THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, January 14, 2010
15
reSort from 14 in the back of the re-
View closed its doors in sort is home to Leicester
1986. Longwool Sheep, alpacas,
In December of 1998, goats and other farm ani-
Kevin Craffey, a busi- mals. Fleece from some of
nessman from Massachu- the animals is made into
setts, was searching for skeins “Mountain View
a summer home in the Blend” yarn in Vermont
area and ended up pur- and sold to knitters.
chasing the hotel for $1.3 See reSort on 16
million. In 1999, Craffey
reopened the golf course
and in February 2001 he
Make Winter
began interior demoli-
A Little Easier
tion. In April of that same
year the exterior was re-
to Handle!
done. In May of 2002, and
many millions of dollars
American Made
later, The Mountain View
Grand opened its doors
Pellet Stoves
once again.
In March 2005 Craffey
sold the Mountain View.
A year later, Chris Di-
ego, who had spent the
last 18 years managing
a resort on Cape Cod for
the same company that
purchased the Moun-
tain View Grand, came
Chris Diego, Managing Director at the Mountain View Grand Resort.
to Whitefield to work his
BReNdaN Smith Photo
magic. “We also renovated our
We Carry Quality
“What Kevin did here greenhouse last summer,”
was a monumental task,” Diego said. “Next spring Daniel J. Cox & Son Builders, Inc.
Hardwood Pellets
Diego said. “He put his we hope to be growing
heart and soul into it.” our own produce and cut
General Contractor Specializing in
Shovels, Scoops,
It’s apparent that Diego flowers and expand on
New Homes - AdditioNs - Roof Rakes, Sand,
has the same enthusi- that every year.”
ReNovAtioNs & desigN
asm. Their landmark water
Ice Melt &
“Even though I’m not tower is still used to ir- Littleton, Bethlehem, Bretton woods,
Roof Melt Tablets.
the owner I try to run rigate its mountain golf
Sugar Hill, Franconia, Whitefield
the place like I am,” said course but Diego says
Diego. there are plans to pos-
The ongoing improve- sibly tear that down and
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ments and environmen- build a retention pond
tal focus, as well as the that would “create a nat-
family-oriented feel of the ural habitat and be aes-
Mountain View Grand, thetically pleasing.”
are proving those words. The Mountain View
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Other green projects Grand also has instituted
on quality tools, hardware & home
improvement supplies.
that Diego has brought to a recycling program, uses
the Mountain View Grand energy saving light bulbs,
Open Sundays 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
include buying local food recycles cooking oil to
and beverage products make diesel fuel and is
Trustworthy
such as cider wine from implementing a towel and
a Whitefield wine-maker linen reuse program.
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and fresh produce from a The Mountain View
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