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Granite State of Mind, #35: Sargent Camp, Hancock
It used to be that a big part of sixth grade at Stratham Memorial School was the weeklong outdoor experiential learning camp out in...

Joe Pace
Mar 7, 2017
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Granite State of Mind, #34: Mount Major, Alton
Everybody hikes Mount Major. It's more than a hill and less than a mountain at just shy of 1,800 feet, an easy ascent in exchange for the...

Joe Pace
Mar 6, 2017
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Granite State of Mind, #33: Applecrest Farm Orchards, Hampton Falls
Along Route 88 (also known as Exeter Road) in Hampton Falls you'll find the largest and oldest apple orchard in New Hampshire - in fact,...

Joe Pace
Mar 5, 2017
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Granite State of Mind, #32: Benjamin's, Durham
It isn't there any more, and hasn't been for a while. Long enough that even the interwebs have been reluctant to yield up a photo of the...

Joe Pace
Mar 4, 2017
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Granite State of Mind, #31: Water Street Bookstore, Exeter
To be a great small town, there are certain inarguable requirements. One of these is an independent bookstore, shelves groaning with...

Joe Pace
Mar 3, 2017
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Granite State of Mind, #30: Odiorne Point, Rye
There are other, sandier beaches in Rye - Jenness, Wallis Sands - but Odiorne Point has always been my favorite part of New Hampshire's...

Joe Pace
Mar 2, 2017
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Granite State of Mind, #29: PEA Track, Exeter
As the calendar turns to March, we begin to taunt ourselves with dreams of spring, of a furtive sun shedding cloudy veils to bring warmer...

Joe Pace
Mar 1, 2017
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Granite State of Mind, #28: The Kancamagus Highway, Lincoln to Conway
NH Route 112 opened in 1959 (though it wouldn't be paved until 1964), connecting Bath in the west to Conway in the East, with Lincoln and...

Joe Pace
Feb 28, 2017
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Granite State of Mind, #27: New England Center, Durham
With some of the places on this list, the relationship is fairly straightforward. With others, there are layers upon layers, and the...

Joe Pace
Feb 27, 2017
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Granite State of Mind, #26: Wentworth Lake, Wolfeboro
I've always been a lake guy instead of a beach guy when it comes to waterfront fun. Warmer water, less crowding, fewer things looking to...

Joe Pace
Feb 26, 2017
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Granite State of Mind, #25: The Country View Restaurant, Greenland
Is there anything better than a good local breakfast joint? A harried-yet-friendly middle-aged waitress in a red apron, the clink of...

Joe Pace
Feb 25, 2017
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Granite State of Mind, #24: State House Steps, Concord
First, I have to nod to Exeter as the Revolutionary-era capital of New Hampshire. But even I have to admit that Concord is more...

Joe Pace
Feb 24, 2017
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