Ice Fishing in the Ice Box
Text by Doug McDevittPhoto by Wiley Wood For many who enjoy the outdoors, grabbing a rod and heading out to one’s favorite fishing hole is as enjoyable and serene as almost anything can be. But all good things must come to an end. When the first flakes of winter flicker in the air, rods are […]
Beaver and Humans, Can We All Just Get Along?
Beaver Liberation Text by Dave BeersPhoto by Roger Johnson On Saturday, Dec. 28, at around 4 p.m., Roger Johnson and Katka Hannelova were walking their dog on top of the southerly Wood Creek dry dam when they noticed splashing and thrashing in the dam outlet plunge pool. They headed down to investigate and found a […]
The Secrets to a Long and Happy Marriage, as Told by Eve and John Thew
Text and Photo by Kelly Kandra Hughes I’m sitting with Eve and John Thew on their screened-in porch. An electric heater is keeping us toasty warm during these subfreezing January temperatures. John is sitting across from me, and Eve is sitting in a chair to my left. “I’ll tell you the secret of marriage,” John […]
Local Author Writes a Guide to Publishing for Aspiring Writers
NN Book Review Text by Michael SelleckPhoto by Clinton J. Sosna I spent my entire career in the book business, first as a bookseller for eight years followed by 35 years in publishing, and even today I coproduce a podcast, with bookseller Roxanne Coady, called “Just the Right Book.” Inevitably, I am asked on a […]
Things to Do in the Winter Dark
Text by Ruth MelvillePhoto by Doug McDevitt Norfolk quiets down in the winter months after the holidays are over, especially once the sun goes down, but several town organizations have activities planned to get people to put on their parkas and get out after dark. The Norfolk Library is offering a Thursday night classic film […]
Celebrating WINter in Norfolk
Two-Day Winter Festival Returns for Third Year Text by Doug McDevittPhoto by Bruce Frisch Fall has a bittersweet flavor to it. It’s beautiful, the weather is perfect, but we know that cold days with fewer hours of daylight will soon be upon us. Once the holidays are over, our lives settle down, and after a […]
BNE Energy Seeks to Expand Its Footprint in Colebrook
Third turbine, bigger and more powerful, planned for new parcel of land By Wiley Wood The two giant turbines along Route 44 East have become familiar landmarks to drivers entering and leaving Norfolk since their erection in 2015. They are about to be joined by a third turbine that will overtop them by 10 stories, […]
Exploring Norfolk’s History
A Walk Along the Blackberry River Finds Traces of Norfolk’s Industrial Past Text by Ruth MelvillePhoto by Savage Frieze Once you know where to look, the signs of Norfolk’s industrial past are everywhere, and Richard Byrne knows where to look. He has spent decades trolling through historical records at Town Hall—survey maps and deeds—and searching […]
Reading Forest Signs: Bear’s Nests
Text and Photos by Wiley Wood The first dusting of snow in the forest shows us what we know anyway—the woods are full of animals, we just don’t see them. A day after the snowfall, you might come across the print of a foraging mouse traveling from the base of a windthrown tree to a […]
