Landing and taking off in a small plane can be tricky. Doing it on ice, as 164 people did last Saturday, must be a lot ...

From bitter cold to snow and freezing rain, winter is in New Hampshire in force this year. So far this year, New Hampshire has experienced what many would call a true New England winter, with snow and ...

THE ONLY FAA-charted ice runway in the lower 48 states reopened last weekend after a two-year hiatus, and $600 hamburgers are back on the menus of Alton Bay eateries.

The cold weather that arrived this month has resurrected a New Hampshire institution: The Alton Bay Ice Runway, the only FAA-designated airport on ice in the Lower 48, has opened for the first ...

For the first time since 2022, the Alton Bay Ice Runway on Lake Winnipesaukee is open. On Friday morning, a mix of about 40 planes and helicopters took off and landed on the ice runway. According to ...

The seaplane base said the ice thickness ranges from 12.25 inches to 13 inches, meeting the minimum requirement of 12 inches for safe use.

Charles (Charlie) Fedric Drake, formerly of Berwick, ME, later of Alton Bay, NH, and most recently residing at the New Hampshire Veterans Home in Tilton, passed away on December 28, 2024.