The Short Version: Rent a scooter in Portsmouth. Great way to tour around, see the city, and then some. Easy to learn, don't have to straddle them, and not expensive. Just $25 for 2 hours, $40 for 1/2 day or $75 for full day. (Seasonally open April through October.) The longer, more personal … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2014
Daytrip: The Vermont Country Store and Maybe More
About a 1½ hours' highly scenic drive from Nashua, Manchester and Concord, and only 40 minutes from Keene gets you to one of the most absorbing shopping treasures in New England, and quite near that is also living history museum The Fort at #4. The Vermont Country Store itself has a charming … [Read more...]
Cheshire Children’s Museum (Keene)
An excellent museum much loved by children of all ages, this one has had an interesting beginning. For quite some time Keene was without a children's museum, and Deb Ganley, MBA, Keene resident and a mother herself, took matters into her own hands. Enlisting support from the community, financial … [Read more...]
Daylily Daytrip #1 – Davis Brook Farm (Hancock)
This family farming enterprise was one of two daylily flower farms that was recommended by our website developer who thought it would make a really nice daytrip for visitors and other locals alike. The other one she suggested is just across the Vermont border. A trip to Davis Brook … [Read more...]
Prescott Park Summer Performances (Portsmouth)
The summer performances at Prescott Park include concerts, theater and art shows by juried artists and craftspeople, and more. Check our Calendar section for more specific events being held as we get them in. Bring a blanket or chairs, and if staying in a hotel, they have them for rent at the park … [Read more...]
Daylily Daytrip #2 (50 min. from Keene, 2 hrs. from Merrimack Valley)
As mentioned in Daylilly Daytrip #1, our website developer Jennifer recommended two excellent daylily flower farms, this one being the larger and the farthest, but she swears no one who likes florals would be disappointed. The drive is certainly scenic because Vermont itself is. Among the things … [Read more...]
The Wyman Tavern Period House Museum (Keene)
Guided tour through Keene’s most historic house gives a sense of what everyday life was like in the 18th century. Built in 1762 by Captain Isaac Wyman, veteran of the French and Indian Wars, the house is furnished today as it would have been when the Wyman’s family operated it as a tavern 250 years … [Read more...]
Daytrip: Salmon Falls Stoneware (Dover)
This is a fun and time-worthy 1-hour drive daytrip from the Merrimack Valley and only 20 minutes from Portsmouth. Their "craftery" and mega factory store are under the same rustic roof, so you can both see the creative action and shop. They always have factory seconds which are priced at discounts … [Read more...]
Daytrip: The Kittery Trading Post in the Seacoast
For Merrimack Valley visitors, this is another place to add to your list if you are considering making a daytrip to the Seacoast. In addition to bumming around historic Portsmouth, just over the state line is the town of Kittery, ME which is a factory outlet shopping Mecca, and at the southern end … [Read more...]
Verizon Wireless Arena (Manchester)
Excellent venue for sports events (about 10,000 seats). Acoustics are not known to be as good as some for concerts. There's parking across the street, however street parking is also possible if you get there a tad early. Our tip for after-event exit path to highway is to forget the Granite Street … [Read more...]
Palace Theater (Manchester)
Can't rave enough about its old world charm which has been preserved from its beginning in 1915. Performances here are a treat because it's big enough to feel like you're going to the theater but small enough to enjoy performances from wherever you're seated (880 seats). They have their own … [Read more...]
Prescott Park (Portsmouth)
This is a really lovely 10-acre park in downtown Portsmouth with beautiful flower gardens, walkways, grass areas, and it's right on the Piscataqua River with docking. It's a worthy time out where you can walk the paths, smell the flowers and sit with a good book. Prescott Park is also home to … [Read more...]
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