Story Archives of 'Winter'

April is upon us, but most of New Hampshire is still digging out from a record breaking snowfall.

With more snow on the way, Sherwin Sleeves took a moment to reflect on the ongoing winter and to report some hopeful news about the coming spring.

Sherwin Sleeves is a character created by Sean Hurley, a writer from Thornton, New Hampshire.

Another foot of snow fell this week in parts of New Hampshire.
This winter, the snowfall is record-setting for many towns and cities, with some areas seeing more than 10 feet.
While it’s great for the ski industry, municipalities are struggling to remove the snow and finding a place to put it.
New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports.

Scott explains how the year round residents of your bird feeder keep from freezing in the winter months.

Thirty years ago this week the Northeast experienced one of the most powerful blizzards in memory: snow up to four feet, lines of abandoned cars, lives lost and massive damage to the coast. But for some, the storm was a time of fun… days off work and school, unscheduled bonding, adventures and family fun. We’ll talk with Granite Staters about their memories and hear your stories too.

Guest

• John Clayton, Senior Reporter and columnist for the Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News and author of six books on New Hampshire

We'll also hear from

• Neal Strauss, Meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Taunton, Mass.
• Don Kent, longtime weatherman for WBZ-TV in Boston who now lives in Laconia. Don was on the air for three days during the Blizzard of ’78
• John Parsons, a secondary school teacher living in Durham
• Bill Cavanaugh, who was part of a Coast Guard rescue mission during the blizzard to save the Pilot Boat Can-Do and check on the oil tanker Global Hope that ran aground in Gloucester Harbor. Later a book would be written about their experiences called “Ten Hours Until Dawn”.
• Ric Werme, resident of Boscawen, who maintains a Blizzard of '78 website

Ashland, New Hampshire resident Jaye Foucher is competing in this year's annual John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon in Minnesota.

The race began Sunday and runs through Wednesday.

As she was preparing for the race, NHPR Correspondent Sean Hurley caught up with her and learned a bit about dog sledding and Foucher's musical talents.