Season of the Newt

I’m not a jealous person. I can’t think of a single human with whom I would want to trade places. I learned that lesson many years ago. Oh, but that amphibian. Every month, I toil in this space to inspire and amuse and pitch the fine work of our amazing team of staffers and freelancers […]

Suddenly Last Summer

Summer’s here and gone like the blue petals on a hydrangea. Autumn does not officially begin until Sept. 22, but by Labor Day weekend, we’re already kissing the warm weather goodbye, hoping we can squeeze in another beach trip before it’s time to tear down the patio furniture. Here are some of our favorite memories […]

My kingdom for a moose

I’m a New Hampshire native who has spent more than half his life living in the Granite State and most of the rest in Colorado.  I have climbed mountains, hiked in national parks and driven scenic byways. I’ve ridden my bike along swampy bogs and trekked near quiet spots where forest animals have been known […]

Cradle of Summer

Comedian Tim Hawkins reduces the storyline of “Cat’s in the Cradle” to a single verse: “My son got mad because I worked all the time. He grew up to be a jerk just like me.” There were stretches in my journalism career where it seemed like I worked all the time, but thankfully none of […]

Giving (overdue) Thanks

I’m thankful for the Granite State with its bounty of lakes and mountains, and its precious sliver of coastline. It only took me half a century to realize it. In his final Editor’s Note for New Hampshire Magazine, Rick Broussard recalled his Louisiana roots and how he spent the next three decades touting the wonders […]

“Mill” Work was Destiny

Yankee Publishing, the parent company of New Hampshire Magazine, moved its New Hampshire Group headquarters to the five-story building last fall from another mega-sized Millyard property. I’m the third generation of my family to work here — and the first to enjoy air conditioning in the Waumbec, which was built in 1897 along the east bank […]