Facts About NH in NH

Live Free or Die – New Hampshire’s Famous State Motto “Live Free Or Die” is the most well-known state motto in the USA. The phrase has been mimicked in movie titles like “Live Free or Die Hard”, amongst other things. But the real origin of “Live Free or Die” comes from New Hampshire’s rich and unique history. Live Free or Read more...

Mary Baker Eddy was born Mary Morse Baker on a farm in Bow, NH on 07/16/1821. Mary was the youngest of six children. Her parents, Mark and Abigail Baker, were very religious and instilled religion on their children.  Mary was always a devoted Bible reader. The Baker family moved to Sanbornton NH in a part of the town that was since Read more...

What is the State Insect For New Hampshire The New Hampshire state insect, adopted in 1977 is the Ladybug. Many think the NH state insect should be the Mosquito since we seem to have more of those than the Ladybug. The Ladybug doesn’t bite so we are grateful to have such a great state insect for New Hampshire!   Read more...

Fastest Climb up Mount Washington Record The fastest climb up the Mt. Washington Auto Road was done by Legend Travis Pastrana in 2017. His race up the Mount Washington Auto Road was done in just 5 minutes, 44.72 seconds from the base to the summit. Anyone who has driven the Mt. Washington Auto Road will know this is not only Read more...

Portsmouth NH: All About Portsmouth The City of Portsmouth New Hampshire is located in Rockingham County in the state of New Hampshire. Portsmouth NH is the 4th largest city in the state of New Hampshire. The population is approximately 21,000. Portsmouth NH is rich in history and popular with tourists to the state. There are many events in Portsmouth that Read more...

McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center (Formally The Christa McAuliffe Planetarium) McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center is open Monday through Thursday from 10am-5pm, Friday from 10am-9pm and weekends from 10am-5pm. This planetarium is dedicated to Christa McAuliffe who was a NH teacher and astronaut and Alan Shepard. They have many exhibits including the Planetarium Theater which seats 103 people and uses state-of-the-art technology to produce Read more...

New Hampshire State Butterfly What is the NH State Butterfly? The New Hampshire State Butterfly is an endangered subspecies of butterfly called Karner Blue. The Karner Blue, or Lycaeides Melissa Samuelis is a subspecies of The Small Blue Butterfly. The Karner Blue Butterfly was adopted in 1992 as the NH State Butterfly but is rarely seen here in New Hampshire. Read more...

Lake Winnipesaukee Facts Lake Winnipesaukee has 72 square miles (44,586 acres) of surface area. It is 28 miles long at it’s longest point It has 240 miles of shoreline The drive around the lake is a 63 mile long ride The deepest point is 180 feet deep Lake Winnipesaukee has approx. 625 billion gallons of water Lake Winnipesaukee has 365 Read more...

New Hampshire State Tree The New Hampshire State Tree is a commonly seen tree in NH. It appearance stands out among the other trees having a white bark. The NH State Tree is the White Birch.   Read more...