Category: White Mountains

• The First Bridle Path

  

  Ethan Allen Crawford ramps up his tourism business…

  Marek

  15 October, 2016

  1810s, Ethan Allen Crawford, hiking, NH history, White Mountains

  Ethan Allen Crawford, mount washington, path, tip-top house, White Mountains

• Willey Family Disaster

  

  A COMICS POEM; Extrapolated from Frank Leavitt’s original 3-verse poem (1885):

  Marek

  13 October, 2016

  1800-1899, 1820s, death, poetry, White Mountains

  avalanche, disaster, Frank Leavitt, poetry, rain, White Mountains, Willey

• Ethan Allen Crawford

  

  Spaulding’s “Giant Mountaineer”…

  Marek

  5 October, 2016

  1700-1799, 1790s, Ethan Allen Crawford, NH history, NH people, White Mountains

  Ethan Allen Crawford, fire, Giant’s Grave, Guild Hall, Vermont, White Mountains

• Ravages of the Wind-Fiend

  

  Two painters summit Mt. Chocorua in 1828…

  Marek

  4 October, 2016

  1800-1899, 1820s, Henry Cheever Pratt, White Mountains

  Chocorua, drawing, Henry Cheever Pratt, Thomas Cole, White Mountains

• The Legend of Chocorua

  

  One version of a local legend.

  Marek

  22 September, 2016

  1800-1899, 1820s, Henry Cheever Pratt, White Mountains

  Chocorua, curse, hunter, indians, money, White Mountains

• Tom & Hen Hike Chocorua

  

  Drawn from Thomas Cole’s diary.

  Marek

  20 September, 2016

  1800-1899, 1820s, Art, cows, forestry, Henry Cheever Pratt, hiking, weather, White Mountains

  Chocorua, cow, curse, diary, Henry Cheever Pratt, Thomas Cole, White Mountains

• “Almost an Accident”

  

  Unsafe cannonades almost end in tragedy for guests at the Profile House…

  Marek

  4 July, 2016

  1860s, Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains, NH history, SOURCE=HHS, tourism, White Mountains, William B. Swett

  cannon, Echo Lake, explosion, Franconia Notch, horse, profile house, white mountains, William B. Swett

• Swett 10: Snow-balling in June

  

  1865: The restorative powers of the White Mountains during the closing months of the Civil War…

  Marek

  29 April, 2013

  1860s, Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains, hiking, NH history, SOURCE=HHS, tourism, weather, White Mountains, William B. Swett

  cannon mountain, snow, war, white mountains, william b

• I Saw You on I-93

  

  Here’s my apocalyptic morning meditation on mortality & traffic in the “Live Free or Die” state…

  Marek

  3 April, 2013

  “Live Free or Die”, 2000-2099, death, Plymouth, White Mountains

  end of the world, highway, I-93, texting, travel

• Swett 8: The Old Man of the Mountain

  

  1865: Swett gets his first glimpse of a rocky NH icon …

  Marek

  9 February, 2013

  1860s, Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains, Franconia, hiking, Old Man of the Mountain, SOURCE=HHS, tourism, White Mountains, William B. Swett

  Franconia, old man of the mountain, white mountains, William B. Swett

• Swett 7: Signs & Gestures

  

  1865: Guests mix and meet in the Profile House dining room …

  Marek

  6 February, 2013

  1860s, Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains, Franconia, SOURCE=HHS, tourism, White Mountains, William B. Swett

  deaf, Franconia, mute, profile house, white mountains, William B. Swett

• Swett 6: Profile House

  

  1865: Swett approaches his destination …

  Marek

  1 February, 2013

  1860s, Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains, forestry, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS, tourism, White Mountains, William B. Swett

  Franconia, profile house, white mountains, William B. Swett

• Swett 5: Spring Blizzard

  

  1865: A late-spring snow storm surprises Swett in his seat on the roof of the stage…

  Marek

  17 January, 2013

  1860s, Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains, Franconia, horses, Littleton, mines, SOURCE=HHS, weather, White Mountains, William B. Swett

  Franconia, Littleton, Mount Lafayette, stage coach, William B. Swett

• ADVENTURES of a DEAF-MUTE… (Cover & Intro Links)

  

  Let’s kick off this series with a pin-up image of Mr. Swett in the Flume…

  Marek

  4 January, 2013

  1860s, Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains, forestry, Henniker, hiking, posters, SOURCE=HHS, squirrel, White Mountains, William B. Swett

  white mountains, William B. Swett

• Swett 1: Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains

  

  1865: Deaf-mute Henniker native William B. Swett begins his journey to the White Mountains…

  Marek

  28 December, 2012

  1860s, Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains, death, Henniker, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS, White Mountains, William B. Swett

  Henniker, white mountains, William B. Swett

• “God almighty has hung out a sign…”

  

  Daniel Webster‘s orating again… or IS he?!?!

  Marek

  15 October, 2012

  1800-1899, Daniel Webster, Old Man of the Mountain, White Mountains

  Daniel Webster, god, men, mountain, new hampshire, old man, quote, scholars, white mountains

• Darby Field Climbs Mount Washington (1642)

  

  Two Indian guides lead the first European expedition to the top of the White Mountains…

  Marek

  7 October, 2012

  1640s, Dover, encounter & exploration, hiking, Piscataqua, rivers, Saco, SOURCE=Calloway, SOURCE=Winthrop, White Mountains

  abenaki, darby field, hiking, john winthrop, mount washington, mountains, rocks, weather, white mountains

• Video: “John Weeks, 1911”

  

  A sing-along music video based on the landmark Weeks Act of 1911… ALSO SEE: The Weeks Act Comic! >> DOWNLOAD:Printable 2-page PDF 2-page JPG version: SOURCE MATERIALS: Here are some of the primary sources that helped make this song & comic possible: The Weeks Act itself = I looked up the pages from the 1911 congressional…

  Marek

  5 October, 2012

  1910s, constitution, environment, forestry, John Wingate Weeks, Lancaster, legislative branch, mills, politics, video, White Mountains

  1911, congress, forestry, John Weeks, john wingate weeks, law, nh, us, water, watersheds, Weeks Act

• “Walk to Camp” by Becky Rule (Guest Post)

  

  NH storyteller Becky Rule adds some quick cartoons to her tale of a fashionable bear encounter: (Drawn & told at the Weeks Act Centennial festivals, 2011)

  Marek

  26 September, 2012

  2000-2099, bear, guest artist, hiking, White Mountains

  animal, bear, becky rule, guest post, hiking, white mountains

• The Weeks Act of 1911

  

  Here’s a comic to celebrate the Weeks Act Centennial, drawn at the intersection of environmental science, government policy, activism, & private industry… ALSO SEE: The Weeks Act Music Video! >> DOWNLOAD: printable 2-page PDF >> ALSO SEE: The Weeks Act Music Video! >> REFERENCE IMAGES: The starting point for my research was the text of the Weeks…

  Marek

  10 August, 2012

  1910s, environment, fish, forestry, John Wingate Weeks, mills, NH history, NH resources & industry, politics, Reference Links, stick figures, tourism, weather, White Mountains

  1911, environment, forests, John Weeks, legislation, mountains, NH resources & industry, Weeks Act