Hey everyone! Three fellow NH natives here! We started a new weekly podcast that dropped this week on all things New England strange called Weirder After Dark! We are three cousins, born and raised in the North East, who mix humor with facts to take you on a journey into all things New England weird—our first episodes, which dropped this week, are on The Haunted S.K. Pierce House. To give you a taste, we have future episodes on the Berkshire abductions, Jane Toppan (Serial Killer from MA), The Lake Winnipesaukee Mystery Stone, Bridgewater Triangle, Smuttynose murders, Coos County Wood Devils, etc! We'd love to hear ideas on other local New England mysteries for us to go after! If you know/have anything spooky, share it here! Feel free to reach out if you've had any strange experiences with the paranormal, aliens, weird events, unknown artifacts, cryptids, or urban legends!

Also, if this sounds like your vibe, feel free to follow/subscribe/listen on the following platforms:

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Or anywhere you get your Podcasts!

Does anybody else think the rut is weird this year? Everybody claims it’s peak rut, but the deer are actually locked down. And the deer our friend group has shot don’t have swollen necks or smell like they are in the rut. I’m just south of Lebanon, New Hampshire. What is everybody else’s experience so far?

La’Flames back in central Maine.. Any couples looking to hang for drinks & kinks .. DM

Hello! I am moving to New England to work on a farm (year-round) and am looking for jacket, specifically workwear, recommendations. For everyday use I will probably get a nice, luscious parka, but I think for work I am looking for a workwear coat. I imagine I will be using a lot of my merino wool layering. Anyone have any idea what jackets might work?

Other info: I will be right on the coast, so it will get cold but not as cold as other regions of NE.

I have been on the lookout for a boxing gym lately, I have no experience in boxing. I don’t mean like CrossFit at a gym. This may sound dumb but I’m looking for something like a sketchy brick building (not really just proving the idea that it is an actual boxing gym)

For those who don’t know Mont Vernon is a small town in southern NH near Amherst, Milford, and Manchester. It’s kinda obvious that I don’t really understand boxing or gyms that much so I would seriously appreciate some help or advice on that.

I will be visiting your beautiful territory for a 10 days or so for my 20 year anniversary. I’m not sure if this is the right place to ask for help, but I have no idea where to start. I’m hoping to go during the fall foliage, eat everything, hike a lot, and visit one big city. If this isn’t the place to go, please point me in the right direction.

Planning a ~10 day road trip with our dog in September. We live in the South and are not too familiar with Maine/New Hampshire area. We will have our 4wd truck and plan to do a mixture of camping and airbnbs, but mainly camping.

Any recs are greatly appreciated! We like to do anything outdoors (hike, walk, swim), breweries, we'll have our dog so anything dog friendly, etc. We know for sure we'll stop in Acadia for a few nights, but other than that we are open to any ideas!

Hi Everyone!

I just wanted to hop in here to mention a project that has been continually crafted and expanded on for a few years that allows you to search, filter, rate, and save things to do in New Hampshire.

NH Rocks (https://www.nhrocks.com) now has over 2,000 listings (and still growing) covering various activities, from outdoor adventures to local businesses, seasonal interests, and more. It's free to join and start saving/rating local things to do through your 'Do-List' (bucket list).

Currently, on NH Rocks, you can find:

• Searchable database of activities and businesses
• Events Calendar
• Personalized log-in with the ability to save/rate listings

We are also working with NH Made to improve the Shop Local experience and market access for local makers. We hope to go live with that in the next few months. Expanding on that network, we are also working with the Granite State Ambassadors to improve volunteer access for local event organizers who need support for their events. We hope to go live with their efforts in the next few months as well.

If you have any feedback on this site, positive or negative, it'd be very helpful to hear! The ultimate goal for this effort is to not only be the go-to resource for finding things to do, shop, and digitally explore New Hampshire but also offer a resident's membership so shopping for local goods is more affordable for residents via discounted platform fees. (This bit is a ways off, but it's good to know the aim, right?) We also want to continue to host events, especially what we have called Magnet Events, that will pertain to the nonprofit. This is an event we threw a few years ago, before starting the nonprofit effort, that we hope to bring back. (More info on the nonprofit below the video)

Harvest Fest 2022

Regarding the nonprofit, the very small and local team that has been putting NH Rocks together also formed a 501(c)3 nonprofit that will benefit from all platform profits (like business listings and our upcoming agreement with NH Made). This nonprofit is focused on attainable housing and community development in New Hampshire (https://www.serenocommunity.org). Through NH Rocks and Sereno, the team hopes to create a sustainable system of funding for community development, housing, and infrastructure investments - an eTourism for Development model.

This has been a labor of love before, during, and after the pandemic. We really want to find a way to help make New Hampshire more connected, more affordable, and, overall, a happier place to live. Thanks for sticking through this wall of text and while you can respond here, you can also reach out directly to the locals behind NH Rocks at info@nhrocks.com.

Thanks everyone!

Hello! I am looking to possibly move to the North East Coast and I need some opinions. I am looking at MA, VA, PA, RI, or anywhere else that people recommend, really. I have spent my entire life in the Midwest and I really want a change of pace. I know that I would love to be close to the beach and live my "Summer I Turned Pretty" dreams. But I also want to live in somewhat of a cityscape. I enjoy nightlife, but it's not a deal breaker for me. I would be looking for mainly apartment living, as well.

All of this being said, ideally it would be safe and on the cheaper side. Obviously, moving out of the Midwest, the cost of living will be higher no matter what. I work as a legal assistant/paralegal and would be open to working remotely if that was the best option.

PLEASE share your thoughts and opinions!

After some thinking/reading, I have some info to add! Currently, I'm making $25 per hour and this is my first legal occupation. I am hoping to receive my paralegal certification which could lead to a higher salary. Rent-wise, if I am able to increase salary, I would be okay paying up to $1,500.00 -- I pay about $1,200.00 including utilities.

Thought folks here might have interest in a talk we're hosting on Tues., May 14, at 7:00 p.m. with scholar and vernacular architecture historian Thomas C. Hubka to speak on his book Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn. The presentation will take place at Next Stage Arts, 15 Kimball Hill, Putney, VT and will be simultaneously live streamed online. The program is supported in part by Vermont Humanities. 

The book, which received the Abbot Lowell Cummings Award from the Vernacular Architecture Forum, has been in continuous publication for 40 years and has become a scholarly and popular standard for New England architectural history and cultural studies. Books will be available for purchase and signing by the author.

For more information and to register for the livestream, visit https://landmarktrustusa.org/events. No registration is required to attend in person at Next Stage.