Kicking Off Summer in Hillsborough
Lilacs are in bloom, so it’s the right time to spend a weekend in the middle of a lilac arboretum, and track down some other New Hampshire icons in Hillsborough.
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Barbara Radcliffe Rogers is New Hampshire Magazine‘s regular “Our Town” writer. She is a travel and food writer specializing in her native New Hampshire, the northeastern United States and southern Europe. Along with frequent articles for Planetware, WhereverFamily, BellaOnline and Global Traveler magazine, she is the co-author of more than 30 travel guidebooks, including the “2019 Frommer’s Guide to New England.” Barbara especially enjoys sharing active travel experiences.
Lilacs are in bloom, so it’s the right time to spend a weekend in the middle of a lilac arboretum, and track down some other New Hampshire icons in Hillsborough.
With mud season well behind us, we celebrate spring at a B&B set in a garden and explore the history of Derry and some of its famous residents.
As the snow melts away, it’s time to get outdoors and watch the flowers bloom in Chesterfield.
March’s lengthening days lured us north to Pinkham Notch and the slopes of Mount Washington for a last chance at winter snow conditions.
Barbara's North Country burger favorites from our Burger Guide to New Hampshire.
A winter weekend in the state’s capital begins with an art lesson and ends in outer space.
January’s short days and chill weather suggest a city weekend of museums, theatre and comfort food.
For a pre-Christmas getaway, how can we resist a town named Bethlehem? Especially when we heard about a new B&B in a log house.
When our friend, “Mr. White Mountains” Dick Hamilton, told us about the new Museum of the White Mountains in Plymouth, we planned a weekend to see what else this college town had to offer.
October seemed the perfect time to drive the back roads of the Monadnock Region, with maple trees in full color and local artists opening their studios for the weekend.
The foliage has begun to turn and we head north to the White Mountains for an early September preview, in the lovely lull between summer and leaf-peepers.
North Conway means skiing to us, the place we spend February vacation playing in the snow. We decided it was about time to see it in the summer.
Take a cruise on a Victorian-era steamboat, visit a general store and enjoy the views of Sunapee Lake with this weekend guide.
A June weekend is the perfect time to slide the kayaks into Crystal Lake and to savor Eaton and Snowville’s lively dining and arts scene.
Seacoast gardens are bright with tulips and boats are in the water for a preview of summer by the sea.
New Hampshire's capital during the revolution, Exeter is filled with history, good food and a main street lined with fascinating shops.
Enjoying the last month of winter in Gilford and at Gunstock Mountain.
Dartmouth's legendary winter carnival draws us to the upper valley for a cozy weekend.
Face it, November is not New Hampshire's prettiest month, so we spent a quiet weekend on Lake Winnipesaukee admiring the work of local artists and getting a head start on Christmas shopping.
Skiing, après skiing, good food and a knockout exhibition of paintings highlight this winter-perfect village.