Here are additional updates to "Happenings About Town" events shown in your current copy of NH Visitor. Also Parker's Maple Barn is having a sale on their yummy maple syrup - $25/quart, any grade, includes shipping anywhere in the USA. You can order by phone or in person if you visit. (This is a … [Read More...]
Fun, Scenic Jaunt Off the Beaten Path (for Merrimack Valley AND Seacoast Visitors)

Just 23 minutes from Portsmouth, 27 minutes from Manchester and VERY kid-friendly, Coppal House Farm is a working farm in the small, quaint and scenic town of Lee, NH, and in addition to offering their naturally-made cold-pressed Sunflower Oil from their own crops as well as other locally-made … [Read More...]
Parker’s Maple Barn (Mason)
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More detail under "Destination Restaurants" but the short version is: Only 25 minutes from Nashua, about 18 from Manchester starting at the intersection of Rtes. 293/101W and it's also under an hour from Keene. And currently offering a special on maple syrup--1 qt. shipped anywhere in the country … [Read More...]
Andreas Institute of Art (Brookline)

When it comes to nature trails, this is a goal-incentive hiking op that's beatable only by the likes of cute little elves in pointy hats popping out from behind trees to reward one's huffing and puffing with surprise ice cream cones. Andreas Institute of Art in Brookline is a collaboration … [Read More...]
Daytrip to Lakes Region! Lovely Drive, Highly Scenic Lake Cruise, Shopping & Lakeside Lunch!

With more info here than we were able to include in our print visitor's guide NH Visitor, this daytrip offers visitors in the Merrimack Valley or Seacoast a whopping taste of our Lakes Region, but in a time-condensed format. The "less-than-you-thought" driving times to/from your dock point are … [Read More...]
Destination Parker’s Maple Barn (Mason)

People in Boston and beyond keep Parker's on their hot list when wanting a nice drive and a taste of a different pace of life with something really yummy to eat and some great shopping. Phantom Gourmet also touts it as a worthy drive from far and wide but it's only 25 minutes from Nashua and about … [Read More...]
Destination Pickity Place (Mason)

A Destination Restaurant par excellence, you might recognize it upon arrival because Pickity Place was the house used for the illustrations of Grandma's House in the Little Golden Books' classic 1948 Little Red Riding Hood, and that mysterious old gnarly tree in front of the house still … [Read More...]
Mahrajan Festival August 16, 17 and 18 – Manchester

Fun for the whole family, here's a chance to join in for a time with our Middle Eastern community, enjoy a variety of delicious Middle Eastern food and experience or just watch traditional dancing with music from DJ Kibar and the Mitchell Kaltsunas & Ensemble. This festival also features a … [Read More...]
30th Annual Hampton Beach Seafood Festival – September 6-9

This is quite a big deal 'round these parts especially since within our 18 miles of coastline, Portsmouth is known as "the restaurant capital of New England" so our other seacoast restaurants have a hard act to follow. Suffice it to say, you can expect some pretty good food! They close off Ocean … [Read More...]