Eastman Living Online Magazine

This issue is a milestone for me as I begin my second year as editor of Eastman Living . It follows a pattern in my life of beginning ventures at this time of year. While many people see fall as the end of another, perhaps more favored season, I have always seen it as a beginning—my personal New […]

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We salute not only the hundreds of Eastman Members who have served our country in uniform, but also those work with our servicemen and servicewomen in the Upper Valley. We present the stories on the following pages in the spirit of thanksgiving and goodwill with which November 11 (Veterans Day) was first established as a federal holiday in the United States. The names […]

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By Judi Platt On a brilliant Saturday in August, the Eastman Community Association’s (ECA) directors and staff received an email from Acting General Manager Brian Harding. The subject line read “Above and Beyond.” Brian has a habit of writing his emails with a light touch, even the ones about the most sobering of subjects, but this one about Chief Maintenance […]

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By Samantha Jones Peppermint Patty’s has been an integral part of the Eastman community for many years. It existed before the South Cove Activity Center was rebuilt in 2009 and has been through many transitions since then to what it is now—a business opportunity for Eastman’s teens. Today, a summer job at Peppermint Patty’s is not just a job; it […]

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Text and Photo By Richard Sachs Do you care about our local environment? Are you fascinated by the birds, animals, insects, and plants that share our surroundings? Are you looking for a a day trip for the family that combines entertainment, education, and exercise? If so, then the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) Nature Center is a gem waiting […]

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By Norah Peterson When signs began to pop up at the end of Eastman Road announcing the opening of Grace’s Grantham Café last summer, the oft-heard question around the community was “Who is Grace?” Here she is—an adorable 1-year-old with her proud dad, Paul Holzer, and adoring uncle Adam McLain,co-owners of the café. Grace’s Grantham Café in the Grantham Greenway, opposite Eastman’s main entrance, opened […]

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By Judi Platt September 11, 2001 dawned with a clear blue sky over the Northeast. The kind of sky that is synonymous with tranquility and comfort in the Dartmouth/Lake Sunapee Region. However, it wasn’t much later that morning that a dark cloud enveloped the entire nation as tragedies unlike any other known on American soil […]

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CAROLINE WREN—RECIPIENT OF SCHOLARSHIPS FROM LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS Caroline Wren, a 2016 Lebanon High School (LHS) graduate, headed off to Colby College in Maine this fall to study environmental science and public policy, supported in part by two local non-profits: the Eastman Charitable Foundation (ECF) and the Grantham Garden Club (GGC). The recipient of the fourth annual ECF scholarship to support Eastman […]

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Text and Photos By Members of the Photography Interest Group A stroll through the South Cove Activity Center (SCAC) lobby is a delightful experience this fall for photography aficionados as the inaugural exhibit of Eastman’s Photography Interest Group opened at the beginning of September, adorning the walls with the works of its members. All 13 photographers whose works are […]

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A NEW HAMPSHIRE/VERMONT HYBRID By Judy McCarthy It’s a bright autumn day, but John, a veteran of the U.S. conflict in Iraq, is not feeling particularly sunny. The used car he bought just six months earlier has a serious brake problem, and he doesn’t have the funds to fix it. He asked his boss for overtime and got it, but […]

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FROM GERMAN PATRIOT TO DECORATED U.S. RITCHIE BOY By David Greenfield It was always special sitting on a pristine New Hampshire lakeside beach shooting the breeze with Walter Bachenheimer each summer when he and his wife came to visit their daughter’s family. Although I couldn’t figure out why at the time, conversations with Walter always had an atypical resonance, very different from those […]

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• May you serve as the “front yard” of Eastman and always reflect Eastman’s core values to everyone who passes though your doors; • May The Center at Eastman always be a source of pride for all Eastman Members; • May The Center at Eastman always be a place where Members, families, guests and the public: […]

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The Center at Eastman, commonly known as “The Center,” reopened in the summer of 2016 with a new look inside and out. The most striking change to the exterior is the array of solar panels on the roof. The $4.5 million renovation includes an expanded pub, an enlarged and reconfigured Draper Room, a redecorated Hearth Room, increased square footage […]

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By Phil Webber Doug Langevin, the chef/owner of The Bistro Nouveau, is excited about the reopening of the The Center at Eastman and the opportunities the renovation has brought him. Having survived nine months of cooking out of Peppermint Patty’s at the South Cove Activity Center (SCAC) and serving out of the SCAC’skitchen, the entire Bistro staff is delighted […]

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Text By Craig McArt Sandwiched between routes 10 and I-89, Brookside Park occupies a narrow strip of land between Eastman’s two entrances. Beautiful Skinner Brook courses the length of it. The large sign at the parking area announces that the park was a gift to the Town of Grantham from Emil and Tony Hanslin. Emil was the developer of Eastman […]

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When the construction began on the Dunbar Free Library (DFL) in 2015, the house next to the library was taken down. DFL Assistant Director Joey Holmes had lived in that house as a girl and was offered some old newspapers that were found in the flooring of the house. One from 1942 had a story that reported the details of a horrific […]

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Text and Photos By Birgit Humpert Anderson Pond Special Place is located at the northwest end of Eastman, surrounding Anderson Pond, Eastman’s second largest body of water. Today about 30 residences have direct access to the pond, and a hiking trail close to the shoreline is accessible to the public. Eastman’s developer’s initial plans for the pond included a beach, a boat launch, and […]

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By Judi Platt Fall is peaceful in West Cove. You can almost hear the leaves cascading from the trees. An occasional kayaker or trawler may drift through the mosaic of foliage on the placid surface of the cove. Walkers and runners, now fewer in number than in the summer, pound the gravel of the fire […]

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By Anna Hill The Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) is a program created and supported by Eastman’s Lakes and Streams Committee (L&S). In YCC, teens work to improve the watershed, the lake, and the grounds in the community. Committee Chair John Larrabee supervises the group, which meets every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 8:30 to 11:30 […]

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Eastman Community Association’s (ECA) fourth annual Leadership Forum took place on August 25, 2016 in the South Cove Activity Center. Close to 50 community leaders met to kick off the FYE2018 budget process, including discussion of the recently completed 10-year Capital Improvement Plan, and review recommendations from the Governance Task Force (GTF). Workshops were held […]

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An Interview with Shaun Kronenwetter By Anna Hill The pollinator hotels installed by the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) were funded by a grant from Deerfield Academy in Deerfield, MA to YCC member Shaun Kronenwetter, who is a 10th grade student there. Shaun applied for the grant earlier this year and worked to meet the school’s […]

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By Sally and Duncan Wood What are black, rectangular, quietly hanging around with other similar objects seemingly doing nothing at all? You’ve got it— the solar panels on The Pavilion at the South Cove Activity Center (SCAC)! As with so many human volunteers at Eastman, these solar panels are actually working hard in the background, […]

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By Aaron Jenkyn Here’s a look at what some of your friends and neighbors saw while out and about in Eastman this summer: On June 17, Rae Tober watched as an eight-inch snapping turtle laid eggs in the garden of her Clearwater Drive home. The turtle dug many holes in the garden, and, once she […]

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We have had some excellent Eastman hikes and walks this year. We need more leaders. If interested, please contact me at 863-6456 or phope@worldpath.net. I would like to expand both of our yearround programs. Remember that autumn can be cold, and prepare accordingly. Let family or friends know your exact plans before you start on a trip. Consider the purchase of a NH Hike Safe Card available at […]

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By Ethel Paquin Eventually my cows will come home to roost. Every year they’re a few steps closer. Every year I store more hay. I haven’t needed it yet. I walk backwards these days staring into the past, which stares silently back at me. Life it turns out is inscrutable. Today my sky is brilliant […]

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By Judy McCarthy My Uncle Lou, from whom I inherited my gardening gene, hated rabbits. Much of his spare time was spent in his vegetable garden, and those adorable soft, furry little creatures that lived in the field near his house raided his spinach, lettuce and herbs, anything leafy and green. Lou was the patriarch of our extended Italian-American family, […]

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