Archive for the ‘Summer Events’ Category
May 11th, 2012 by donnanandersen
Blake Memorial Library Secret Garden Tour, Corinth VT
Are you a garden enthusiast? With the advent of the GPS, can you still read a map? If the answer to both is in the affirmative then the 6th Annual Secret Gardens of Corinth and Topsham was designed for you. It is billed by the organizers as “down-to-earth ” because it will take you along the back roads of east central Vermont. The Tour is sponsored by the Blake Memorial Library of Corinth. The organizers maintain that the secret gardens may be unassuming but each will take your breath away because of design, gardening style and landscaping techniques. First though, you have to find the gardens, and that is, in and of itself, the challenge. Tickets for the Tour are $20 on the day of the event, Saturday, June 30, 2012 or $15 in advance. The ticket will provide a map and a description of each of the five gardens you’ll be visiting. Give yourself three to four hours to enjoy the tour, which starts at 12 and ends at 5 p.m. Stay overnight at Breakfast on the Connecticut, enjoy a wonderful breakfast and spend the afternoon enjoying the discovery of Mother Nature’s beauty, albeit helped along by mere mortals.
Tags: Blake Memorial Library, Corinth VT, Secret Garden Tour of VT, Topsham VT
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May 8th, 2012 by donnanandersen
Greensboro Ridge Vernal Pool
A special Upper Valley treat can be found at the Hanover Conservancy’s Greensboro Ridge Natural Area. This is a 113 – acre protected property home to numerous wildflowers not to mention barred owls, broad-winged hawks, ruffed grouse as well as warblers, vireos and numerous other small birds. The ledges and stone ridges are also home to bear, mink, fisher, raccoon, deer and fox. Keep your eyes peeled for the tracks as you walk along the trail. Harder to find are the natural area’s nine vernal pools which are necessary breeding grounds for salamanders and frogs. To reach Greensboro Ridge, take Route 10 to Route 120. Turn left onto Greensboro Road and left to Velvet Rocks Drive and park at the trailhead at the top of the drive. Find a trail map at Greensboro Ridge. This is a well kept Upper Valley secret and May & June are a great time to explore it.
Tags: Greensboro Ridge Natural Area, Hanover Conservancy, Upper Valley Hiking
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May 8th, 2012 by donnanandersen
Lyme Center Adademy Building - Home of the Historical Society
About 7 miles from Breakfast on the Connecticut is the distinctive village of Lyme Center and their historic district.
Start with the Dimick House on Dorchester Road which was mail ordered from Sears in 1924 at a cost of $2,473. It is a two-story frame and clapboard structure and one of the last houses to use sawn lumber from Sanborn Mill. Just a note – this is a private home and not open for touring.
Other interesting buildings include the Lyme Center Baptist Church (1830), the Lyme Center Store (1876) and the Lyme Center Academy (1839) that houses the local historical society known as the Lyme Historians. The museum is open on Tuesday from 9 – noon. A tour booklet is available for a modest charge from the Lyme Historians.
The Beal House, also on Dorchester Road, has two granite steps with bootscrapers, built into the steps, at the entrance.
Interested in decorative moldings? Houses on Dorchester Road have cyma recta (double curvature), ovolo (convex hollow round) and cavetto (hollow rounds with an Egyptian influence) all under projecting eaves.
Please take notice of the black locust and sugar maples. They provide shade for Lyme Center and help to unify this small village.
Stay at Breakfast on the Connecticut and explore Lyme Center while on your way to the Dartmouth Skiway, either for hiking, in spring, summer or fall or skiing in the winter.
Tags: Dimick House, Lyme Center, Lyme Center Academy Building
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May 5th, 2012 by donnanandersen
Kayaking on Storrs Pond
It’s a glorious summer day, the sun is shining, the sky is blue and it’s the weekend. You want to get out and have some fun. It’s the perfect type of day to be outside, commune with nature, paddle a kayak around a lake – but you don’t know how. You are in luck because LL Bean’s Kayak Discovery Series allows you to walk into the West Lebanon, NH store and sign-up for an hour-and-a-half kayak instruction for $20 on Storrs Pond in Hanover, NH. LL Bean will supply the kayak, the paddle, the PFD, and take care of all your personal valuables. Class size ranges from 1 to 14 people and there are typically two instructors per class. The class consists of 20 – 30 minutes of dry land instruction, including determining who goes into which boat, what paddle size is needed, securing PFDs (personal flotation device), as well as instruction on how to hold the paddle and paddling techniques. Students will then hit the water in their kayaks for an hour of paddling around on Storrs Pond. LL Bean’s Discovery Series runs through Saturdays from May 26 to September 22 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and on Sundays from July 1 through August 26 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. What do you have to lose? Be prepared to get a little wet.
Tags: Kayaking in the Upper Valley, Kayaking on Storrs Pond, LL Bean Kayak Discovery Series
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February 27th, 2012 by donnanandersen
Hands On Pianos - Hop's 50th Anniversary Season
So you only know how to play chopsticks or maybe after years of piano lessons you can play a mean Chopin. Well this summer, in July to be specific, you can be a maestro in the Upper Valley thanks to Hand On Pianos. Colorfully decorated pianos will be turning up at bus stops, parks, sidewalk plazas, farm stands, general stores and other unexpected places throughout the region for the month of July available for people of all ages to engage in music making. This “street piano” project will kick off the Hop’s 50th Anniversary Season with the pianos being transformed into eye candy by local artists. There are four ways to get involved:
You can offer a piano for donation.
You can offer a partner piano.
You can decorate a piano.
Volunteer as a piano “angel”. Helps assure the pianos stay healthy while outdoors by signing up to check on one (or two) daily.
This is a chance for the individual to try their hand at all 50 pianos and for all the donated pianos to have their proud finale before they hit that “Great Steinway Store in the Sky”. At the end of the project, the donated pianos will be mined for usable and recyclable parts. You can stay at Breakfast on the Connecticut, practice getting your fingers moving on our 1895 Hazelton parlor grand. What a great summer weekend project – visit as many spots that harbor a piano in a weekend. And how about a picture or video of you tickling the ivories.
Tags: Hands On Pianos, Hop's 50th Anniversary, Hopkins Center Dartmouth NH, July Activities, Upper Valley Events
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November 8th, 2011 by donnanandersen
Long River Studios Celebrates 20 Years
Located on Main Street in Lyme, NH, Long River Studios sits filled with the creative offerings of local artists & crafters. A volunteer-run cooperative, Long River was formed in 1991 to try to connect local artists & crafters with the local community and help them make a living. Currently, Long River represents 75 artists and crafts people from a wide sampling of medium. Within its walls, you will find sculpture, photography, jewelry, needlework, painting and basketry just to highlight a few. Long River Studios is open year round and hosts three annual exhibits. Long River Studios is one of the focal points for the village of Lyme and once though its doors you get a feel for the New Hampshire region known as the Upper Valley. If you stay at Breakfast on the Connecticut stop by Long River and pick up that one of a kind holiday gift.
Tags: Long River Studios, Lyme NH, Upper Valley Artists, Upper Valley Crafts
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July 23rd, 2011 by donnanandersen
Western New Hampshire Trail Running Series
Though avid runners often schedule their big races in the spring or fall, the Upper Valley offers a number of summer races to help stay in shape and motivated. The toughest local race comes near the end of summer with the CHAD Hero Half Marathon which begins and ends on the Dartmouth Green and will take runners on a looping course over several challenging hills in Hanover and Norwich on August 28, 2011. The race stars at 9:00 am and raises money to benefit the Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock. Off the pavement, the Western New Hampshire Trail Running Series will again explore the woods and the trails in seven Upper Valley towns. The races which range from 5 to 8.7 miles, allows runners to explore Farnum Hill Reserve in Lebanon, Webb Forest in Sunapee and Fall Mountain Regional High School’s cross country trails in Langdon, NH among other areas. The WNHTRS organizer, Chad Denning, maintains that once you go off the pavement for five minutes you will say ” Wow, I want more of this.” If you plan to run in the CHAD Half Marathon, Breakfast on the Connecticut is offering a special room rate and donating $25 for each person that stays with us and participates in the event. Whatever the season, the innkeepers at Breakfast on the Connecticut can direct you to the perfect spot for a “run in the valley”.
Tags: CHAD Hero Half Marathon, running in the upper valley, wester nh trail running series
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July 5th, 2011 by donnanandersen
Vital Communities - Super Quest
If you have never done a Valley Quest before, this summer may be the time to try your hand. Two hundred and fifty years ago, in 1761, Governor Benning Wentworth chartered the 12 “Middle Grant” towns. “Super Quest” honors the 250th anniversary of the 12 Middle Grant towns: Canaan, Enfield, Fairlee, Hanover, Hartford, Hartland, Lebanon, Lyme, Norwich, Plainfield, Thetford and Windsor. There are 12 clues, each leading to a different town. Using maps, MapQuest or other tools, travel to your destination in search of the hidden word(s). Visit all 12 towns and like magic – a secret word will be revealed. Once you have solved the mystery, claim your commemorative patch and be entered to win the grand prize, a family Get-A-WAy to Lake Morey Resort. First, visit VitalCommunities.org to register. While registration is not required, it will enable you to get hints if you need them and ensure that Vital Communities has enough patches. There is no rush! You have until November 1 to finish the Quest. Super Quest is a word puzzle and when the puzzle is complete a “magic word” will emerge. For this historical quest, most of the towns chose their own answers, which include dates, numbers and names. The Quest really tells a great story of the Upper Valley. So stay at Breakfast on the Connecticut and spend your weekend questing!
Tags: pper Valley History, Super Quest 250, u, Valley Quest, Vital Communities
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June 29th, 2011 by donnanandersen
Hanover Farmers' Market
The Hanover Farmers’ Market and the Lebanon Farmers’ Market offer unique opportunities to sample fare from our local farms and vendors. On Wednesdays, July 6 to October 12, from 3 to 6 p.m. the Hanover Farmers’ Market can be found on The Green in Hanover, NH. Bring home the makings for a fresh, locally grown dinner or grab a snack. The market offers fresh produce, meats, herbs, cheeses, flowers, plants, dairy, baked goods and locally prepared foods. Enjoy local music and demonstrations by the League of NH Craftsmen. On Thursdays, July 7 to September 29 from 4 to 7 p.m. the Lebanon Farmers’ Market is located at Coburn Park, Lebanon, NH. Local farmers, producers, crafters and artisans come together on the Lebanon Green to provide a variety of fresh produce, meat, baked goods and other treats. There is nothing better than to make a salad of freshly picked greens or enjoy strawberry shortcake made from local strawberries or enjoy a glass of wine with some cheese from one of our local creameries. And if you want to pick your own there are several PYO venues within minutes including Super’s Acres just down River Road where you can while the hours away sampling and picking blueberries. Stay at Breakfast on the Connecticut and take some of this region’s bounty home with you.
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June 24th, 2011 by donnanandersen
Opera North's 29th Summer Season - Rossini's Cinderella
Opera North is proud to present this summer’s operas, Rossini’s Cinderella and Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, two delightful works of love, humor and some of the most animated music ever written. The season will open with a Gala Evening: Stars On Stage which will include an opportunity to enjoy fabulous singing, indulge in an Italian banquet and bid at live and silent auctions. But it is the operas that you have really come for: The Marriage of Figaro is Mozart’s funniest opera and among the top ten favorites of all time containing some of the most beautiful music ever written: Cinderella, the fairy tale that we all know and love where goodness, love, and forgiveness win out and there is truly a happy ending. Both operas will be sung in Italian with English subtitles. Tickets can be purchased online or by calling the Lebanon Opera House Box Office at 603-448-0400. Stay at Breakfast on the Connecticut, the only B&B on the Connecticut River, attend the evening performance of the opera, and enjoy a wonderful full country breakfast the next morning. If you have time take out one of our canoes and take a paddle on the CT River or bike some of our local picturesque country roads.
Tags: Lebanon Opera House, Opera North, Stars On Stage, Upper Valley Opera
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