New Hampshire Communities

Lonely Leavitt Pond with Eastman By Craig McCart Photos courtesy of the Grantham Historical Society Tucked away in the remote, northwest corner of Grantham is a beautiful pond – one that few people ever hike out to see. Nearby is a hilltop with an amazing view – one that few people manage to take in.…

RAIN GARDENS, ROVS, BURGERS & BYTES An interview with Nate Lang – ECF’s 2015 Scholarship Recipient By Shawn Phelps At the June 2015 Council meeting, Nate Lang, an 18-year-old Eastman resident, calmly made his way to the podium and was welcomed with enthusiastic applause. Like an old pro, Nate took the microphone to thank the Eastman…

Listening to the Loons at Eastman By Milt Weinstein Loons communicate with four basic vocalizations: the wail, the tremolo, the yodel and the hoot. The wail is their primary means of communicating from a distance. When nesting, loons wail to ask their partner to take over the nest, and, when raising chicks, they wail to…

Energy and Eastman What if Eastman received an edict from an energy czar stating that the community has five years to reduce its collective carbon footprint by 25%? Impossible, we might mutter! But wait… Eastman is already ahead of the curve. One of the goals in Eastman Plan 2020 is a 25% reduction of Eastman’s…

Another season has slipped into our reality. Wasn’t it just days ago that we were walking the Lake Trail with leaves crunching beneath our feet, admiring the tapestry of colors across the water? A few days ago when we were inviting thoughts of taking the kayaks out one more time into our heads? Yes, a new season has slipped in and cloaked the coves in white.

The tranquility of the farmland bordering the millpond was interrupted by a flurry of construction in 1916. In the years preceding, the Draper Company of Hopedale, Massachusetts had been buying up property around Eastman Pond for its timber needs.

McDaniel’s Marsh Madness By Craig McArt and Renée Gustafson Beautiful as Eastman Lake is, are you tired of paddling the same-old-same-old? If so, maybe it’s time to venture outside of Eastman for a little variety; an interesting change of scene is just next-door at McDaniel’s Marsh. Paddling your kayak or canoe through a marsh may…

Why You Should Retire in “The Granite State” New Hampshire, nicknamed “The Granite State” for its granite formations and quarries, is the northernmost state on the eastern coast of the United States besides Maine. It is a small state, most popular for its winter sports activities, and home to some of the largest ski slopes…