Local ecoApples – part 2 – “Nostalgia" 

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In the lovely town of Hancock, NH you can walk from the village green along Main St., past the Hancock Inn, past the library and historical society and up a steep hill to an apple orchard. There you will find a little red fruit stand and big sign that reads "apples”. Mrs. Peg McLeod will give you a bag and direct you through the rows of trees to find the best picking. Peg and her family, starting with her late husband Ken, have owned and operated Norway Hill Orchard for almost 70 years. Each year the orchard welcomes families, tourists and local school children to pick apples and take in the view of Mount Monadnock.

I have been visiting Norway Hill each season with my girls for more than a decade to pick and collect “drops” for apple sauce. We love to roam around the paths and climb the granite boulders sprinkled among the trees. As many times as I have visited however, this is the first year I have taken the time to shoot a visual essay and document some of the details and unique places within the orchard.  more…