Jack Tarlin
03-04-2009, 20:17
I was originally gonna do a description of what's going on in Hanover, concentrating on errors and omissions in the 2009 Guidebooks, but truth be told, this year's books pretty much got things right.
Happily, there aren't a lot of whoppers, except for maybe App.Pages dropping the ball and telling folks there's nowhere legit to camp anywhere south of Velvet Rocks Shelter, which, needless to say, is entirely mistaken, the "soccer field" campsites are alive, kincking, and,according to Hanover police, are perfectly OK.
Actually, ALL of the books have a few errors with their Hanover pages, tho happily they're very minor ones.....the Handbook has Jewel of India restaurant on the wrong corner; the Companion has done the same thing with Jewel of India. App. Pages' map lists the Dartmouth Baker Library as a place you might wanna eat which would come as a surprise to anyone that's ever been there hungry; likewise, according to them you can catch a meal at Rosey Jekes cafe if a lousy seven dollar cucumber sandwich is your idea of a good time. Other things: The Handbook is wrong, the convenience store (formerly Foodstop, now called Irving's) is no longer open 24 hours; the Companion lists Omer and Bob's as still being open as an outdoor store, tho it closed many months ago; several new restaurants have been opened that are omitted in several or all of the books, Gusano's, next to Ben and Jerry's, allegedly has good reasonably priced Mexican food, tho the political bumper stickers plastered on the owners' vehicle have regrettably prevented me from spending any moiney there and finding out first hand) and there's the brand new Yama (Japanese/Korean) restuarant across from CVS and Irving's, which is brand new, spotless, quite good, and over-priced.
Best news going is that 5 Olde Nugget Alley, which has always been the most hiker friendly place in town is now under new management, and the new owners, who are delightful, have made it very clear to me that they want lots of hikers to drop by this summer. In fact, they're working on a hiker special, most likely some sort of monstrous burger, which we may field test tomorrow night before I leave town. Tentative plans for it involves a cheeseburger approximately the size of your head, served with cheese onion rings on top, (!!) and a PBR draft, price to be determined. 5-Olde is already the only remotely normal place in town to get a burger and a beer without forfeiting your firstborn's birthright (Hanover regrattably has turned very pricey in recent years) so I'm sure whatever thesegood folks decide, it's gonna be great for the hikers. Please note that owner Vinny at Ramunto's Brick and Brew Pizza is still promising free slices to folks announcing themselves as thru-hikers; good for App. Pages to hightlight this for hikers, and too bad the other books dropped the ball on this one......a free slice is a very good thing. Oh, and EBA's may be under new ownership come summertime; specials and buffets will hopefully continue. Details on Hanover to follow, assuming I survive tommorow's dinner at 5-Olde.
Happily, there aren't a lot of whoppers, except for maybe App.Pages dropping the ball and telling folks there's nowhere legit to camp anywhere south of Velvet Rocks Shelter, which, needless to say, is entirely mistaken, the "soccer field" campsites are alive, kincking, and,according to Hanover police, are perfectly OK.
Actually, ALL of the books have a few errors with their Hanover pages, tho happily they're very minor ones.....the Handbook has Jewel of India restaurant on the wrong corner; the Companion has done the same thing with Jewel of India. App. Pages' map lists the Dartmouth Baker Library as a place you might wanna eat which would come as a surprise to anyone that's ever been there hungry; likewise, according to them you can catch a meal at Rosey Jekes cafe if a lousy seven dollar cucumber sandwich is your idea of a good time. Other things: The Handbook is wrong, the convenience store (formerly Foodstop, now called Irving's) is no longer open 24 hours; the Companion lists Omer and Bob's as still being open as an outdoor store, tho it closed many months ago; several new restaurants have been opened that are omitted in several or all of the books, Gusano's, next to Ben and Jerry's, allegedly has good reasonably priced Mexican food, tho the political bumper stickers plastered on the owners' vehicle have regrettably prevented me from spending any moiney there and finding out first hand) and there's the brand new Yama (Japanese/Korean) restuarant across from CVS and Irving's, which is brand new, spotless, quite good, and over-priced.
Best news going is that 5 Olde Nugget Alley, which has always been the most hiker friendly place in town is now under new management, and the new owners, who are delightful, have made it very clear to me that they want lots of hikers to drop by this summer. In fact, they're working on a hiker special, most likely some sort of monstrous burger, which we may field test tomorrow night before I leave town. Tentative plans for it involves a cheeseburger approximately the size of your head, served with cheese onion rings on top, (!!) and a PBR draft, price to be determined. 5-Olde is already the only remotely normal place in town to get a burger and a beer without forfeiting your firstborn's birthright (Hanover regrattably has turned very pricey in recent years) so I'm sure whatever thesegood folks decide, it's gonna be great for the hikers. Please note that owner Vinny at Ramunto's Brick and Brew Pizza is still promising free slices to folks announcing themselves as thru-hikers; good for App. Pages to hightlight this for hikers, and too bad the other books dropped the ball on this one......a free slice is a very good thing. Oh, and EBA's may be under new ownership come summertime; specials and buffets will hopefully continue. Details on Hanover to follow, assuming I survive tommorow's dinner at 5-Olde.