Leadership Lakes Region – Social Issues Day
Walk! Snowshoe! Ride the Rails!
Last summer, my then six-year-old son, Amos, and three-year-old daughter, Etta, and I stumbled upon a Lakes Region gold mine while seeking another treasure.[...]
Local Survival in a Global Economy
It’s been close to two years since the nation’s economy took a turn for the worst, and you’d still be hard pressed to pick up a newspaper without spying a headline or two exposing new lay-offs or cutbacks of some k[...]
Where the Sun Sets
There is a place where one can go to find peace as the sun sets. And, prior to that time of day, a place where the wonders of nature will court you with clean breezes, sparkling water and deep woods with trails that lead[...]
With Will Shakespeare Beside Me
The ancient Greek goddess of inspiration, the one dressed in an ethereal toga as she walks towards artists to touch the top of their heads with divine inspiration, is not my muse. Oh no. [...]
The Town Meeting Will Now Come To ORDER!
It’s Town Meeting time in the Lakes Region! If you’ve never attended one before and are about to make the leap, here’s a guide to what you can expect.[...]
Leadership Lakes Region- Political Day
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 – Political Issues Day “We’ve [the state of New Hampshire] got a money problem,” stated Belknap County Commissioner Ed Philpot. “And a spending problem and a revenue problem.” Wi[...]
Extending their education to the stage
In the winter/spring of 2009, Lakes Region Spirit magazine followed Laconia High School's Drama Club and its four seniors as they prepared for the New Hampshire Educational Theater Guild's state drama festival. Laconia i[...]
Maple Syrup the Harbinger of Spring
Although the ugly season of ashen-colored snow and enormous moguls on the back roads may still be upon us, a sure sign winter’s end is near is the buckets attached to trees or plastic tubing running from tree to tree. [...]
Holiday Gifts From the Kitchen
As the song goes, “Here are a few of my favorite things”—all good do-ahead items. Be sure to make a double batch and treat family, friends and yourself as well. [...]
