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Written by GOseacoast Top Events
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Blue Moon Natural Food features the work of Nancy Hubbe and Barbara Cowan. Both are members of the Seacoast Artist Association and their work highlights their unique approaches.
EXHIBIT RUNS
August – September
Exeter, NH
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Written by J. Dennis Robinson
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AS I PLEASE
A trip to an island in Maine reveals a strange phenomenon. The stones seem to stand by themselves, in unique clusters. You have never seen this before and as you spend time on Monheghan, you begin to understand.
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Written by Freinds of the Pearl
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NH BLACK HISTORY
It took an extraordinary collaboration to save The Pearl of Portsmouth. National, local, nonprofit, volunteer, religious, historical, educational and commercial partners all worked together. This, in brief is how the Friends of Pearl preserved an African American treasure.
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Written by Strawbery Banke archive
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 Strawbery Banke Presents
HISTORIC PORTSMOUTH #212
The tamarind jar pictured above was discovered during an archaeological excavation in Puddle Dock. These large unglazed containers were made in the West Indies to ship the bitter fruit of the tamarind that was fermented into a popular beverage in the 18th century. (continued below)
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Written by GOseacoast Top Events
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 Begun in the summer of 1987 by the gift of an anonymous donation, this popular summer concert series is now in its 22nd year. The local chamber met the challenge and today the festival thrives, attracting crowds to the revived riverside stage.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Through August 22
Dover, NH
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Written by SeacoastNH.com Archives
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NH HISTORY
The disastrous crash of an FB-111A into an apartment complex in Portsmouth, NH has rarely been discussed and almost never seen. These images, taken in January 1981, surfaced during our research into the story and the anonymous photographer has given SeacaostNH.com permission to post them.
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Written by J. Dennis Robinson
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JANUARY 30, 1981
"The good Lord was nice to us," one witness said, and she was right. No one was seriously injured when an Air Force bomber going 450 mph crashed into the one of the most populated neighborhoods in Portsmouth, NH. The date was January 30, 1981. Portsmouth dodged a bullet and the story faded – until now.
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Written by J. Dennis Robinson
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 FAMOUS PEOPLE
Only after his untimely death did the Seacoast recognize its debt to Joe. Known to the public as a businessman, landlord and developer, Joe was an unstoppable philanthropist. His hand, it turned out, was everywhere. But he did not just give away money. Joe taught people to multiply his gifts like the loaves and fishes.
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Written by GOseacoast Top Events
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 If psychics are your thing, the well known medium David Wells will be aboard the vessel Heritage for this special tour. Wells will feel the vibe while historian Jeremy D’Entremont fills in the facts.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
August 11
Portsmouth, NH
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Written by The Boston Globe
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ISLES OF SHOALS
In 1896 Moses Stevens of Newburyport and a group of armed men stormed the island of Cedar at the Isles of Shoals. Their job was to lay siege to the tiny rock and kick off Clarence Caswell whose family had lived there since the Revolution. It is a story few Shoalers know as reported here in the Boston Globe.
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