The Nature Conservancy maintains the Manchester Cedar Swamp Preserve, a swampland that hosts Atlantic white cedar trees, a four-century-old black gum tree and wild rhododendrons. They have made the trails accessible and welcoming to all.
Willem is at sea for a six-day trip along the Maine coast on the American Eagle schooner. The trip will include an environmental and ecological study of the coast. A resident historian is aboard to tell the history of New England's coast.
Arlette Laan is a local hiking guide who recently became the first woman to hike all eleven of the national scenic trails. Willem meets Arlette in Gorham, NH to find out what inspired the impressive feat and to meet the people she guides.
Over the last 13 years, Betsy Wish earned herself the tagline "kayaking with cookies." She would paddle beside lobster men's boats and deliver cookies in Ziploc bags. We met Betsy Wish on our way back from Wood Island along Chauncey Creek.
Steven Comeau and Stacy Dale take Willem on a trek to Moat Mountain Mineral Trail in search of "treasures". The outdoors helps Steven's son, Nash, who lives with autism and attention deficit disorder.
Melissa Elam has hiked all of NH's 4,000-foot mountains with her cat, Floki. Mel leads a team of hikers up NH's tallest peak to raise money for the Mount Washington Observatory.
What do you do with a section of 170-year-old abandoned railroad track? Willem finds out when he takes viewers on a ride along the Scenic RailRiders track in Concord.
Gabriel Andrus will ski from the northern border of NH to its southern border this winter. His goal is to document the journey and talk with key people about the changing winter in NH.