Cool & Classic Car Show

August 22, 2026 — This has to be the longest title for a car show I've seen in the 20 years I've been doing this: NH's Cool & Classic Car Show at the Bark in the Park Wag Around the World Festival. It was held at Rollins Park in Concord, New Hampshire and combined dogs and cars for those two interest groups.

It wasn't exactly a dog show but more like an invitation to bring your dog to a craft fair to accompany you while you shopped and explored. There were dozens of booths, many but not all canine related. The park was divided into sections named for the major continents, and K9 police demos. A small car show was isolated from the dog show.

Photography of dogs was difficult because they were constantly moving as their owners explored, but I managed to get photos of some of the most interesting breeds. See how many you can identify. I felt right at home in the cars section, dominated by Corvettes, but there were a few other makes. My specialty is photographing stationary objects which dogs are definitely not. But I got some video of dogs and police action in the K9 demos.

You can at least partially satisfy your passion for dogs or cars, or both, at this link:

https://www.linwoodstreet.com/coolandclassic/ 

Southern NH Snow Slickers

August 15, 2026 — If you're a brass era and classics fan, as I am, you won't find any Duesenbergs, Pierce Arrows or Locomobiles at this show, but you will find lots of color, humor, some fine examples of the cuistomizers' art, and a few old standards. Oh, and you might spot a Model A.

It was my second weekend in a row at the sprawling Deering Fairgrounds in Deering, New Hampshire. Last weekend the fairgrounds hosted Salute the Troops, dedicated to the very worthy cause of our veterans. There was a relatively small gathering of veterans' cars. This weekend the Southern NH Snow Slickers Car Show, a much larger gathering of cars, trucks and motorcycles, held forth. The Slickers being a snowmobile club, there was also an exhibit of snowmobiles, but I'm not ready for that yet. This summer went by so quickly I sometimes feel as though I missed it completely.

But I'll have my pictures to look at any time and reminisce, and so will you. My coverage of this weekend's show can be seen at this link:

https://www.linwoodstreet.com/snowslickers/ 

 

Salute the Troops

August 8, 2026 — Salute the Troops Charity Car Show at the Deerfield Fairgrounds in Deerfield, New Hampshire was dedicated to the cars, products, memorabilia, service and support for veterans. An enormous American flag and star-spangled gate greeted car owners as they entered the field. Row upon row of booths were manned by veterans.

No one is more deserving of our support and participation than the veterans. I was pleased to see a huge turnout to support them. I captured some of it in pictures you can view at this link:

https://www.linwoodstreet.com/salutetroops26/ 

Kingston Heritage Day

August 1, 2026 — Kingston Heritage Day was held on the Kingston Plains, a long, relatively narrow, grass-covered field between two highways in Kingston, New Hampshire, a well-attended although not record-breaking car show in another weekend of near-perfect weather. The variety of vehicle types was better than average, featuring cars and trucks of many styles from the '20s to early 2000s.

At the end of the series, I've included a half dozen photos of the awarding of the Boston Post Cane and certificate to a gentleman who is currently the oldest resident of Kingston (he's exactly ten years older than I am).

See it all at this link:

https://www.linwoodstreet.com/kingstonheritage26/