I have been camping at the KOA @ Twin Mtn for a number of years now and I have passed through Bethlehem many times on my way to Littleton or wherever. I finally decided to stop for a while and take a look around. Most of the time, when you're walking around, you're either going uphill or downhill. NOTE: I was visiting on the last week of September. Kind of a limbo time. Fall colors are not peaking and the summer is over. It is strangely quiet except for the guys who have been out tarring roads and pull into town in their work trucks. There are 2 golf courses prominently located along the main drag. When I see Maplewood, I can't get Caddyshack out of my mind. Loved Maia Papaya's but didn't have the opportunity to try any other eateries. Rosa Flamingos will be my next conquest. Maybe they'll hire me - I make a pretty good meat sauce as well as pesto!
ALSO: Bethlehem is the summertime home to a large Hasidic population. See this: http://www.jewishaz.com/jewishnews/020927/findingside1.html
And another interesting article about Bethlehem: cache.travel.boston.com/places/newengland/stories/120802_...
Note the changing skies during the 4 hours I was there in town. The movie theater was the first picture and the town hall and church were my last.