On Saturday, February 4 from 2:00-7:30PM, join Chocorua Lake Conservancy (CLC) and Tamworth Outing Club (TOC) for a Winter Fest at The Preserve at Chocorua. Come gather with friends and neighbors for fun activities indoors and out (with outdoor gathering spaces for those who prefer not to be indoors in groups right now).

From 2:00-5:00PM, we’ll have a winter camping expo with winter tents on display as well as snowshoes and trapping gear, with Dave Evans and Sheldon Perry; a winter adaptation and furbearer learning station for kids and everyone with CLC Stewardship Director Debra Marnich—explore the pelts, skulls, scat, and tracks of animals present in our NH winters; a nature scavenger hunt for kids with Sumac Grant-Johnson and others; bonfires & s’mores; hot drinks and treats; and indoor winter crafts for all ages, and, depending on the conditions, sledding, a communal snow sculpture with naturalist educators Lucy Gatchell and Dexter Harding, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing (bring your own equipment).

From 5:00PM, we’ll head indoors (mostly) for a delicious supper by Kimball Packard of The Farmstand and friends; beer & wine by donation; storytelling by storyteller Andy Davis at 5:45PM; music (and maybe some contra dances) with the White Mountain Céilí Band; a moonlight Owl Prowl with Debra Marnich at 7:00PM. We’ll also have a silent auction with handmade quilts and knitwear, art, collector’s items, and more from 2:00-7:00PM. All auction and event proceeds to benefit the Tamworth Outing Club and the Chocorua Lake Conservancy.