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CONTENTS

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Features

Canoe-Camping 42

In the St. Regis Canoe Area.

by Lisa Ballard

54 The J List

Where to go for retail therapy in Hanover.

by Wren Wahrenberger

Gellis: Resolute 60 Ruth Survivor

Sharing lessons learned from a perilous youth.

by Katherine P. Cox

On the cover: Paddleboarding at Storrs Pond is a great way to relax. Photo by Alex Dodds.

This page: Jack Ballard approaches the carry take-out on Little Clear Pond. Photo by Lisa Ballard.

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Departments 19 Editor’s Note 20 Contributors 22 Online Exclusives 24 Around & About

78 Living Well

32 Active Life

82 Happenings

by Cassie Horner

Storrs Pond Recreation Area.

by Cassie Horner

36 Great Ideas 4U Bubble Tea.

by E. Senteio

66 Business Sense theBOX food truck.

by Kate MacLean

The decline in male fertility.

by Katherine P. Cox

80 The Hood & The Hop Arts and entertainment at Dartmouth.

A calendar of events.

87 Advertisers Index 88 Hanover Talks

A moment with Paul Guidone, general manager, Hanover Co-op Food Stores & Auto Service Centers.

by Mike Morin

72 Smart Cooking

Fabulous, fantastic fruit pies.

by Susan Nye

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Happy Summer!

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Thanks to our staying home along with social distancing and mask wearing when we’ve dared to venture out for the past year or more, this summer is looking more promising than last for participating in local activities and even for traveling outside of the area. Combined with large numbers of people getting vaccinated, we’re finally seeing COVID numbers declining.

While you’re out and about this season, be on the lookout for theBOX food truck, the culmination of a plan launched by students at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business (page 66) and sample some of Chef Caleb Lara’s tasty creations. The next time you’re in downtown Hanover, be sure to stop in at 4U Bubble Tea for a cool, delicious beverage (page 36), and tell owner Janice Zheng we sent you!

Also consider dropping in to see Jill Butler and her staff at The J List for the latest summer fashions, fun gifts, and artisan jewelry, or head downstairs to Hello Baby, an infant and toddler boutique, for the perfect baby gift (page 54).

When you want to relax and unwind, head out to Storrs Pond Recreation Area for a variety of activities from swimming and hiking to paddleboarding and tennis (page 32).

We’re honored to bring you an interview with Ruth Gellis, a Holocaust survivor who resides locally at Wheelock Terrace (page 60). Many thanks to Ruth and the Wheelock staff for making it possible for us to publish her poignant story. After her generation, it’s up to the rest of us to never forget this horrible chapter in human history and to educate others about the dangers of prejudice and hatred and speak out against it.

As you head out for your favorite summer activities and reconnect with family and friends (while continuing to be cautious), remember to support local businesses. Enjoy!

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C O N T R I B U TO R S

pK ATHERINE P. COX, WRITER p L ISA BALLARD, WRITER & PHOTOGRAPHER A full-time freelance writer and photographer, Lisa Densmore Ballard is a graduate of Dartmouth College who resided in the Upper Valley for another 25 years. She is the author of 10 books, including Best Hikes with Dogs: New Hampshire and Vermont, Hiking the White Mountains, and Hiking the Green Mountains.

She covers all types of outdoor recreation, travel, and conservation topics for over 25 magazines. www.LisaBallardOutdoors.com

Kathy is a freelance writer and former writer and editor for The Keene Sentinel in Keene, New Hampshire. Her work has also appeared in Vermont’s Local Banquet, So Vermont Arts & Living, and Monadnock Small Business Journal. She was also a writer and producer for Captured Light Studio, Inc., a video and interactive production company in Keene.

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p KATE MACLEAN, WRITER

Cassie is a writer, editor, and publisher and the author of a historical novel, Lucy E.— Road to Victory. Her roots in Vermont go back almost 200 years and inspire her love of the natural world and history. She lives in Plymouth, Vermont, with her husband and two dogs—an English Shepherd and a mini Dachshund.

Kate MacLean is a mother, writer, and agrarian.

She lives on her family’s organic livestock farm in Chelsea, Vermont. Using her communication skills and her personal experience in agriculture, Kate primarily writes freelance for the farming, homesteading, and local food communities.

You can find her personal narratives at instagram.com/longestacresfarm.

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Cassie Horner

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KJ in front of her home in Lyme. Photo by Lars Blackmore.

LOCAL STORYTELLER

Lyme Author KJ Dell'Antonia

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hen Reese Witherspoon’s book club chose The Chicken Sisters as one of its selections, Lyme, New Hampshire, author KJ Dell’Antonia was thrilled. “It means a lot. People rely on her judgement,” KJ says. “For an author, this is a huge gift. Her selections are all over the map, from memoirs to thrillers to short stories.

All of them are about women who drive the story.

Being selected is huge for sales and for an ego boost.

This is beyond my wildest dreams.”

The Chicken Sisters matched Reese’s Book Club’s women-centered criteria perfectly. This lively novel tells the story of two sisters enmeshed in an episode of the television show Food Wars about two family-run fried chicken restaurants in a small town

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in Kansas. The conflicts that were there anyway exploded when the two women entered the serious competition.

This is KJ’s first novel. Her other published books—How to Be a Happier Parent and Reading with Babies, Toddlers, and Twos—are nonfiction. “I have always been a writer,” she says. “As a kid I wrote fan fiction, letters, and stories. I always intended to make writing part of my life.” Practicality intervened and she went to law school. Her next career move was journalism; she edited and wrote the Motherlode blog for the New York Times. How to be a Happier Parent evolved out of this. “It was fantastic but not fiction,” she says. “I had been poking at fiction for decades but it was a really scary thing.”

Center: The Chicken Sisters, KJ's first novel, was a New York Times bestseller and a Reese Witherspoon book club pick.

Left: KJ’s nonfiction book, How to Be a Happier Parent, grew out of her work as the parenting editor for the New York Times.

KJ took the plunge into fiction at last, writing a draft of The Chicken Sisters in 2018. It was sold to a publisher in 2019 and came out in 2020. The book was inspired by a simple fact: there were two restaurants in the Kansas town where her parents grew up. “I thought, there must be a story there. There must be somebody mad at somebody!” The writing process was not easy. “I wrote thousands of words that are wisely not printed,” she says. “I worked with a developmental editor during the writing process to help with what belongs and what doesn’t. I have a tendency to make things complicated. There needs to be one core story.”

Interestingly, KJ has no sisters. She has four children, though, so she has a front-row seat on sibling relationships.

She also relied on the intricacies of her relationship with her best friend to

help her understand the way the women in her book related.

KJ grew up in Texas. She and her husband moved from Manhattan to the Upper Valley in 2002, they and have been living in Lyme for seven years. Her writing routine meshes with the raising of the family. She relied on her husband and longtime babysitter Heather Dunnet for help with the kids, which enabled her to write as a full-time career. “I write while the kids are in school,” she says. “I get up, work out, take people where they need to go, and then sit down to write.

“This is what I want to be doing,” KJ says of writing fiction. Her next novel, sold and currently with an editor, is about a woman caught up in a literary fraud of her own making. The planned publication date is spring of 2022. For more information about KJ and her books, visit kjdellantonia.com. H

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Local Chambers Merge

Jennifer Snyder Fogg, Julie Cryans, Oliver Donegan, Catherine Rieke of Johnson Audiology, Julie Johnson of Johnson Audiology, Tracy Hutchins, and Mary Giveen gather for Johnson Audiology's ribbon cutting.

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n January 1, 2020, the official merger of the Hanover and Lebanon Chambers of Commerce took place after serious conversations between the two boards. The newly minted Upper Valley Business Alliance, located at 2 South Park Street in Lebanon, works hard to address the mutual concerns of the two neighboring communities, plus the region from Lyme to Plainfield. The Upper Valley economy is regional, so businesses share many of the same challenges.

“The merging discussion occurred several times over the years,” says Executive Director Tracy Hutchins.

“The Hanover Chamber of Commerce was a little over 70 years old and the Lebanon Chamber was 104.

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Over the last 15 to 20 years, a merge has been mentioned because the two communities are in close proximity, but the timing never worked out.”

The right timing emerged in 2019 when Rob Taylor, executive director of the Lebanon Chamber, took another position. “He let me know since the Lebanon, Hanover, Hartford, and Woodstock Chambers sometimes collaborate. He suggested it might be time to revisit merging. I took the idea to my board and the two boards met to discuss the idea.”

One key benefit of the merge is financial. A chamber operates like a business with expenses of rent, utilities, and staff, the latter being the largest cost. With Rob’s departure, the Lebanon Chamber had no staff.

At the same time, the Hanover Chamber’s lease was up. “It made sense to pool our resources,” Tracy says. “Hanover Chamber’s two staff members moved to the Lebanon Chamber’s office in late 2019. We started working on the building blocks of a new community group. It was time to rethink what the organization stood for. In the past, chambers of commerce focused on visitors, tourism, and special events. We still do some of that but are concerned with economic development and tackle larger issues. Our members want us to be business advocates.”

Business advocacy involves working with state legislators. A big issue in the Upper Valley is the workforce shortage. “We help businesses find resources they need,” Tracy says. “Businesses today are competing globally because of online options for consumers. Every business competes globally even if it is a small business in a small town.”

“We help businesses find resources they need,” Tracy says. “Businesses today are competing globally because of online options for consumers. Every business competes globally even if it is a small business in a small town.”

Photo from 2017, before the merger: LACC board members Melanie Matulonis, Curt Jaquues, Exeutive Director Rob Taylor, Governor Sununu, and Tracy Hutchins, then HACC executive director.

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The Upper Valley Business Alliance’s main goal is promoting economic development in the region. The four pillars of the group are the workforce, promoting tourism, transportation issues, and the wide-ranging economic development that includes business recruitment and business support.

Last year became historically challenging for businesses with the onset of the global pandemic.

“We started the year with high expectations and high goals, then three months in, it became about survival,” Tracy says. “We lost about 50 percent of our budget and made modifications to stretch that. Last year became about helping as many Upper Valley businesses as we could. We became a navigator for many businesses, providing information to them on what was happening in New Hampshire and Vermont.”

Now, with the light visible at the end of the tunnel as people are vaccinated, the Upper Valley Business Alliance is working with businesses in new ways as the economy begins to grow again. “This area weathered the pandemic fairly well,” Tracy says. “There were some closures but overall less than we thought. Hospitality was hit very hard. A chief concern prepandemic was finding staff, and now we are back to that same thing.”

Tracy continues, “Out of the crisis are new opportunities. Our Upper Valley businesses are amazingly resilient. It is exciting to put a new organization together. With the resources of both chambers merged, a lot of new doors have opened.”

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FLAGS, FLAMINGOS, AND THE 4TH!

Hanover Parks and Recreation is once again flocking downtown Hanover with patriotic flamingos.

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ast year when our community was unable to gather for the town’s traditional OldFashioned 4th of July Celebration, Flags, Flamingos, and the 4th was born. This is a socially distanced activity to celebrate the holiday. Once again this year, residents are invited to sign up at Hanover Parks and Rec (HPR) website at www.hanoverrec.com to register to pick up a flamingo to decorate and display downtown for the holiday weekend. HPR is looking forward to the traditional events returning for the summer of 2022.

New this year is Flamingo Bingo! When you are downtown to see the flock, be sure to head to Town Hall first to take a selfie with the larger-than-life flamingo and pick up your Flamingo Bingo card. Search for the flamingos on your card and once you have a bingo, fill out your name and contact information to be entered into a raffle to win one of three gift baskets valued at $200 each.

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From top: The Brian Cook Band performs on a terrific summer evening. Paddleboarding, canoeing, or kayaking is a great way to take in all the pond has to offer.

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Opportunities for getting outdoors are always welcome, even more so over the past year of COVID-19 restrictions.

People in Hanover and towns in the region are fortunate to have access to the extensive activities at Storrs Pond Recreation Area at 59 Oak Hill Drive in Hanover. Choices range from swimming, tennis, and disc golf to hiking, fishing, and camping.

The recreation area features a 13-acre manmade pond and scenic woodlands. “Storrs Pond Recreation Area has been around a long, long time,” says Jeff Graham, general manager of the Hanover Improvement Society, which owns and operates the site. “The pond was made by the government in 1935 for kids to take swimming lessons. A swimming pool was added to the facility many years later. The recreation area has morphed into different things with tennis, disc golf, and a campground for people to enjoy.”

From top: Take in the incredible views from atop the disc golf course’s seventh hole. Have a picnic with family and friends at one of four pavilions or the main area pictured here. Enjoy one of four tennis courts, a great sport that’s fun for all ages.

Above: Staff members take a trail walk.

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To utilize Storrs Pond Recreation Area, people purchase memberships that allow full access (this includes the pool) or limited access. “It’s a very popular place these days. Last summer there was a crazy number of memberships from over 30 towns,” Jeff says.

“Membership grew by 40 percent and we had to cap it, something we don’t like to do.”

Tennis lessons are available for all ages, from kids to seniors. Swimming lessons are offered for kids. The heated swimming pool is open, with lifeguards, from June to early September.

The pond, featuring a sandy beach, has a shallow area that is roped off. The beach area offers a shady section, volleyball court, and a playground. People can rent kayaks, paddleboards, and canoes. Fishing is a popular activity.

Catch and release is encouraged. The pond is home to rainbow and brook trout, large and smallmouth bass, and perch.

Disc golf is one of the United States’ popular new summer sports. Storrs Pond Recreation Area features a professionally designed 18-hole course.

Kids and adults enjoy playing, and there is a league night.

The campground invites people to enjoy the area in two ways. There are 12 tent and 17 RV sites (the latter have electrical hookups), and a bathhouse with hot showers. Reservations are strongly suggested.

A wide selection of trails is perfect for people of differing ages and abilities to hike and mountain bike. Trail maps are available online. Four areas are available to host gatherings, with three of them having covered pavilions.

“Storrs Pond Recreation Area is a gem for outdoor activity and so close to town,” Jeff says. “Each year the season gets longer and longer at each end.

With winter being six months of the year, we are currently exploring ways to make it a year-round destination!”

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Like so many love affairs, it began in high school. Janice Zheng remembers it well: “I was just a teenager when I had my first bubble tea.”

After owning a restaurant in New York, then a six-year stint running a gas station in Vermont, Janice was able to do something she had thought about for years. “I always wanted to open a bubble tea shop.”

She knew how much she loved the concoction, and she thought everyone else would too. If she opened a shop, she could make bubble tea for you. On January 16, 2021, in the heart of Hanover, 4U Bubble Tea opened its doors.

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“I always wanted to open a bubble tea shop.” She knew how much she loved the concoction, and she thought everyone else would too.

Opposite: Janice holds a Brown Sugar Fresh Milk, one of the shop’s top sellers.

Above: Jasmine Matcha Swirl Milk Tea, Brown Sugar Fresh Milk, Pocky, and mochi are very popular items in the shop.

Right: Customers are happy with their bubble tea.

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G R E AT I D E A S

WHAT IS BUBBLE TEA? There are as many names and origin stories about the drink as boba floating in the bottom of the cup. Whether bubble tea, boba, milk tea, black pearl tea, pearl milk tea, or tapioca tea, since it originated in Taiwan in the 1980s and made its way to the United States in the 1990s, most people who try it just call it delicious and addictive.

In simplest terms, it is a mixture of tea, milk, and pea-size balls of tapioca.

A variety of teas can be used, from oolong, green, or matcha, to the most popular black teas. “We use black tea because that’s what most customers want.” Janice says it’s a good introduction to bubble tea because people are comfortable and familiar with it.

But you can kick it up a notch with a choice of flavors, syrups, fruits, or toppings. Boba— the chewy tapioca balls—are made from an extract of cassava root and cooked in sugar and water. Brown sugar gives them their dark coloring. They are also referred to as pearls and can be flavored, colored, or clear.

Just to keep things confusing, the drink itself can also be referred to as boba.

The mixture is usually preferred cold with ice—although hot is an option. It is shaken, creating the unique bubbly top layer, which is where the moniker “bubble tea” purportedly comes from, not from the boba as some assume. Served in plastic cups, it comes with a straw thick enough for the boba to flow along with the drink to fill your mouth and tantalize your tastebuds. That is one of the joys of bubble tea.

“You can eat and drink it at the same time,” Janice says. “It really is very special.”

4U BUBBLE TEA Even opening during a pandemic, Janice says business has been brisk. It doesn’t hurt that the shop is within walking distance of campus, where many college students are always on the lookout for the latest trend or an alternative to coffee and Starbucks.

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Clockwise from above: The shop offers a variety of Asian snacks and mochi ice cream.

Janice and Steven make bubble tea for customers.

Customers pick up their bubble tea. 4U Bubble Tea team members.

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G R E AT I D E A S But 4U Bubble Tea offers more than bubble tea. You’ll find milkshakes and slushes, yogurt drinks, juice-filled bursting boba and jelly toppings, and of course, hot tea. The racks that line the walls are hung with bags and packets of various popular Asian snacks.

Pocky—biscuit sticks dipped in chocolate and other flavors—are the most popular, but you can also find mochi rice cakes, Japanese crackers, and an array of other unique and tempting treats.

Janice recalls how she was excited to visit a boba shop every time she went to New York or Boston. Now she hopes the Hanover and Upper Valley communities will be just as excited when they know her shop is open.

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TRENDING Janice is not the only one loving the addictive blend. In 2019 bubble tea was a $2.4 billion industry and is estimated to reach $4.3 billion by 2027.

When McDonald’s in Germany added bubble tea to their menu in 2012, they offered more than 250 varieties. This level of versatility is one of the reasons the drink is so popular.

It can be cloyingly sweet or slightly bitter, chunky or slushy, flavored or classic, and customized in countless ways to your preference.

At 4U Bubble Tea, rose, Thai, taro, and strawberry milk teas are proving popular and bringing in repeat customers. A quick look at the menu, and you know that other options are plentiful. However, sugar is also plentiful in sweet bubble tea, but that can be adjusted as requested; so, when you indulge, don’t overdo. Be warned: it could be love at first chewy sip.

Maybe it is time to try something new, something different, something that is exploding in popularity on a global scale—something that you can now find right here in Hanover at 44 South Main Street. And, because it is always a good time to treat yourself or a friend to bubble tea, 4U Bubble Tea is open seven days a week from 10am to 8pm.

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St. Regis Pond is the largest body of water among the 50-ish lake-like ponds in the 18,600-acre St. Regis Canoe Area (SRCA).

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the perfect escape

THE PERFECT ESCAPE Imagine canoeing with your sweetheart to an island in the middle of a lovely remote lake. A light summer breeze teases up tiny waves that gently lap against the uneven shoreline. Loons warble somewhere across the water welcoming you to their uninhabited home, a world away from your own. You pitch a tent, then watch the sunset flush the mountains scarlet and gold as you dine on . . . instant ramen noodles. Well, they don’t weigh much, cook easily, and quench a ravenous appetite after paddling and portaging to St. Regis Pond.

St. Regis Pond is the largest body of water among the Jack Ballard paddles from the bow of the canoe as he and the author cross Little Clear Pond en route to St. Regis Pond.

Opposite: A rare island tent site.

50-ish lake-like ponds in the 18,600-acre St. Regis Canoe Area (SRCA). Only 3.5 hours from Hanover, the SRCA lies about 20 miles northwest of Lake Placid, New York, in the Adirondack Park. The largest wilderness canoe area in the Northeast and open only to nonmotorized watercraft, it’s a pearl of a paddling destination.

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Last summer during the pandemic, my husband Jack and I sought an outdoor adventure we could drive to, as an escape from endless days indoors on our laptops. We loaded our canoe on top of our car and headed to the SRCA. Ironically, I was born in the Adirondacks, but my only look at the SRCA had been from atop St. Regis Mountain (2,874 feet), one of my favorite hikes in the Adirondacks for its open, rocky top, fire tower, and expansive view. Each time I’ve peered at those many lakes and ponds below, I longed to explore them.

Whenever we go canoe-camping, we have two criteria: 1. Camp on an island, and 2. If we need to portage, it has to be under a mile. A map of the SRCA revealed many designated tent sites scattered along a myriad of untouched shorelines, but there weren’t many islands. St. Regis Pond had two of them, the smaller one with one tent site and the larger one with two.

What’s more, getting there required only a half-mile portage from Little Clear Pond. Perfect!

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Clockwise from above: Casting for trout at sunset on St. Regis Pond. Looking back at Little Clear Pond at the take-out for the carry to St. Regis Pond. The rickety put-in at St. Regis Pond.

Packing the canoe at the put-in by the fish hatchery.

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Clockwise from above: Gulls roost on Little Clear Pond. The carry between Little Clear Pond and St. Regis Pond. The loony loon shows off. Approaching the bigger island (right) on St. Regis Pond.

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KNOW BEFORE YOU GO When to go. June to early October though mid-July to mid-September is prime time weather-wise and if you like to swim. August, before schools are in session, is busiest, especially on weekends.

Bring bug spray. You’re outdoors in the Northeast, camping by water.

Enough said.

The Loony Loon The boat launch was by a fish hatchery on Little Clear Pond on the opposite side of the pond from the portage. Though we had our fly rods along, they remained stowed. Little Clear Pond serves as a brood-stock pond for landlocked salmon for the state of New York. Fishing is not allowed by humans, though the herons, gulls, and loons happily lunched on the pond’s largesse.

One loon in particular was either truly loony, or it was just having fun.

Primping with great fanfare only 20 yards from the bow of our canoe, it waved a wing, itched its “armpit,” and rolled onto its back with a whoosh of water. Its black webbed feet danced a jig, then the spirited bird rolled upright again, glancing at us with its striking red eyes. It poked its head under the water, then sent a delicate fountain into the air as it lifted its dark beak.

Jack and I giggled at the bird’s antics then dug our paddles into the crystalline water, anxious to claim our tent site. Our route required us to paddle 1.5 miles across Little Clear Pond (one of the few launching points into the SRCA), carry our canoe and gear through the woods on a path that might or might not be smooth and flat, then paddle another mile to one of the two islands on St. Regis Pond. We could have spent an hour watching the loon, but we were loath to dally. Tent sites in the SRCA are first come, first served, and sometimes people stay at a site for multiple days. There’s no way to know what’s available until you get there.

The Carry There’s something special about having an island to oneself. It’s a rarity anywhere in the world, though it is possible in a few places in the Adirondacks.

Perhaps it’s the absolute separation from the mainland that gives a welcome sense of complete escape and privacy. Camping on an island allows us to let

Watch the weather. The wind can make the water choppy, so paddling may be tough, especially if it’s a headwind or a crosswind.

Pack lightly. It’s tempting to bring as many creature comforts as you can load into a canoe, but you’ll need to portage it as well. Think like a backpacker.

No permit required. Tent sites are free and first come, first served. Get there early, claim your spot, then go explore.

Cast a line. Bass, pike, trout, and other fish are plentiful and fun to catch, depending on the pond. In addition to seasonal fishing licenses, the state of New York offers one-day and seven-day licenses.

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go of our everyday cares, relax, and observe nature’s minutiae. We had camped once on an island on Forked Lake, another lake in the Adirondacks, and still treasured the experience, hence our quest to set up a tent on one of the islands on St. Regis Pond.

“Do you think we can do the carry in one trip?” asked Jack as we neared the take-out at the other end of Little Clear Pond. “If you put the boat on your shoulders and wear one pack, I can get the rest,” I replied.

Luckily, the carry was level and with good footing. Once Jack got the canoe on his shoulders, he set off at a brisk pace through the forest. Hardcore canoe-campers in the Adirondacks, where portaging is common, have ultralight fiberglass canoes with customized yokes (the crossbar that rests on one’s shoulders). Our canoe, a sturdy, run-ofthe-mill Old Town, weighed about 75 pounds and had a wooden yoke that we padded with two towels. Needless to say, Jack didn’t notice the lush woods as he trotted down the trail. As soon as he lifted the canoe onto his shoulders, he was ready to get it off. I just tried to keep up.

After crossing a long stretch of sturdy bog bridges, we came to a rickety dock in a weedy backwater. The entire setup tilted to one side, undoubtedly the victim of too many ice-outs. Jack flipped the boat adroitly off his shoulders onto a few tuffs of grass, relieved to be rid of its discomfort, then dragged it along the dock until it cleared the mud. A few minutes later, we had reloaded it and were floating again, now along a defined water path among waterlilies, reeds, and purple-blooming pickerel grass.

A Private Island The trail soon opened up onto St. Regis Pond. Paddling north toward St. Regis Mountain on the far shoreline, we passed three empty tent sites on the bank to our right. “At least we’ll have options if the islands are taken,” I thought.

We paddled toward the smaller island, hoping for its only tent site.

How nice it would be to have our own private island, however, as we got closer, the obvious place to camp—a clearing with a privy visible in the bushes—had a “No Camping” sign.

Things had changed since our map had been published, a decade earlier, a possibility that had not occurred to us when so many other aspects of the Adirondack backcountry have remained the same since my childhood.

Disappointed but not discouraged, we headed toward the other island, expecting to share it with another party, but no boats were at the pullout. Perhaps the other canoe-campers were on the water somewhere.

Arrows pointed the way up a shallow slope, guarded by a large toad squatting in the middle of an informal footpath. What luck! The site was deserted. Tall hemlocks shaded the flat, duff-covered ground. It was an ideal place to pitch a tent. We quickly set up our camp and were back on the water with our fly rods.

Casting here and there, we circumnavigated the island to see if anyone had claimed the other tent site, but it was also now closed to camping. We would have our own private island after all.

Later that afternoon, I took a nap under a 100-foot pine tree. When I opened my eyes, I faced skyward and marveled how straight and how tall the tree was.

More loons yodeled from the water to my left. A couple more answered somewhere in the distance. A chipmunk chattered at me while a chickadee scolded it from a perch not far from my head. I felt not just surrounded by nature, but part of it. The rest of the life’s pandemonium no longer mattered.

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THE J LIST WHERE TO GO FOR RETAIL THERAPY IN HANOVER

Jill Butler, the owner of The J List boutique in downtown Hanover, believes that shopping should be fun, and customers entering her store next to the Nugget Theater on South Main Street see evidence that she chooses her inventory accordingly. From the street, it might be easy to assume The J List is simply a clothing store, but a trip inside reveals it’s much more.

“I love hearing people laugh,” Jill says. An array of fun gifts and irreverent cards throughout the shop keeps smiles on customers’ faces as they browse the main level for soft, comfortable women’s wear and artisan jewelry.

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Clockwise from above: Natalie and Jill help customers at the register. Everyone is welcomed into the store. Ruthie models customers' perennial favorite tee shirt. The team: Ruthie, Natalie, Caroline, and Jill.

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“Each season is a new opportunity to put together options for a variety of people— younger people, older people, people with different shapes, different jobs, and people who stay at home. I like pieces that are on trend but feel practical,” Jill says.

THOUGHTFUL MERCHANDISE WITH A MISSION On the rustic wooden counter is a glass vase full of free Hershey’s Kisses, along with a display of Bitchstix, organic petroleum-free and cruelty-free lip balms, moisture sticks, and muscle rubs. The popular lip and body balm company supports survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault through grants. Jill applied for one for WISE, the local organization that supports survivors in our area. Bitchstix awarded them with a $10,000 grant. “I strive to carry brands that are women owned, made in the United States, and give back to charity,” says Jill.

Two of her favorite companies include Amano Studio and Project Social T. Amano Studio is a women-owned business in Sonoma County, California.

“They make lovely jewelry that is affordable and great for every age, and they give back to their local schools.” Making super-comfortable tees, sweats, shorts, and hoodies, Project Social T is also based in the US. Every season the company supports a different nonprofit organization, like Kids Need More, a camp attended by children battling cancer, along with their siblings. Jill notes, “They make really good basics that are stylish and easy to wear.”

Not only is Jill committed to carrying inventory from sustainable companies that give back to charities and the community but she also gives back to the community herself, regularly donating to local school organizations. “We benefit from being in the community, why wouldn’t we give back?” she says.

One of Jill’s favorite charities is Smile Train, which trains medical workers in poorer nations to perform cleft palate surgeries. “We have paid for 34 smiles,” Jill says. “I went to Haiti with them to see their program. It was amazing. I like charities where what you give has a direct effect on people.”

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE “Each season is a new opportunity to put together options for a variety of people— younger people, older people, people with different shapes, different jobs, and people who stay at home. I like pieces that are on trend but feel practical,” Jill says. “I try to interpret trends and carry them in a way that fits people’s lifestyles. I want people to feel good about themselves in clothing that works in the Upper Valley or New York City.”

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Jill’s affection for kids is reflected downstairs in Hello Baby, The J List’s infant and toddler boutique and the only place in town that carries baby clothes.

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Jill continues, “I try to find a version of a trend, whether it be ruffles or little floral prints, that is affordable and wearable. I think of clothing as architecture. It’s the strong basics on which one can build, things that are the foundation of your wardrobe. The interior design are the pieces and accessories that make your style.” Jill wants women to feel good about themselves, “whether they buy something or not.” She keeps a “You’re Pretty” sign in the dressing room because she knows that “clothes shopping can be hard for some people.”

Jill’s affection for kids is reflected downstairs in Hello Baby, The J List’s infant and toddler boutique and the only place in town that carries baby clothes. “I love getting to see the babies,” Jill says with a smile. The baby shop also carries receiving blankets, bibs, swaddles, lovies, wooden toys, dress-up bears, and board books that play classical music.

Puzzles made for toddlers to adults are also popular items.

The J list also carries lighthearted gifts, including conversation card games from a British company called The School of Life, which tempt customers to read from the display deck of “Career Therapy,” “Know Yourself,” “Calm the Chaos,” or the “Emotional Barometer” wheel with “cards to define our inner weather.” Another choice is The Dilemmas Game, which promises to help you to “learn how to solve life’s trickiest conundrums.”

Tucked in a basket on a lower shelf are black house slippers with white lettering— “RE” is printed on one slipper and “LAX” on the other. Next to a basket of pastel scarves, a selection of printed socks, and zippered Blu Bags, a greeting card on display reads, “Do you have the most successful children? No, you do not. But we’re attractive, and that’s basically the same thing . . .” If you can’t read the print on the card, reach down and grab a pair of stylish reading glasses from another basket nearby.

Newly updated for the spring and summer is the party section, containing such celebratory items as poppers, little pinatas, and sparkly birthday candles as well as graduation cards that come with wind-up golden butterflies that fly up when the card is opened.

THE ROAD TO RETAIL Jill, whose first career was as an oncology social worker, started her first gift shop out of her Norwich living room 18 years ago. She purchased products from gift shows in New York City, and at her first show she attended a seminar with Margaret, one of the Real Housewives of New Jersey. She was “gracious and helpful” and taught Jill how to buy for a store. After a year working out of her home, Jill moved her gift shop to the spot beneath the Norwich post office and later to the space next to the Blue Sparrow. At first, her store only carried gifts, but she started carrying clothing in 2008. The J List has been in its current location for six years, and coincidentally, the owners of the Blue Sparrow are opening a new café called Nest in the space on the other side of the Nugget this summer, so The J List will again be their neighbor.

When Jill left social work, she wondered if she’d like working in retail. She says one of the reasons she loves working in the store are the conversations she has with people. “You never know what’s going on in people’s lives. It is important to be kind.”

During the pandemic, The J List adapted to the circumstances with an online store and using FaceTime to take customers around the shop. Jill explains, “Some people would call and say what they needed, for example three-month-sized baby clothing and give a price range, and we’d wrap it and ship it. We tried to help people shop however they wanted.”

Jill is planning to expand her hours this summer and is looking forward to the opening of the Nest Café. “I love having this store. I like seeing people. I hope to be here for a while.” Jill strives to carry the kinds of gifts that lead to fun interactions with her visitors. “We have the best customers,” she says. H

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by Kathrine P. Cox Photos by Lynn Bohannan

RUTH GELLIS: RESOLUTE SURVIVOR S H A R I N G L E S S O N S L E A R N E D F R O M A P E R I LO U S YO U T H

Ruth Gellis’s small stature, warm smile, and kind eyes belie her painful youth in Nazi-occupied Europe. But at 95, the memories are still sharp, and she believes it’s important for people to hear her story, to understand what it means to be persecuted.

“I’m a Holocaust survivor. Not from a concentration camp, but from the persecution by the Nazis,” says Ruth, who was born in Essen, Germany, in 1925. “I am the wandering Jew,” she says as she recounts the many years she and her family moved from one place to the next, narrowly escaping the Nazis, until the end of World War II in 1945.

Life was good for young Ruth, an only child in a well-to-do Jewish family. Her father was a prosperous businessman and she was surrounded by cousins, aunts, and uncles.

“We lived a very nice life,” she remembers.

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After the Holocaust, Ruth became a professional watercolor painter whose works were featured at several prominent museums including the Brooklyn Museum and the National Art Gallery in Manhattan. Her work features a variety of landscapes and scenery.

“I’d always wanted to be an artist.”

She took classes from artist Edgar Whitney, who taught her the basics of art and watercolors. She has a large portfolio of her work, many of places where she lived or travelled.

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ON THE MOVE “Everything was good until a man by the name of Hitler came to power in 1933. Things were not good in the country; there was poverty and a depression,” she says. “Hitler promised to make changes and he needed a scapegoat. He started to attack Jewish people. He said he would be getting rid of Jews.” When signs began appearing in store windows that Jews were not welcome, her father decided they had to leave and obtained visas to go to South Africa. He left to find work and a place to live while his wife stayed behind to liquidate their belongings, even letting go of Ruth’s beloved pet canary. The day she and her mother left Germany, a crowd of friends and family met them at the train station to see them off and wish them well. Many of those family members later perished in the Holocaust. Ruth and her mother travelled to Holland, where they boarded a schooner that took them to Cape Town, South Africa. Seventeen days later they were met at the dock by her father. A 12-hour train ride took them to Johannesburg, where they settled. She

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Ruth has shared her personal Holocaust survival story many times with her friends and neighbors at Wheelock Terrace.

Ruth believes it is important, even after the generation of Holocaust survivors, that their history and stories live on.

“THEY SAY YOU CAN FORGIVE AND FORGET. BUT YOU CAN’T FORGET. IT WAS HARD.” learned English and Dutch and made friends at school. She was happy there, but her father was not. “He was used to the good life in Europe,” she says, and he yearned to return there. One of his brothers lived in Paris and suggested they go there. “This is what my father decided to do. It was the biggest mistake of his life. The biggest mistake he could have made,” Ruth laments. “He moved us to Paris.”

It was 1937. Another country, another school, and another language to learn. In 1940, France fell to the Germans, and the Vichy government under Marshal Phillipe Petain, which was allied with the Nazis and under Hitler’s control, began persecuting French Jews. Ruth’s father was arrested and taken to a retaining camp outside Paris. Her father had heard of the concentration camps and volunteered for the French Foreign Legion, where he was sent to North Africa. Ruth and her mother, left alone, heard that the Germans were at the gates of Paris and with only small suitcases in hand, joined hundreds at the train station fleeing Paris. They headed south to Bordeaux, where an uncle lived. They arrived at night and went to his house, but no one answered, so they returned to the railroad station, where they slept on the luggage rack.

The next morning they went back to the uncle’s house

and were welcomed. It was a scary time, but worse was to come, Ruth says.

They had to sign up at the city hall for food coupons, so the authorities knew who they were and their whereabouts. They were considered enemies of France. “They had their eyes on us and we were sent to Toulouse” in southern France, where there were many other refugees.

They found a room to live in, and before long Ruth’s father was discharged for medical reasons from the French Foreign Legion and he joined them. Soon the authorities relocated them again, further south in the Pyrenees Mountains near Spain. They found a small house and settled down, where Ruth started raising rabbits. Once again they had to register as German Jews.

One day, the gendarmes came to the house and told the family to pack suitcases and report to the train station the next day. “There was a field of refugees walking toward the train,” Ruth remembers. They boarded the train—it was a passenger train—but her father sensed that something was wrong. At the next station, she recalls, he said, ‘We’re getting off.’ My heart was pounding.” The gendarme at the station was walking the other direction and didn’t see them get off. “That train was destined for Auschwitz.”

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SEEKING SAFETY Her father’s brother and his family had settled in a small spa town not far away and had rented a big house, where there was room for Ruth and her parents. “Another place,” Ruth says, where they again had to register with the authorities. One day a sympathetic policeman warned them all to hide; the authorities were going to search for them. “We hid under the eaves, I don’t know how long, and we heard marching below. They didn’t find us, and they left.”

Shortly after, they were warned again: the Germans were going to raid the village and they should leave. “Where do we go now? Where’s there to go?” they wondered. They were running for their lives and fled to the mountains. They came across a farm and asked the farmer if they could stay.

“He let us stay in the hayloft. It was awful.” Eventually they returned to the house safely. Shortly after, there was reason to celebrate: in 1945 the Americans liberated France. The war was over, and Ruth and her parents returned to Paris.

“It was very hard to adapt to life again,” she says. Ruth was 20 and wanted to get a job but had to care for her ailing mother instead. Paris suffered food shortages after the war, but “we existed.” The wandering was over.

A CHANCE TO PURSUE HER DREAMS But another move was in Ruth’s future. She was introduced to an American medical student, Morris Gellis from the Bronx in New York, who she married in 1948. A daughter, Annette, was born a year later, and after Morris got his medical degree in 1952, they sailed for the United States, where they eventually settled in Brooklyn and had two more children, Janice and Allen.

Ruth found work and was raising her three children, but there was one thing missing, something that had been denied her during those terrible war years—an education.

The last time she remembered being in a classroom, she was confronted by the mayor. “He pointed to me and said, ‘you, Jew, out!’ It was the last time I went to school. It was terrible.” Determined to right this wrong, she went back to school, obtained her GED, and said, “I am going to college.

The day I went to college I walked in with my head held high. I’ll never forget it.” She was in her 50s and earned a degree in recreation therapy. Years later, while living in Florida where she’d moved from New York, she pursued another dream. “I’d always wanted to be an artist.” She took classes from artist Edgar Whitney, who taught her the basics

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of art and watercolors. She has a large portfolio of her work, many of places where she lived or travelled.

“I’m a survivor,” she says today, but does have regrets. “I resent that I did not have any youth.

I wish I could have been young and be able to go to school and the movies and enjoy myself.

I never had the opportunity. They say you can forgive and forget. But you can’t forget. It was hard.” She speaks at churches and schools about her experiences and says it’s important for people to know and understand persecution. She reminds her young audiences that they are lucky because they have a home and can go to school and have a good life. “There was no future for me.” Life was perilous. “But here I am.” A resident of Wheelock Terrace in Hanover, near her daughter, who is an anesthesiologist at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, she says, “I’m here and I never want to move again.” H

Ruth continues to stay creative and positive at Wheelock Terrace in Hanover through her artwork and through her connections with neighbors, associates, and many friends.

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BUSINESS SENSE by

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FOOD TRUCK

FOOD TRUCK A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR RESTAURANTEURS

When Caleb Lara was searching for a commercial kitchen space in Hanover, the industry worldwide was facing a total, unexpected, and unprecedented economic collapse. The pandemic’s stay-at-home and social-distancing orders had effectively shut restaurants down, almost overnight.

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Opposite page: Chris White, CEO of theBOX food truck, and Caleb Lara.

Caleb grills his Al Pastor over local hardwood coals.

Clockwise from top: Guero’s has its own housecut fries, which are served on the Cali burrito. Tacos Al Pastor. Caleb assists a customer with his order.

The grill imparts smoky flavor to the meats. The team of theBOX works to serve customers at Sachem Village.

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With little federal support and a customer base confined to their homes, chefs, bartenders, waitstaff, farmers, suppliers, investors, and owners were left to their own ingenuity to adapt and survive.

In the spring of 2020, Caleb was laid off from his chef position at the Hanover Inn. He saw the crisis as an opportunity to start anew—under his own creative direction. But opening up a brick-and-mortar restaurant is a risky proposition, even in a world not besieged by a pandemic. The capital needed to hire a team, to pay the often considerable lease on a building, to decorate, and to upgrade an entire kitchen to code is extensive and can often leave the owner in a precarious financial status before the first meal is even served. Add to this the statistics that 60 percent of new restaurants don’t survive their first year and a full 80 percent don’t make it to their fifth year and you can begin to appreciate just how significant the challenges are for prospective restaurateurs.

And yet, these long-accepted challenges are practically tradition for chefs and food entrepreneurs. Restaurants continue to open—and to close shortly thereafter. But students at the Tuck School of Business have been working in recent years to address this inherent risk with a food truck known simply as theBOX. theBOX has put the concept of starting a restaurant on its head by taking away the building and focusing entirely on the business; an incubator program for hopeful restaurateurs.

By offering 6- to 12-month leases on theBOX, the program gives access to a truck, a market, investors, and an opportunity to test a cuisine concept out on the very community where the chef might hope to open a brick-and-mortar location.

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Left: Chris White, Bonnie Reid Martin, and Caleb pause for a photo.

Below: Whenever theBOX appears, customers gather.

theBOX has put the concept of starting a restaurant on its head by taking away the building and focusing entirely on the business; an incubator program for hopeful restaurateurs.

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BUSINESSES CAN MOVE AND ADAPT theBOX was started by Tuck students Mike Parshley and Eric Winn in 2014.

No longer owned by the school, it was bought by Tuck alumnus Jarett Berke, who also owns Lou’s Restaurant and Bakery on Main Street. theBOX is still run and staffed by Tuck students.

Omika Jikaria (class of 2021) recently ended her tenure as CEO and now Chris White (class of 2022) has taken the reins. The program provides employment for Tuck students and reallife opportunities for those, like Omika, who intend to enter the food industry after graduating business school.

The incubator model is catching on in various industries where the capital to begin is often the singular and insurmountable barrier in launching a business. Farm incubators, tech incubators, and community kitchens are all examples of where this model has taken hold. The incubator concept is one that first found prominence in the 1980s, and restaurant incubators are a relatively new addition to the form. These are often located in metropolitan areas where the market is condensed. Food, while always being the center to community, is having an American renaissance in the past decade, even in smaller more ruraladjacent communities like Hanover.

Hanover might not be the averagesized town for a project of this ambition, but it seems to fit just perfectly.

The food truck allows for flexibility in the market, especially for times of the year when school is not in session, allowing the truck—with permission from the town—to move and adapt. It’s already become a familiar (rolling) landmark on Main Street.

MEXICAN FOOD ON WHEELS After having worked for other chefs for over a decade in New York and New England, Caleb was ready to

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return to the food of his youth.

Having grown up in Southern California, he was raised on the food of his father’s Mexican childhood.

Mexican cuisine is certainly not as ubiquitous in the Upper Valley as it is in South San Diego, and Caleb missed it. When he lost his job, he saw the hardship as an opportunity to pivot to the food he loved.

That was when Caleb joined up with theBOX. He began his traveling restaurant, Guero’s Mexican Food, this spring and committed to a year under their model and business acumen. He prepares his Mexican food at a commercial kitchen off-site at Quail Hollow Senior Living. The team loads up the truck, where customers can order dishes like Tacos al Pastor—three pork shoulder tacos marinated in pineapple, chile, garlic, and other spices, for $11. Or his much-beloved El Vegan Bowl of beans, rice, and coal-roasted sweet potatoes topped with avocado, fresh salsa, and lime, for $12.

You can find Guero’s Mexican Food in theBOX food truck at many locations in the Hanover area. theBOX is not open in inclement weather because of the nature of the setup. For most up-to-date information about hours and locations, visit their Instagram page @theboxfoodtruck or www.thebox foodtruck.com. Caleb and his food truck are also available for private events. H

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Fresh Strawberry and Yogurt Tart

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Make fruit pies all year with our tips for freezing fresh fruit at www.hereinhanover.com.

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S M A RT C O O K I N G by

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A sweet taste of summer othing says sweet and delicious like pie . . . or tart, galette, crostata, or anything else you might want to call it. Summer’s favorite dessert, pies are loaded with

wonderful fruit and homey nostalgia. Not to mention they come in a seemingly endless variety. From rhubarb in early summer to strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, peaches, nectarines, and plums, the supply of wonderful, local (and some not so local) fruit makes pie the natural choice for summer celebrations.

No matter the festivity, pie is the answer. Father’s Day feast?

Of course Dad’s favorite pie must be there. Sunday night cookouts in Nana’s backyard? Of course there’s pie. Nana wouldn’t have it any other way. Fourth of July picnics? There too. Rock-the-block potluck, backyard movie night, easy dinner with friends, summer birthday parties, we-got-our-shots celebration. Yes, yes, yes, yes, and yes again. Any summer occasion is a good excuse for pie—as if we really need one.

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S M A RT C O O K I N G Fresh Strawberry and Yogurt Tart

Blueberry Pie

Serves 8 3 cups plain yogurt 8 oz cream cheese at room temperature ¼–½ cup (to taste) honey 1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract Zest of 1 orange ½ tsp salt Graham Cracker Crust 1 qt strawberries, hulled and halved Brown sugar to taste 1 Tbsp Grand Marnier (optional) 1. Put the yogurt in a colander or sieve lined with a clean dish towel or coffee filter, cover, and drain for several hours or overnight. You should end up with about 1½ cups of yogurt cheese.

2. Make the yogurt filling: put the cream cheese in a bowl, add the honey, vanilla, orange zest, and salt, and beat with an electric mixer until well combined.

With the mixer on medium-low, add the yogurt a few spoonfuls at a time and beat until smooth. Spoon the filling into the graham cracker crust and smooth the top. Cover and refrigerate for 6 hours.

3. Put the strawberries in a bowl and gently toss with brown sugar and Grand Marnier.

4. To serve: you can artfully arrange the berries in concentric circles on top of the tart and cut into slices. Alternatively, you can slice the tart and top each piece with a generous spoonful of berries.

Graham Cracker Crust 1¼ cups graham cracker crumbs 2 Tbsp brown sugar ½ tsp cinnamon ½ tsp salt 6 Tbsp butter, melted 1. Set a rack in the center of the oven.

Preheat the oven to 350°. Put the graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt in a 9-inch ceramic or glass pie plate and whisk with a fork to combine. Add the melted butter, whisk until well combined, and firmly press the crumbs into the pan.

2. Bake at 350° for 7 minutes and cool on a rack.

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Blueberry Pie Serves 8 1 qt fresh blueberries, washed and well drained 3 Tbsp cornstarch ½ cup sugar ¼ cup brown sugar ½ tsp cinnamon ½ tsp ginger Pinch of nutmeg ½ tsp kosher salt Zest of 1 lemon 1 Flaky Pastry–2 crusts (recipe on page 77) 1½ Tbsp butter, cut into small pieces 1. Preheat the oven to 375°. Put the berries in a large bowl and add the cornstarch, sugars, spices, salt, and lemon zest. Gently toss to combine.

2. Remove one of the pieces of chilled dough from the refrigerator. Roll it out the on a lightly floured surface. Working carefully, fit the dough into a 9-inch pie plate; the pastry will hang over the edge.

3. Pour the berry mixture into the pastry shell and dot with butter.

4. Roll out the second piece of dough and place it over the filling. Press the edges together and trim, leaving a 1-inch overhang.

Roll up the overhang and crimp to seal. Cut a few vents in the top of the pie.

5. Place the pie on a baking sheet and bake at 375° for 45 to 50 minutes or until the filling is bubbly and the crust is golden. Check it after 30 minutes; if crust is getting too brown too quickly, cover the edges with aluminum foil.

Let the pie cool for 30 minutes or more and serve with vanilla ice cream.

HOW TO MAKE A LATTICE PIE CRUST 1. Roll out pie dough into a 12-inch circle.

2. Cut dough into 12 1-inch strips.

3. Lay 6 strips vertically and evenly spaced on top of the filled pie.

4. Fold every other strip all the way back so they're almost falling off of the pie.

5. Lay one of the six unused strips perpendicular on top. Unfold the three vertical strips back so they lay over the perpendicular one.

6. Fold the other three vertical strips back and lay one of the five unused strips perpendicular on top. Unfold the three vertical strips back so they lay over the perpendicular strip.

7. Repeat with the last four strips, weaving them over and under one another.

8. Fold the excess dough over the edges of the pie, pinch together, and flute the edges.

9. Refrigerate the unbaked pie for 30 minutes prior to baking—the cold dough will hold the lattice pattern.

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Rustic Nectarine Crostata Serve 6–8 2–4 Tbsp brown sugar 2–3 Tbsp all-purpose flour 1 tsp ground cardamom ½ tsp ground cinnamon ½ tsp kosher salt 6–8 nectarines or peaches, peeled and cut into wedges Zest of 1 lime 1 Tbsp lime juice Flaky Pastry–1 crust (recipe follows) 1½ Tbsp butter, cut into small pieces 1. Preheat the oven to 400°. Combine the brown sugar, flour, spices, and salt in a small bowl.

2. Put the nectarines, lime zest, and juice in a large bowl and toss to combine toss. Sprinkle with the dry ingredients and toss to coat.

3. Roll out the dough into a rough circle, about 12 inches in diameter. Place the round on a piece of parchment paper and transfer to a baking sheet. Leaving a 3- to 4-inch border, arrange the nectarines in the center of the pastry. Dot the fruit with butter.

Gently fold the edge of the dough over the fruit.

4. Bake the crostata at 400° until the crust is golden brown and the fruit is tender, about 40 minutes. Let cool for at least 15 minutes and serve with vanilla ice cream.

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Flaky Pastry For a double-crust pie 2½ cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp sugar 1 tsp salt 8 Tbsp (1 stick) chilled butter, cut into pieces 8 Tbsp solid vegetable shortening, cold 4–6 Tbsp ice water 1. Put the flour, sugar, and salt in a food processor and pulse to combine. Add the butter and shortening and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse meal.

2. Sprinkle with ice water, 1 to 2 tablespoons at a time, and pulse until the dough comes together in a ball. Divide and flatten the dough into two disks.

Wrap each disk in parchment paper or plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator until it is firm enough to roll, at least one hour.

Always make a double-crust recipe. If you only need a single crust, put the second disk in the freezer for another time.

Form the dough into a ball and place it in a freezer bag or wrap it in a double layer of plastic wrap. Label the bag with the date; the dough will keep about three months. Thaw your pie dough overnight and then roll out as usual to make your pie crust. H SUMMER 2021 • HERE IN H ANOVER

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Katherine P. Cox

"Eat organic meats, fruits, and vegetables. Drink organic milk or almond milk," advises Dr Berger.

The Decline in Male Fertility TAKE ACTION NOW TO PROTECT FUTURE GENERATIONS THE DATA IS CLEAR: MALE FERTILITY IS DROPPING, with studies showing a substantial decline in male testosterone over the past few decades. The repercussions are worrisome, says Dr. Andre Berger, founder of the Rejuvalife Vitality Center in Beverly Hills, who lays much of the blame on endocrine disruptors resulting from environmental toxins. “They’re crushing men,” he says. “I see it in my practice.”

A number of studies have looked at the decline of testosterone levels in the population over time and determined it to be substantial, Dr. Berger says. One study of men ranging in intervals from 1913 to 1922 and 1970 to 1977 found that from the first group to the last, testosterone levels dropped by 37 percent.

“In 2010, there was a 59 percent decline in sperm count since 1972,” Dr. Berger says. “That’s precipitous. It tells us we have to be worried about our future in terms of fertility and population.” More recent studies in 2018 supported findings that male fertility had dropped significantly in the last two decades.

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What Are Endocrine Disruptors?

Endocrine disruptors, or chemicals and toxins that interfere with normal hormone function, “are everywhere, and we are drowning in them,” Dr. Berger warns. “More importantly, not only do they cause problems with hormonal health but also with obesity, hormone-sensitive cancers such as breast, prostate, and thyroid cancers; insulin resistance; immune dysfunction; even ADHD.” The disruptors come in various categories, including industrial chemicals in the air, plastics in just about everything, furniture, pesticides and dyes that get into the food chain, insecticides, and even disinfectants. “The list is long,” Dr. Berger says. BPA, an industrial chemical used in the manufacturing of plastic containers that store food and beverages and can be found in food cans as well, directly affects testosterone, he says. Other disruptors can be found in shampoos, perfume bottles, and cleaning supplies that leach from the containers onto your body. Even milk from cows treated with hormones has a disruptive effect, Dr. Berger says. “If you take a sample of fat from an average person, that person would have about 19 different toxins in that fat. This means that it affects our genes and gets transferred from generation to generation. It’s worrisome,” he says.

Detox Your Life It’s not all doom and gloom. There are ways we can limit toxins in our systems. “Drink out of glass or metal containers,” Dr. Berger suggests.

Look for containers that are labeled BPA-free. “Lose weight. If you lose weight, you’ll have less storage capacity for the toxins. Eat organic

meats, fruits, and vegetables. Drink organic milk or almond milk. Instead of using plastic to store food, use glass containers. Be careful of detergents and cleaning products. Avoid canned food and disposable coffee-making cups.”

There are free apps that can be downloaded to help consumers learn about ingredients and allow them to compare and shop for safe products, including Healthy Living and Think Dirty. “You can scan the barcode on each product and it will give you a list of all the ingredients and give you a safety score,” Dr. Berger says.

For general detoxification, certain supplements are effective in supporting detoxification such as glycine, taurine, glutamine, cystine, and methionine. Dr. Berger also suggests vitamins B2, B6, B12, folic acid, and antioxidant-rich foods.

“The key takeaway,” he says, “is that if we don’t do anything, in about 30 years we’re going to have an infertile male population, which obviously would be a disaster. One way to prevent that is to recognize the problem, understand what negative effects it’s having, understand the causes, and implement these various solutions in our daily lives to minimize those effects.” H

For more from Dr. Berger, see his book THE BEVERLY HILLS ANTI-AGING PRESCRIPTION.

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The Hood Museum of Art continues to bring you diverse virtual programs this summer while we prepare to reopen the galleries to the public. Join us for lectures with scholars and discussions with artists.

Contribute to important conversations on current issues and take a closer look at works in the collection.

These programs are all listed on the Hood Museum website with registration links. To dive deeper, take a look at the Hood Museum’s YouTube Channel, where you can explore a rich array of past public programs!

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Roxanne Swentzell, Sitting on My Mother’s Back, 2014, ceramic. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Lent by Judith Liff and Joseph N. Barker, Class of 1966. © Roxanne Swentzell. Photo by Addison Doty.

June 23 Virtual Gallery Talk: Landscape(d): Modern Photography and the Environment In this talk, exhibition curator and Hood Director John Stomberg will examine the photograph’s role in exploring the often uneasy relationship between humans and the lands they inhabit. Registration is online.

12:30–1:15pm

June 24 Virtual Art After Dark: Escape Room Put together a team of adult friends and family or come on your own and join a team to play Escape to the Outdoors, a fully virtual escape room game featuring works 80

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of public sculpture on Dartmouth’s campus.

Each individual team member needs to register by June 21 to secure their spot.

Registration is online.

6–8pm

June 30 Virtual Conversations and Connections: Satirical Slights: Legacies of British Caricature Registration is online.

12:30–1:15pm

July 7 Virtual Conversations and Connections: One Artist, Two Objects, Many Approaches Join artist María Magdalena Campos-Pons

SUMMER EVENTS in conversation with two Hood Museum staff members as they discuss the varied ways one can learn from an object.

Registration is online.

12:30–1:15pm

July 15 Virtual Workshop: Expressive Adult Writing Registration is online.

5:30–7pm

August 11 Virtual Space for Dialogue Gallery Talk: Process, Product, and Black Practice Registration is online.

3–3:45pm

August 18 Virtual Spotlight on Public Art at Dartmouth: Peaceful Serenity by Allan C. Houser Registration is online.

12:30–1pm

Hop@Home Hopkins Center Events at Dartmouth College hop.dartmouth.edu Live Arts in Your Living Room—Welcome to Hop@Home Each week, our virtual stage brings adventurous artistry into your living room. The Hop offers a varied weekly lineup of online programming including live-streamed performances, film recommendations and live chat, digital dance parties for kids and grown-ups, and projects cooked up by our ensemble directors.

Don’t miss out on a performance! Visit hop.dartmouth.edu/hop-at-home to subscribe to weekly Hop@Home emails to find out about all upcoming events.

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In Bubbles: Science of Soap, you’ll learn the joy, wonder, and science that can be found in just soap and water.

Plan Your Visit The Montshire is open for both indoor and outdoor exploration! We have designed your visit to prioritize health and safety, as well as joyful science learning! Please review the changes to our hours, admission, ticketing process, and visitor policies. Preregistration is required for each visit.

SUMMER OF DINOSAURS Enjoy an exciting season of special events and programs when dinosaurs take over the Montshire Museum of Science. During the Summer of Dinosaurs, the Montshire will offer an opportunity to explore the lives of dinosaurs, big and small. Enjoy hands-on exhibits about dinosaur eggs and babies, dramatic dinosaur fossil specimens, and a series of events and programs for all ages.

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Exhibit: Wonder Woods Wonder Woods is specially designed to ignite the curiosity and support the development of the museum’s youngest visitors—children ages 5 and under.

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Exhibit: Bubbles: Science in Soap Delight in experimenting with surface tension, concocting new ways to create a bubble, crafting a foam sculpture, and injecting a bubble with mist.

Exhibit: Planetary Landscapes: Works by Ned Kahn Imagine passing your hand through a cauldron of billowing fog, activating a vortex akin to the dust devils in Jupiter’s atmosphere, or sculpting sand dunes like those on Mars. Internationally renowned artist Ned Kahn brings these experiences to life through Planetary Landscapes.

Planetary Landscapes: Works by Ned Kahn.

Exhibit: Discovering the Natural World Featuring real tools of scientific research, Discovering the Natural World makes learning about living plants and animals an interactive process that will surprise and delight.

Exhibit: Air Works Air Works, featuring a dazzling array of interactive exhibits, helps to flex engineering muscles, strengthen the understanding of core scientific concepts, and spark the imaginations of all ages.

Exhibit: The Light Around Us The Light Around Us explores both the physics of light and how we see it.

Exhibit: Prehistoric Giants Step back in time when you visit Prehistoric Giants, featuring impressively enormous life-size sculptures by New Hampshirebased artist Bob Shannahan.

June, July, August Family Activities at the Science Discovery Lab Visit montshire.org for days, times, and more information.

Discover the Joy of Science at Home!

Developed, hosted, and curated by the Montshire’s education team, this online learning series consists of videos and resources that allow young learners to delve into a different topic using a variety of learning methods.

Learning opportunities include: • Teacher’s Guide for educators • DIY science projects for kids and parents to do at home • Downloadable activities, such as scavenger hunts and puzzles • Video explorations of science concepts Learn all about pond life, boats, the sun, bubbles, skeletons, light, air, and more!

Visit our website and click on Montshire at Home for more information.

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HAPPENINGS The Norwich Bookstore 291 Main Street Norwich, VT (802) 649-1114 norwichbookstore.com The Norwich Bookstore is delighted to welcome you back to browse! We’ll start browsing with limited hours and occupancy, increasing both hours and numbers as more people are vaccinated and COVID cases decline. Customers will be required to follow health guidelines, wear masks, and use hand sanitizer. Telephone/email/website help and package pickup from our porch will continue.

The Norwich Bookstore will continue to offer online author events and more throughout the summer! Visit norwichbookstore.com regularly for the most up-to-date event listings.

June 23 Sarah Steward Taylor: A Distant Grave: A Mystery Online, 7pm

July 13 Jeff Danziger: Lieutenant Dangerous: A Vietnam War Memoir Online, 7pm

Howe Library 13 South Street Hanover, NH (603) 643-4120 thehowe.org Howe Library will continue to offer online events and more throughout the summer! Visit thehowe.org regularly for the most up-to-date event listings.

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Online: Reading Upwards! The Gifts of Imperfection Zoom, 6:30pm

June 23, 26, 30 Pop-Up Library for Adults 1–3pm

Hikes for Every Month of the Year!

Download full directions for your own self-guided hike around Hanover—where to go, what you’ll see, plus a glimpse into the backstory. Access each hike on your phone (if cell service allows) or print the PDF version to take with you.

Visit Hanover Conservancy’s website, hanoverconservancy.org/hike-of-themonth, for more information.

June Historic Wolfeboro Road West 2.8 miles one way Moose Mountain Lodge and Ledges 1.9 miles round trip The Velvet Ledges of Greensboro Ridge 1.5 miles round trip July Baum Conservation Area and Moose Mountain 2.5-mile loop plus optional 0.7 mile Mink Brook and Gile Hill 2.1 miles Slade Brook and Huntington Hill 2 miles round trip The White Ledges of the Mayor-Niles Forest 1.1 miles round trip August Moose Mountain Ridge Loop 4 miles round trip Shumway Forest and Tom Linnell Ridge Trail 4 miles round trip South Esker 1 mile round trip

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HAPPENINGS Other Noteworthy Events Norwich Podcast Driving Tours: Early Settlement, Kids’ Early Settlement Tour, Norwich Schools, and Rivers & Mills Enjoy four podcast driving tours of Norwich. Each begins and ends at the Norwich Historical Society and lasts a little over an hour with eight to nine stops. Listen on your computer or download onto your phone. Download the accompanying maps to help guide you through the tour. After each stop, music will prompt you to pause the podcast and drive to the next stop.

The Kids’ Early Settlement Tour has an accompanying comic book that can be downloaded as well.

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Online Exhibit: Norwich Women Crafting the Future Norwich Historical Society norwichhistory.org

We Get It!

Online Exhibit: Mad for Mid-Century Modern Norwich Historical Society norwichhistory.org Online Exhibit: Poets and the Past Norwich Historical Society norwichhistory.org

June 20 Feast and Farm Tour Norwich Historical Society norwichhistory.org

July 18 Mid Century Modern Walking Tour (Hopson Road) Norwich Historical Society norwichhistory.org

July 19–23 History Camp Norwich Historical Society norwichhistory.org

August 22 Lewiston: A Ghost Hamlet Walking Tour Norwich Historical Society norwichhistory.org H 86

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A Moment with

Paul Guidone General Manager, Hanover Co-op Food Stores & Auto Service Centers

How is it that local small-scale farmers kept the flow of produce reasonably steady during the pandemic?

The planning for the 2020 season was already in place. Through our commitment to local farmers, they knew what crops they were growing for sale at the four stores of the Hanover Co-op.

Local farmers within our group have worked together for a long time and are used to supporting each other. When there are gaps and shortages, another farmer in the group is often available to fill in. Finally, transportation was not an issue because delivery was within the Upper Valley. Because of our long-term relationships with the growers, we were able to work together when there were delays or challenges due to restrictions brought on by the pandemic.

The Hanover Consumer Cooperative Society and its 24,000 members stands as one of the largest in the country. What have been its keys to success?

We have sought to be true to our triple bottom line focus—we are a socially responsible business by design. We balance the needs of people, the community, and the environment with the need for a fair profit. Our actions demonstrate that a business can do well and still do good.

Explain how affordable workforce housing and wage fairness tie into the mission of the food co-op.

The demand for housing in the Upper Valley is intense. Rent and purchase prices are very high. While the Hanover Co-op continually reviews its employee compensation and starting wages, it is

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Hanover Co-op General Manager Paul Guidone (right) meets with the co-op’s Community Market Manager Caitlin Woodbury to discuss paint options for her store’s exterior. Paul visits the cooperative’s eight facilities weekly to meet with employees and managers.

becoming more difficult to keep up with skyrocketing housing costs and the lack of affordable housing. Employees have to live farther away and spend much time commuting to and from work. We work with Vital Communities as well as state and local partners to advocate for balanced solutions. Our involvement demonstrates concern for community, which is a long-standing cooperative principle and in keeping with our mission as a food cooperative.

The co-op has a reputation for paying fair prices to farmers. What impact does that have on local agriculture?

Paying fair prices for high quality proves its worth each day. Our customers agree. Our merchandising teams and customers find that choosing local food means receiving local impact. Quality and fair price deliver a stronger local economy.

We receive greater food security during tough times, such as this pandemic. It also enables farmers to invest in soil health through sustainable farming practices.

As busy as you are, what do you do in your downtime to enjoy the Upper Valley?

There has not been much downtime since the pandemic started. However, looking forward, I will say that I will [have cleared] my 14-day waiting period after my second vaccine on May 14. Thereafter, my wife and I intend to visit our three children and see our three granddaughters, with a grandson expected in late August or early September. H