Loon Mountain officially closed yesterday — 12 April — for the season. On my way to the restaurant, I spotted two moose in Franconia Notch, and one of the bears was out of hibernation and standing on a perch over at Clark’s Trading Post. Mount Washington is still covered in snow, the grass is still brown and there are no signs of buds on the trees, but I’m hopeful that spring green will make an appearance soon!

What does this mean at King’s Corner? Well, just because the mountain is closed doesn’t mean we are! We’re here year ’round, seven days a week, 52 weeks a year. This past weekend we had fresh strawberries and asparagus, and the Southwestern corn chowder and cornbread was flying out the door. We’ve had visitors from Maryland, the UK and Israel. And of course lots of folks from southern New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont and Maine. We’re gearing up for Patriot’s Day and school vacation week and hoping that we’ll have some great spring hiking weather for everyone to enjoy.

If you’re in the area, be sure to stop in and say hello! And we’ll tell you the best places for moose-spotting.

— Mary

Two of our favorite customers make up Saber Mountain Partners. When they were first starting out they would hold their meetings in our cafe; now they have their own office — a wonderful old mill house that they’ve converted — in the heart of Lincoln but they still visit regularly for breakfast or lunch.

The Landing at Loon Mountain abuts the White Mountain National Forest; you can rest assured that your piece of heaven will stay that way. Check out the Bridge House. Is this an incredible home or what?

Wouldn’t you like to live on a pristine slope above the Pemigewasset (Pemi) River, looking out over the White Mountains with its old-growth spruce, ash, maple, pine and aspen supporting an abundant habitat of deer, moose, turkeys and black bears? Wouldn’t you like this environment even if it was only weekends or vacations? Visit the quiet side of Loon Mountain Ski Resort and stake your claim at The Landing at Loon Mountain.