Effort Underway to Keep Lake Warren’s Northern Point Wild
Alstead, NH · October 19, 2026
Dense fog rests low over the Cold River this morning, but clearing skies promise a bright autumn afternoon across the hills.
The Lead
The push to protect the northern shoreline of Lake Warren gained major momentum over the weekend, as conservation partners crossed the halfway mark in their drive to preserve a vulnerable 16-acre wooded peninsula across from Pine Island. When the waterfront parcel went up for sale with marketing pitched at private subdivision and vacation home lots, neighboring residents and Kroka Expeditions stepped in to safeguard the shoreline.
Partnering with the Monadnock Conservancy and the Lake Warren Preservation Association, organizers have secured more than $439,000 in pledges and private donations toward the acquisition. Protecting the parcel keeps nearly a mile and a half of lakefront naturally intact, shielding wildlife corridors and preventing runoff into one of the town's primary recreational waters. With the purchase agreement now in place, volunteer organizers turn their attention to closing the remaining funding gap before winter freezes the lake.
Local Pulse
Police Host Drug Take-Back Saturday Safety Residents can safely dispose of unneeded medications at Millot Green this Saturday morning with no questions asked.
Selectboard Reviews Municipal Departmental Budgets City Hall Town officials gather Tuesday evening at the municipal offices to examine early financial reports and highway appropriations for 2027.
Today's Outlook
- High 61°F · Low 32°F — Fog
- Dense morning valley mist burns off slowly, so keep your headlights on until noon.
What's On Around Town
Today
Wildflower Seed Collecting and Seed Ball Making Distant Hill Nature Trail (66 March Hill Rd), 10:00 AM · Free Hands-on seed harvesting and clay ball crafting along the accessible trails.
Library Build a Rama Keene Public Library (60 Winter St), Keene, 4:00–5:30 PM · Free Open LEGO brick construction challenges designed for imaginative young builders.
"Heart of the Beast" Screening Bellows Falls Opera House (7 Village Sq), Bellows Falls, 7:00 PM · $6 Big-screen wilderness survival drama shown in the historic village theater.
Tomorrow
- This Book Club Is My Alibi Keene Public Library (60 Winter St), Keene, 4:00–5:00 PM · Free
- Alstead Selectboard Meeting Town Offices (15 Mechanic St), 5:00 PM · Free
- Community Colon Health Workshop Cheshire Medical Center (580 Court St), Keene, 5:30 PM · Free
Wednesday
- Invasive Plant Workshop Distant Hill Gardens (507 March Hill Rd), Walpole, 2:00 PM · Free
- The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari with Anvil Orchestra Redfern Arts Center (90 Wyman Way), Keene, 7:30–9:00 PM · $45
Spotlight & Story
- Colony Mine
- In 1834, a farmer chasing stray sheep on Cobb Hill stumbled across glittering deposits, launching a local industry. By the 1950s, the quarry became the world’s top feldspar producer, shipping railcars of high-grade rock to Corning Glassworks for Pyrex.
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