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March 17, 2022March 17, 2022 by Bill Donahue

The Fight for The Soul of Gunstock Mountain

Far right politicians seeks to take control of a beloved county owned ski area.  
The Boston Globe Magazine
Edited by Francis Storrs


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February 6, 2022February 6, 2022 by Bill Donahue

On The Bus

Is it possible to build a viable, user-friendly transit system work in rural America? Montpelier, Vermont is testing a new answer to has old challenge.  
Bloomberg
Edited by Dimitra Kessinedes


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November 9, 2021December 17, 2021 by Bill Donahue

The Never-Ending Ride

Snowboarding pioneer Jake Burton’s life story, as told by his closest associates.

The Red Bulletin
Edited by Nora O’Donnell


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March 12, 2021March 12, 2021 by Bill Donahue

Live Free and Fly

New Hampshire is angling to become the flying car capital of the universe. Let me take you on a flyover.
Bloomberg Hyperdrive
Edited by Dimitra Kessinedes


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February 24, 2021July 1, 2021 by Bill Donahue

Talk of the Town

What happened when I set out to discuss politics with my Trump-supporting neighbors.
The Washington Post Magazine
Edited by David Rowell


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August 13, 2020November 26, 2022 by Bill Donahue

Mill Town

In Jay, Maine, the paper mill has been the lynch pin of the economy since the 1880s. And now it may close.

The Boston Globe Magazine
Edited by Michael Fitzgerald and Francis Storrs

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March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 by Bill Donahue

The Ambitious Plan to Build a Ski Utopia in Maine

Shuddered for five years, Saddleback Maine aims to become a rare thing in today’s ski industry when it reopens: a humane mountain where the workers are treated well and the PBR flows at a people’s price.   

 

Outside
Edited by Gloria Liu

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August 26, 2019July 1, 2021 by Bill Donahue

King of The Mountains

My Gilmanton, New Hampshire neighbor has likely been to more remote spots in the White Mountains than any other living hiker.

 

Backpacker
Edited by Dennis Lewon

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August 2, 2019August 2, 2019 by Bill Donahue

The Kingmaker

Twenty-nine years old, gay, and a transplant from Puerto Rico, is an unlikely New Hampshire primary powerbroker.

The Washington Post Magazine
Edited by David Rowell

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