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winter season of light

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abc Two of the items on this shelf relate to the theme of season of light.  x Canhwyllbren Frwyn, (or rush lamp) the Conway Public Library's official mascot.  See our previous blog  here .  tin candle mold on the right.  x  x  The Abenaki basket to the left represents seasonal rhythms of work. During the winter made in St. Francis Canada then during the summer sold at camp. See theclio entry here .  x The painting on the cover of the book on the left is by x Woodard, brother of Rodney  bas-relief in the children's room.  The photo behind the book of the 1922 ski jump on Cathedral Ledge. See our online collection of the Reporter News at this link here .  insert jpeg of that cover of the paper  tie to previous blog on cathedral ledge Book Over the Headwall: A Short History of Skiing in Tuckerman Ravine by Jeffrey R. Leisch  cover painting by Leroy Reynolds Woodard  Winter on Mount Washington by Hitchcock.  Cover for PBS video The Greely Expedition, link here . Greely summered in

Chocorua Basin View Blog

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virtual visit one of New England's most famous views. celebrated in art, history, nature, science, opera and even whiskey.  Google street view  here .  if you go there today, you can see the area has been enhanced improved since this Google street view from 2018? with a safer parking area, a little tree trimming, and a new addition to the historic stone wall you can see in    tie to theclio entry here.  for more pics see bcltp  C:\Users\chino\Pictures\places dell 14-5000\chocorua basin view d14-5000  detailed location of the park on google map satellite view is here .  How do you define identify Chocorua  if you pull back from that spot you will notice a red line defining the boundary of "chocorua" as defined by google  google maps version  here .  not even within the boundary, you will find people who live around the lake disagree with that boundary  some argue it is the po zip code  defined here mapped here.  However you define Chocorua, the area is totally within the T