Mountain Meander
Head for the hills — it’s cooler thereThe road through Sandwich Notch, laid out in 1801, climbs gently over one of the state’s least-known notches. It is unpaved and closed in winter.From I-93 Exit 24 in Ashland, follow Route 3…
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Head for the hills — it’s cooler thereThe road through Sandwich Notch, laid out in 1801, climbs gently over one of the state’s least-known notches. It is unpaved and closed in winter.From I-93 Exit 24 in Ashland, follow Route 3…
Avoiding accidents is a skill that can be learnedFar off and safely to the right, small planes come and go, an incessant bee-buzz announcing a sprint to rotation and takeoff; a fluctuating give and take of engines and air flow…
Yes! Your vacation time is precious and so are your limited vacation dollars. Spend them both where you know you can get the most out of them, right here in the Granite State. The lake water is cool and clear,…
Head north on Route 153 Agroup of charming rural villages lie along meandering Route 153, offering a 40-mile shun-pikers alternative to busy Route 16 between Wakefield and Conway. Leave Rte. 16 on Rte. 153, entering the Wakefield Corner Historic District.…
In the 1920s and '30s - when golf was becoming popular as a gentleman's game and golf carts were not yet in vogue - New Hampshire grand hotels, located in remote parts of the state where the supply of available…
From east to west in a very spiffy ($56,000) car You can go back in time - or at least drive to places its evolutionary passage seems not to have touched. Our journey: cross New Hampshire on the First and…
Maine has 3,478 miles of coastline. Massachusetts has 192. New Hampshire has 18. But everyone knows it's not size that matters. Though it is eight miles shorter than the Kancamagus Highway, there are enough beaches, shops, art venues, galleries, restaurants,…
Even with the first name of Salmon, he succeeded.Here’s a quick history quiz for New Hampshire-philes: Which U.S. Supreme Court Justice wrote the lone dissent in Bradwell v. Illinois in 1873, asserting the constitutional right of women to practice law?…
At the end of a day of foliage and fun, restore yourself at Waterville Valley’s eateries In 1987, Sean Stout was a self-described ski bum who had gone to Colorado to ski but couldn’t find a place to live. He…
In New Hampshire, you never have to go very far to “get away from it all.” Here are four ideas for spending this year’s Fourth of July in any one of four New Hampshire towns, each celebrating Independence Day in…