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“Thus, thereafter, the whole day long until the sun went under, the gods feasted, nor was anyone’s hunger denied a fair portion, nor denied the beautifully wrought lyre in the hands of Apollo nor the antiphonal sound of the Muses singing.” Homer: The Iliad. The Greeks believed in the Muses and evoked their names often. […]

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By Susan Kessler Photos by Bob Kessler   “Farm fresh and local , good home cooking, top quality food, a warm and inviting place in which to gather” – those were the guiding principles on which Sara and Dexter based their decisions when planning for the new restaurant, The Farmer’s Table Café, in Rum Brook […]

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By Tom Rockett •  Photos by Sarah Rockett Thanks to a world famous, 19th Century, Lebanon born genius, residents of Eastman can experience a self-guided tour of some local buildings, which are among this country’s finest examples of American design. Several of them are in the Upper Valley area and more, such as the Boston […]

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A perennial favorite with riders, volunteers and staff at High Horses Therapeutic Riding Program in Wilder, VT, Louie, a gentle giant Belgian draft horse, was nominated for horse of the year of the National American Riding for the Handicapped Association (now PATH, Int.) in spring 2009. The photo and poem, both by Richard Sachs, were […]

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Haiku and Photos By Carol Moyer Shearon Day 1: On July 16, three women and I left Eastman for a four-day kayak/camping trip. We drove to Squam Lake and searched for the put-in across from Belknap Woods to access our Wister Point campsite. Missing it, we arrived at Center Harbor and briefly mistook Lake Winnipesaukee […]

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By Victoria Hall Smith The breadth and depth of the musical talent in Eastman is impressive, but when you consider there are approximately just 2,000 full-time residents, it’s really quite remarkable. Being a Baby Boomer myself, I’m thrilled that this pool of talent includes not one but two of our very own rockers! You probably […]

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By Evan Goldsher With the presidential election on the horizon, Americans are preparing to make an important decision. Every day we hear the same news report of failing economies in Europe, a struggling stock market and a poor jobs report. But what candidates and news stations have failed to cover adequately is the condition of […]

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The Lake by Amber Rose Vermette, age 7 Some things are blue. We lay on the water. We see the ducks. We kayak on the lake. We see the flowers. We see lily pads. We see turtles in the water. We jump off the dock into the water. Sometimes we see loons.   Our Lake […]

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By Milt Weinstein For the fourth consecutive year, Eastman Lake’s loons produced two chicks. Born on July 2, the chicks spent the summer learning to dive for fish, and in the fall they will learn to fly so they can escape to coastal waters before the ice sets in. The breeding success on our lake […]

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By Craig McArt and Renée Gustafson •  Photo by Renée Gustafson Here in the early 1900s, when the Draper Company’s mill was turning out thousands of bobbin blanks from trees logged in its tract around Eastman Pond, a Grantham girl by the name of Wilema Hastings went for a long excursion with her grandfather. After […]

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By Gale Schmidt Well, it’s easy to be a little green… easier than you might think. Your Eastman friends and neighbors are already doing it and most are finding it painless and rewarding. You probably are a little green, too. If you are thinking of becoming even more green, this review of what Eastmanites are […]

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