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Slideshow of Weeks Act Centennial

Slideshow of Weeks Act Centennial
Weeks Act Centennial - Images by ScenicNH.com Photography Celebrating 100 years of Wilderness Protection. The above images are why I feel the Weeks Act is so important. Without it who knows what condition the White Mountains of New Hampshire would be in today ...

Weeks Act Celebration 100th Anniversary

A hiker crosses over Franconia Brook on a foot bridge. At the end of this bridge hikers enter into the Pemigewasset Wilderness. Old abutments from Trestle 7 along the old the East Branch & Lincoln Logging Railroad bed are used to support this foot bridge. Located in Lincoln, New Hampshire USA. The East Branch & Lincoln Railroad operated from 1893 - 1948. (Erin Paul Donovan)
East Branch & Lincoln Railroad - Trestle 7 abutments put to good use March 1, 2011 - Celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Weeks Act. One hundred years ago today, President William Howard Taft signed the Weeks Act into law ...

Salem, Massachusetts – Halloween

Salem, Massachusetts – Halloween
Salem Witch Museum - Salem, Massachusetts One of the more interesting and educational places in New England to explore during Halloween is Salem, Massachusetts. This city is home to the Salem witch trials of 1692, which was a horrific event that forever changed Massachusetts. During the Salem witch trials nineteen men and women were hanged, one crushed to death and several died in jail ...

Lincoln Woods Trail, Stream

Lincoln Woods Trail - Lincoln, White Mountains, New Hampshire
Lincoln Woods Trail, Stream - Along the Lincoln Woods Trail in the White Mountains of New Hampshire is a small stream that I have walked past countless times over the years when heading into the Pemi Wilderness. For one reason or another I have never given it a second look. Most of the time harsh light or being on a time frame (to get to a location) is the reason...[Continue reading] ...

Weeks Act Exhibit – Plymouth State University

Weeks Act Exhibit – Plymouth State University
Beebe River Logging Railroad - Remnants of a Harp Switch Stand April 4, 2010 - Last week I had the opportunity to visit the Silver Center for the Arts at Plymouth State University to view the Weeks Act Exhibit. The exhibit, runs from March 3 - April 11, 2010 and is free to the public. The purpose of the exhibit is to celebrate the centennial of the Weeks Act, which is in 2011. Plus it will help create awareness for ...

Mount Washington Wind Speed Broken

Mount Washington, New Hampshire
Mount Washington New Hampshire Images by ScenicNH Photography LLC January 28, 2010 - Since April 12, 1934 Mount Washington in New Hampshire has held the record for the highest wind gust ever measured on earth at 231 miles per hour. A wind speed that some said would never be broken. Never say never ...

Ossipee Mountains Update

Ossipee Mountains Update
Quick News Update For everyone who has been following the Ossipee Mountains property closure situation there is good news. Trail access has been restored! The Bureau of Trails deserves a big THANK YOU from everyone. This property closure was the result of a couple irresponsible hikers over the 2009 summer season. What they actually did is still in question, but the damage was done and it upset many land owners in the area ...

Mountain Lion Sighting

Mountain Lion Sighting
Mountain Lion - Squam Lakes Natural Science Center September 26, 2009 - Reports of a Mountain Lion in New Hampshire again. The most recent report was from Barnstead, New Hampshire, and to make it little more convincing a representative of Fish & Game witnessed the animal! Word is that it is possibly a pet that someone released into the wild. What a pet! ...