Catch The Last of the Summer Programs at Castle in the Clouds

MOULTONBOROUGH — As schools start up again, and summer days dwindle, the special programs and musical evenings at Castle in the Clouds enjoy a final fling. The property, however, with its enchanting Lucknow mansion, horse and carriage rides, and art gallery and fine dining at the Carriage House, continues in daily operation until October 20.

Monday, August 27, local favorite, Rick van de Poll will lead the annual mushroom hunt on the Castle and LRCT properties. The group will learn about the many types of mushrooms found in our area, then scatter through the woods to find them. The walk leaves from the Carriage House at 10 a.m.; entrance is by Ossipee Park Road. There is a $5 charge, free for Friends of the Castle, and reservations are required. Call 476-5900 x 500 to reserve a spot. The Walks and Talks series is sponsored by the Joseph & Pacena Maroun Family Foundation.

Jazz at Sunset will celebrate the end of its season, August 30, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Reservations and a $10 cover charge are required. Entrance by Ossipee Park Road. Jazz at Sunset is sponsored by Inns & Spa at Mill Falls and The Laker. Call 476-5900 x 500 to make reservations.

Contemporary musician Chad Porter makes a final appearance on Labor Day, September 3 at the Carriage House Cafe and Terrace. There is no cover charge and reservations are not required and food and drink is available for purchase. Seating begins at 5:30 p.m. with music from 6 to 9 p.m. Entrance is by Ossipee Park Road. The weekly Acoustic Mondays is sponsored by Samuel Adams, Woodstock Brewery and Corona.

The exhibit of paintings by Daniel Santry, the third and last exhibit at the rotating gallery at Castle in the Clouds, continues through October 20. Daniel Santry, who spent summers between 1892 and 1914 as artist in residence at the Sunset Hill House in Sugar Hill, was one of a group of artists known as the White Mountain School which was similar in time and talent to the better known Hudson River School. The exhibit is free with regular Castle admission. The Daniel Santry exhibit is sponsored by Subway Sandwiches of Moultonborough.

The little ice cream shop near Shannon Pond, will end its daily operation on Labor Day, September 3 but the award winning Carriage House Cafe and Terrance, with its fine gourmet food, continues to serve meals from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through the end of the season, October 20.

Castle in the Clouds is a historic house museum property located on Route 171 in Moultonborough NH. The gate at 455 Old Mountain Road is open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., buildings close at 5:30. For directions and more information on admissions and events at the Castle visit the web site at www.castleintheclouds.org. For additional information and to make reservations, call 476-5900 x 500.