CONWAY â The Skimobile climbs up and down Mount Cranmore. An orchestra is playing at the Eastern Slope Inn. The Jack Frost and Carroll Reed shops vie to outdo each other in high ski fashion. And Miss Eastern Slope is set to be crowned at the Winter Carnival Ball on Saturday night at John H. Fuller Elementary.
Wait, what kind of time warp is this, anyway?
Itâs the best kind: Easily accessible. In these troubled pandemic times, traveling back to the more carefree era of the Sixties seems like a good cure for all of us, doesnât it?
And all you have to do is stop by the North Conway branch of the New England Ski Museum to immerse yourself in the pages of the Eastern Slope Signal, a winter tourism newspaper that thrived from 1963-75.
Quote of the Week
âMy motto is the opposite of Michelle Obamaâs. If the president goes low, Iâm going to go lower.â â Republican presidential candidate William Weld, while signing the lower door of the refrigerator at The Conway Daily Sun on Jan. 2, 2020.
âI donât think anybody who runs for mayor in America, thinks, âYou know, do two terms, and then itâs right to the White House. At least not in the city like mine.â â Democratic presidential candidate Peter Buttigieg during an editorial board at The Conway Daily Sun on Jan. 3.
âThey had a little woodpile for protection. Thatâs about it.ââ Ossipee Police Chief Joe Duchesne, describing his officersâ lack of protection during a recent shootout. He asked for $27,000 from town voters to buy body armor for his force on Jan. 14.
New Hampshire Magazine
What do all of those things have in common? Simple. They exist because of New Hampshire.
December 18, 2020
Libraries. Thanksgiving. Mega Millions. Fast Food. Summer vacation. “Let it Go.” American Rock ‘n’ Roll. America. What do all of those things have in common? Simple. They exist because of New Hampshire. Read on to find out why the country owes the Granite State a big thank-you for these items and 41 more (did we mention Donald Trump?).
No. 1 The Vacation Destination
When the US economy first matured and started producing a middle class, it was centered in dirty, crowded cities. Citizens with expendable income soon took advantage of the new age of rapid transport (such as the Concord Coach, made right here) and discovered the simple joys of time spent at a grand hotel in the wilderness. The Granite State had lots of wilderness and plenty of entrepreneurs eager to entertain the rich city folks. Artists captured our White Mountains, making them