Welcome to the NEW HAMPSHIRE SECRETS, LEGENDS AND LORE PODCAST where twice a month we explore the world of New Hampshire that lies outside of the hard news. I’m your host, Wayne King, and I invite you to join us for an adventure that will take us on a journey together to explore those things that are unlikely to make the pages of your newspaper, the waves of your radio station or the bits and bytes of your favorite news website. Yet for many of us these stories will reveal what makes life here…
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Mike Dickerman and Stephen Smith's "Guide to NH's 4000 Footers" Nominated for "People's Choice Award" by NH Writers Project Put another log on the fire and get comfortable with the third and newest edition of their NH 4000 footers book. " The 4000-Footers of the White Mountains," co-authored by Mike Dickerman and Steve D. Smith. which has just been nominated for the "Peoples' Choice Award" in the…
Ten years ago, in the face of dramatic changes sweeping the news media, Nancy West launched InDepthNH.org, a news website under the aegis of the New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism. Nancy West reflects on ten years of hard-won success that has made InDepthNH.org an important force in providing local and state news and feature stories intended to fill the void left by the media…
Elliott Berry recently retired after nearly fifty years in the same job as a lawyer for New Hampshire Legal Assistance. I hesitate to even identify his job this way because the trail that Elliott Berry has blazed over those years has burnished a reputation and accomplishments across the country. While Elliott chose New Hampshire as the venue for his life's work as an advocate for low-income…
Fred Bramante Has a Dream. . . Public schools so exciting and effective that no one would want to send their children anywhere else. For generations the American system of education has been run on what noted NH Educator and reformer Tony Wagner of Holderness, NH, calls the Carnegie method, measured by seat time and grade. Today, both Bramante and Wagner are at the forefront of an educational…
No one who has had the pleasure of reading the evocative and, at times, mysterious poetry of Elaine Sexton has walked away without being inspired and seeing new worlds in even-familiar places and things. Elaine joined me to talk about her soon-to-be-released fourth book of poetry, "Site Specific". She honors us with a reading of some selected works as well as a revealing look into her inner world,…
Mike Dickerman is a man who's life is firmly rooted in the genuine, Small Town Journalist, big-time outdoor writer, and outdoorsman. Mark Twain is said to have remarked: "The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why." Mike Dickerman has lived just such a life. Caledonian Record was his first reporting job, followed by a stint at the Manadnock…
The excitement of Freestyle was, ultimately, the domain of the athletes, the hot doggers : Wayne Wong, George Askevold, Floyd Wilkie and Billy Fallon among others. Their defenders: Tom Corcoran, Frank Deboise, the nations first African-American certified ski instructor and Ski School Director Paul Pfosi had the vision to see beyond the back-biting and competitiveness between Racers and…
Jerry Dunfey has had a very full life but he never fails to appreciate the little things that matter most to our hearts as humans. His love for Waterville Valley was a key component in the critical mass that brought Frank Deboise and JD and David Nelson to Waterville in the early years of the Freestyle revolution. In this episode Jerry reflects on his friendship with JD Nelson, Skiing with Paul…
EP 118 George Askevold: Attitude & Altitude in the Wild West of Skiing. George came to New Hampshire from his childhood home in Rhode Island. He began skiing barely after he began walking. Life from there has been an evolution in skiing with George at the frontline. Considered one of the pioneers of Freestyle skiing, George competed in the very first days of Freestyle and wowed the crowds…
117 Bernie Weischel: 75 Years on the Boards and an Exhibition Guy at Heart Last year Bernie logged more than 50 days skiing at 75 years of age. He is still an active and eager part of the skiing community and a key member of the team that made Freestyle possible, even when it was back on its heels. Running events and shows is never easy but Bernie seemed to make it look so.
