North Star Rentals

02/17/2026

It’s amazing and lucky that community ski areas have held on and continue to exist in 2026.

The nonprofit venues offer low- or no-cost opportunities for families to learn and ski together. Some noted Olympians, such as Mikaela Shiffrin, got their start on small slopes.

02/04/2026

Jeff Mason skate sailing on Squam Lake with his father’s 1930s era silk and bamboo sail, February 2010.
📷: Don Stoppe

01/29/2026

Annual re-post in honor of dad, who passed away 15 years ago on this date. We still feel his presence, even in his absence.

It’s hard to believe, but it has been a full decade since North Star Rentals lost our founder and guiding light, Jeff Mason. We miss him every day.

12/22/2025

https://www.keenesentinel.com/opinion/editorial/sentinel-opinion-keene-states-future-state-higher-education-budget-tightening-may-endanger-this-key-local/article_de4110fa-0947-46f9-9655-62d94dfe9c47.html

Colleges can be a lifeline for small communities, especially in rural areas. Institutions of higher education provide steady, well-paying jobs and stimulate economic growth. Their students often work and spend

11/25/2025

https://www.graniteeaglepress.com/post/part-1-how-property-taxes-work-in-new-hampshire-a-general-overview

Property taxes in New Hampshire are often debated but widely misunderstood. With no broad-based income or sales tax, the state leans heavily on local property taxes to fund schools, town services, and county obligations.

11/13/2025

NH Chronicle from last night about Rumney, climbing, and the Barn Door Hostel and Campground

https://www.wmur.com/article/chronicle-rumney-rocks/69426147?fbclid=PAZnRzaAODD_RleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAafUT0lVVGp7pyRKOfxDhAiAHzBD19WwFvugMCVkns6fDG62-nqQ6JEhbNscIQ_aem_8yXsyiD1HxEhnXkw4BbTgQ

"It offers unique circumstances because the mountain is so accessible to folks, the cliffs are arranged in such a way that anybody can have fun." (via NH Chronicle)