Posted by The Balsams Blogging Team on September 2, 2010
The ace new-media operatives over at BobDonPaul.com have been carefully collecting more *old* media from this NH vacation spot lately. Much of it is in the form of winsome 20th-century images. Here’s an undated shot whose handwritten caption makes up for the lack of year information by detailing the famous people within the picture. The caption appears to have been written between 1951 and 1999, and it reads:
“Before the development of today’s professional golf tour, in the first half of this century, the great golfers of their day made most of their income by staging exhibitions around the country. Here are three Hall of Fame golfers photographed at The Balsams Golf Club on the Donald Ross designed championship course: With club in hand, the most famous trick-shot artist ever, Joe Kirkwood, with arms crossed and standing immediately to the right, Ben Hogan, perhaps the best golfer in history, and in the white outfit with arms akimbo, Balsams head professional and world champion golfer, Horton Smith.”
Read More »
Posted by The Balsams Blogging Team on September 1, 2010
Welcome back to The Balsams kitchen! Executive Chef Josh Berry has taken a film crew behind the scenes at this NH grand hotel to capture his methods of creating some of the famous dishes he serves to guests in the elegant dining room here, so that home cooks can also prepare and enjoy his gourmet meals.
This video is the third in a series that feature Chef Berry as he takes us through all the steps of fixing a dish, served up with a dash of food history as well as tips on ingredients and technique. These videos have been accepted to IdealChef.com, an “online video cookbook” that showcases video recipes from professional chefs around the world, and Chef Berry’s profile can now be viewed here. Read More »
Posted by The Balsams Blogging Team on August 25, 2010
Welcome back to The Balsams kitchen! Executive Chef Josh Berry has taken a film crew behind the scenes at this NH grand hotel to capture his methods of creating some of the famous dishes he serves to guests in the elegant dining room here, so that home cooks can also prepare and enjoy his gourmet meals.
This video is the second in a series that feature Chef Berry as he takes us through all the steps of fixing a dish, served up with a dash of food history as well as tips on ingredients and technique. These videos have been accepted to IdealChef.com, an “online video cookbook” that showcases video recipes from professional chefs around the world, and Chef Berry’s profile can now be viewed here. Read More »
Posted by The Balsams Blogging Team on August 23, 2010
Being near Moose Alley comes with incidents that can be as quirky as the giant beasts themselves. In May 1998, the Union Leader reported one of them ended up in this New Hampshire vacation spot’s pool! These photos, apparently taken by someone from the resort, appeared in the paper on May 6th of that year.
Read More »
Posted by The Balsams Blogging Team on August 18, 2010
Welcome to The Balsams kitchen! Executive Chef Josh Berry has taken a film crew behind the scenes at this NH grand hotel to capture his methods of creating some of the famous dishes he serves to guests in the elegant dining room here, so that home cooks can also prepare and enjoy his gourmet meals!
This video is first in a series that feature Chef Berry as he takes us through all the steps of fixing a dish, served up with a dash of food history as well as tips on ingredients and technique. These videos have been accepted to IdealChef.com, an “online video cookbook” that showcases video recipes from professional chefs around the world. Read More »
Posted by The Balsams Blogging Team on August 16, 2010
Axe throwing is one event planned for the resort's "Grand Lumberjack Challenge."
This New Hampshire vacation spot will be hosting a two-day “Grand Lumberjack Challenge” in mid-September, and if you watch ESPN or Outdoor Life much, you may recognize some of the contestants who have been featured there.
Read More »
Filed under: Fun things to do in N.H., NH Vacations, Upcoming Events
Tagged: Lumberjack Challenge, New Hampshire Hotel, New Hampshire outdoor activities, New Hampshire vacation, New Hampshire vacation spot, NH Hotel, NH outdoor activities, NH vacation, NH vacation spot
Posted by The Balsams Blogging Team on August 12, 2010
For three days in August, athletes from all over the world will come to this New England resort to conquer some of the region’s toughest terrain in the Untamed New England 2010 Adventure Race. Nearly 200 adventure racers are expected to meet at The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel in Dixville Notch, then set out on a 3-day trial of mountain biking, canoe and kayak paddling, trail running, off-trail trekking, orienteering, and rope work. Read More »
Posted by The Balsams Blogging Team on August 10, 2010
Julia Child at the Miami Book Fair, 1989.
When looking for things to do in NH, these prestigious culinarians decided to drop in for some NH dining at this northern New England resort.
Julia Child – Did you know she was an intelligence operative for the American OSS during World War II? But it was a post-war experience in France that led her to fame. She called her first meal in Rouen “an opening up of the soul and spirit,” and went on to spread the French culinary culture worldwide. Read More »
Posted by The Balsams Blogging Team on August 9, 2010
Image: NHTourGuide.com
If you’re one of many who fly into Manchester Airport to visit this NH vacation spot, you’ll likely drive right past one of the more spectacular hikes in America – the Franconia Ridge Loop. Located in the White Mountains National Forest, this potentially rewarding trail is more dangerous than it looks, but unlike some of New Hampshire’s more tree-shrouded ascents, it offers spectacular views that continue as the hike progresses.
Read More »
Posted by The Balsams Blogging Team on August 3, 2010
If you’re a golfer or tennis player, your next visit to this New Hampshire hotel may make you feel even more at home than usual. Golf & Ski Warehouse has set up a branch store right here on resort grounds. Not only that, golf/tennis chief Rick Toland says that unlike most shops at other hotels, this one will charge you very reasonable prices. The Balsams has adopted Golf & Ski’s pricing structure, which means the prices here will generally be the same as those at Warehouses in shopping centers or malls, minus the sales tax (New Hampshire doesn’t have one).
Read More »
Filed under: NH Golfing, NH Outdoor Activities, NH Tennis, NH Vacations
Tagged: Golf & Ski Warehouse, New Hampshire Golf, New Hampshire Hotel, New Hampshire vacation, New Hampshire vacation spot, NH golf, NH Hotel, NH skiing, NH Tennis, NH vacation, NH vacation spot
Recent Comments