an unquenchable thirst for human nhmagazine.com | October 2017

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blood. Enjoy the sci-fi hijinks and beloved songs of this PG-13-rated musical courtesy of teen troupe the Players. Peacock Players, 14 Court St., Nashua. (603) 886-7000; peacockplayers.org

10/19-22

Much Ado About Nothing Mismatches and mortal enemies turning hilariously into lovers is nothing new — just ask the Bard. This classic Shakespeare comedy follows Beatrice and Benedick as their playful animosity turns to love and marriage, with help from various fumbling friends. Advice to the Players Managing Director (and Plymouth State University alum) Jessie Chapman directs. $8-$18. Thu-Fri 7 p.m., Sat 1 and 7 p.m., Sun 1 p.m., Silver Center for the Arts, 114 Main St., Plymouth. (603) 535-2787; plymouth.edu

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Anything Goes The titular song of this Tony-winning musical begins, “Times have changed” — and ain’t that the truth. The octogenarian of a show has seen countless revivals over the years (including a Sutton Foster-led Broadway run in 2011), but its most memorable theme is truer now than ever: The world has gone mad, and, in this state of affairs, anything goes. Cole Porter may have penned the play in 1934, but this production fits right into the madness of 2017. $25-$45. Fri 7:30 p.m., Sat 2 and 7:30 p.m., Sun 2 p.m., Palace Theatre, 80 Hanover St., Manchester. (603) 668-5588; palacetheatre.org

10/27

Alloy Orchestra: The Black Pirate British ensemble Alloy Orchestra specializes in one unusual genre: music to accompany classic silent films.

In this evening with the group, watch the soundfree pirate flick “The Black Pirate” while the band performs a live soundtrack they created to go with the film. Perfect to tide you over until that promised sixth “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie finally gets a release date. $18-$25. 7:30 p.m., Redfern Arts Center, 229 Main St., Keene.

(603) 358-2168; keene.edu/arts/redfern

VISUAL ARTS Through 12/10

Resonant Spaces: Sound Art at Dartmouth This is the first installation of sound art on the Dartmouth College campus. The Hood Museum of Art will showcase seven site-specific and sound-based commissions that will guide you across the campus and into the town of Hanover. (Note: The exhibit is at Hood Downtown but is organized by the museum.) Wed to Sat from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sun from 1 to 5 p.m.

Closed Mon and Tues. Hood Downtown, 53 Main St., Hanover. hoodmuseum.dartmouth.edu

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Everything Underlying Artist Tracy Spadafora explores the relationship between humans and nature. This exhibit features works from her “DNA” and “Evolve” series, and addresses important environmental issues such as climate change and genetically modified food. Fri to Sun from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The Aidron Duckworth Art Museum, 21 Bean Rd., Meriden. (603) 4693444; aidronduckworthmuseum.org

10/7-8

Catalyst: The Artist-Mentor Dialogue Just as New Hampshire’s local art school interacts with the state’s professional galleries, so too do its students collaborate with the state’s professional artists. In this pop-up show, those partnerships will be honored several times over. Peruse works by four graduates of NHIA’s MFA program and

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4th Annual New Hampshire Food Truck Festival Ahh, food trucks. Before the weather turns too cold to enjoy these mobile foodie favorites, enjoy 20 of the region’s best all in one place. Roxy’s Grilled Cheese, Clyde’s Cupcakes and Cape Cod Cannolis are among the trucks that have signed on so far; head to the fest to see the others (and the laundry list of breweries) that will fill out the event’s roster. $5-$10. 12 to 5 p.m., Redhook Brewery, 1 Redhook Way, Portsmouth. (617) 7827117; foodtruckfestivalsofamerica.com

This fall has been a good season for our Remarkable Women. Fresh off Rosemary Conroy’s solo show in Peterborough last month, another of New Hampshire Magazine’s 2017 honorees gets a show of her own with this exhibition. Enjoy a wide variety of March’s photojournalistic works in the town where (when she’s not on location working) she makes her home base. 42 Maple Contemporary Art Center, 42 Maple St., Bethlehem. (603) 575-9077; 42maple.org Ch oi ce

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their working-artist mentors (including Billie Mandle and Carly Glovinski) to see who exactly is influencing whom. 3S Artspace, 319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth. (603) 766-3330; 3sarts.org

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10/8

28th Annual WHEB Chili Cook-off In case one day of chili competition wasn’t enough for you, we’ve got another fest suggestion. At this contest, put on by the Prescott Park Arts Festival team, titles are awarded for both Judges’ and People’s Choice. Portsmouth’s Brazo won both divisions last year but shuttered in January, so head to the fest to see who will claim the now-undefended crown. $7-$14. 11:30 a.m., Strawbery Banke, 14 Hancock St., Portsmouth.

(603) 436-2848; prescottpark.org

10/15

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summit in the White Mountains — and Tamworth Distilling’s newest whiskey celebrates that awe-inspiring tradition. Join the distillers for a first taste of the new Chocorua Straight Rye Whiskey and a history-laced hike through the Frank Bolles Nature Preserve. Free. 1 p.m., location provided upon registration. (603) 3237196; tamworthdistilling.com

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Taste of New Hampshire Formerly the Taste of Concord, this fantastic food event is back for its 12th year. Taste fare from more than 35 local restaurants, enjoy live music, take in a cooking demo, participate in the silent auction and cheer for your favorite chef in the Top Chef competition. Plus, it’s all for a great cause — proceeds support the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central New Hampshire. $35 or 10 tickets for $300. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Grappone Conference Center, 70 Constitution Ave., Concord. (603) 225-3710; tasteofnewhampshire.com

10/7 Powder Keg Beer & Chili Fest Beer, chili and a crisp fall Saturday — will that trio ever go out of style? At this 7-yearold fest, sample brews from more than 50 beermakers and cideries (including such local favorites as Deciduous Brewing and North Country Hard Cider) and eat to your heart’s content from the fest’s dozen-plus chili competitors. Don’t forget to cast your vote — the winner at this contest is selected via People’s Choice. $15-$30. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Swasey Pkwy., Exeter. powderkegbeerfest.com New Hampshire Magazine is a proud sponsor of this event.

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Celebrating the Caregiver Being a caregiver is stressful — remember to take time for yourself W

hen a person is diagnosed with cancer, a team of nurses, doctors and emotional support experts is typically there to help him or her through the cancer journey. However, there is often one member of the team who supplies critical care without earning a dime. It’s the caregiver: that family member, friend or relative who takes care of the daily needs of the person with cancer, simply because their loved one needs help.

By tackling tasks from driving, to handling the household, to organizing medical appointments and information, caregivers help make progress possible in a patient’s day-to-day cancer fight. However, because caregivers are voluntary helpers, they may have little or no

training for the many roles they must take on.

That can cause a lot of stress, so it’s important for caregivers to continue taking care of their own needs, even while they’re taking care of their loved one. Asking for help — whether from other friends and family, a support group, or from a trained professional — is key.

If you or someone you love wants to learn more about caregiving, articles from the American Cancer Society on being a caregiver and coping as a caregiver are a good place to start. If you want more in-depth information, the Society’s online bookstore offers titles that can help, including “Cancer in Our Family,” a book that specifically explores how to help children cope with a parent’s illness and gives

caregivers ideas for how to provide comfort and support for kids at every age. If a personal online community is what you need, the American Cancer Society Cancer Survivors Network can help caregivers connect to others who have “been there.” You can also find additional resources by calling the Society at 1-800-227-2345, anytime day or night.

Armed with tools like these, a caregiver can feel much more prepared for the job at hand and give loved ones the best care they can when it’s needed most.

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By Stacy Simon,

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days is not a lifetime, but it is enough time to take you from elation and celebration to shock, fear and apprehension. Forty-seven days after my wife Chris had reached the five-year milestone of being cancer-free, she received the news that the breast cancer was back, and this time it was more aggressive.

After the initial shock wore off and enduring a day or two of tear-shedding from both of us, Chris got down to business. “What is my next step?” “What should I expect?” “How will the treatment of chemotherapy work?” “What about surgery and radiation?” “How will I still get my job done at work?” With the spirit, guts and determination that would make any worldclass athlete proud, she took this new challenge head on (and boy, was cancer messing with the wrong girl).

But there was one question that remained — what would be my role as her husband and caregiver? I knew that I needed to take on new responsibilities, but I also had a job and other responsibilities that I needed to do. How would I balance everything and make sure I was providing the support and love she needed? As most guys will attest, I was now in the unfamiliar position of asking for help (let’s face it guys, we would rather drive around in a perpetual circle than ask for directions).

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Steven Schein er, Caregiver Pembroke, NH thought about it, we had the greatest network we could ask for — colleagues, friends and, of course, family. Both sides of our families were more than willing to help. Chris’ sister, Susan, would schedule her work days around her treatment and stay with her until it was finished. Her other sister, Debbie, a retired nurse practitioner, flew up from Florida to navigate through the many doctor appointments and help us decipher the protocol that awaited Chris. Seemingly every day, Chris would receive a phone call or a card from family or friends offering words of encouragement and love. She was never alone — we were never alone — in the battle against this awful disease. We were all in on this.

Once the treatments began, I quickly added the skill of “cheerleader” to my resume. Keeping her spirits up became a big part of our days.

There were good days, and of course there were bad days, but I wanted to make sure that each and every day she smiled, laughed and knew I would always be there for her. I made sure that she knew she was still beautiful, even when her hair started falling out. I was there when she went to pick out a wig (talk about emotional), and on days when she was simply exhausted from treatment, I made sure a good foot massage was on the menu. I became a Swiss Army Knife — whatever she needed from me, I was ready to take head on.

The past eight months have not been easy, but as she continues to make progress, we can see the finish line at the end of the race. As a husband and caregiver, there is no other place I

want to be than right by her side. But it is okay to ask for help. This is not a battle that one person or one couple can win on his or her own. We are very thankful for the help and support from our colleagues, friends and family. Their love and spirit is only surpassed from that of Chris, who has given new meaning to “fight like a girl.”

There is still a ways to go on her treatment, but it is comforting knowing that whatever she needs — whatever we need — we are not alone in taking on this battle — and that is one reason that we are going to win.

Breast cancer survivor, Chris Scheiner has been an American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer participant for several years.

How to be an effective caregiver

By Stacy Simon, American Cancer Society As medical knowledge advances, more and more people are surviving cancer. With more than 14 million survivors and counting, chances are you know someone who’s been told they have some type of cancer.

Studies have found that cancer survivors with strong emotional support tend to better adjust to the changes cancer brings to their lives, have a more positive outlook and often report a better quality of life.

Often, however, family, friends and co-workers of cancer patients want to help, but just don’t know what to do. If someone you know has been diagnosed with cancer or another serious illness, you may be wondering how to help or what to say.

Here are some ideas about where to start.

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Nationally Recognized Breast Care at CMC Q: Do I really need a regular screening mammogram?

A: Breast health is an important part of a woman’s overall health, and we know that early detection saves lives. Although breast cancer screening cannot prevent breast cancer, it can help find cancer earlier, when it is easier to treat.

There are many factors that go into deciding an individual’s recommended screening schedule. We suggest that you discuss breast screening with your health care provider starting no later than age 40 and earlier if you have increased risk factors.

Q: Why choose CMC’s Breast Care Center?

A: CMC’s Breast Care Center is accredited by the

Connie Campbell, MD, FACS, Surgical Director of Breast Health pictured with Elizabeth Angelakis, MD, Chief of Breast Imaging, both recognized as 2017 Top Doctors by New Hampshire Magazine and Castle Connelly.

National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC). Here, you’ll find compassionate care along with the most sophisticated breast imaging technology available in New Hampshire, including ABUS (Automated Breast Ultrasound) for women with dense breast tissue. At CMC’s Breast Care Center, you’ll have access to everything you need, from screening and diagnosis to treatment, survivorship and beyond, all under one roof.

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Keep in touch

• Call before you visit, and be understanding if your friend can’t see you at that time.

• Keep the visit short, and be understanding if the family decides it’s time to end the visit.

Bring a movie to watch together, a snack to share, a book to read while your friend naps or a newspaper to help your friend catch up on current events.

• Don’t be afraid to touch, hug or shake hands with your friend.

• Be sensitive to your friend’s attention span, and understand that they may be too tired to participate actively.

• Help your friend participate in the conversation by asking questions: Ask for her advice, opinions, and how she’s feeling.

• Give honest compliments, such as “You look rested today.”

• Allow your friend to be negative, silent or withdrawn, if that is how she’s feeling.

• Don’t urge your friend to be strong or fight the cancer if they don’t feel up to it.

• Don’t leave out your friend when talking to others in the room, or assume she can’t hear you even if they appear to be asleep.

• Don’t offer medical advice or your opinion on things like diet, vitamins and herbal therapies.

Know what to say (and not to say)

Offer to run errands

• Gear the conversation to subjects that you know your friend likes to talk about.

• Organize family, friends, neighbors and co-workers to help complete regularly scheduled tasks.

• Write, text, email or call often, and keep it short.

• Call at times that work best for your friend.

• When your friend calls or texts you, answer right away.

Visit

• Helpful tasks may include making meals, cleaning the house, caring for the lawn and garden, babysitting, pet sitting, grocery shopping, picking up prescriptions and driving family and friends to and from the airport.

• Do urgent errands right away.

Remember caregivers Your friend isn’t the only one who may need help coping with cancer; the person (or people) taking care of her could also use your support. Caregivers often neglect their own needs because they are so busy taking care of their loved one. Helping your friend’s caregiver is another way to show you care.

•O ffer to stay with your friend while the caregiver takes a break. It’s important for caregivers to get some time to themselves.

•H elp out the caregiver with errands, too. Ask which tasks would be most helpful — and follow through.

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Caregiver Distress Checklist A Caregiver Self-Assessment Questionnaire How are YOU? Caregivers are often so concerned with caring for their relative’s needs that they lose sight of their own well-being. Please take just a moment to answer the following questions. Once you have answered the questions, go to the bottom of the page to do a selfevaluation.

During the past week or so, I have ...

1. Had trouble keeping my mind on what I was doing | Yes | No 2. Felt that I couldn’t leave my relative alone | Yes | No 3. Had difficulty making decisions | Yes | No 4. Felt completely overwhelmed | Yes | No 5. Felt useful and needed | Yes | No 6. Felt lonely | Yes | No 7. Been upset that my relative has changed so much from his/her former self | Yes | No 8. Felt a loss of privacy and/or personal time | Yes | No 9. Been edgy or irritable | Yes | No 10. Had sleep disturbed because of caring for my relative | Yes | No 11. Had a crying spell(s) | Yes | No 12. Felt strained between work and family responsibilities | Yes | No 13. Had back pain | Yes | No 14. Felt ill (headaches, stomach problems or common cold) | Yes | No 15. Been satisfied with the support my family has given me | Yes | No 16. Found my relative’s living situation to be inconvenient or a barrier to care | Yes | No 17. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being “not stressful” to 10 being “extremely stressful,” please rate your current level of stress. _______ 18. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being “very healthy” to 10 being “very ill,” please rate your current health compared to what it was this time last year. _______ Comments: (Please feel free to comment or provide feedback if you plan to share this with a health care professional.)

SELF-EVALUATION: To determine your score 1. Count up all your “Yes” responses EXCEPT do not count no. 5 or 15 yet.

2. Now, look at Questions no. 5 and 15. If you responded “Yes” to these questions, do NOT count these with your “Yes” count. If you responded “No” to either or both questions, add these to your “Yes” count. (For example, if you had 4 “Yes” answers on the rest of the questions, and you answered “No” to question no. 5 and “No” to question no. 15, your total score would be 6.)

TO INTERPRET YOUR RESPONSE: Chances are that you are experiencing a high degree of distress: • If you answered “Yes” to either or both questions 4 and 11; or • If your total “Yes” score = 10 or more; or • If your score on question 17 is 6 or higher; or • If your score on question 18 is 6 or higher Source: American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved If you are having a high degree of distress • Consider seeing a doctor for a check-up for yourself • L ook for some relief from caregiving (Talk to the patient’s doctor, social worker, or cancer care team about resources available in your community.)

• C onsider joining a support group for caregivers. Online and phone support is available • C all the American Cancer Society at 1-800-227-2345 for more information and referrals If your distress level is low — It isn’t unusual for caregivers to have some of these problems for a short time. But they may mean that you’re at risk for higher levels of distress. When caregivers don’t attend to their own needs and allow other pressures to take over, they may lose the ability to continue to care for their loved one. Part of caring for someone else is caring for yourself.

You may want to learn more about managing caregivers’ responsibilities. You can learn more about caregiving on our website.

You can also get ideas about healthy coping from our Coping Checklist for Caregivers.

Now what? Asking for help can be a good thing. You may need more than one kind of help to manage caring for your loved one.

See a doctor if you have serious distress, or if you can’t accomplish your day-to-day activities. We also encourage you to print out this checklist and talk it over with a doctor, nurse, social worker, or other professional on your loved one’s cancer care team.

ACS support programs reach cancer survivors and patients throughout the US. Practical advice is also available online to help caregivers manage day-to-day and cope with physical and emotional changes. At the ACS Cancer Survivors Network website you can trade information and experiences with other caregivers — all without leaving home.

For more information, call your American Cancer Society at 1-800-227-2345.

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Access the latest technology at this Center of Excellence Q. How often should I get a screening mammogram?

A. We recommend yearly screening mammograms for all women starting at the age of 40. Simply put, that’s how we save the most lives. That’s how we find cancer in its earliest form.

Q. What is 3-D mammography/tomosynthesis?

Is it experimental technology?

A. Tomosynthesis, also called 3-D mammography, is an FDA-approved advanced technology that takes multiple low-dose images, or X-rays, of breast tissue to re-create a 3-D picture of the breast. It is not experimental technology.

Q. Is a 3-D mammogram better?

A. Yes. 3-D provides a clearer picture. Using 3-D mammog-

Dr. Marina I. Feldman, Elliot Breast Health Center

Q. Why should I go to Elliot Breast Health Center for my mammogram?

A. The Elliot Breast Health Center has been granted the prestigious designation of being an American College of Radiology Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence. This is a designation reserved for centers that demonstrate outstanding diagnostic imaging and patient care, as well as the highest level of safety and quality of care.

raphy makes it easier for doctors to catch breast cancer early.

It also helps us catch more cancers. Studies have shown that patients who had a 3-D mammogram were 40 percent less likely to be called back for additional images than patients who had a 2-D mammogram. At our center, we believe that 3-D mammography is a revolutionary and superior breast imaging tool that improves the early detection of breast cancer. For this reason, we have been offering 3-D mammography to all of our patients since 2013.

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Expert advice for recovery and overall good health Q: Should I exercise during cancer treatment and/or recovery?

A. “Exercise is always a great idea and

Mary D. Chamberlin, MD Hematology Oncology Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center

to exercise is to work up to and maintain 150 minutes a week of moderate aerobic exercise.

That means walking at a pace where you get sweaty and have to breathe more quickly so you can’t finish a sentence without taking a breath.

Over and over again studies have shown how important this is to recovery and good health.”

essentially means getting up and moving for the sake of your health, and not to accomplish anything else. Restrictions should be based on your physical limitations only. Getting up and walking an extra loop around the parking lot or hospital waiting room for example, even for just 10 minutes a day, after a few weeks can lead to less fatigue, more energy, a more positive cancer.dartmouth.edu outlook, better digestion, better circulation and less inflammation.

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Painting and decorating with gray sounds simple enough, but it can turn out to be trickier than you might think.

Color Conundrum

Why does gray sometimes look blue or purple?

BY AMY MITCHELL

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ince I began Home Glow Design, I’ve counseled a number of people who either just bought a house or were in the process of building and called me after they got into color trouble.

They’d been trying to go it alone, figuring “paint is paint” and not wanting to spend the money getting guidance. Unfortunately, after they moved into the space, a few things happened. They realized that the gorgeous gray family room they wanted actually looked purple.

Or green.

Or blue.

Or, for some reason, the “neutral” wall color they chose to go with the newly installed “neutral” carpet inexplicably clashed.

Or the white color that supposedly so many decorators recommended didn’t have nearly the “glow” that it does in all the pictures they found online.

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Color Can Be Complicated

What went wrong?

It could be any of a number of reasons: Lighting. This is a biggie. How much natural light does the room get? Does your room face north? Northern light is blue in color and will give a room a cooler feel. East- and west-facing windows give either warm or cool light depending upon whether it is morning or evening in the room. Southern exposure will give you the truest color read at all times of day. Furthermore, you need to think about what’s outside your windows. A hill? Tons of green? A blue ocean (don’t we all wish)? A covered porch? All of these scenarios will color the light that is coming through your windows. What about non-natural lighting sources? Are they incandescent or fluorescent. Are there tons of lights, or way too few? These all impact

color. Never choose colors at night lit by indoor light sources only. You must look at them during the day in natural light as well.

Context/Reflectivity: What is surrounding your color choice? It all affects your perception of color. What is your trim color? Dark trim will make a wall color appear lighter and lighter trim will make it appear darker. The same goes for your behemoth dark brown sofa or your blue-gray carpet. Shiny surfaces like hardwood floors and countertops reflect themselves onto the walls as well.

Sheen: Different sheens (flat, eggshell, satin, semigloss and so on) all reflect light differently and therefore impact our perception of color. The greater the sheen, the lighter a color looks — and vice versa.

Trusting the internet: Folks, pictures you see in magazines and the internet have been edited big time. The color in the photo may look nothing at all as it does in real life.

Editing may have been done for lighting and color correction purposes, or just because the editorial team likes the edited color better. Moreover, the internet has no idea of the context in which you will be painting.

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Undertones and tint formulation: This is the biggest reason of all. Every architectural paint company has its own tinting system, but they usually use around 12 different tints to make all of the colors in their fan decks. Those tints are what determine your color undertones and how they will play with all of the above factors. Misidentify a color’s undertones — or don’t do it at all — and you could be in for a mess. Get the undertone right, and you’re on your way to a lovely, well-coordinated interior.

Bases and Tints and Undertones, Oh My!

In grade-school art class, most of us were taught that blues, greens and purples are cool colors and yellows, oranges and reds are warm. In architectural color, there are warm and cool renditions (or “temperatures”) of every color in the rainbow.

Why? Most paint companies use three different color bases and 10 to 16 tints in their color systems. The tints are usually separated into clear tints, natural tints and achromatics. Warm colors have natural tints added during formulation, while cool colors utilize mostly clear tints. Color temperature must be kept consistent in a room if you don’t want a messy warm/cool clash.

In addition to temperature, every color has one of four undertones: red, yellow, blue or green. The rooms that are most harmonious keep undertones consistent. But what if your undertones are already mixed?

Achromatics can be composed of up to 12 tints and are often full-spectrum. Described as “muddy,” they can act as chameleons, deriving their colors from what surrounds them. This characteristic makes them a

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Don’t compare colors side by side. They influence your perception of each. Frankly, who cares if a certain gray looks green when next to a gray that has a blue undertone? What matters is that it looks right in your room.

Don’t put white poster board behind your sample to “try to get a better idea of true color.” It will actually make your color look darker than it is.

Never paint your samples directly on the wall. Come on, lazybones! Take the extra time to get some white poster or foam board. Paint two coats!

Try your samples behind your soft furnishings — the sofa, drapes, etc. — to see if the undertones play together nicely.

Don’t hang your samples in the middle of the wall. To cut down on competition from the existing color, hang them next to your trim in corners (don’t forget in the corner down by the floor to make sure that they go with your floor’s undertones), doorways, etc., and in different areas of the room and see how the light changes them during the day.

Lastly, realize that every paint color is going to change throughout the day — but so will the color of everything else in the room.

You just have to make sure that they all change together nicely! NH Decorator and color consultant Amy Mitchell is the owner of Home Glow Design. Each week, she writes for Home Glow’s “Saturday Blog” (homeglowdesign.com/blog), focusing on fresh twists on classic style, American craftsmanship and value and quality for dollars spent. The blog also features more photos from this story. She lives in Hopkinton with her husband and two boys.

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Claiming Ignorance

Is not knowing the law a real defense?

BY JEFF WOODBURN

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knowledgeable citizenry is the foundation of a civilized democracy. Without it, the community can’t make wise decisions and weigh the individual or collective consequences of their choices.

Laws are designed to conform to a widely agreeable community standard and scare into submission those who violate it knowingly or unknowingly. This concept sits on a foundation of presumed knowledge dating back to the Romans: Ignorantia juris non excusat.

Translated from Latin: Ignorance of the law excuses not. Aristotle’s assertion on the topic is more of a warning: “Nobody is thought to be ignorant of the law.”

In New Hampshire courts, ignorance of the law is a rare defense, says Randy Hawkes, executive director of the state’s nonprofit criminal defense program, NH Public Defender.

“Who’s going to say that [as a defense]? There is not much sympathy.”

A much bigger culprit that seems to garner greater sympathy is society’s obvious ills.

Franklin District Court Judge Ned Gordon

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said in a NH Bar Association magazine profile, “Alcohol is the river that runs through my courtroom.” Both criminal defense attorneys and prosecutors say that it’s not just alcohol that impacts the state’s judicial and penal system; it’s also drugs, mental health and other factors that impair judgment. If it weren’t for these things, said Coös County Attorney John McCormick, “we wouldn’t need an office.”

On the rare occasions when the “ignorance excuse” has been used, it didn’t turn out to be a successful defense.

One of the best known federal cases was that of a gullible federal income tax protestor named John Creek who refused pay his taxes for several years because he trusted a fringe anti-income tax group theory that the federal income tax did not apply to him and was unconstitutional. Creek, a commercial airline pilot who represented himself in court, said he had sincerely believed wages were not income and that he was not a “person” as defined by the Internal Revenue code.

Convicted in a lower court, Creek appealed

to the US Supreme Court arguing that the jury instruction did not consider his defense that he lacked willful criminal intent. The top court took up the task of defining statutory willfulness as it relates to the IRS code, and the case ended in a split decision that drew a line of distinction between true ignorance and deliberate ignorance. According to the court, true ignorance of the tax law is a defense only if the ignorance is not deliberate, meaning juries need to weigh this question of willful ignorance when considering a verdict. Creek earned a victory with his case, but it was short-lived: A later trial convicted him and sent him to prison for tax evasion.

There have been several local cases where defendants attempted to use the ignorance defense, including one where a person whose driving privileges were revoked thought it was lawful to drive in a local stock car race on private property. Randy Riendeau, a Cornish resident, participated in a “spectator race” open to nonprofessional drivers at a local speedway. After the race, Riendeau drew attention to himself by creating a “smoke show,” an act prohibited by the speedway that causes a cloud of exhaust smoke by spinning tires.

The commotion drew the authorities, who then noticed the smell of alcohol and his slurred speech. Charged with driving after being certified as a habitual offender and with one count of driving while intoxicated, the trial centered around the definition of a public “way” and whether Riendeau understood that definition. The defense argued that the speedway’s parking, staging area and track were not public and that, even if they were, their client didn’t know it. The court disagreed, asserting that the habitual offender classification provides ample notice and explanation as to Riendeau’s prohibition from driving anywhere. The only question to be determined was whether the surface that the accused drove on was defined by New Hampshire law as a “way.” The state Supreme Court determined that it was, and he was convicted.

Another interesting case involved two Concord police officers who brought erroneous charges against a Concord man for sending harassing emails to his ex-girlfriend, whose father and uncle happened to be veterans of the local police department. Because the police thought the harassment happened within the past 12 hours, they believed they had the authority to arrest the man without a warrant.

The statute they cited was previously ruled unconstitutional, and the charges were dropped.

The man sued the Concord Police Depart-

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ment for malicious prosecution and negligence, among other offenses. The state Supreme Court, while acknowledging that the “officers may have acted negligently,” granted immunity to the police. The court said, “The public cannot afford for those individuals charged with securing and preserving community safety to have their judgment shaded out of fear of subsequent lawsuits or to have their energies otherwise deflected by litigation.”

In these cases, the court leaned toward the public interest over the individual’s rights. They seemed to shy away from setting a broad policy precedent.

Sometimes “justice to the individual is rightly outweighed by the larger [public] interests,” said US Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. “There are many cases in which the criminal could not have known that he was breaking the law but to admit the excuse at all would be to encourage ignorance.”

While ignorance of the law is no excuse, unclear laws can be a defense in and of themselves — but that’s a difficult hurdle to clear.

“Just as the law presumes that all citizens know the law, the law assumes that the government has written the law with sufficient clarity to put people on notice as to what it requires,” says attorney Gilles Bissonnette, of the NH American Civil Liberties Union. Otherwise, people will not know how to conform their behavior to the law. Moreover, he says, “vague and ambiguous laws vest tremendous discretion in government officials, as these officials can then enforce these laws using arbitrary and discriminatory decision-making.” NH

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• “There is no official process to notify” the public of newly enacted state laws, says attorney Randy Hawkes. On major laws, there is often an extended public dialogue, and, on rare occasions, non-government groups engage in an independent effort to educate the public.

• Willful intent, as described by the US Justice Department, is an act that is done voluntarily and intentionally, and with the specific intent to do something the law forbids. Some criminal laws require willful intent and consider it in determining guilt and/or the severity of sentencing.

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s more women survive breast cancer, in part due to early detection, more hospitals are adding programs and services that address the full spectrum of difficulties breast cancer patients typically face, from the physical to the emotional to the practical.

Although every breast cancer patient’s experience is unique, there are common challenges, says Jessica Ryan, MD, a breast surgeon at Elliot Breast Health Center in Manchester. For starters, there is the emotional trauma of the breast cancer diagnosis itself. It can be a lonely time, Ryan says; Even a woman who is fortunate enough to have a robust support system with many involved family members and friends can feel alone and isolated as she struggles to emotionally process the diagnosis and its potential consequences.

From there, challenges quickly mount.

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Patients can be overwhelmed by the cancer diagnosis and struggle to understand their treatment options. In rural or remote areas like northern New Hampshire, patients often face issues around accessibility of care.

Patients must contend with a changing body and with the side effects of chemotherapy, which can include nausea, fatigue, hair loss, nerve damage and impaired heart function.

Patients’ sleep can suffer, leaving them more vulnerable to depression.

The financial burden that comes with a cancer diagnosis can also be a tremendous concern, says Lisa Delahanty, APRN, manager of the Concord Hospital Breast Care Center. Even medication that is covered by insurance can cost upwards of $100 per month, and patients often worry about missing work and having inadequate healthcare coverage.

There can be difficulties related to sexual

intimacy, too, says Sharon Gunsher, MD, FACS, medical director of Concord Hospital Breast Care Center and general surgeon at Concord Surgical Associates. Some women are rendered menopausal from breast cancer surgery — an experience that is particularly difficult for younger women — and must suddenly contend with hot flashes, weight gain and other menopause symptoms in addition to everything else they are going through.

And the anxiety that begins upon hearing the cancer diagnosis can stay for life. Some patients describe experiencing PTSD-like symptoms when the time comes to report for their first mammogram following cancer treatment. “I’ve had many patients tell me they worry that it’s going to start the whole thing all over again,” Gunsher says. “It’s something they really struggle with.” Some patients never return for mammograms and follow-ups after treatment ends, Gunsher says, apparently choosing to risk that a problem will go undetected rather than subjecting themselves to the anxiety that the appointments will trigger.

The good news is, many hospitals are developing a wealth of what are known as “survivorship” services and activities. Survivorship focuses on life post-treatment, with a goal of helping patients not just survive but thrive. With the increasing attention and interest in this aspect of cancer care, “survivorship is becoming almost its own specialty” within the medical field, Ryan says.

A sampling of survivorship programs at Granite State hospitals includes anticancer lifestyle courses that help patients make beneficial changes in their lives; talks given by prosthetics professionals who provide guidance on options after breast cancer surgery; and lectures, activities and support groups that connect women with each other and with healthcare experts while easing the stress and anxiety that can plague breast cancer patients. In addition, some hospitals offer programs geared for care providers and family members.

Although the more social gatherings such as support groups are not everyone’s cup of tea, many women find them well worth the time. “Patients get a lot of support from hearing each other’s story,” Ryan says. “It just makes them feel that they’re not alone ... They realize, ‘Oh, I’m not the only one going through this,’” which can be a source of great relief and comfort.

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that support groups alleviate stress, improve quality of life and even reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence, Delahanty notes.

While mind-body initiatives and other complementary techniques have clearly gained followers, Ryan cautions that complementary approaches should augment — rather than replace — conventional cancer care. But importantly, she says, such techniques provide women with an opportunity to focus on what should be their top priority: themselves and their well-being. Asked to name the most important person in their life, she says, most breast cancer patients name their husband or children. “They’ll list 12 people before it gets down to them,” Ryan says. “I tell them, ‘With this diagnosis, that needs to change. You have to be number one.’ And I think a big part of investing in survivorship programs and activities is really making that distinction.” NH

Lowering your cancer risk through diet and exercise Women should take advantage of two powerful allies they can enlist to help ward off cancer: diet and exercise.

Sticking to a healthful diet and exercise plan “is hard,” acknowledges Sharon Gunsher, MD, FACS, medical director of Concord Hospital Breast Care Center and general surgeon at Concord Surgical Associates. “But it’s really important,” Gunsher says, “and I don’t think people realize how beneficial it is, not just for reducing the risk of breast cancer but for reducing their risk of heart disease and stroke and other types of cancer.”

Many people are also not aware, Gunsher says, that getting beneficial exercise needn’t involve arduous hours at the gym, but can be as simple as walking the dog for 30 minutes, five days a week.

“People want to take a single pill [to prevent cancer], but what’s really important is diet and exercise — and all of those things that help people lead a better-quality, longer life,” Gunsher says. “It’s so important to be a healthy body weight. Women who have a lower body weight have a lower incidence of breast cancer, [and] women who have a lower body weight have a lower recurrence rate for breast cancer.”

For more information, see the American Cancer Society website, cancer.org.

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Wealth Manager Award Winner The Five Star Wealth Manager award, administered by Crescendo Business Services, LLC (dba Five Star Professional), is based on 10 objective criteria. Eligibility criteria – required: 1. Credentialed as a registered investment adviser or a registered investment adviser representative; 2. Actively licensed as a registered investment adviser or as a principal of a registered investment adviser firm for a minimum of 5 years; 3. Favorable regulatory and complaint history review (As defined by Five Star Professional, the wealth manager has not; A. Been subject to a regulatory action that resulted in a license being suspended or revoked, or payment of a fine; B. Had more than a total of three settled or pending complaints filed against them and/or a total of five settled, pending, dismissed or denied complaints with any regulatory authority or Five Star Professional’s consumer complaint process. Unfavorable feedback may have been discovered through a check of complaints registered with a regulatory authority or complaints registered through Five Star Professional’s consumer complaint process; feedback may not be representative of any one client’s experience; C. Individually contributed to a financial settlement of a customer complaint; D. Filed for personal bankruptcy within the past 11 years; E. Been terminated from a financial services firm within the past 11 years; F. Been convicted of a felony); 4. Fulfilled their firm review based on internal standards; 5. Accepting new clients. Evaluation criteria – considered: 6. One-year client retention rate; 7. Five-year client retention rate; 8. Non-institutional discretionary and/or non-discretionary client assets administered; 9. Number of client households served; 10. Education and professional designations. Wealth managers do not pay a fee to be considered or placed on the final list of Five Star Wealth Managers. Award does not evaluate quality of services provided to clients. Once awarded, wealth managers may purchase additional profile ad space or promotional products. The Five Star award is not indicative of the wealth manager’s future performance. Wealth managers may or may not use discretion in their practice and therefore may not manage their client’s assets. The inclusion of a wealth manager on the Five Star Wealth Manager list should not be construed as an endorsement of the wealth manager by Five Star Professional or this publication. Working with a Five Star Wealth Manager or any wealth manager is no guarantee as to future investment success, nor is there any guarantee that the selected wealth managers will be awarded this accomplishment by Five Star Professional in the future. For more information on the Five Star award and the research/selection methodology, go to fivestarprofessional.com. 739 New Hampshire wealth managers were considered for the award; 89 (12 percent of candidates) were named 2017 Five Star Wealth Managers.

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Wealth Management With a Purpose — Integrating Your Values and Vision For nearly two decades, Curtis has provided comprehensive wealth management services to a select group of clients who share his values along with the desire to provide for themselves and the people they care most about. He focuses on bringing together the people, philosophy and process to serve each client’s unique financial needs and aspirations.

Curtis strives to offer a distinct approach that begins by listening and understanding what matters most to his clients, whether that is their business, the education of their children or grandchildren, securing a comfortable retirement, establishing a legacy or a combination of all of these.

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The Five Star Wealth Manager award, administered by Crescendo Business Services, LLC (dba Five Star Professional), is based on 10 objective criteria. Eligibility criteria – required: 1. Credentialed as a registered investment adviser or a registered investment adviser representative; 2. Actively licensed as a registered investment adviser or as a principal of a registered investment adviser firm for a minimum of 5 years; 3. Favorable regulatory and complaint history review (As defined by Five Star Professional, the wealth manager has not; A. Been subject to a regulatory action that resulted in a license being suspended or revoked, or payment of a fine; B. Had more than a total of three settled or pending complaints filed against them and/or a total of five settled, pending, dismissed or denied complaints with any regulatory authority or Five Star Professional’s consumer complaint process. Unfavorable feedback may have been discovered through a check of complaints registered with a regulatory authority or complaints registered through Five Star Professional’s consumer complaint process; feedback may not be representative of any one client’s experience; C. Individually contributed to a financial settlement of a customer complaint; D. Filed for personal bankruptcy within the past 11 years; E. Been terminated from a financial services firm within the past 11 years; F. Been convicted of a felony); 4. Fulfilled their firm review based on internal standards; 5. Accepting new clients. Evaluation criteria – considered: 6. One-year client retention rate; 7. Five-year client retention rate; 8. Non-institutional discretionary and/or non-discretionary client assets administered; 9. Number of client households served; 10. Education and professional designations. Wealth managers do not pay a fee to be considered or placed on the final list of Five Star Wealth Managers. Award does not evaluate quality of services provided to clients. Once awarded, wealth managers may purchase additional profile ad space or promotional products. The Five Star award is not indicative of the wealth manager’s future performance. Wealth managers may or may not use discretion in their practice and therefore may not manage their client’s assets. The inclusion of a wealth manager on the Five Star Wealth Manager list should not be construed as an endorsement of the wealth manager by Five Star Professional or this publication. Working with a Five Star Wealth Manager or any wealth manager is no guarantee as to future investment success, nor is there any guarantee that the selected wealth managers will be awarded this accomplishment by Five Star Professional in the future. For more information on the Five Star award and the research/selection methodology, go to fivestarprofessional.com. 739 New Hampshire wealth managers were considered for the award; 89 (12 percent of candidates) were named 2017 Five Star Wealth Managers.

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Our goal is to help bring clarity to your vision.

Our team of professionals will simplify the complexities of the financial world to meet your personal needs and goals. We consider each situation a unique relationship and not just a portfolio balance. Nichole Raftopoulos has been named one of “Forbes’ America’s Top Women Wealth Advisors 2017”, highlighting the country’s top 200 female financial advisors managing more than $200 billion in client assets.

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With over 50 years of combined experience, Robbins Farley offers truly personalized wealth management to successful individuals, families and business owners. We work hand-in-hand with you to connect your goals, values and objectives to then enhance, preserve and transition your wealth now and for the future.

Securities offered through Commonwealth Financial Network; Member FINRA/SIPC. Investment advisory services maybe offered through Commonwealth Financial Network, a registered investment adviser and/or Nvest Financial Group, a Maine and New Hampshire licensed investment adviser. Advisory services, fixed insurance products and services offered by Nvest Financial Group, LLC are separate and unrelated to Commonwealth. The ranking of Forbes’ Top Wealth Advisors1 (Top Women Advisors) is based on an algorithm of qualitative and quantitative criteria, including a minimum of seven years of experience, a minimum of $1 million in production, and the weighing of factors including revenue trends, AUM, compliance records, industry experience, and best practices (gathered through telephone and in-person due-diligence interviews).

Shook Research also employs an opinion-based weighting system that prioritizes its preferred “best practices,” which include business models, activities, processes and structure. Overall, 2,723 advisors were considered, and 200 (7.3 percent of candidates) were recognized. For the full methodology2 that Forbes developed in partnership with SHOOK Research, please visit: http://bit.ly/forbesmethodology. (1) Not indicative of the advisor’s future performance. Your experience may vary.

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At Whole Wealth Management we believe that your financial wellbeing has a direct impact on how well you live your life. Our services are designed to guide clients through a process that positions their finances in a way that supports their hopes, dreams and aspirations.

Securities offered through Commonwealth Financial Network, Member FINRA/SIPC, a Registered Investment Adviser. Advisory services offered through Whole Wealth Management, a Registered Investment Adviser, are separate and unrelated to Commonwealth.

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With 30-plus years of insurance and investment experience, Rich uses a planning-based approach addressing both assets and liabilities for families and small businesses to provide custom retirement, insurance and investment strategies and portfolios by working with them.

I provide goal-based investment planning that is designed to target a client’s specific needs while helping them to manage risk. I offer a wide range of services, from investments and wealth management to retirement planning.

Richard J. Hendricks is a registered representative of, and offers securities through, MML Investor Services, LLC. Member SIPC, L0816474690 [exp0817][All States].

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Award winners are listed by primary service and then alphabetically by last name.

Financial Planning Christian Beliveau ∙ Northeast Planning Associates Stephen Brophy ∙ Brophy Wealth Management Susan Cooke ∙ Baystate Financial Steven Dalton ∙ Brophy Wealth Management Al Gilbert ∙ Financial Strategies Retirement Partners Page 4 Thomas Goodwin ∙ Financial Focus Page 6 Joseph Guyton ∙ Guyton Group

Richard Hendricks ∙ Baystate Financial Page 7 Susan John ∙ Financial Focus Page 6 Jeffrey Keefe ∙ Whole Wealth Management Page 7 Andrew Lane ∙ Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Dawn Latham ∙ Commonwealth Financial Network Jason Lawrence ∙ Northeast Planning Associates

Daosith Lemay ∙ Financial Focus Page 6 Norman Long ∙ Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

Erik Potts ∙ Panorama Wealth Management

John Garrity ∙ Peak Wealth Management

Mary Smith ∙ Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

Kristen Madden ∙ Financial Focus Page 6 Monica McCarthy ∙ Seascape Capital Management Page 5 Peter Motsis ∙ Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

Investments

Deborah Nitzschke ∙ Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

James Dimos ∙ Baystate Financial

Curtis Hermann ∙ Wells Fargo Advisors Page 6 Shawn Monty ∙ Financial Strategies Retirement Partners Page 4 Nichole Raftopoulos ∙ Nvest Financial Group Page 7 Bob Robbins ∙ Robbins Farley Page 7 Andrew Rocco ∙ Baystate Financial Page 2 & 3

Michael Panico ∙ Arcadia Financial Group

Lou Athanas ∙ Morgan Stanley Edward Cotton ∙ AXA Advisors Derek Deangelis ∙ Peak Wealth Management Michael Fortier ∙ Wells Fargo Advisors Page 7

The Five Star Wealth Manager award, administered by Crescendo Business Services, LLC (dba Five Star Professional), is based on 10 objective criteria. Eligibility criteria – required: 1. Credentialed as a registered investment adviser or a registered investment adviser representative; 2. Actively licensed as a registered investment adviser or as a principal of a registered investment adviser firm for a minimum of 5 years; 3. Favorable regulatory and complaint history review (As defined by Five Star Professional, the wealth manager has not; A. Been subject to a regulatory action that resulted in a license being suspended or revoked, or payment of a fine; B. Had more than a total of three settled or pending complaints filed against them and/or a total of five settled, pending, dismissed or denied complaints with any regulatory authority or Five Star Professional’s consumer complaint process. Unfavorable feedback may have been discovered through a check of complaints registered with a regulatory authority or complaints registered through Five Star Professional’s consumer complaint process; feedback may not be representative of any one client’s experience; C. Individually contributed to a financial settlement of a customer complaint; D. Filed for personal bankruptcy within the past 11 years; E. Been terminated from a financial services firm within the past 11 years; F. Been convicted of a felony); 4. Fulfilled their firm review based on internal standards; 5. Accepting new clients. Evaluation criteria – considered: 6. One-year client retention rate; 7. Five-year client retention rate; 8. Non-institutional discretionary and/or non-discretionary client assets administered; 9. Number of client households served; 10. Education and professional designations. Wealth managers do not pay a fee to be considered or placed on the final list of Five Star Wealth Managers. Award does not evaluate quality of services provided to clients. Once awarded, wealth managers may purchase additional profile ad space or promotional products. The Five Star award is not indicative of the wealth manager’s future performance. Wealth managers may or may not use discretion in their practice and therefore may not manage their client’s assets. The inclusion of a wealth manager on the Five Star Wealth Manager list should not be construed as an endorsement of the wealth manager by Five Star Professional or this publication. Working with a Five Star Wealth Manager or any wealth manager is no guarantee as to future investment success, nor is there any guarantee that the selected wealth managers will be awarded this accomplishment by Five Star Professional in the future. For more information on the Five Star award and the research/selection methodology, go to fivestarprofessional.com. 739 New Hampshire wealth managers were considered for the award; 89 (12 percent of candidates) were named 2017 Five Star Wealth Managers.

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Erin Bakes Cake New Hampshire brides discovered the talent of Erin Gardner seven years ago when her Wild Orchid Bakery opened in Dover. She went on to win national accolades and earn an episode of Food Network’s “Sweet Genius.” Now, two babies later, she is sharing her baking skills by teaching and blogging. Her "Erin Bakes Cake" is a finely tuned tome that tells the tale of her sweet success that's filled with whimsy. The recipes are adaptable for beginner bakers, but she includes plenty of professional tips and charts to make this book worthy for just about any skill level.

Erin’s favorite recipe (included here) is her Any Butter Cake — superbly delicious, and nearly nutritious, using seed and nut butters as

part of the fat component. The book also offers three recipes for buttercream — Swiss meringue, American and ermine (the later is an using cooked flour) and a host of ideas for decorating cakes easily and colorfully with cookies, candies and chocolate. No fussy fondant masterpieces here.

This book will get just about anybody off the couch and into the kitchen to lick spoons and get a taste of her delicious cakes.

Erin will be signing copies of her cookbook “Erin Bakes Cake” at Water Street Bookstore in Exeter on October 18 at 7 p.m.

Any Butter Cake Nutella Version Yields: 10 cups batter, which makes two tall 8-inch round cakes or three regular 6-inch round cakes 12 ounces unsalted butter, softened 12 ounces Nutella 3/4 cup granulated sugar 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon kosher salt 9 large eggs 1 ½ cups cake flour (plus more cake flour or all-purpose flour for the pans)

1. Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350°F. Spray and flour pans in your chosen size.

2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or in a large bowl using an electric hand mixer), beat together the unsalted butter, ground butter, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, baking powder and salt at medium speed until fluffy and lighter in color, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula to make sure there are no butter lumps, about 5 minutes.

3. Add the eggs, one at a time, until completely combined.

Stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl halfway through mixing and after adding the last egg.

4. With the mixer on low, slowly add the flour to the butter mixture until just incorporated. Scrape down the sides of the bowl one last time. Fold in any remaining streaks of flour by hand.

6. Transfer the cakes to a rack to cool in the pan for about 30 minutes. Turn the cakes out onto a flat surface, like plates or a clean countertop. Let the cakes cool completely before frosting, filling or storing.

Frost with your favorite buttercream frosting or get Erin’s book for more ideas.

She likes to cut the layers in half to open up opportunities for more frosting.

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5. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans and bake, rotating the pans’ positions halfway through baking, until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cake comes out clean or with a few crumbs clinging to it, 45 to 50 minutes for 8-inch round pans or 30 to 35 minutes for 6-inch round pans.

Erin Gardner quickly gained fame for her wedding cakes through Martha Stewart Weddings, Brides and New Hampshire Magazine's Bride, in addition to her local fans.

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The bánh mì is made with locally sourced pork that’s marinated in a Vietnamese sauce.

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The Local Moose Café, 124 Queen City Ave., Manchester, thelocalmoosecafe.com Open Tuesday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Local Moose Café If you are into eating large in the afternoon, then consider one of Manchester’s nicest cafés.

The Local Moose Café takes pride in their organic fare, some of which is even grown in their own greenhouse. Don’t miss the locally sourced pork marinated in a classic Vietnamese sauce for their bánh mì (pictured above).

Of course, you could substitute tofu for the pork and have it spread with vegan mayo.

Breakfast sandwiches are layered on buttery brioche with local bacon and free-range eggs.

Maple bacon donuts may be the best reason to stop in on Saturday, or maybe the occasional mid-day songfest. Coffee and a host of creative lattes, including a tumeric pumpkin spice for fall, are all fair trade, and sourced from A&E Roastery in Amherst. They are pieces of barista art. NH

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DINE OUT 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 B Breakfast H Best of NH L Lunch 2017 Reader’s Poll D Dinner $$$$ Entrées cost b Brunch more than $25 $$$ Entrées cost between ( Reservations recom2017 Editor’s Picks

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MERRIMACK VALLEY

Merrimack; (603) 883-7333; 524 Nashua St., Milford; (603) 673-3939; 270 Granite St., Manchester; (603) 232-3323; giorgios.com — Ignite your passion for food with sumptuous décor and expansive menus that feature Mediterranean food with an American sensibility. $$–$$$ L D (

Granite Restaurant & Bar

NEW AMERICAN 96 Pleasant St., Concord; (603) 227-9000; graniterestaurant.com; $$–$$$$ B L D b (

Grazing Room

AMERICAN 33 The Oaks St., Henniker; (603) 428-3281; colbyhillinn.com; $$–$$$$ D (

Grill 603

AMERICAN 168 Elm St., Milford; (603) 213-6764; grill603.com; $–$$$ L D b

Hanover St. Chophouse H

Angelina’s Ristorante Italiano

STEAKHOUSE 149 Hanover Street, Manchester; (603) 644-2467; hanoverstreetchophouse.com; $$$–$$$$ L D (

Bar One

NEW AMERICAN/JAPANESE 1105 Elm St., Manchester; (603) 625-6468; mintbistronh.com; $$-$$$ L D (

ITALIAN 11 Depot St., Concord; (603) 228-3313; angelinasrestaurant.com; $–$$$ L D GASTROPUB 40 Nashua St., Milford; (603) 249-5327; Facebook; $–$$ L D

Bedford Village Inn H

AMERICAN 2 Olde Bedford Way, Bedford; (603) 472-2001; bedfordvillageinn.com; $$–$$$$ B L D

The Birch on Elm H

NEW AMERICAN/TAPAS 931 Elm St., Manchester; (603) 782-5365; Facebook; $–$$ L D

British Beer Company

PUB 1071 S. Willow St., Manchester; (603) 232-0677; 2 Portwalk Place, Portsmouth; (603) 501-0515; britishbeer.com — Enjoy traditional British pub fare with a beer from their large list of bottles and drafts. $–$$ L D

Buckley’s Great Steaks

STEAKHOUSE 438 Daniel Webster Hwy., Merrimack; (603) 424-0995; buckleysgreatsteaks.com; $–$$$$ D (

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WINE BAR/NEW AMERICAN 55 Bridge St., Manchester; (844) 946-3473; cabonnay.com; $$$ D

Campo Enoteca

ITALIAN 969 Elm St., Manchester; (603) 625-0256; campoenoteca.com; $–$$$ L D

Cork N Keg Grill

TAVERN 4 Essex Dr., Raymond; (603) 244-1573; corknkeggrill.com — Beer does rule here, with 38 beers on tap and a lively bar atmosphere with entertainment on weekends. $-$$ L D

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AMERICAN 75 Arms St., Manchester; (603) 622-5488; cottonfood.com; $$–$$$$ L D (

Cucina Toscana

ITALIAN 427 Amherst St., Nashua; (603) 821-7356; cucinatoscananashua.com; $ L D (

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SMALL PLATES 36 Lowell St., Manchester; (603) 232-7059; galemotoreatery.com; $–$$$ D (

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Matrimony, Mayhem and Murder

New England's Tap House Grille

Love is in the air and wedding bells are chiming in the distance – but at this wedding, “forever hold your peace” takes on a whole new meaning for one unlucky guest.

AMERICAN 212 Main St., Nashua; (603) 595-9334; mtslocal.com; $–$$$ L D AMERICAN/TAVERN 1292 Hooksett Rd., Hooksett; (603) 782-5137; taphousenh.com — Beer lovers will be pleased to find both local NH breweries and a nice selection from around the US and beyond. $–$$ L D

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STEAKHOUSE/SEAFOOD 11 South Main St., Concord; (603) 856-7925; 62 Doris Ray Court, Lakeport; (603) 524-9373; magicfoodsrestaurantgroup.com; $$–$$$ L D

Pigtale

PIZZERIA 449 Amherst St., Nashua; (603) 864-8740; (603) 864-8740; pigtalepizza.com; $-$$ L D

Republic H

MEDITERRANEAN 1069 Elm St., Manchester; (603) 666-3723; republiccafe.com; $–$$$ L D

Revival Kitchen & Bar

AMERICAN 11 Depot St., Concord; (603) 715-5723; revivalkitchennh. com; $$–$$$ D (

Stella Blu

TAPAS 70 East Pearl St., Nashua; (603) 578-5557; stellablu-nh.com; $$–$$$ D

Strange Brew Tavern

TAVERN 88 Market St., Manchester; (603) 666-4292; strangebrewtavern. net — This longtime local favorite has interesting pub fare, great burgers and an excellent draft list with local and regional offerings. $-$$ L D

Pickity Place

The Original Farm to Table k October Menu k Dip: Boursin Soup: Butternut with Local Apples

and Pickity Honey Salad: Autumn Cobb Bread: Cranberry Walnut Entrée: Classic Beef Bourguignon with Fingerlings and Roasted Vegetables

— or— Entrée: Root Vegetable Tarte Tatin Side: Decided Daily Dessert: Mini Fudge Sampler with House Made Ice Cream

Surf Restaurant H

SEAFOOD 207 Main St., Nashua; (603) 595-9293; 99 Bow St., Portsmouth; (603) 334-9855; surfseafood. com; $$–$$$$ D b

Tuscan Kitchen H

ITALIAN 67 Main St., Salem; (603) 952-4875; 581 Lafayette Rd., Portsmouth; (603) 570-3600; tuscan-kitchen.com; $$–$$$ L D

Have a Pickity Day! Open 10-5 pm everyday

603-878-1151 Pickityplace.com

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7th Settlement

BREW PUB 47 Washington St., Dover; (603) 373-1001; 7thsettlement. com; $–$$ L D

Black Trumpet Bistro

INTERNATIONAL 29 Ceres St., Portsmouth; (603) 431-0887; blacktrumpetbistro.com; $$–$$$$ D (

British Beer Company

PUB 1071 S. Willow St., Manchester; (603) 232-0677; 2 Portwalk Place, Portsmouth; (603) 501-0515; britishbeer.com — Enjoy traditional British pub fare with a beer from their large list of bottles and drafts. $–$$ L D

Cataqua Public House at Redhook Brewery

BREW PUB 1 Redhook Way, Portsmouth; (603) 420-8600; redhook. com — Take a tour of Redhook's modern brewing facility and then retire to their tap room pub, which offers traditional hearty fare

CAVA

TAPAS 10 Commercial Alley, Portsmouth; (603) 319-1575; cavatapasandwinebar.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 (

Durbar Square Restaurant

NEPALESE/HIMALAYAN 10 Market St., Portsmouth; (603) 294-0107; durbarsquarerestaurant.com $-$$ L D (

Epoch

NEW AMERICAN 2 Pine St., Exeter; (603) 772-5901; theexeterinn.com; $$$–$$$$ B L D b (

Franklin Oyster House

SEAFOOD 148 Fleet St., Portsmouth; (603) 373-8500; franklinoysterhouse.com; $-$$$ D

Green Elephant H

VEGETARIAN 35 Portwalk Place, Portsmouth; (603) 427-8344; greenelephantnh.com; $–$$ L D

Jonny Boston’s International H

INTERNATIONAL 170 Main St., New Market; (603) 292-6682; ilovejbi.com; $-$$ B L D

Louie’s H

ITALIAN 86 Pleasant St., Portsmouth (603) 294-0989; louiesportsmouth. com; $$–$$$ D (

Mombo

NEW AMERICAN 66 Marcy St., Portsmouth; (603) 433-2340; momborestaurant.com; $$–$$$ D (

Moxy

TAPAS 106 Penhallow St., Portsmouth; (603) 319-8178; moxyrestaurant.com; $$–$$$ D (

Otis H

AMERICAN 4 Front St., Exeter; (603) 580-1705; otisrestaurant.com; $$–$$$ D

The Pointe

NEW AMERICAN/SEAFOOD 31 Badger’s Island West, Kittery,

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Maine; (207) 703-2987; thepointerestaurant.com — A fresh take on a quintessentially New England casual dining experience. $$$ D

Revolution Taproom and Grill

GASTRO PUB 61 North Main St., Rochester; (603) 244-3022; revolutiontaproomandgrill.com — Choose from a nice collection of varied small plates such as patatas Africa or beer battered pickles, sandwiches, burgers and main dishes that range from fish and chips to paella. Beer lovers will find a nice selection. $-$$ L D

Rick’s Food & Spirits

Hobbs Tavern & Brewing Company

BREWPUB 2415 White Mountain Hwy., W. Ossipee; (603) 539-2000; hobbstavern.com — Dramatic renovation of the former Whittier House location on Rte. 16. Great space to dine with an innovative pub menu and their own brews on tap. $–$$ L D

Kathleen’s Cottage

IRISH PUB 90 Lake St., Bristol; (603) 744-6336; kathleenscottagenh.com; $–$$ L D

Lavinia’s

AMERICAN 143 Main St., Kingston; (603) 347-5287; rickskingston.com; $–$$ L D

AMERICAN 18 Main St., Center Harbor; (603) 253-8617; laviniasdining. com; $–$$$ D (

Ristorante Massimo

Lemongrass

ITALIAN 59 Penhallow St., Portsmouth; (603) 436-4000; ristorantemassimo.com; $$-$$$ D (

ASIAN 64 Whittier Hwy., Moultonborough; (603) 253-8100; lemongrassnh.net; $–$$ L D

Row 34

Local Eatery H

SEAFOOD 5 Portwalk Place, Portsmouth; (603) 319-5011; row34nh. com; $-$$$ L D b (

FARM-TO-TABLE 21 Veterans Sq., Laconia; (603) 527-8007; laconialocaleatery.com; $–$$ D (

Sonny’s Tavern

Mise en Place

NEW AMERCAN 328 Central Ave., Dover; (603) 343-4332; sonnystaverndover.com; $–$$ D b

Surf Seafood H

SEAFOOD 99 Bow St., Portsmouth; (603) 334-9855; surfseafood.com; $$–$$$$ 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 New location open in Portsmouth.

Tinos Greek Kitchen

ITALIAN/AMERICAN 96 Lehner St., Wolfeboro; (603) 569-5788; miseenplacenh.com; $$-$$$$ L D (

O Bistro at the Inn on Main

AMERICAN 200 North Main St., Wolfeboro; (603) 515-1003; innnewhampshire.com/our-bistro; $$–$$$ D

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

Tavern 27

GREEK 325 Lafayette Rd., Hampton; (603) 926-6152; tinosgreek.com — Enjoy upscale yet classic Greek cuisine. $–$$ D b

TAPAS/PIZZA 2075 Parade Rd., Laconia; (603) 528-3057; tavern27. com; $–$$ L D (

Vida Cantina H

Wolfe’s Tavern

MEXICAN 2456 Lafayette Rd., Portsmouth; (603) 501-0648; vidacantinanh.com; $–$$ L D

LAKES

Bayside Grill and Tavern

AMERICAN 51 Mill St., Wolfeboro; (603) 894-4361; baysidegrillandtavern.com; $–$$ L D

Canoe

AMERICAN 216 South River Rd., Bedford; (603) 935-8070; 232 Whittier Hwy., Center Harbor; (603) 253-4762; magicfoodsrestaurantgroup.com;$–$$$ D (

Corner House Inn Restaurant

AMERICAN 22 Main St., Center Sandwich; (603) 284-6219; cornerhouseinn.com $$ L D b (

Crystal Quail

AMERICAN 202 Pitman Rd., Center Barnstead; (603) 269-4151; crystalquail.com; $$$–$$$$ D (

Faro Italian Grille

ITALIAN 7 Endicott St. N., Laconia; (603) 527-8073; faroitaliangrille.com; $$ D (

Garwood’s

AMERICAN 6 North Main St., Wolfeboro; (603) 569-7788; garwoodsrestaurant.com; $–$$ L D (

NEW ENGLAND TAVERN 90 N. Main St., Wolfeboro; (603) 569-3016; wolfestavern.com; $$–$$$ B L D b (

MONADNOCK Bantam Grill

ITALIAN 1 Jaffrey Rd., Peterborough; (603) 924-6633; bantam-peterborough.com; $$–$$$ D (

Bellows Walpole Inn Pub

The Grove

AMERICAN 247 Woodbound Rd., Rindge; (603) 532-4949; woodbound.com; $$–$$$ B L D b (

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

NEW AMERICAN 30 Main St., Newport; (603) 863-8360; eatatthecourthouse.com; $$–$$$ L D b (

Pearl Restaurant & Oyster Bar

ASIAN 1 Jaffrey Rd., Peterbrough; (603) 924-5225; pearl-peterborough.com $$–$$$ D (

Pickity Place

LUNCH 248 Nutting Hill Rd., Mason; (603) 878-1151; pickityplace.com — A historic and lovely place to lunch.

Fresh, local ingredients are used, including herbs from the onsite gardens. Three seatings at 11:30 a.m., 12:40 p.m. and 2 p.m. $$ 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; $–$$$ L D b (

The Sky Bridge Café H

INTERNATIONAL 10 Main St., Wilton; (603) 654-2457; skybridgecafe.com; $-$$ L D

The Stage H

AMERICAN 30 Central Sq., Keene; (603) 357-8389; thestagerestaurant. com; $-$$ L D

Waterhouse

AMERICAN 18 Water St., Peterborough; (603) 924-4001; waterhousenh.com; $-$$$ L D b (

DARTMOUTH/ LAKE SUNAPEE Base Camp Café

NEPALESE 3 Lebanon St., Hanover; (603) 643-2007; basecampcafenh. com; $-$$ L D

Bistro Nouveau

INTERNATIONAL/AMERICAN 297 Main St., Walpole; (603) 756-3320; bellowswalpoleinn.com; $$ L D (

AMERICAN The Center at Eastman, 6 Clubhouse Lane, Grantham; (603) 863-8000; bistronouveau.com; $–$$$$ L D (

Cooper’s Hill Public House

Candela Tapas Lounge

IRISH PUB 6 School St., Peterborough; (603) 371-9036; coopershillpublichouse.com; $$ D

TAPAS 15 Lebanon St., Hanover; (603) 277-9094; candelatapas.com; $$-$$$ D (

Del Rossi’s Trattoria

Canoe Club Bistro

ITALIAN Rte. 137, Dublin; (603) 5637195; delrossis.com $$–$$$ D (

Elm City Brewing

AMERICAN 27 South Main St., Hanover; (603) 643-9660; canoeclub. us; $–$$ L D (

Flying Goose Brew Pub H

BREW PUB 222 West St., Keene; (603) 355-3335; elmcitybrewing.com — Enjoy excellent pub fare washed down with craft beer made right on site at this welcoming brew pub. $–$$$ L D

BREW PUB 40 Andover Rd., New London; (603) 526-6899; flyinggoose.com — Brew pub boasting more than 15 house-brewed beers and traditional American fare. $–$$ L D

Fox Tavern at the Hancock Inn

Latham House Tavern

TAVERN 33 Main St., Hancock; (603) 525-3318; hancockinn.com $-$$$ L D (

TAVERN 9 Main St., Lyme; (603) 7959995; lathamhousetavern.com $–$$ L D

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Lou’s Restaurant H

AMERICAN 30 South Main St., Hanover; (603) 643-3321; lousrestaurant.net; $-$$ B L D

Market Table

FARM-TO-TABLE 44 Main St., Hanover; (603) 676-7996; markettablenh.com; $–$$ B L D b

Millstone at 74 Main

AMERICAN 74 Newport Rd., New London; (603) 526-4201; 74mainrestaurant.com; $–$$ L D b

Phnom Penh Sandwich Station H

VIETNAMESE 1 High St., Lebanon; (603) 678-8179; phnompenhsandwiches.com; $-$$ L D

Revolution Cantina

LATIN AMERICAN/MEXICAN 38 Opera House Sq., Claremont; (603) 5046310; revolutioncantina.; $-$$ L D b

Stella’s Italian Kitchen

ITALIAN 5 Main St., Lyme; (603) 7954302; stellaslyme.com; $–$$ L D

Suna

AMERICAN 6 Brook Rd., Sunapee; (603) 843-8998; magicfoodsrestaurantgroup.com; $$–$$$ D (

Tuk Tuk Thai Cuisine

THAI 5 S. Main St., Hanover; (603) 2779192; tuktukthaicuisine.com; $–$$ L D (

NORTH COUNTRY Bailiwicks

AMERICAN 106 Main St., Littleton; (603) 444-7717; bailiwicksfinerestaurant.com; $-$$$ L D (

Chang Thai Café H

THAI 77 Main St., Littleton; (603) 444-8810; changthaicafe.com; $-$$ L D

Chef’s Bistro

NEW AMERICAN 2724 White Mountain Hwy., North Conway; (603) 3564747; chefsbistronh.com; $-$$ L D

Covered Bridge Farm Table H

FARM-TO-TABLE 57 Blair Rd., Campton; (603) 536-1331; farmtablenh. com; $-$$ L D b

Delaney’s Hole in the Wall

AMERICAN/ASIAN 2966 White Mountain Hwy., North Conway; (603) 356-7776; delaneys.com; $–$$ L D

Gypsy Café

Sunshine Cookshop H

INTERNATIONAL 111 Main St., Lincoln; (603) 745-4395; gypsycaferestaurant.com; $–$$ L D

Taverne on the Square

The Last Chair

JAMAICAN 145 Pleasant St., Claremont; (603) 543-000; Facebook; $-$$ L D AMERICAN 2 Pleasant St., Claremont; (603) 287-4416; claremonttaverne. com; $–$$$ L D

AMERICAN/BREW PUB 5 Rte. 25,Plymouth; (603) 238-9077; thelastchairnh.com; $-$$ L D

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Libby’s Bistro & SAaLT Pub

Rustic River

NEW AMERICAN 115 Main Street on Rte. 2, Gorham; (603) 466-5330; libbysbistro.org; $$–$$$ L D (

AMERICAN 5 Main St., North Woodstock; (603) 745-2110; rusticriverrestaurant.com; $-$$ L D

The Little Grille H

Schilling Beer Co.

AMERICAN/INTERNATIONAL 62 Cottage St., Littleton; (603) 444-0395; thelittlegrille.com; $–$$ L D

BREW PUB 18 Mill St., Littleton; (603) 444-4800; (603) 444-4800; schillingbeer.com; $-$$ L D

Margarita Grill

Shannon Door Pub

MEXICAN Rte. 302, Glen; (603) 3836556; margaritagrillnh.com; $–$$ L D

PUB Rte. 16 & 16A, Jackson; (603) 383-4211; shannondoor.com; $-$$ L D

May Kelly’s Cottage

Shovel Handle Pub

IRISH PUB 3002 White Mountain Hwy., North Conway; (603) 3567005; Julykellys.com; $–$$ L D (

PUB 357 Black Mountain Rd., Jackson; (603) 383-8916; shovelhandlepub.com; $-$$ L D

Moat Mountain Smokehouse

Six Burner Bistro

BREW PUB 3378 White Mountain Hwy., North Conway; (603) 356-6381; moatmountain.com; $–$$ L D (

AMERICAN 13 South Main St., Plymouth; (603) 536-9099; sixburnerbistro.com; $-$$ L D

Vito Marcello’s Italian Bistro H

One Love Brewery

ITALIAN 45 Seavey St., North Conway; (603) 356-7000; vitomarcellositalianbistro.com; $$-$$$ D

BREW PUB 25 South Mountain Dr., Lincoln; (603) 745-7290; onelovebrewery.coml $–$$ L D

Rainbow Grille & Tavern H

AMERICAN/TAVERN 609 Beach Rd., Pittsburg; (603) 538-9556; rainbowgrille.com — Serving a variety of comfort food from seafood to ribs. The tavern serves appetizers, hearth-baked pizzas and sandwiches. $–$$ D (

Red Parka Steakhouse & Pub

STEAKHOUSE 3 Station St., Glen; (603) 383-4344; redparkapub.com; $–$$ L D

Woodstock Inn Station and Brewery H

BREW PUB Rte. 3, North Woodstock; (603) 745-3951; woodstockinnnh.com — You could visit several times and get a unique perspective every time, from casual to gourmet in the Clement Room Grille to pub style. $–$$ L

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The Warner Wonder Hero or GOAT

W

hen most New England sports fans talk about goats these days, as baseball season blends seamlessly into football season, they’re probably referring to Tom Brady. Because Brady is the “GOAT.” Not the lowercase “goat,” as in the guy who lost the game with a crucial error; Brady is the all-caps GOAT, meaning in modern parlance the Greatest Of All Time.

Long before Brady, though, a baseball player named Ralph Cutting was the GOAT of Warner, New Hampshire — and he brought a goat to the game.

It happened when Cutting, nicknamed the “Warner Wonder,” was pitching for the old Milwaukee Brewers. On an off-day when no game was scheduled, Cutting showed up at the team’s Borchert Field ballpark with a real, live goat and pronounced it the team’s mascot.

It was cute, but not everyone liked the idea — especially after Cutting pitched the next day and lost by giving up a late-inning home run.

According to borchertfield.com, a website devoted to the old Brewers, some of

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BY RAY CARBONE his teammates immediately began thinking that the goat would make a better meal than a mascot.

“That night, an indignation meeting was held and ‘Sluggie’ Walter [a local tavern-keeper] and a number of players wanted to ... give the goat the proper treatment that a jinx is supposed to get,” read an old Milwaukee Journal story.

But Cutting and his supporters were able to save the animal, probably because the Warner-born pitcher had faith in it.

“It’s an educated goat,” he said. “Look at it follow the groundskeeper around and help him to take up the bases [after a game]. That goat knows what they are for.”

Cutting also believed the goat became “more tranquil” whenever he got a hit.

Fans began appreciating the animal too, and it was soon nicknamed Fatima. At the end of the year, when the fans traveled by train to a crucial out-of-state series, they brought Fatima along for good luck. When the Brewers won, the goat got part of the credit.

Most of the time, however, she simply added an extra dose of entertainment.

“Fatima, Ralph Cutting’s nanny, jumped out on the field in the sixth inning, and stopped the game while half the Brewer team chased it around the lot,” according to a 1914 Milwaukee Sentinel story. “[She] led the athletes on a merry chase. A handsome youth finally inveigled her into the grandstand with a bag of peanuts and the pastime proceeded after the bugs” — an early nickname for fans — “had been given a big laugh.”

Unfortunately, the bugs developed a habit of feeding Fatima ballpark food, which caused intestinal stress. Eventually, the story concluded, “she was put on a diet of tin cans and old baseball shirts and was resting easily.”

With Cutting — and Fatima — on their side, the Brewers won two championships.

Then the pitcher (and, presumably, the petturned-mascot) returned to New Hampshire to retire in the Concord area.

It was a fitting ending for both the GOAT and his goat. NH Ray Carbone (raycarbone@yahoo.com) is a freelance writer who lives in Warner. His byline has appeared in The Boston Globe, NHPR.org, BusinessNH Magazine, NH Union Leader/Sunday News and various other media platforms.

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