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Lake Massabesic – New Hampshire

May 29, 2020 Joseph Candora Beaches, Canoeing, Lake/Pond, New England, New Hampshire, North America, United States

New Hampshire’s Lake Massabesic is the water supply for the city of Manchester. As such it is not open to swimming, paddle boarding or other activities where you come into direct contact with the water. That does not mean however that it is not a prime spot for such activities as boating, fishing, sailing or just relaxing on the shore enjoying the view. There are several areas to stop and gain access to the lake.

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There is a nice park on the NH Route 28 bypass that is popular for its relaxing views of the lake.

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There is good boating access on the opposite side of the lake off NH Route 121 at Clair’s Landing in Auburn, New Hampshire.

Directly opposite the landing on the other side of the road is a nice playground and picnic facility the Circle of Fun Playground.

A short ways up the road is a small memorial to New Hampshire veterans.

Continuing up route 121 you will come to the remains of the Griffin Mill Site situated on a small stream running into Lake Massabesic.

Londonderry Town Pound – Londonderry, New Hampshire

May 29, 2020 Joseph Candora Architecture, Historic Markers, Historic Sites, New England, New Hampshire, North America, Town Pound, United States

Town pounds were quite common in New England, their purpose was to confine stray animals until their owners could come to collect them. The Londonderry Town Pound in Londonderry was built in 1836 by David Gilcreast and was the second one built on the site.

BASIC: The First User-Friendly Computer Programming Language Historic Marker – Hanover, New Hampshire

May 26, 2020 Joseph Candora Historic Markers, New England, New Hampshire, North America, United States

John Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz professors at Dartmouth College invented in 1964 the first user-friendly computer language BASIC. BASIC stands for Beginners All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. With the advent of home computers in the 70s and 80s BASIC became even more important. BASIC became the standard way in which people everywhere learned to program computers. The historic marker is in Hanover, New Hampshire not far from the campus of Dartmouth. Rita was especially fond of this marker because one of her first jobs was teaching BASIC after she showed a proficiency in the subject.
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First Ski School in America Historic Marker – Sugar Hill, New Hampshire

May 25, 2020 Joseph Candora Historic Markers, New England, New Hampshire, North America, United States

Robert and Katherine Peckett and their daughter Kate were the proprietors of Peckett’s-on-Sugar Hill Inn. When they decided to keep the inn open during the winter months they added activities like tobogganing, snowshoeing, ice-skating and sleigh rides. When Kate Peckett expanded the activities to include skiing she hired Austrian skier Sig Buchmayr who taught the style of skiing known as the Arlberg technique. This was the foundation of the first ski school in America. The Peckett’s – on – Sugar Hill Inn was closed in 1967 and the ski slopes around Sugar Hill are now covered in trees.

Wildwood Historic Marker – Easton, New Hampshire

May 25, 2020 Joseph Candora Historic Markers, Mexico, New England, New Hampshire, North America

Wildwood was in the area where Tunnel Brook meets NH Route 112. The marker was sponsored by Eunice Woods who at 84 years old was believed to be the last person still alive who remembered the settlement during its existence. Ms. Wood’s grandfather was the owner of the general store in Wildwood. The settlement of Wildwood was the center of “slash and run” logging of Mount Mossilauke. The Ammonoosuc River runs through the area and was used to ferry logs down to the sawmills.