North side in 2018 And now! North side - July 16, 2026 Vive la différence! The House Museum on Thursday evening July 16 - Park Manager Rachel Bruce is at the entrance Although the site of the celebration festivities was on the north side of the John Wingate Weeks Historic Site House Museum, we should note that the side usually seen by the public is in beautiful shape as well. The view to the outside from the newly restored north portico The restoration of the north portico h

Rebecca More As the well-known story goes, the Presidential Range was named in July 1820 by a group of Lancaster and Guildhall men. Later known as the Weeks-Brackett party, the party hiked up Mount Washington in order to name the mountains adjacent to New Hampshire’s tallest peak for the four Presidents succeeding Washington. They were guided by Ethan Allen Crawford and accompanied by Philip Carrigain, creator of the first official New Hampshire State Map. In this talk, Namin

Liv Lemire holding an Eastern Screech Owl It had promised to be an exciting evening long before the presentation began. We were finally back to holding our summer programs in the House Museum at the John Wingate Weeks Historic Site on Mt. Prospect after extensive renovations and restoration work had taken place over the previous year. Kestrel Our appreciative audience of around 75 people showed keen interest in our raptors - some of the younger ones found that being able to h

Come join us Thursday, July 9 at 6 PM at the newly renovated House Museum for our free summer program: Raptors Up Close. This program will be presented by the Vermont Institute of Natural Sciences and is sponsored by the Beliveau Family. Please note that although the renovations to the House Museum are complete, our new lift that could bring people with mobility issues up to the 2nd floor Great Room will not be available for this event. Take flight with the Vermont Institute