07.12.13 “Nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, […]
Month: July 2013
Living in the Great North Woods
By Steven Gang, Discover Power of Parks Interpreter at Umbagog Lake State Park Umbagog Lake is a quiet peaceful place. Pronounced Um-Bay-Gog as per the locals here in the Great North Woods. This may be due to the bays and coves that completely surround the lake or it may be because that is how the […]
Reach the Beach here we come!
The Annual Reach the Beach Relay Race certainly covers a lot of familiar territory for the New Hampshire State Parks team. With 12 runners split between two vans (each with its very own treasured van manager) embarking on a 202 mile challenge that turned new faces into forever friends. A relay race commencing in the mountains […]
Frost Farm: History Hitting Home
At the turn of the 19th Century, Pulitzer-Prize winning poet, Robert Frost, lived on 23 acres in rural Derry, NH for 11 years. The Robert Frost Farm has seen many transitions over its 130-odd years, but the decade it held the Frosts has been preserved with the help of NH Bureau of Historic Sites and […]
Monadnock Weekly Report 07.05.13
07.05.13 “White light goin’ messin’ up my brain White light is gonna drive me insane White heat, it tickle me down to my toes White light, I said now goodness knows.” – The Velvet Underground, White Light/White Heat, 1968 The brilliance of Lou Reed/John Cale and the Velvet Underground have provided a worthy soundtrack to hot summer […]
So, you’re an interpreter, what does that mean?
Upon telling someone I am an interpreter, there is usually one of two responses. First, “How many languages can you speak?” And second, “Do you do some sort of dance thing?” Well, for me, I only speak English, and dancing, although a love of mine probably won’t be featured in any programs. To try and […]
Taste of Summer “Blues” at Greenfield State Park
It’s the beginning of another summer at Greenfield State Park, marked by its signature sights, smells, sounds, tastes, and feel. My skin sizzled under the simmering sun while a smokey scent of burgers and hot dogs on the grill wafted around me. Bountiful blueberry bushes stood tall against the shoreline, waiting to be picked. The […]