Ski jumping feels like one of those exhilarating Winter sports that must make the people who do it feel so alive. Every time they decide to strap on those ski boots, they know they are either going to soar through the air like a majestic bird and (hopefully) land perfectly on their feet.
With the Winters we have, we had to figure out ways to get our jollies during these long Winter months. Sports are a way many of us cope and actually make us look forward to December-March.
New Englanders have been ski jumping since the early 20th century. As ski clubs became all of the rage, the sport starting gaining some serious momentum. Notable ski jumping sites, such as the iconic ski jumps in New Hampshire, have played host to tons of competitions, including the prestigious FIS Ski Jumping World Cup and the Winter Olympics.
In the Facebook group Live Free or Die603BORN, someone posted a photo of this iconic ski jump. The caption said:
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“Did you know New Hampshire has a ski jump?
And if so, do you know where in NH it is?”
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Upon further investigation (thank you, Wikipedia) I found out that it’s called Nansen Ski Jump, also known as The Big Nansen and The Sleeping Giant. It’s located along Route 16 in Milan, New Hampshire and was built in 1936. It is 260 ft long and has a 225-foot vertical drop. She was the largest ski drop of her time.
It was an international Ski Jump and skiers came from all over the world to compete. Sled Dog races also held at that location. Rumor has it they had one of the best French Fry wagons in the parking lot. (that would be reason enough for me to come spectate these events)
Lots of folks in the comments knew exactly where the ski jump was located and a few had even used it!
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Even though it’s a little rickety, some brave souls still use it today:
Though this is the most widely known ski jump in the state, there is also a ski jumping hill on the Conway side of the Kancamagus Highway that has been there since the 1960’s.
Do you know of any other ski jumps in New Hampshire?
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CONCORD, N.H. – New Hampshire lawmakers have moved to reject a Republican-backed proposal to launch an impeachment inquiry into the lone Democrat on the state’s five-member Executive Council.
On Friday, a key committee of lawmakers delivered a unanimous 17-0 vote against an impeachment inquiry into Executive Councilor Karen Liot Hill of Lebanon, N.H.
The vote on House Resolution 41 followed an abbreviated public hearing, after the bill’s sponsor withdrew his support for the proposal and instead asked lawmakers on the committee to recommend killing it.
The push for Liot Hill’s impeachment was led by Representative Joe Sweeney, a Salem Republican and the deputy majority leader in the New Hampshire House.
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At issue were several emails Liot Hill had sent from her official account to help a partisan law firm identify voters impacted by a new state law. The law tightened voter ID requirements for absentee ballots.
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Sweeney had previously called Liot Hill’s correspondence “political lawfare run out of a taxpayer-funded inbox.” In December, a review by the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office found that Liot Hill’s conduct was not illegal and did not constitute a misuse of office, clearing the complaint against her.
Reached by the Globe on Friday, Sweeney, who was not present at the public hearing, said in a statement he preferred to let voters decide whether Liot Hill should continue to serve in the upcoming November election.
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“After reviewing the matter and hearing the discussion, I believe the appropriate course is to move forward and allow the voters and the political process to do their work,” he said.
“The purpose of filing the resolution was to ensure that the constitutional questions raised were addressed seriously and transparently,” he said, noting that he stands by the process and the decision to recommend killing the resolution.
In an interview, Liot Hill said she was pleased with the unanimous vote from the House Judiciary Committee.
“The committee vote, I think, sends the message that there was no merit to this,” she said.
The proposal now heads to the full House of Representatives, which has the power to approve the committee’s recommendation to reject it.
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Amanda Gokee can be reached at amanda.gokee@globe.com. Follow her @amanda_gokee.
A woman has been arrested in connection with the death of her baby whose body was found in a pond in Manchester, New Hampshire last year. Hepay Juma, 26, of Manchester, is now charged with reckless second-degree murder.
The New Hampshire Attorney General said Juma was arrested for “causing the death of Baby Jane “Grace” Doe, her child, under circumstances manifesting an extreme indifference to the value of human life.”
On March 27, 2025, the baby’s body was found floating in the water at Pine Island Park in Manchester. The baby’s death was treated as suspicious following an autopsy.
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Investigators have not released any information about how they made the arrest or how the baby died.
Hepay Juma, 26, of Manchester, NH, is charged in connection with the death of her baby.
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At the time, Manchester Police Chief Peter Marr said the baby’s death was “extremely tragic.”
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Police asked the public for help after the baby’s body was discovered. They wanted to know if anyone saw someone discarding anything in the water in the previous 14 days, or if anyone knew a pregnant woman who gave birth during that time who needed medical help.
A funeral was held for baby Grace Doe last May, and the public was invited to pay their respects. “The way she was discarded is heartbreaking, and it is important that we give her a proper farewell,” Chief Marr said last year.
The baby was named Grace by police “to celebrate the kindness extended to her by those who refuse to let her life go unrecognized.”
Juma is scheduled to be arraigned on Friday in Manchester District Court.
