Wednesdays 10-12 Noon
April 30 and May 7, 2003
Kendal at Hanover
The White Mountains and the White Mountains National Forest are in your backyard. They are within a day's drive of one quarter of the American population and are visited by over 6 million people each year. The history of this region is rich, dating from the Native Americans to today's modern visitor or scientific researchers on top of Mt. Washington. This short course will examine the history of tourism in the region - from its beginnings with the death of a farming family in 1826, to the 19th century artists, to the creation of the White Mountain National Forest and today.
Readings will be from photocopied materials that will be available at the ILEAD office prior to the course. It is expected that the recommended reading materials will lead to discussions about the region.
It is hoped that participants in the study group will be able to add their experiences in the region to be discussed.
Class is limited to 20 participants.
John Mudge has been a "visitor" to the White Mountains since 1953 and he has "lived" in New Hampshire since 1962. He graduated from the Northfield-Mount Hermon School, Amherst College and the Whittemore School of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire. He worked in banking for 10 years before establishing his own businesses. He has written/edited/published seven books about the White Mountains. He is active with different groups in the White Mountains, where he goes exploring and hiking with his dog as often as possible.
