Local families had the opportunity to experience how maple syrup is made in Londonderry as Peterson Farm opened its doors for Maple Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, March 18 and 19. Eric Turcotte and Anne Peterson gave tours, explained the…
An abundance of snow and freezing temperatures have made for a short maple sugaring season in New Hampshire – one of the worst Hank Peterson of Peterson’s Sugar House in Londonderry said he remembers. Trudging through several feet of snow…
Hank Peterson has been “sugarin’” in Londonderry for 30 years. The owner and operator of Peterson Sugarhouse at 28 Peabody Row, he finally headed out Friday after a long winter to tap some trees. Friday was one of the few…
Hank Peterson finally had a chance to tap some of the area maple trees for sap last week as temperatures started to cooperate. Photo by Chris Paul
There’s been plenty of talk lately about maintaining the “rural lifestyles” of our communities. And while population density may be on the rise, one of the hallmarks of a rural community and of the New Hampshire countryside – local farmstands…
Londonderry resident Debbie Curtin said she’s been an artist all of her life and can’t remember not creating art. Her work is currently on display until March 1 at the Leach Library. The soft spoken woman paints with an unusual…
Hank Peterson, center, with the help of Andrew Perry, left, and Stephanie Marcoux tap into a maple tree on Buttrick Road last Friday, Feb. 22 to start the process of making maple syrup.
Hank Peterson has been “sugarin’” in Londonderry for 30 years and owns and operates Peterson Sugarhouse at 28 Peabody Row. Saying that the right mix – cold nights and warm days – are needed to get the sap running, he…
