All posts tagged "Franconia NH"

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  The Cold Storm and Great Freeze of 1857

  The Cold Storm and Great Freeze of 1857 prostrated New England during the winter of 1856-57, one of the worst ever. Thirty-two...

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  Arts and Leisure

  The Early Days of New England Skiing

  When members of the Appalachian Mountain Club began hacking ski trails in New Hampshire over Barrett and Temple Mountains in 1927, New...

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  Connecticut

  300 Years of New England Christmas

  The New England Christmas started out as an ordinary work day for Puritans who frowned on the papist revelry of their Anglican...

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  New Hampshire

  Old Man of the Mountain Discovered, Hangs on for 198 Years

  In 1886, a professor named C.H. Hitchcock urged travelers to hurry up and see The Old Man of the Mountain because he...

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  Connecticut

  1816: The Year Without a Summer

  The year 1816 was known as ‘The Year Without a Summer’ in New England because six inches of snow fell in June...