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.”
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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.
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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 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).
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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
Posted by The Balsams Blogging Team on August 2, 2010
The War of 1812 saw far more deaths from disease than from combat
It is not easy to find detailed information about Timothy Dix, Jr. But the War of 1812 casualty lent his name not only to Dixville Notch but to the original incarnation of The Balsams. The New Hampshire hotel was previously known as The Dix House. Read More »
Posted by The Balsams Blogging Team on July 13, 2010
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 »
Filed under: NH Outdoor Activities, NH Tennis, NH Vacations
Tagged: Famous NH Hotel Guests, New Hampshire Hotel, New Hampshire resort, New Hampshire vacation, New Hampshire vacation spot, New Hampsire tennis, NH recreation, NH resort, NH Tennis, NH vacation, NH vacation spot
Posted by The Balsams Blogging Team on July 12, 2010
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.
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Filed under: Dining in New Hampshire, NH Culinary School, NH Vacations
Tagged: culinary apprenticeship programs, culinary schools, New England resort, New Hampshire restaurants, New Hampshire vacation, NH Culinary School, NH dining, NH gourmet dining, NH resort, NH restaurants
Posted by The Balsams Blogging Team on July 6, 2010
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 »
Filed under: NH Outdoor Activities, NH Tennis, NH Vacations
Tagged: New Hampshire resort, New Hampshire Tennis, New Hampshire vacation, New Hampshire vacation spot, NH recreation, NH resort, NH Tennis, NH travel, NH vacation, NH vacation spot
Posted by The Balsams Blogging Team on June 21, 2010
When it comes to things to do in New Hampshire this Independence Day, The Balsams is surely near the top of more than one vacation scheme. Staff members have been cooking up some new twists that will help entertain visitors on July 4th while they commemorate America’s separation from Britain. Read More »
Posted by The Balsams Blogging Team on June 14, 2010
Josh Berry trains an apprentice at The Balsams
Josh Berry, Head Chef at this New England resort, hardly resembles the wild-eyed cooking-monster from Hell’s Kitchen. But starting on June 14th he’ll be putting twelve new culinary apprentices through an intense period in their lives, at one of New Hampshire’s most respected dining facilities. These carefully-selected freshmen are mostly accomplished cooks already, but generally just half make it through The Balsams’ roughly four-year culinary training program. Read More »
Filed under: NH Culinary School, NH Gourmet Food, NH Vacations
Tagged: culinary apprenticeship programs, New England resort, New Hampshire dining, New Hampshire resort, New Hampshire travel, New Hampshire vacation, NH Culinary School, NH gourmet dining, NH resort, NH restaurants
Posted by The Balsams Blogging Team on June 9, 2010
Starting around 5 p.m. on June 16th, a legendary charity will team with some legendary chefs for a fundraising dinner in Colebrook.
Chris Harmon, Chef de Cuisine at this New Hampshire resort, is also president of the American Culinary Federation’s northern NH chapter. He and the ACF decided to co-sponsor a fundraising dinner with Habitat for Humanity, one that will benefit its home-building activities as well as ACF scholarships. Read More »
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