Anyone who lives in or visits the Lakes Region should be required to watch the 1981 film “On Golden Pond” with Katherine Hepburn and Henry Fonda. There should be theaters at Exit 23 and 24 so anyone headed over to Squam could pull in, watch the show, and decompress before they can venture near the lake. In short, “on Golden Pond” is a story about an aging couple who have a summer cottage on Squam....

Ok, it’s colder than holy bejezus outside and the snow is well over the roof of a Mini Cooper. Welcome to the Lakes Region in January. This kind of weather really makes you think about energy costs especially if the oil truck just stays parked in your driveway all day. If you feel a draft coming from around your windows or doors , if your furnace rumbles and bangs every time it starts, or...