WEEKS STATE PARK & THE JOHN WINGATE WEEKS HISTORIC SITE Family Day and Community Event Saturday, September 12, 2026 11:00am -3:00pm Sponsored by the Weeks State Park Association & the NH Division of State Parks and Bureau of Historic Sites Come join us for a fun family day at the park with special activities that you won’t want to miss. And all are free to the public! Besides a Museum tour and a climb up the Observation and Fire Tower to see the amazing vista, fun activity st

Filmmaker Tomas Koeck brings two films from his acclaimed PBS series to the Rialto Theatre on August 27. From the official press release: LANCASTER, NH — August 2026 — New England audiences will have the chance to experience the region’s extraordinary marine wildlife on the big screen when Emmy-nominated filmmaker Tomas Koeck brings Ocean State: Rhode Island’s Wild Coast to Lancaster for a special double-feature screening at the Rialto Theatre on Thursday, August 27 at 7:00 P

Thursday, August 20 at 5 PM followed by WMNF History presentation at 6 PM Please join us for our WSPA Annual meeting at 5 PM. The public is cordially invited. Refreshments will be served. At 6 PM, Dave Govatski will present a program on the *History of the White Mountain National Forest 1929-1945. This presentation is the second of three on the history of the 800,000-acre White Mountain National Forest. After a quick review of WMNF's creation, we will explore the turbulent pe

Post card of the Willey House What do a giant, a hermit, a dentist, and a man named Frankenstein all have in common? They are some of the eclectic characters which make up the legends and myths of Crawford Notch. From the devastating 1826 landslide which resulted in the deaths of the Willey family to the rise of industrialization and implementation of the railroad, this small stretch of land has been the epicenter of White Mountains tourism for centuries. Join Elizabeth Peel

August 6 at 6 PM Debra Marnich & Wendy Scribner You have likely heard about declining numbers in some of our important pollinators. They are so important to our food production and to healthy, functioning habitats. A frequently cited statistic is that “One of every three bites of our food comes to us courtesy of pollinators” who pollinate the flowers that produce many of our fruits, vegetables, and nuts. Pollinators include not only honeybees, but native bees, butterflies, m

Presenter: Tim Caverly Tim Caverly will present Allagash–New England’s Wild River, during which the audience will virtually canoe the 92-mile Allagash River and hear the lore and legends from Maine’s wilderness. Maine author and humorist Tim Caverly and his wife Susan spent eighteen years living in the middle of Maine’s Northwoods. Discover native American heritage, a lost railroad, and the best of Maine’s wildlife. Tim Caverly is a Maine author who has written and published

Jack Savage - President - Society for the Protection of NH Forests New Hampshire’s forests have been changing during the 125 years of the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests and will continue to evolve. Forest Society President, Jack Savage, discusses the trends and impacts shaping our forests in the decades to come and the priorities of the statewide conservation and forestry organization going forward. The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests

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

Rebbeca Rule Stories speak to us of community. They hold our history and reflect our identity. Rebecca Rule has made it her mission over the last 20 years to collect stories of NH, especially those that reflect what's special about this rocky old place. She'll tell some of those stories – her favorites are the funny ones – and invite audience members to contribute a few stories of their own. Rebecca Rule hosts Our Hometown on NHPBS. Each program features a different New Hamps

American Bittern Join us for a Migratory Bird Day Walk at Weeks State Park. We will meet at the parking lot of the scenic auto road at 7 AM. We will slowly walk up the auto road looking and listening for a variety of migratory birds that are settling in on territories. We expect to see a variety of warblers and flycatchers at this birding hotspot. We also will be looking at Spring ephemeral wildflowers. The walk is 3 miles round trip and ascends 800 vertical feet at an easy p

Yesterday, February 15, 2026, was a perfect day to take a hike up to the top of Mt. Prospect and enjoy winter scenes that we seemingly have not encountered for a few years. Not only is the snow very deep, but the swirling, sculpture-like trim here on the railings at the North Overlook as well as those on the trees is stunning. The view down to Lancaster and to the North Country beyond was lovely on this bluebird, winter's day. The picnic tables at the tennis court are servin

It was indeed a chilly January 1st, 2026 with a few snow squalls. Still, around a100 human souls came out to enjoy NH Park's First Day Hike. Park Manager, Rachel Bruce, and a team of WSPA Board volunteers were on hand long before to set up for the event. There are also doggies, such as this cutie, who show up for the hike. Rachel always has treats for those guys as well. It's always nice to have a framed photo! Don Doolan, from Park Staff, volunteered to perform the much-app

It sure was a pretty evening in our continually improving downtown of Lancaster yesterday, Thursday, August 21. Our much-anticipated...

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Join us this Thursday, August 14 at 6 PM for our WSPA Annual Meeting to be held at the NH North Country Resource Center, 629 Main St....

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The summit of Mount Washington is a focal point of extremes. The weather and climate on Mount Washington have been studied firsthand for...