We are creating an entirely new website as COVID-19 makes our traditional in-room visitor's guide magazine not feasible at this time. In the meantime, we are leaving our magazine's "supplemental-only" website live so you can still browse. Naturally, with certain places still closed or offering … [Read more...]
Featured Events
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...]
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...]
Helicopter Tours! Fun, safe and breathtakingly worth doing! Or maybe fly it yourself??
A great way to see the Seacoast and a super fun bucket list item for people of any age! I LOVED doing this! Oh my. It's not the jostling, loud, discombobulating experience I imagined. Instead, you feel like you're just floating quietly across the sky. That's because of their state of the art … [Read more...]
Kids Love The Cheshire Children’s Museum (Keene)
Much loved by kids of all ages, but also a perfect bribery exchange for when we want to take them on an activity we like more than they might. 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. … [Read more...]
Want to Go Skydiving? (Indoors? In Nashua)
This is really fun, and a totally unique experience, enjoyable by anyone from kids on up to grandparents. Here's how it works. After a short but good lesson with your instructor, s/he accompanies you into the wind tunnel. The grid floor lets the wind through which supports your body, much like … [Read more...]
The Inn at East Hill Farm— a family vacation like no other!
Family-owned for three generations and also family focused, a vacation here gets remembered long after children are grown. With 70 rooms and suites spread among eight buildings throughout the property, of particular interest to parents is that many have 2 bedrooms plus a living room with fireplace, … [Read more...]
Unplug Your Child: “Can You Survive It?” August 4-6
If you're looking for ways to get your child's brain, eyes and thumbs off of a device screen (yeee-haw!), this might work. Not only that, but after the fact it might be a great bonding op if parents plan a hike together so kid can teach mom or dad what they learned. Consider the 3-day Day … [Read more...]
Sand Sculptures in Progress at Hampton Beach
As a prelude to the Hampton Beach Sand Sculpting Competition being held this year from June 19-21, all of the master sand sculptors pool their talents in the days before this annual event to create a single work which honors the event's sponsors. With that set for completion on June 18, the 15 … [Read more...]
Replicas of two Christopher Columbus Ships Visit Kittery, ME
Two exact replicas of Christopher Columbus' ships, Pinta and Niña are due to pull into dock at the Badgers Island Marina in Kittery, ME mid-afternoon on Wednesday, June 11 according to Captain Morgan Sanger of the Columbus Foundation which owns and operates the ships, and they'll be ours for … [Read more...]
Annual Paws Walk Sunday, June 8 (inland Seacoast)
If you're visiting and have your pooch with you or just want a family day in a super neat park, Sunday June 8 is the annual Paws Walk held by the New Hampshire SPCA in Stratham (inland Seacoast). Activities other than the actual dog walk itself include food vendors, face painting, a zorb and other … [Read more...]
30th Annual Chowder Festival at Prescott Park: Saturday, June 7 (Portsmouth)
Each summer Prescott Park in Downtown Portsmouth presents its season-long Prescott Park Arts Festival which includes a showcase of cultural events and fun entertainment. The 2014 season kicks off on Saturday, June 7 with The Chowder Festival. Provided by about a dozen New Hampshire restaurants … [Read more...]