About Grafton County, NH

Boarding for Breast Cancer

Waterville Valley Resort in New Hampshire will turn pink on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7. The resort invites skiers and snowboarders to hit the slopes and raise funds for Boarding for Breast Cancer (B4BC), a non-profit, youth-focused foundation aimed at increasing breast cancer awareness, the importance of early detection, and the value of an active lifestyle.

There will be a Pink Rail Jam at 12 noon on Sunday (registration is from 8-10 a.m. at Waterville Valley ski area's event yurt). The $40 registration fee includes a terrain park lift ticket, goodie bags stuffed with event sponsor swag, and a raffle ticket for the pink raffle. Pink raffle tickets will be sold throughout the weekend on both Saturday and Sunday for the "Ultimate Women's Set-ups" donated by Burton, Flow, Salomon, Atomic, Roxy, Forum, Rome, Nitro Rossignol and products from Thule, Oakley, Smith Optics, Spyder, Merrell, Eastern Boarder, NH Old School and Volcom. Raffle tickets cost $2 a piece or six for $10. You do not need to be present to win!

The resort will donate all registration fees collected to B4BC. Waterville Valley Resort employees are also participating by pledging an hour or more of their pay to B4BC.

Learn more about Boarding for Breast Cancer online.

Cheers! Jan

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Wolves in New Hampshire?

A couple of weeks ago as I was driving home from work at night an animal ran out of the forest and across the road in front of my car. I saw it clear as day. It was a wolf...or, at least it looked like the wolves I've seen on TV and in movies. I told my husband about it, but he said I probably saw a coy dog, not a wolf. Well, I've seen coy dogs before and this was definitely NOT an eastern coyote. And its appearance was wild and not domesticated.

Being an obsessive Googler, I searched online for photos of wolves (yup, the animal I saw looked just like the gray wolves I found in the Google images), but the news articles I found online indicated that there have been no confirmed sightings or killings of wild wolves in New Hampshire in many, many years.

I didn't tell anyone else but my husband about my wolf sighting because I didn't want people to start thinking of me as the next Big Foot-type lunatic!

This morning my officemate, Debbie Duffy, arrived at work and excitedly told me that she'd just seen a wolf run across Rt. 49 (the state highway that connects Waterville Valley to the rest of the world). She, too, Googled wolf photos online and confirmed that, indeed, the animal she saw was a gray wolf.

I was so excited to hear about her sighting and described the animal I had seen to her. "Yes," she exclaimed, "that sounds just like what I saw."

Hmmmm...is it possible that wolves have returned to New Hampshire?

There is a deep cultural fear of wolves. Think "Little Red Riding Hood."

According to information I found online, the gray wolf has been persecuted by man for centuries. In New England the gray wolf was hunted to extinction by the mid 1800s.

In October of 2007, a wolf was shot in a rural area of northern Massachusetts. The animal had been reported to state biologists after a rash of sheep killings on a farm in the area. The day after biologists investigated, the animal was shot by someone other than the farmer. The biologists would not name the guilty party but stomach contents of the animal confirmed that it was predating on sheep.

It was originally assumed that the animal was an escaped wolf but this has proven not to be the case. Biologists and conservationists have long thought that the recovering eastern Canadian population of gray wolves was likely to move south into the areas of northern New England and upstate New York where appropriate habitat exists. It appears that they were right.

According to my research, young male wolves often separate from the pack over the summer and fall to hunt independently. I wonder if that's why Debbie and I saw a lone wolf.

Eric Orff, a Certified Wildlife Biologist, said that New Hampshire, with land that is 90 percent wooded (and Waterville Valley is completely surrounded by the 770,000-acre White Mountain National Forest) and thriving populations of moose, deer and beaver -- prime wolf foods -- has many of the right habitat ingredients to support a wolf population. Within the next few decades, we may see wolves return to New Hampshire on their own.

Cheers! Jan

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Muddy Paw Sled Dog Kennel - A reason to visit New Hampshire

Muddy Paw Sled Dog Kennel is located in the heart of the White Mountains, Jefferson New Hampshire. The kennel is comprised of 86 sled dogs. The breeds are a variety of Alaskan Huskies, Siberians and Malamutes. Some are Rescue dogs and many have competed in the Iditarod and Quest races, all have a competitive nature and are extremely athletic animals. At the same time they are loving, fun and eager to please their trainers with any effort they are asked to undertake.

Muddy Paw expanded their operation this past year and now offering multiple sites to enjoy a brisk winter’s ride in one of their sleds. Check out the dog sledding tours offered at the Rocks Estate in Bethlehem NH, The Mount Washington Resort hotel NH, and at Smuggler’s Notch ski resort in V.T.

Visit their website: www.dogslednh.com or give Karen or Neil (the head Musher’s) a call for more information on tours, times available, and clinics that are being offered 603-545-4533 or 603-986-0697. This would make a great gift for a couple or children visiting the White Mountains who would be up for a unique adventure in the great outdoors. To request additional information email: info@dogslednh.com

P.S. There are usually some puppies in training around while you wait for your turn for a thrilling ride through the country side. The folks at Muddy Paw recently spent a day at the South Peak at Loon Mt. Owners event…and they can be available for your special party with advanced notice.

For a really good time stick to Muddy Paw....How could you go wrong

The Million Dollar View Property sold...I'm happy for the buyers, they really seem like a great family. I will miss my frequent visits to this home, I volunteered to check on the place for the prior owners who live seven hours away. I know I've done my Job and got it sold, but personally I'll miss the morning visits. I climbed the steps one last time with a hot coffee in hand on a brisk winter's day. I came to say goodbye to a favorite listing...yes I'll miss the view.

My Last Winter View....

Our view of the world is ever-changing. Today it is different from yesterday, and tomorrow will transform it yet again. Standing on this snow covered deck three days from a closing, I wonder if the new owners will truly appreciate this spectacular view? I hope so, I sure enjoyed it while I had it listed for sale...so kudos to me and congratulations to them. These buyers found something really special...their friends and family will envy them.

My Last Foliage View.... The View of Franconia Notch...I'll miss you!!

Gone is the camp in the woods...I'll miss you!!

The Lucky buyers picked up this million dollar view, for $425,000 Furnished...I'll have to find a new favorite property to fall in love with...then sell. It is easy to sell when you see yourself living in a place like this. Share your I fell in love with the property...and was sad when I sold it story.

NCCA Winter Auction.

Join us for a festive Margaritaville themed Winter Auction on Saturday, February 6 at 7:00pm at the Key West Basin (Governor’s Lodge at Loon Mountain)! The evening will include cocktails, a delicious dinner buffet, and a Live and Silent Auction to benefit North Country Center for the Arts Papermill Theatre’s 2010 season.

More Contact information, donations, Tickets, and this summer’s line up of plays…and Children’s Theatre productions, Visit the web site

www.papermilltheatre.org email; info@papermilltheatre.org

A recorded message or live person on season 603-745-2564

Plays & performances live on stage our actors are superb.

The Paper Mill Theatre...main stage productions Celebrated 25 years, and your donations and participation's keeps this fine organization up and (Singing &Dancing) running.

West Side Story

Beauty and the beast

Seussical the Musical.

42nd Street

Come and support the arts...food fun and a silent auction to benefit the Papermill Theatre, held at the Governor's Lodge at Loon Mountain. Don't Forget this years theme has a Jimmy Buffet twist...wear your best Hawaiian shirt and make it an Island Festive evening...over-looking the white snowy beach at Loon Mountain ski Resort Lincoln New Hampshire Saturday Night 7:00...let the fun begin!!!