Could you ever imagine skiing behind a Tucker snowcat through Smugglers Notch and then dragged up Smugglersâ Notch Ski Resortâs Sterling Mountain for a party? Well, to do that, weâll have to go back in time.
It was the late 1970s, and from Sepp Ruschp Ski Schoolâs Austrian wedeln ski style to Hal Wilhelmâs â army veteran and director of the Mt. Mansfield Ski Patrol â American can-do spirit, we became a kind of blend of both worlds. No beards or moustaches and a seven-day workweek were standard practices on the Mt. Mansfield Ski Patrol back then. We were considered 4WD skiers, sporting black parkas with a pronounced red cross on the back. We became known as the Black Knights.
Chicken tinga taco Richmond wasn t exactly a hot spot of activity on a winter night even before the pandemic. On the recent 12-degree Friday evening when I arrived for takeout from the Big Spruce, the downtown was still. A few people were waiting for their food order in their cars outside the restaurant. But I stood outside to feel the night chill and countryish air, anticipating the warmth and comfort of my meal to come. As I waited, a pickup truck parked across the street. A man in ski gear got out and walked up to me. Where s the Big Spruce? he asked.
Breweries in N.S., Boston raise glass to century-old connection with new beer
The abbey-style beer is a collaboration between Big Spruce Brewing of Baddeck, N.S., and Boston-based Harpoon Brewery that began last year when the two companies connected following a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in the Massachusetts capital.
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From Nova Scotia With Love is a new ale from Big Spruce of Cape Breton and Harpoon Brewery of Boston
Posted: Dec 14, 2020 7:11 PM AT | Last Updated: December 14, 2020
The two breweries collaborated on an abbey-style ale that highlights the connection between Halifax and Boston. (Matthew Moore/CBC)
possibility of a next weather threat. the good news is, this is trending further off the coast. still a possibility of a threat, though, for new england as we go through tuesday, wednesday, we ll watch that carefully. maturity level is astounding. all right. we re leaving you with a shot of 30 rock. it looks like we took down the big, big spruce. third tree arriving at rockefeller plaza. you re watching morning joe. we re brewed by starbucks. lists all done. raise the roof!