Tag Moose Hill Orchards

Pumpkin Picking

Kindergartner Kinsley MacLean picked out a pumpkin in the patch in front of Moose Hill School during a field trip last week. The trip has become an annual tradition and also includes apples. See more photos page 8. Photo by…

Icy Start

The new year started off with freezing cold temperatures, making scenes like this inviting for local skaters. The pond at the Moose Hill Orchards has been maintained recently by ice skaters, allowing folks to use the area despite the snow.…

A Dam Shame

Between the closing of two of the three Portsmouth-Kittery bridges and the repairs to other red-listed bridges, it’s hard not to see that New Hampshire’s infrastructure is crumbling. That’s not unique to the Granite State and shouldn’t be used as…

Pond Becomes Creek

Adams Pond is at its lowest level recently after the state instructed the pond owner, Moose Hill Orchards, to remove the dam boards because the dam is not deemed to be safe enough for the size of the pond. The…

Maple Syrup Season Ready to Go

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…