An unexpected visit to The Center for Wildlife

This past Saturday, we had plans to take the boat out again, but mother nature had different plans for us. First it was cold and rainy all day, not too appealing for boating, second, a baby Chickadee had been caught by one of our cats and was lying on the walkway next to our porch. [...]

“Cheap” gas

Recently I was alerted to a website that tells you which gas stations have the cheapest prices (and the highest) on gas in your zip code area. It’s updated every evening. Hopefully this will be helpful information as you plan your summer vacation.

Baseball fun with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats

We brought our boys to the June 27th baseball game against the New Britain Rockcats. The NH Fisher Cats often have promotions for the first 1,000 or more fans through the gates. Friday night’s game was the Jacoby Ellsbury bobblehead giveaway and since that is our eight year old son’s favorite player, he was very excited [...]

West Rattlesnake Mountain Climb with Kids – New Hampshire

The trail starts off flat but you quickly begin to climb. Once you start your ascent, the trail continues on its upward course with little relief. The trail is fairly wide but due to the large amount of traffic a lot of care is taken to prevent erosion. These erosion control measures add to the [...]

Kids eat free on Tuesdays at Bugaboo Creek Steak House’s family night

My family loves Bugaboo Creek Steak House. The talking buffalo, the raccoon peeping out of the log, the talking Christmas tree and other novelties make eating out an adventure for the kids. Kids Eat Free Tuesdays are back this summer. Now through August, join Bugaboo Creek Steak House on Tuesdays for Family Night where your [...]

Take the kids to see NH at a discount

StoryLand, Strawberry Banke Museum and Water Country are all great places to take your kids in New Hampshire, but the admission price is not cheap. Thanks to Breathe New Hampshire, you can take your kids to all of these great places at a substantial discount. Annually the organization publishes The Fun Pass, a book of [...]

Our first boating adventure

We recently purchased a new motor boat. We graduated from a 14′ aluminum boat to a 1998 20′ Glastron bow rider. Today, we took the boat out to Pleasant Lake in Deerfield/Northwood, New Hampshire for our first official trip. It is a 495 acre lake that is relatively populated by houses on all sides. We have [...]