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New Hampshire Tidbits: Merrimack’s Old Passaconaway Tree

“The old trunks of trees rise round, Like pillars in a church of old; And the wind fills them with a sound As if a bell were tolled.” — The Angler’s Song — Isaac McLellan, Jr. The Nashua Telegraph of … Continue reading

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New Hampshire Glossary: Nor’easter

 nor'easter – the typical New England pronunciation (both seafaring and not), would be “naw-THEE-stuh” 

Everyone else usually pronounces it “… Continue reading

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