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It’s that time again! Take your best shot and spray pumpkin seeds across the parking lot at the annual Pumpkin Smash during the Portsmouth Farmers’ Market in Portsmouth, NH. A fine selection of pumpkins from our local farms is waiting for you, along with prizes for complete smashings. Read more about the October 27 event below.
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October 2008
from SeacoastNH.com
Answer a Seacoast history question
and you might win a prize from
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GRAND PRIZE
RANGER HARDCOVER BOOK (we found another one)
We’ve been hanging onto this first edition hardcover since it was issued in 1994. The late philanthropist Joe Sawtelle founded the Portsmouth Marine Society that ultimately published 30 important books about our local maritime heritage. His own favorite topic was John Paul Jones and he collected this research on the warship RANGER. This original copy is in perfect shape and includes the log of the Ranger, primary source letters, essays and Sawtelle’s assembled list of the Ranger crew. Published by Peter E. Randall, this is the ultimate resource for Ranger fans.
OCTOBER QUESTION
Portsmouth librarian Dorothy Vaughan distinguished herself as the city historian and founder of Strawbery Banke Museum. Her impact on Portsmouth is legendary since she lived almost to her 100th birthday. A private person, Miss Vaughan would certainly not have approved of our recent article that included excerpts from her what? (Click for hint)
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September 2008
from SeacoastNH.com
Answer a Seacoast history question
and you might win a prize from
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GRAND PRIZE
RANGER HARDCOVER BOOK
We’ve been hanging onto this first edition hardcover since it was issued in 1994. The late philanthropist Joe Sawtelle founded the Portsmouth Marine Society that ultimately published 30 important books about our local maritime heritage. His own favorite topic was John Paul Jones and he collected this research on the warship RANGER. This original copy is in perfect shape and includes the log of the Ranger, primary source letters, essays and Sawtelle’s assembled list of the Ranger crew. Published by Peter E. Randall, this is the ultimate resource for Ranger fans.
SEPTEMBER QUESTION
Bicycles were introduced to the Seacoast about 1878 and were all the rage for men and women in the Victorian era. Hundreds of patents adapted the bicycle for other uses including water travel. One Portsmouth local marketed his own version of the "marine bicycle" that was used during a trip to the Isles of Shoals in 1882. The trip was documented by a new group of bicycle enthusiasts that formed their own club. A vintage bicycle club by the same name still exists today. That national nonprofit group is known as what?
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August 2008
from SeacoastNH.com
Answer a Seacoast history question
and you might win a prize from
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Grant Prize
Two Collectible Shirts, One Winner
A contest so BIG we just had to run it twice!! -- Look what we found in the SeacoastNH.com storage facility. It’s the T-shirt that launched a thousand web pages. Co-founder Tim Dubuque delivered up this rare collectible garment from the days before open source, text messaging, iPods, and YouTube. Back in those days people wore T-shirts too. This short-run long-format Hanes Beefy-T shirt was part of our original promotion back in the 20th century when we were all happy. This item predates the Bush Years and will make you the envy of Seacoasters everywhere. Comes with a second shirt of unknown size, prefect for your partner or canine companion. Wear it or put it in a vault for investment purposes – it’s up to you.
AUGUST QUESTION
In 1981 an FB-111A jet bomber out of Pease AFB traveling at hundreds of miles per hour crashed into a crowded housing development in Portsmouth, NH. The bomber dropped 4,000 feet, nose down, carrying more than a ton of jet fuel and burst into flames. The apartment complex housed approximately 2,500 people. How many people lost their lives in that fateful crash? (Click here for hint.)
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JULY 2008
from SeacoastNH.com
Answer a Seacoast history question
and you might win a prize from
(Be sure to read the rules first)
Grant Prize
Two Collectible Shirts, One Winner
Look what we found in the SeacoastNH.com storage facility. It’s the T-shirt that launched a thousand web pages. Co-founder Tim Dubuque delivered up this rare collectible garment from the days before open source, text messaging, iPods, and YouTube. Back in those days people wore T-shirts too. This short-run long-format Hanes Beefy-T shirt was part of our original promotion back in the 20th century when we were all happy. This item predates the Bush Years and will make you the envy of Seacoasters everywhere. Comes with a second shirt of unknown size, prefect for your partner or canine companion. Wear it or put it in a vault for investment purposes – it’s up to you.
JULY HISTORY QUESTION
In 1938 John Robinson of Upton, MA built a motorized model airplane. He then joined the US Marine and fought at Iwo Jima, moved to New Hampshire, raised a family with his wife Phyllis, retired from the phone company. He then built the same model plane in the 21st century, almost 70 years later. The name of the model plane was what? (Click for hint)
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JUNE 2008
from Lesley Smith
Answer a Seacoast history question
and you might win a prize from
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GRAND PRIZE
Where Love Is Found
CD by Lesley Ann Smith
(Two happy winners)
Transformational Spirit Filled Music for a New Earth
Lesley Ann Smith has the gift -- a voice that heals and transports
listeners to a place of inner peace. She recorded "Where Love is Found"
for people who are hungry for music that soothes your soul. This is
sure to become one of your favorite transformational CD’s offering up
original compositions, as well as her own renditions of spiritual
favorites.
SeacoastNH.com is especially proud to offer this CD because we have
known and loved Lesley’s work for 25 years. Whether inspiriting and
teaching children or ministering to adults, her work is her passion.
After you click and listen to Lesley’s music, you will want to own your
own copy of this original album – great songs, superb singing and
professional musicianship. When the world has got you down, this CD
will lift you up and heal you at depth. You will want to send a copy to
everyone.
Listen to Lesley on CD Baby right now (CLICK HERE)
And visit Lesley’s official web site here
JUNE QUESTION
What New Hampshire woman was the first female ever to preach to the US Congress? (Click for hint)
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GRAND PRIZE
NEW HAMPSHIRE DOCUMENTARY DVD
Communities & Consequences
From JBC Communications
If you missed it on NH Public Television, you don’t want to let this important documentary go by. Just released. Community & Consequences raises perilous questions about the future of NH towns. Will explosive population growth and the graying of the Granite State unravel the very fabric of many NH communities? Are some NH towns turning into retirement villages? Award-winning filmmaker Jay Childs travels across NH with expert demographer Peter Francese talkomg to business owners, town officials, young professionals and active citizens about the causes and consequences of a rapidly aging state. Jay Childs has generously donated two copies of his production to the winners of this month’s contest. To see film clips now or purchase your own copy of this provocative DVD immediately, visit the Communities & Consequences web site.
MAY QUESTION
John Paul Jones sailed the Portsmouth-built ship RANGER to England in 1777 and attacked the United Kingdom. Jones was extremely upset when he was assigned what lower rank as commander of the ship? (Click for hint)
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APRIL 2008
from TC Pictures
Answer a Seacoast history question
and you might win a prize from
(Be sure to read the rules first)
GRAND PRIZE
DROP-FRAME PORTSMOUTH DVD
Courtesy of TC Pictures
Two winners
Drop-Frame™ is a documentary about life in Portsmouth, NH made out of time-lapse photography. You'll see events, scenery, car and foot traffic, demolitions, commerce, random people, and everything else there is to show what it's like to live in Portsmouth. Producer Tom Clark is offering copies of his original project to two SeacoastNH.com winners. Check out the clips on YouTube or Tom’s independent web site. Day turns quickly to night, cars and people speed by, the North Church steeple is rebuilt, a painter paints, fireworks explode – all in seconds in this unique view. Sign up today for this one-of-a-kind prize.
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APRIL QUESTION
A new report published by a consultant for the state of New Hampshire suggests that this 1758 historic building may never be rebuilt. Only a third of the building survives and that portion is broken into about 400 pieces. Locals have tried and failed for over 70 years to reconstruct what NH building? (Click for hint)
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MARCH 2008
from Signature Rides
Answer a Seacoast history question
and you might win a prize from
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GRAND PRIZE
GREAT BALKINI CYCLE MAP & T-SHIRT
Two lucky winners
What do you do when you’ve ridden a bike loop hundreds of time? You pass on your experience to others. That’s what David Balkin did with his "Signature Ride" maps. This incredibly useful map gives you all the secrets of the roads most traveled in the seacoast by The Great Balkini himself. Printed maps are 11" x 17" open and fold down to 4" x 3" which fits easily into a shirt or pant pocket when biking. It’s on a water-and-tear resistant paper stock that refolds easily and a heavy-duty poly bag is included for storage. The back of each map features photos and information about what you'll see along the way. You also get an exciting Tee (large only) featuring the Great Balkini logo, a fierce colorful image by Seacoast artist Dan Blakeslee. What a work of art! And be sure to check in frequently with David Balkin’s web site (click image above) or read his Seacoast by Bike column on SeacoastNH.com.
MARCH QUESTION
March is the month our minds always turn to the infamous double murder on Snuttynose Island at the Isles of Shoals. The story was fictionalized into a novel by Anita Shreve that later became a film starring Sean Penn. What was the name of that film (Cold turkey. No hint this month)
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FEBRUARY 2008
from SeacoastNH.com
Answer a Seacoast history question
and you might win a prize from
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Special Collection
GRAND PRIZE: RICH WITH CHILDREN
One signed limited edition copy
We’ve always wanted to say this – NOT AVAILABLE IN STORES! Now you can be the first and only one on your block to own a rare copy of this privately published book by SeacoastNH.com editor J. Dennis Robinson and Seacoast historian Lynne Vachon.
Four years in the making, RICH WITH CHILDREN is the true story of a Sicilian couple who arrived in New England at the dawn of the 20th century in a wave of millions of Italian immigrants. Gociacchino Sammataro and Anna Librizzi came to escape the poverty of their native land, and discovered the destitute conditions in America. Against all odds, they managed to move from the tenements of Lawrence, MA to their own home where they had 14 children. Based on in-depth research and recorded oral histories, RICH WITH CHILDREN details the life an immigrant family in a foreign nation and casts aside the ethnic stereotypes so frequently promoted by Hollywood films.
"RICH WITH CHILDREN: The Birth of an Italian Family in America" follows the daily life of the Sammataro family through its first century in America. It includes over 200 photographs plus a dramatic and highly-readable account of life below the poverty line -- including incidents in the famous 1912 labor strike that changed the textile industry in America.
This oversize hardcover is available exclusively through SeacaostNH.com only on Amazon.com, but you can win this copy now. It is privately published in a limited edition by David and Marie Witham of Seacoast, New Hampshire..
FEBRUARY QUESTION
Over the next three years Portsmouth Historical Society plans to creating a Cultural Center for visitors and locals. Designed as the "gateway" to hundreds of arts and history venues in the Seacoast region, it will open in stages beginning in 2008. The old Portsmouth Pubic Library building will be recycled once again. Before it became the library, the main 1810 brick building was originally built to serve as what? (Click for hint)
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PROUDLY PRESENTS
January 2008 Contest
from Strawbery Banke Museum
Answer a Seacoast history question
and you might win a prize
(Be sure to read the rules first)
GRAND PRIZE
STRAWBERY BANKE:
A Seaport Museum 400 Years in the Making
A new book by J. Dennis Robinson
400 pages, 400 years, almost 400 pictures
Published by Peter E. Randall for Strawbery Banke Museum
READ an Excerpt here
Happy New Year. If you didn’t get our new book for Christmas, this is your last chance for a free copy. We’ll be promoting it for sale (at $35) throughout 2008, but this is your one chance to win one from the, courtesy of the Strawbery Banke Gift Shop. Hundreds of readers bought their copies during the advance release in December 2007. Now in January 2008 the book is about to be officially distributed by University Press of New England (UPNE). But we have your copy here. Click to win or avoid the risk and order a signed copy today online from SeacoastNH.com.
First reader reactions are coming in:
"The stories are captivating, photographs stunning and organization superb."
Cynthia and Michael Harvell, Kittery, Maine
It's a steal at $35--should be priced at $95. A stunning creation in every way. I love it that you are brave enough to THINK in your writing, and I love it that you have the courage to make sweeping generalizations that make your writing always tremendously MEANINGFUL and exciting… I love "value added" books that add 500% more then they promise."
Tom Clare, author of Just Rye
JANUARY HISTORY QUESTION
Strawbery Banke Inc. was incorporated in 1958, but the museum did not open until what year? And then, only two of more than 30 buildings were officially restored and renovated. (Click for hint)
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PROUDLY PRESENTS
December 2007 Contest
from Filmmaker Bill Rogers
Answer a Seacoast history question
and you might win a prize
(Be sure to read the rules first)
December Prize
BODE MILLER: FLYING DOWNHILL
The Origin of an American Icon
A Film by Bill Rogers on DVD
Always controversial, New Hampshire’s Bode Miller prefers to live
free or die. That’s why Portsmouth filmmaker Bill Rogers made this
fantastic documentary about a fantastic skier. It appeared last year
just as Bode Miller was being featured on the covers of both TIME and
NEWSWEEK magazine. The film is no less exciting and relevant today,
which is why we asked producer-writer-cameraman-editor Bill Rogers to
award two lucky SeacoastNH.com readers with a copy of the his
fast-packed DVD. Rogers worked on the film for seven years. Flying
Downhill is more than an action sports film. Rogers is fascinated by
the man himself and how his origin as the son of hippie NH parents,
inspired his sense of self and forged a very different kind of sports
hero. Bode Miller thinks for himself and acts out what he thinks. To
read more about the film and Bill’s other work at the CORUWAY INSTITUTIE click here. And check Bill’s latest project on Global Warming NOW OR NEVER from Court Street Media.
DECEMBER QUESTION
They called him the Mark Twain of Exeter, NH for his rollicking
stories about boys behaving badly. Henry Shute was also the judge of
the Exeter police court for 53 years – a man on both sides of the law –
so to speak. Shute eventually wrote 18 novels about his gang of Exeter
delinquents. What was the name of the main character, the "real boy",
based on the author himself? (CLICK HERE for a hint)
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PROUDLY PRESENTS
November 2007 Contest
from Shooting Portsmouth 2008
Answer a Seacoast history question
and you might win a prize
(Be sure to read the rules first)
November Prize
SHOOTING PORTSMOUTH 2008 CALENDAR
Shooting Portsmouth Web Site
Shooting Portsmouth is a compact desk calendar providing a yearly forum of twelve local amateur and professional photographers to celebrate the visual feast of Portsmouth and the surrounding seacoast. Each calendar comes in a clear plastic jewel case about the size of a CD that unfolds into a self-contained display stand. We are pleased to announce the contributing photographers for the 2008 calendar: Mary Johanna Brown, Peter Randall, Susanna Celso, Peter Poole, Nancy Grace Horton, Jay Goldsmith, Marianne Pernold Young, Charter Weeks, Grace Perice, Lynne Fountain, Phillip Augusta, Chris Miller.
The calendar retails for $19.95 and is available both online and through these retailers: Kennedy Studios, Mainel-y New Hampshire, Worldly Goods, Eagle Photo Supply, all in downtown Portsmouth, and Papers, Ink! in downtown Kittery. To get your copies for Holiday gifts, just click on the image above. Buy two today.
NOVEMBER QUESTION
He coined the phrase "Live Free or Die" and yet for decades this NH hero has not been written about in a major biographer. This year three new biographies have appeared and we’ll be telling you about them soon. Who is he? (Click for HINT)
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PROUDLY PRESENTS
October 2007 Contest
from Old Berwick Historical Society
Answer a Seacoast history question
and you might win a prize
(Be sure to read the rules first)
Grand Prize
NEW HISTORY OF SOUTH BERWICK
From Old Berwick Historical
For those who yearen for the perfect country village, look no further. South Berwick, Maine has it all. This riverside town boasts a welcoming center, a prestigious and ancient academy, historic society, stately homes and meandering rural roads. All of those streets and byways appear in this fact-packed new book from Back Channel Press. "Placenames of South Berwick" – published this month -- is your introduction to the first village in Maine, just across the Salmon Falls River, and now an artistic community. Founded in 1630, South Berwick has more history to tell than towns many times its size, and they are all here. As a bonus, this month’s winner will get an additional book by the town’s most prominent citizen, Sarah Orne Jewett, whose home is an historic museum in the center of town. Three years in the making, this book comes to you courtesy of the Old Berwick Historical Society, a museum well worth the visit the next time you are in the Seacoast region. For more on the book, the town and the museum CLICK HERE to visit the society web site.
OCTOBER QUESTION
Which of the following classic novels was not written by Sarah Orne Jewett about the South Berwick area? (Click for hint)
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PROUDLY PRESENTS
September 2007 Contest
from New England Curiosities
Answer a Seacoast history question
and you might win a prize
(Be sure to read the rules first)
GRAND PRIZE
HAUNTED PORTSMOUTH
A new paperback from History Press
Don’t be scared! It’s only your host Roxie Zwicker, come to take you on a spooky tour of Portsmouth. Her new book HAUNTED PORTSMOUTH is hot off the press, and you can have your own autographed copy in time for Halloween. If you win -- which is up to the fickle hand of Fate. If you’re risk averse, you can have a copy of this new History Press paperback by clicking on the photo and ordering direct. Includes chapters on the Portsmouth Music Hall, Fort Constitution, the John Paul Jones House, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, local cemeteries and much more. So don’t be a zombie – sign up now.
SEPTEMBER QUESTION
We recently spent a weekend in Bath, NH at an old mansion reported to be haunted. We found it comfy and welcoming, and didn’t see anything scary. But the former owner, a US Congressmen, went insane. Some say it has to do with a murder trial he prosecuted back in 1844. Who was the owner of the house? (Click for hint)
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PROUDLY PRESENTS
August 2007 Contest
from the Dingus Project
Answer a Seacoast history question
and you might win a prize
(Be sure to read the rules first) 
GRAND PRIZE
JESSE JAMES, LEGENDARY OUTLAW
By J. Dennis Robinson Sure it's crazy, but someone had to doit. With Brad PItt's film about Jesse James scheduled for release nextmonth, it was time to take action. SeacoastNH.com editor and verbalgunsliger will attempt to watch every film ever made about Jesse James.There may be as many as 50 such varmints out there, beginning in theSilent Era. We plan to beg, borrow or steal video copies of each film.Editor Robinson recently wrote a little book about the real JesseJames, and plans to examine every film to determine which one -- if any-- shoots straightest. Are these movies about a real bad man, or justimaginary tales based loosely on the myth? And what does this say aboutAmerica, and it's view of the world? Stay tuned, pardners, and don'tforget to enter our contest and win a copy of the book. Or go directly to Amazon.com and pick up your own copy before it's too late. To see the films reviewed so far. click the Dingus Index. 
AUGUST 2007
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PROUDLY PRESENTS
July 2007 Contest
from BACK CHANNEL PRESS
Answer a Seacoast history question
and you might win a prize
(Be sure to read the rules first)
Grand Prize
Never Get Lost Again!
THREE GUIDES FROM BACK CHANNEL PRESS
Hot Off the Presses for July 2007
PORTSMOUTH: A COLONIAL CAPITAL
By John and Nancy Grossman
Portsmouth at your fingertips. This new portable volume has history, from settlement to colonialcapital, through sail, steam and atomic powered subs. From Portsmouth’s colonial boom, to 19th century bust and the renaissance of the 21st century. This guide include things to do, indoors and out. Two walking tours, of downtown and the South End, introduce the curious to numerous Portsmouth treasures. And there is plenty of handy Portsmouth information that every newcomer and old-timer needs.
ALSO: KITTERY, GATEWAY TO MAINE
Kittery and Kittery Point at your fingertips. History, from early days of fishing to the story of the nation's oldest continuously operated naval shipyard, from the peaceful retreats of the Victorian resort hotels of Kittery and the Isles of Shoals to the bustle of the shopping malls of today. Things to do, with something for every taste. A shoreline scenic driving tour of Route 103, businesses not to be missed, the insider scoop on all things Kittery.
ALSO: PLACENAMES OF PORTSMOUTH
Sea captains and ship builders, poets, presidents, privateersmen, doctors and developers - all immortalized on the signs we see every day.Join Portsmouth writer, artist and amateur historian for an informative and entertaining stroll through the centuries and neighborhoods of Portsmouth
JULY NH HISTORY QUESTION
Star Island will be closed all this month at the Isles of Shoals, right at the very height of its short summer season. Hundreds of Shoalers who wait all year for their annual visit to the Isles are disappointed, but despite 100 years of fire safety, the local fire chief has closed the island. What town in New Hampshire has jurisdiction over Star Island? (click for hint)
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PROUDLY PRESENTS
June 2007 Contest
Answer a Seacoast history question
and you might win a prize
(Be sure to read the rules first)
Two (2) New Independently Published History Books
$55 value
LAFAYETTE IN AMERICA
Translated by Alan Hoffman
 Originally
published in French in 1829, this is a journal of General Lafayette's
tour of all 24 United States. Lafayette's secretary, Levasseur,
describes how the 67-year-old hero of the American Revolution and
apostle of liberty in Europe was welcomed and adored by Americans.
Details Lafayette's visits with Founding Fathers and addresses slavery
and Native American issues. This is the only unabridged English
translation.
Lafayette was the sole surviving major general of the Continental
Army. With its panoramic view of the young country -- its burgeoning
cities and towns, its technological innovations like the Erie Canal,
and its industrious people -- this book captures America on the cusp of
its jubilee year. ($30) For more information contact Deidre Randall.
PATRIOT’S REWARD
by Stephen Clarkson
 The
time is 1755, over a hundred years before the American Civil War. The
place, the British royal province of New Hampshire, far north of King
George III’s southern colonies in Virginia and the Carolinas with their
extensive plantations maintained by scores of African slaves.
During the next thirty-five years the white residents of this
northern region will have their freedom challenged, take up arms to
preserve it, and, along with the twelve other Atlantic seaboard
colonies, seek to establish a new government of their own that will
treat them fairly and equally.
In the same period a young African enslaved in Portsmouth, New
Hampshire, chafes at his bondage and embarks on his personal struggle
to attain the same freedoms sought by his white owners. He fights in
the same war in the name of the same lofty principles.Maybe it was a
mistake. ($24,95) Published by Peter E. Randall
JUNE NH HISTORY QUESTION
One clear symbol of the American Revolution stands to this
day on the edge of Prescott Park in Portsmouth, NH. The monument
represents New Hampshire’s rebellion against the British Stamp Act. It
is topped by a golden eagle standing on a silver "beehive" and displays
a carved wooden shield. This item is called what? (click for hint)
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PROUDLY PRESENTS
May 2007 Contest
Answer a Seacoast history question
and you might win a prize from
(Be sure to read the rules first)
GRAND PRIZE
Champagne Balloon Ride ($245 Value)
Balloons Over New England
This really big prize is as exciting to enjoy as it is to win. You get a gift certificate for one passenger for a Champagne Hot Air Balloon Adventure to fly in Vermont or Maine. Fully transferable and never expires.
New England's #1 professional balloon team. Established in 1983, Balloons Over New England specializes in first class balloon adventures. Their champagne trips take 2 1/2 - 3 hours with an average of a little over an hour aloft. Your pilot will be your guide and host your continental breakfast or sunset snack after landing, pouring champagne and joining you in celebrating the adventure of your life. Flying year-round, their launch sites are in Quechee, VT and in the Kennebunk, ME region.
Balloons Over New England's chief pilots, Gary and Ken Lovell, are two of New England's most experienced pilots. They have been involved in several balloon record undertakings, including holding the current record for crossing the United States. They also helped build the world's largest hot air balloon, have flown from Quechee, Vermont non-stop to Maine, and once flew over Mt. Washington in February.
Or contact our sponsor to schedule a balloon air ridge today.
CRITICS WEIGH IN
Flying with the monarch butterflies. Hovering inches over water glimmering with the sun's last rays. Sunset over a newly mown field. Been in heaven. Can't wait to do it again.
Joanne Mills, Beverly, MA
"Fantastic! We just floated above the Vermont country side. It's not just a ride, It's an adventure!"
Brett Knowlton, MA
"The biggest thrill of my 67 years!"
Rose Vick, NJ
MAY HISTORY QUESTION
Once upon a time it was quiet litte Fernald’s Island just sitting lazily in the Kittery, Maine side of the Piscataqua River. Then the government bought it and everything changed. The island once held only a cow and a house and a family cemetery. In 1800 the little island became what? (Click for hint )
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April 2007 Contest
SeacoastNH.com
Answer a Seacoast history question
and you might win a prize from
(Be sure to read the rules first)
Grand Prize
SPRING BOOK BASKET BY NH WRITERS
We’re proud to announce that our newest book – JESSE JAMES – has just been released in paperback. You can get this book by editor SeacoastNH.com J.Dennis Robinson by clicking on Amazon.com. We haven’t even received copies here yet, but have one saved for you. Published by Compass Point Books in Minnesota, this biography is designed for readers young and old. It tells the authentic story of JESSE JAMES, LEGENDARY REBEL & OUTLAW. This is not the fake "Robin Hood" tale foisted on the public for 150 years.
This month’s winner will also get a hardcover copy of TOO MUCH WATER, TOO MUCH RAIN, the Story of the Alstead, NH Flood. This photo-packed book is a community project that documents the natural disaster and recovery from the October 9, 2005 flood.
And also you will receive PEOPLE & PLACES by John and Margaret Myer. The New York Times calls this "a book that will touch the hearts of a great variety of readers" as the authors explore the relationship between architecture and our inner selves.
APRIL QUESTION
Portsmouth was brought to its knees during a deadly Yellow Fever plague years ago. Bodies piled up and could only be buried at night. Neighbors refused to talk to each other. Many left town and business all but stopped. This event occurred during the summer of what year? (Click for hint)
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