John White & Nishant Chaudhary of The Balsams
Ask Nishant Chaudhary about his primary role at this New England resort, and he will promptly tell you about his position as Maître d’ Hotel and his responsibility of taking care of the 400+ seat dining room. However, this well-traveled man also has a passion for wine, and brings his expertise to The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel to help the guests fully enjoy their dining experience here. Read More
Another reason to travel to New Hampshire for your next green vacation: the state has been ranked in the top 10 on Greenopia’s 2010 Greenest States List. The organization listed New Hampshire at #10, behind Washington, Vermont, New York, Oregon, California, Nevada, Maine, Colorado, and Minnesota. Read More
The Balsams' red clay courts are admired by both legendary pros and young amateurs.
When Rick Toland recently took charge of tennis programs at this northern NH vacation spot, he wasn’t exactly a stranger. He has intermittently served here (pardon the punnery) since the 1970s.
It was in those early days of Toland’s resort service that a highlight occurred which bears recalling… Read More
Culinary staff at this New England resort recently reached out to a New Hampshire trout farm to continue attempts at localizing their purchasing processes.
Marc Moran over at Hopewell Farms in Newbury says his business was proud to make its first delivery of live trout to the resort on June 1.
The Balsams staff used the opportunity to train culinary apprentices on the handling and processing of live fish.
Tennis buffs hunting for things to do in New Hampshire may want to take advantage of some recent news from TennisResortsOnline.com.
The popular site recently listed this New Hampshire resort as one of the Top 20 places to play the sport, not just in America but in the entire world. Read More
Looking for some new fun things to do in NH this summer? Grab your bathing suit and take the kids to Santa’s Village to check out HO HO H2O, their new water play area that features water slides, climbs, and interactive play areas, all designed to keep the little ones cool on your family vacation! Read More
After weeks of searching hundreds of applications from around the world, and a week-long campaign by five finalists, the world’s first “Inn-Bedded Resorter” has been selected to spend the summer at The BALSAMS Grand Resort Hotel sharing their experiences through social media.
Martin Edgar Earley, a 23-year-old musician from Bangor, Maine has laid claim to the coveted position. Earley received more than 50 percent of online votes and is expected to arrive at The BALSAMS today, July 1 to start his summer of Tweeting, posting and blogging, beginning by chronicling the famous July 4th activities at the resort.
After receiving nearly 400 applications from around the world, and witnessing a strong campaign by all five finalists, The Balsams has ended public voting for the Inn-Bedded Resorter. Each of the five finalists below deserves to be commended for their incredible effort during this fast-paced campaign:
· Martin Earley of Bangor, ME,
· Elizabeth Oehlschlaeger of Weare, NH,
· Nacie Carson of Weymouth, MA,
· Erik Deckers of Indianapolis, IN
· Melissa McCart of Washington, D.C.
With all the votes tallied, the five finalists are now down to three. The Top 3 candidates are Martin Earley, Elizabeth Oehlschlaeger and Nacie Carson. Here is the Top 3’s voting percentage breakdown:
1. Martin received 52% of the votes
2. Elizabeth received 20% of the votes
3. Nacie received 16% of the votes
Now the tough part begins… choosing the Inn-Bedded Resorter. To determine the winner, the resort management and bobdonpaul.com, the marketing agency for The Balsams that created the campaign, will re-interview and re-assess the Top 3 throughout the day.
We will announce the winner sometime prior to July 1st. Who will that be? Stay tuned…
The Balsams Blogging Team
We are down to the final three days of the Inn-Bedded Resorter Search and the candidates continue to campaign to prove themselves worthy to be in the top three. Their campaigns began at this NH vacation spot where each candidate made a spirited presentation to many of the Hotel’s Management Team, staff, and guests. Although each presentation was unique, they all took place in the famous Balsams Ballot Room, where Jerry Owen cast the first vote followed by the Resort Management Team and Hotel guests. Jerry has worked at The Balsams for over 40 years and is now the Hotel’s Reservations Manager.
Below are the candidate videos documenting this memorable event. Click here to view the videos. (Note: There are only four videos since one candidate could not give a presentation due to travel complications.)
Voting ends on June 29th so hurry up and cast your vote online! One winner will be chosen from the Top 3 on June 30th.
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