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Today's NH Union Leader newspaper features a story about the Belmont Bandstand, which we've featured in recent posts.http://www.unionleader.com/article/20120730/NEWS/707299...

As noted in previous post, New Hampshire magazine recently published its annual "Best of New Hampshire" issue. Below are the non-food-related Lakes Region winners.Restoration Project: Just for the name alone you have to root for Niobe and the Great Wall of Sandwich as the most wondrous historical restoration project of the year. The seven-foot-tall zinc statue of Niobe, whom the gods...

Earlier this month, New Hampshire magazine published its annual “Best of New Hampshire” issue. It’s always fun to see how the Lakes Region fares against other parts of the state… Although we’re also always puzzled with some of the choices. (For instance, how can the best oriental food restaurant in New Hampshire not be the China Bistro in Weirs Beach? It’s been named one of the best...

From New Hampshire Home magazine: Architect Chris Williams of Meredith designedhouse featured in current issue of NHHome. (Photo by John W. Hession)"A Lakes Region retreat pays homage to the architectural style of the great camps of the Adirondack region of New Yor...

"Speaking to you live, from the  Lakeside Living Expo Lakeside Living Expo at Gunstock Mountain Resort..."There's no radio station here, so we may as well take up the part.It's a fabulous day, sunny and clear, temperatures in the mid-70s. A great place to go for any Lakes Region homeowner (or renter). Excellent exhibits, friendly people, helpful information.. Stop by our booth in the "Winnipesaukee"...

The good news in the Lakes Region today is about food.Word is that the folks who own the venerable Village Bakery in Laconia are planning to open a new restaurant where the Black Cat Cafe once operated. And here's the hook - Kevin and his crew will be using and serving locally-grown food products as much as possible.The bakery has long been famous for its lunches so expectations are high for the new...

Can you remember biting into a slice of pizza -- and watching, as a long string of hot mozzarella cheese grew longer and longer, attaching your mouth to the slice of pie? You’d try to separate yourself, while at the same time inhaling the warm, wonderful aroma of cooked garlic, tomato sauce and tasty cheese. It's one of those things that were a regular experience at restaurants years ago but...

How do you like this?Last night's "CBS Evening News" started out with a report from Laconia about Mitt Romney. (Couldn't really figure out where it was shot - perhaps behind the Margate in Weirs Beach?)It's probably to be expected - and interesting to consider that if the seasonal Wolfeboro resident wins the November election, the Lakes Region would likely become the "summer White House"...

Almost every town in the Lakes Region has a notable bandstand.Center Harbor's is wonderfully ornate. Gilford's serves as center of the town's popular Old Home Day activities. Nearly all the local bandstands are historic edifices that people gather around in summer to hear wonderful music concerts.This image of the Belmontbandstand comes from the town's website.But Belmont's bandstand...

It's always interesting to find out how folks outside the Lakes Region see us. This story ran on ABC News when Mitt Romney was visiting his vacation home in Wolfeboro recently. (It's hard to capture what we're about without mentioning "On Golden Pond" or "The Smile of the Great Spiri...

Can It be?Just months after we mourned the departure of both the Black Cat Cafe and Awakenings Espresso Cafe from downtown Laconia, it looks like the spot where the Black Cat once prospered is being prepared for a new restaurant. And it will be a "dining spot," we're told.(Awakenings moved to Gilford; the last owners of the Black Cat closed the business.)The Laconia train station, built in 1892, was...

Who doesn't like ICE CREAM?Mucho congrats to the Lakes Region's own Jordan's Ice Creamery  on Route 106 in Belmont. A Facebook poll done by WMUR rated it No. 1 for Best Ice Cream in the state.Meanwhile, our friends at Kellerhaus in Weirs Beach were cited for serving the "Best Ice Cream" by New Hampshire magazine earlier this month. (And it's a great place: Add your own toppings and...