The Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse has resumed tours conducted by volunteers who will tell you the history of the lighthouse and other pertinent stuff as you enjoy the best views in the area of several of the Isles of Shoals, Portsmouth Naval Prison, four of the forts protecting the harbor in the old … [Read more...]
Bear Brook State Park (Allentown)
28 minutes from Manchester or 23 from Concord, with over 10,000 acres, this is the largest developed state park in New Hampshire. 40 miles of heavily forested trails include marshes, bogs, summits, and ponds. The park offers a variety of options for hikers, mountain bikers and equestrians. Boat … [Read more...]
The Main Hotels in Keene
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Emery Farm (Durham)
One of the oldest working family farms in the US (same-family-owned for 350 years), they have a petting barn that opens in May each year with home-grown produce for sale as it comes into season (some pick-your-own available). In fall months, special events are added with tractor-pulled hay … [Read more...]
The Yarn and Fiber Company (Derry)
Located smack in the middle of easy-park downtown Derry and 12 minutes from Manchester, a companion can browse other stores while the Fiber-ista can browse. This is a super good yarn store with a big stock of top and specialty brand yarns, a big buyout of quilting fabrics, hand-dyed … [Read more...]
Buckley’s Great Steaks (Merrimack)
We've always loved this historic building since you can picture it as the stagecoach stop that it was in the early 1800s, and though the property has had a restaurant in it since we moved to New Hampshire in the late 80s, Buckley's has made the best use of the building's layout and earns the "great … [Read more...]
Surf Seafood (Nashua)
The second of Michael Buckley's restaurants to be setting pace in Nashua was a fine dining seafood restaurant. Surf became an immediate buzzword, and with a really great raw bar, to boot. Surf just gained in popularity from there, drawing from all the surrounding towns as well. When it comes to … [Read more...]
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Lowell-Dracut-Tyngsboro State Forest – Horseback Version (near Nashua)
(Bring your own horse): Nice, easy, flat main trails with off-main-trail paths, that's close to Nashua, Hudson, Pelham. It's at the junction where the three Mass. towns meet, just over the NH/Mass. state line. For horses, be aware that this forest disallows ATVs BUT the ATV folk can be known to … [Read more...]
Surf Sushi Bar (Portsmouth)
The waterfront cousin restaurant to Surf Seafood located in the same building, the atmosphere and décor at Surf Sushi Bar is "oceanic-whimsy" meaning it's light and airy but has some décor features that are bold and fun. Windows look out on the river and there's a small outside deck if you happen … [Read more...]
Surf Seafood Restaurant (Portsmouth)
To avoid confusion, this is the second of two Surf Seafood Restaurants, the first being in Nashua. Their cousin, also in Portsmouth, is Surf Sushi Bar. As to the Surf Seafood Restaurants, you'll find creative and delicious treatments in both food and cocktail offerings plus an impressive wine … [Read more...]
A Better Mouse Trap
Are you squeamish when it comes to mice? I am VERY squeamish when it comes to mice. One winter we got a bunch of the evil slithery little critters, and I went on a mouse research binge because I'm supposed to be smarter than they are. So far they'd been wrecking my self image in that regard. I … [Read more...]