By Craig McArt Photos courtesy Grantham Historical Society Eastman Pond and its surrounding 2,733 acres were purchased on A ugust 27, 1969 by the Controlled Environment Corporation (CEC), formed just a couple of weeks earlier. In December of that year, Emil Hanslin was hired to develop a master plan for a four-season, second-home, vacation community. […]
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Skiing through the Years at Eastman
Article by Andy Eastman Photos courtesy Recreation Eastman’s first Ski Center was located at The Barn at South Cove. Cross-country races run on the golf course would start and finish at South Cove. In fact, in 1975, Eastman hosted the Eastern Cross- Country Championships and Bill Koch, from Guilford, Vermont, won first place in the […]
Eastman: Yesterday – Today -Tomorrow
In 1907 the Draper Company, the world’s largest maker of bobbins, purchased a large tract of land that included two ponds. Most of the land was in Grantham; the rest spilled over into Springfield and Enfield. The company logged the land from 1916 to 1925 and then moved its operations north after removing all of […]
Our Eastman Memories
By Kathi Osgood Kathi Osgood at Pioneer Point, 1968 Growing up on Howe Hill Road in Grantham in the 1950’s and 60’s was a perfect place to be for a country boy named Paul Osgood. From his back door, it was about a mile into the forest for him and his buddies, the Wallace and […]
40 Years of Arts and Entertainment at Eastman
By Victoria Hall Smith Most of the muddy roads that regularly wallowed hubcaps were still dead ends when the arts and entertainment began to blossom in Eastman. Area offerings still covered less than a full page in the Valley News, but the talent and spirit in our new community was boundless. It was 1973 and […]
40 Years of Recreation Events & Programs
By Leslie Moses Eastman Recreation has been creating and sponsoring activities, programs and special events for the community since the early 1970’s. Many of the activities and events have changed, but others have become tradition. It is hard to imagine the 4th of July weekend without the chicken barbecue or a winter season without a […]
What’s Out There?
By Ruth Ann Eastman We look forward to spring! The bears will awaken soon and be very hungry, so please put all bird feeders away until December. This way, the bears will not become used to having bird food, which for them is fast food. Bears have wonderful memories as to where the nearest fast […]
Some Important Dates in Eastman Governance History
Compiled by Maynard Goldman 1969 • Formation of Controlled Environment Corporation (CEC) 1969 • CEC purchases land from North American Rockwell Sept. 1970 • CEC contracts with Hanslin Associates to develop and market Eastman July 1971 • Eastman Community Association formed Summer 1972 • lst Special Place meetings held Fall 1973 • 1st property […]
A Brief History of Eastman Governance
By Maynard Goldman Whether Eastman’s system of governance is unique may be debatable, but there can be no question that it is atypical for a community association. In prior interviews with Tony Hanslin, son of the late Emil Hanslin, he recalled that the original decision was made not to use a standard model but to […]
Recipe Central
Fiesta Black Bean and Tomato Soup Submitted by Judy McCarthy Keep a good brand of canned black beans on hand to make this soup, but it is certainly possible to prepare dried beans for use, too. You can make this soup an hour and a half before serving. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in […]
Eastman Woodlands over the Years
Article by Craig McArt • Photos courtesy Grantham Historical Society The Laurentide Glacier shaped the land that is now Eastman. Between scoured hills, it left a landscape of glacial outwash deposits, lakes and bogs, which eventually became forested. It’s hard to imagine early settlers actually farming this terrain. To do so, they felled the huge […]
“Wild and Rocky and Impossible”…
Geoffrey Cornish, Eastman Golf Links’ Architect By Brad Moses • photos courtesy grantham historical society The story of Eastman Golf links really begins in 1969 when Emil Hanslin, the noted land planner who created the New Seabury community on Cape Cod as well as Wesleyan Hill in Middletown, Connecticut, agreed to build a community at […]
WHOSA
Woodland Hikes On Sunday Afternoons For the family It’s impressive today that young people can enjoy activities on manufactured playgrounds, manicured ball fields and climate-controlled indoor facilities. It’s remarkable that they can be stimulated and challenged by a virtual world of exciting video games. Living in Eastman, however, it would be a shame to ignore […]
South Cove Activity Center Rated Gold
In March, Eastman was notified by the U.S. Green Building Council that they awarded the South Cove Activity Center with a GOLD LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification. During the South Cove project approval process, the Community, through the Council and the Board of Directors, set an objective for the project to be […]
Shakespeare in Bloom
By Judy McCarthy • Photo by Renee Gustafson The calendar tells us it is spring, even though many of the usual signs remain hidden. We northern New Englanders are used to her capriciousness and, in spite of what often seems like the shortest of seasons, we remain hopeful. William Shakespeare was also a person attuned […]
Peter’s Picks
By Peter Hope We had excellent snowshoe hikes this winter, even though several were cancelled due to weather or snow conditions. We now have a stalwart cadre of leaders for winter as well as for summer trips! Even though it is snowing hard as I write this, we are very much anticipating spring and summer […]
Species Spotlight: Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea)
By Susie Burbidge While trying to figure out what species to select for the first “Species Spotlight” article, I looked outside my window and saw my first small flock (this year) of Common Redpolls at my bird feeder. Avid birders wait anxiously during the long winter months in New Hampshire to see if it’s going […]
Become a Lake Host this summer… it’s easy and important
By Sharon Parker The blue shirts of Lake Hosts are a familiar sight at most lakes in New Hampshire, and Eastman Lake is no exception. Lake Hosting is a program offered by the New Hampshire Lakes Association (NHLA). For the past seven years, Eastman has been fortunate to have a dedicated core of volunteer Lake […]
Volunteer Involvement: The Key To Success
By Jackie Underhill and Ebba McArt Evolution of a Committee 1982 – Environmental Protection Committee (EPC) is formed 1988 – EPC merges with Forestry & Wildlife Committee into Lake, Forestry & Wildlife Committee 1997 – Lake, Forestry & Wildlife Committee splits into two committees: Woodlands & Wildlife Committee and Lakes & Streams Committee Years served […]
Plans Unrealized
By Craig McArt The Eastman Master Plan was the culmination of nine months of study and research by Emil Hanslin Associates. It outlined a concept of what Eastman would be like, how it would function and how it would be marketed. The difference between that concept and the reality of Eastman after 40 years reflects […]
Knowing This Place for the First Time
By Judy McCarthy Road sign photos by Bob McCarthy Jean and George Sutherland The birds – chickadees, nuthatches, sparrows, warblers, woodpeckers, wrens and the like, which fly and forage and flit about through our woods and yards – have a sense of place. like the squirrels and the chipmunks, they are busy checking out the […]
The View
By Richard Bisson Something woke me. Was it the wind? I went to my bedroom window, the one Overlooking the naked cornfield. The moon was in its full face, and bright. The view was clear and I could see the border. What is the time? The moon overhead tells Me it is midnight. So bright […]
Taxes
By Joel Ash Copyright 2000 by Joel D. Ash All Rights Reserved High taxes are taxing my wealth, Climaxing in drainage by stealth; Plans riddled with waste, Money piddled in haste, Axing waxing of financial health. Spending out of control and unwise, Programs tending to grow to large size; Nonsense never ending, High cost keeps […]
Chipmunk
by Judy McCarthy He sits, sentry-like, on the low stonewall, surveying his domain like some Greek lord home from the wars, anxious to know if all’s well. I believe he is one of the horde of blind, petite babes, who emerged from halls of underground tunnels last spring, holes bored to allow escape to life […]
From the Desk of the Managing Editor
Lordy, Lordy, look who’s 40. Not me! Eastman. Think about it. Where were you 40 years ago? Were you going to school, working, raising children, close to retiring, or thinking of a second home sometime down the road? It really doesn’t matter where we were 40years ago – Eastman is the place with the birthday, […]
Peppermint Patty’s 2011
Cyndy Adamic and Suzanne Goldman will return as Peppermint Patty’s concessionaires during Eastman’s 40th Anniversary year after a successful Peppermint Patty’s 35th birthday last summer. To round out the South Cove experience, Cyndy and Suzanne will combine their creative ideas to develop additional items for their original menu. Leave the prep, cooking and planning to them. […]
40 Years of Sustainability
By Elaine Lascher 1970’s – Founding Goals established to develop a new, environmentally conscious community with minimal impact on the natural environment so that the beauty of the landscape is conserved and enhanced. Residences, recreational amenities, nature trails, community center and restaurant built. Covenants and Bylaws that form a participative governance structure with a strong […]