Above: Sarah Wilson and nature collaborated to get this fabulous moon photo a couple of weeks ago. Check out the slide show to see this and many more.
Jess Hutchins
She was born with songs in her heart and in her head. “You can’t sing” – she was told. Ha! Of course she could. It was in her soul code.
Nelson Congregational Church Food Pantry
For those among us who find these rising costs becoming prohibitively high – making the purchase of extra groceries or gifts particularly challenging, I would like to encourage you to take advantage in the coming weeks of the Nelson Food Shelf located at Nelson Congregational Church. In addition to providing basic staple items, the Food Shelf is also able to provide gifts cards to nearby grocery stores that can be used for any food items you would like or need.
Culinary Curiosities from The Nelson Cookbook
With the winter holidays upon us, it is time to flip through cookbooks and magazines for new ideas, dig out old favorite recipes, and plan a feast or two. In 1953, Parke Hardy Struthers, author of the Nelson history, published The Nelson Cookbook, a compilation of recipes and lore he had collected over the years.
Granite Lake to Nelson
When the days get shorter, the bugs begin to disappear, and the temperatures cool, as a family we like to head into the woods. We pack our snacks and water and head out on the gravel road. Today we will be taking a back road that connects to the Monadnock Sunapee Greenway trail.
On the Ski Hill at Tolman Pond
There's a hill overlooking Tolman Pond and the 1790’s vintage Farmhouse, which was cleared for skiing in the 1920’s – one of the first such hills in New England.
Community Calendar
Weekly Events
Nelson Congregational Church worship service ( in person and Zoom)
Sunday 9:30. See website for more details.
Chapel By The Lake worship service
Sunday 10:00 See website for more details.
Please go to the Town Website for schedules of committee meetings, etc.
Musings of a Nelson Gardener
Garden Gratitudes
At this time of year, my feelings are greatly influenced by Thanksgiving. By now, those who grow vegetables and fruits have likely processed them for their winter use and enjoyment. I, too, preserve for winter time. All season long, I collect flowers, leaves, seeds, grasses, twigs, branches, and rocks. ~ Linda Singer
Town Office News
We recently established a Community Power Committee to study the advantages/disadvantages of establishing a program by which Nelson residents could elect to join in the purchasing of their power from Eversource as a group instead of individually. On a happy note we were able to lower the tax rate for the coming year from $18.67 to $15.21. Click below to read the details.
The Select Board has commissioned an engineering study regarding the situation with the bridge on West Shore Road at Granite Lake. We anticipate a warrant article will be placed on the spring Town Meeting to address the problem. The bridge remains closed at this time.
Nelson Agricultural Commission
Back to the Roots
The season of long lasting squash and root vegetables has arrived. This time of year I always wish I had a root cellar. The Nelson Library has a book called Root Cellaring: Natural Cold Storage of Fruits & Vegetables by Mike and Nancy Bubel. In a corner of the cover in a white multi-pointed star it says “Keep your produce ‘Harvest-Fresh’ in your own basement, porch, garage or closet hideaway!”
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Nelson Small Talk
Experiences of Nelson in 200 words or less.
Our First Day in Nelson
In 1977, Sam and I saw an ad in the Harvard Crimson (thank you Karen Tolman) for a camp for rent in Nelson, near a place called Tolman Pond. We had some friends in Peterborough and Hancock, so we decided to rent the cabin to get out of Cambridge in the summer.
Discovering Nelson
We emerged in the Village, with the trademark mailboxes. My heart leapt, and I thought to myself, “this is where I want to live”.
- Get stuff
- Give stuff
- Sell stuff
- Get work
- Find work
The Village
When my kids were young, I remember thinking that if for some reason they suddenly found themselves all alone in the village, they would be alright. Marc and Nancy Stretch in the former May Sarton house, Dutch Gerbis out tending his lawn, Donna Kidd being mindful of her own children, Patty Packard looking out from the (now old) library, Dottie Warner in her school bus. Many watchful and caring eyes. (Memories circa 1990).