Hidden New Hampshire Talent

April 4, 2007 by Monika McGillicuddy
Filed under N.E. vacations & camping, Special Places

Last week I was invited to teach an Agency class for the North Country Board of REALTORS. Because they are located about 3 hours away from me they put me up in a hotel the night before. It was a rainy foggy day as I arrived and the mist just enveloped the entire hotel…cradling it snugly! It was an awesome site to behold…lovely and serene and a bit spooky at the same time. I just wish my camera would have done it justice.

Check out their web site for some truly fantastic shots.
I stayed in the Mountain View Grand Hotel located in Whitefield New Hampshire, this is a very old unique grand hotel that still requires an assistant to operate the elevator. The craftsmanship and decor is just marvelous especially if you love old homes. This a truly clean and very quaint place to stay. I hope I get to go back there someday.

I can get lost in the romance of bygone eras…the image of the glorious ball room full of lovely ladies in ball gowns twirling about on the arms of dashing gentlemen was alive in my mind. Sadly I was alone…Jay stayed behind to pack up our motor home for a quick trip to Myrtle Beach South Carolina since we would be leaving as soon as I arrived home from my class the next day.

After prepping for my class I decided to go swim in the indoor pool. I was in for treat…thankfully I had my little camera in my bag. While I wish I had the big wide angle camera with me I was so happy I just had a camera!

The pool was incredible…my little 30 minute planned pool escape turned into well over an hour of pure enjoyment. The pool came alive with scenes of NH wild life…mountains and lakes all lovingly painted.

All the work of a local artist who painted the walls and ceilings of the indoor pool and then added many hidden images throughout it all.

The more I looked the more I saw! The murals all contained hidden images from a penguin to New Hampshire’s fabled Old Man in The Mountain and was set up as a contest for local children to try and find the images.

Guess what Monika did??? I tried to find the images and had a blast doing so!

I was totally amazed by the talent of this artist that I started to take pictures to share with you all.

I don’t know much about her but that she is a local woman named Caroline Belisle it took her 4 and 1/2 months to paint the mural and all the scenes are those that she actually saw and enjoyed in her beloved NH. She has 34 hidden images and she wrote in a note on wall that her heart and soul is in this Mural. I believe it!