Mountain Ear Chronicles

Mountain Ear Chronicles Postings of the stories from the Mtn. Ear Newspaper, the lifestyle and news journal of the Mt Washington Valley run by Steve Eastman from 1976-2005.

Myke Morton was a very popular and successful Mt. Washington Valley artist. Here is a story about her and her art writte...
12/14/2025

Myke Morton was a very popular and successful Mt. Washington Valley artist. Here is a story about her and her art written as she opened her gallery close to the Jackson covered bridge in 1986.

Popular Jackson artist Myke Morton was able to make her living via her distinctive art.

Here's a wonderful piece written in 1986 by longtime Valley resident and local historian Helen Nute when she was 89. A g...
12/12/2025

Here's a wonderful piece written in 1986 by longtime Valley resident and local historian Helen Nute when she was 89. A great read for both young and old.

Helen Nute at age 89 waxes almost poetic about growing old. A fun read for all ages.

Those were the days on the Wildcat River when Wentworth Hall had its solarium that its many guests enjoyed, but not quit...
12/07/2025

Those were the days on the Wildcat River when Wentworth Hall had its solarium that its many guests enjoyed, but not quite as much as author Nicholas Howe and his siblings who considered it the best way to judge the strength of a New England storm,

The long-gone Wentworth Hall solarium also served as a judge of New England weather.

A mere 42 years ago, John McSherry went diving for treasure off the coast of Florida. What an adventure!
12/04/2025

A mere 42 years ago, John McSherry went diving for treasure off the coast of Florida. What an adventure!

Local apple orchard owner travels to uncover buried treasure from a sunken Spanish galleon off the coast of Florida.

Interesting story yet again from Tom Eastman, written in 1983 when he got firsthand quotes from Bob Monahan about the fo...
11/17/2025

Interesting story yet again from Tom Eastman, written in 1983 when he got firsthand quotes from Bob Monahan about the founding of the Mt. Washington Observatory.

The 51st annual meeting of Mt. Washington Observatory in 1983 brought back memories of its beginnings.

Everything you wanted to know about our local Maine potatoes but didn't know who to ask. Of course, this was written alm...
09/26/2025

Everything you wanted to know about our local Maine potatoes but didn't know who to ask. Of course, this was written almost 40 years ago so some things may have changed since then, but we're still lucky to have so much farming right here.

Isn't it reassuring to know there are still plenty of potatoes being grown right here in our valley?

As we all (or most of us) take hundreds of photos with our cell phones and just take it for granted, it's interesting to...
09/08/2025

As we all (or most of us) take hundreds of photos with our cell phones and just take it for granted, it's interesting to read how a dedicated photographer in the late 1800s and early 1900s recorded memorable photos of Mt. Washington Valley and what he had to go through to do so.

In this day of cell phone photos, it's hard to imagine the challenge of photography in the 19th century. It's wonderful to learn about one such local photographer and to have some of his photography preserved.

Before you head to White Birch Books on Thursday (28) to meet Babe Ruth's grandson, Tom Stevens, and learn more about th...
08/27/2025

Before you head to White Birch Books on Thursday (28) to meet Babe Ruth's grandson, Tom Stevens, and learn more about the book Out of the Mouth of Babe, you might want to read Ear founder Jane Golden's interview with Julia Ruth Stevens, his mother, and learn more about Babe Ruth's connection to Mt. Washington Valley.

“Oh, it was great,” said Julia Ruth Stevens describing her life growing up with the man called the greatest baseball player in history, the Babe, George Herman Ruth. She was only in grade school when her mother, a widow, met and married Babe Ruth, a widower himself, in 1929. He was then at the p...

Here's the rest of the story about Perley Ward and the lasting impression he made on not just Joan and Skip Sherman but ...
08/23/2025

Here's the rest of the story about Perley Ward and the lasting impression he made on not just Joan and Skip Sherman but many who knew him.

This is the story of a unique friendship between the owners of WBNC radio station and their neighbor up the road, Perley Ward.

Fun to read about a White Mountain character who added a lot to the lives of former WBNC radio owner Joan Sherman and he...
08/13/2025

Fun to read about a White Mountain character who added a lot to the lives of former WBNC radio owner Joan Sherman and her family. They don't make 'em like they used to!

Sometime neighbors can give one a glimpse into a whole different world.

While the Jackson Public Library since 2010 is located in a much bigger venue, here's the story of the humble beginnings...
08/09/2025

While the Jackson Public Library since 2010 is located in a much bigger venue, here's the story of the humble beginnings of the little red library building in the center of Jackson and the people (a renowned artist and architect) behind it.

The little red former library in Jackson has an interesting history.

As the Conway Scenic Railroad is about to celebrate the 150th anniversary of trains going through Crawford Notch, here's...
07/31/2025

As the Conway Scenic Railroad is about to celebrate the 150th anniversary of trains going through Crawford Notch, here's a story by Tom Eastman about a train celebration that happened in Sanbornville in 1983.

The return of a snowtrain to Sanbornville was an exciting day for locals and railfans alike.

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