Carter Hill Orchard: Appley fun for the whole family
Concord’s two pick-your-own apple farms have a lot in common – obviously, you can pick apples at either location – but there’s plenty that makes each place unique. At Carter Hill Orchard, tucked away at 73 Carter Hill Road, there’s a lot to do beyond picking apples.One of the highlights of Carter Hill is the raptor observatory platform. This high perch next to the farmstand is often full of avid bird watchers with their cameras and...
Apple Hill Farm – apples, peaches, pumpkin, pie and more
Concord is home to not one but two great pick-your-own apple farms, each with similar but different offerings. Going by proximity to Insider headquarters, we’ll begin with Apple Hill Farm, which is only about 3 minutes away from our building (making it a convenient spot to pop into for a snack) at 580 Mountain Road. Apple Hill has everything you’d expect – lots of apples, and a big hill. Apart from the obvious, though, the farm also...
Tasty Brews: North Country Hard Cider Company’s Firestarter from Dos Amigos Burritos
During my late-college and post-college years, I was never a big fan of hard ciders. Most of the ones I had tried – Woodchuck, Magners, Angry Orchard – had a sharp tartness to them that seemed to linger in the back of my throat for hours. I would have a cider and then want to spit excess acid out for the next hour or two. Not being a big fan of that experience, I put ciders down for quite a while. Now, though, there’s such a thing as...
Food Snob: Apple pie ice cream from Granite State Candy Shoppe
One of my favorite things as a kid was apple pie ice cream. Around this time of year, grocery stores would stock tubs upon tubs of the stuff and my mom would get some whenever it was available. The only problem is I never knew the brand, and I haven’t seen it anywhere in years.Until I went into Granite State Candy Shoppe last week.The downtown chocolatier makes its own ice cream right there in the shop, and they have their own apple...
Entertainment: ‘90s rockers Collective Soul to play Cap Center
Music Tuesday Collective Soul with Brooks Young Band at Capitol Center for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $45 to $229.75 plus fees at ccanh.com. Michael Loughlin at Hermanos Cocina Mexicana at 6:30 p.m. Open mic with Mikey G at Tandy’s at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Krimson Krewe at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m. The Arrival of BB King, with author Charles Sawyer and the 2120 South Michgan Avenue Band at Concord City Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Free....
Bulletin Board: Free meetings, FAFSA registration and more
VNA offers Walk-In Wednesday Concord Regional VNA offers Walk-In Wednesday on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to noon at Horseshoe Pond Place Senior Resource Center, 26 Commercial St. Walk-In Wednesday is held on the fourth Wednesday of each month at the same time. Walk-In Wednesday is an opportunity to get your questions answered. A Concord Regional VNA team member is available to meet with people individually regarding their specific...
City Manager’s Newsletter: Construction updates, Stuff A Cruiser and more
On Friday, Stefanie Breton, the city’s public information officer, sent out the weekly City Manager’s Newsletter. You can read the full newsletter by going to concordnh.gov and clicking the Newsletter button on the home page. Here are some highlights: Penacook Landing update On Sept. 18, the city and Caleb Development Corporation closed on the sale of a 2.5-acre piece of the former Allied Leather site being sold by the city to Caleb...
Capital Arts Fest to bring skilled crafters to Concord’s South Main Street
The League of New Hampshire Craftsmen will once again bring art and fine craft to the streets of Concord with the Capital Arts Fest, running this Friday through Sunday. The weekend-long event will showcase dozens of artisans, craftsmen, musicians and food vendors in front of the League’s headquarters on South Main Street.“After last year’s inaugural Capital Arts Fest, excitement is growing for this year’s event – which will be even...
Instagram: Infinite colors ripple through the morning sky over Allison Street
First of all, let’s address the elephant in the room – Michael Murphy (@michaelpmurphy) and Sheldon McKinley (@sheldonmckinley_) are the best Instagrammers in Concord, hands down. Sorry, it just is what it is. (No offense to all the other Instagrammers out there – you just need to step up your game!) These two are consistently putting their A-game material on Insta for the world to see, and few others can compete with these two. Now,...
Three author events in three days at Gibson’s Bookstore
On Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 6 p.m. at Gibson’s Bookstore, Kelly Kilcrease and Yvette Lazdowski will share their history of Manchester’s massive shoe industry, and how it shaped the city’s landscape, in Manchester’s Shoe Industry. Famous for its dominance in textile production, Manchester was also affectionately called “Shoe City.” More than 70 different shoe companies once called Manchester home, and thousands of area residents worked...
Donations needed for annual Concord Christmas tree lighting celebration
The 34th annual Concord Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration planning is underway. The event will be held on Friday, Nov. 29 by tradition with activities starting at 4 p.m. The committee needs to raise $8,000 to help offset the cost for the horse-drawn wagon rides, petting zoo, music, fireworks and lights. This event has become one of the premier holiday tree lightings in the state, drawing more than several thousand people of all...
The Yogi: The intersection of the football season and yoga
For the Insider Football season is upon us. The juggernaut that is the National Football League is on full display, and each week the NFL machine grinds its way toward the new year and the inevitable Super Bowl. Football fever is so intense that I had a student come to Inferno Hot Pilates two weeks ago, phone in hand, and proceed to take the entire class while also engaged in a fantasy football draft. Glute bridges, forearm planks and...
On the Road: The ‘Insider’ goes to Cologne Cathedral in Germany
Matthew Bodwell of Concord and Tim Bradley of Bow brought the Insider along on a recent trip to the Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) in Cologne, Germany. Both of them are U.S. Fulbright Scholar awardees, and both will be teaching English at German secondary schools for the 2019-20 academic year as part of their awards. They attended their Fulbright Orientation meeting in Cologne a couple weeks ago, and once they had a break in the...
Book of the Week: ‘Ellie and the Harp Maker’
Ellie and the HarpmakerHazel Prior2019, 327 pagesFiction Ellie Jacobs is feeling unsettled. She takes long walks in the countryside and writes poetry. She misses her father, who died a year ago. On the anniversary of her father’s death she discovers a barn filled with dozens of beautiful handmade Celtic harps. And she meets Dan Hollis, a handsome man with dark eyes, who introduces himself as the “Exmoor Harpmaker.” Ellie says that she...
This Week in Concord History
Sept. 24, 1816: A few months after the Legislature confirms Concord as the state capital, the cornerstone of the State House is laid. To now, New Hampshire is the only state in the union without a capitol. Sept. 24, 1957: In a referendum, Concord voters decide to abandon manager-council government for a strong elected mayor. The margin is so thin – nine votes – that opponents demand a recount. The margin will shrink to five votes...
