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Cutting your own Christmas tree is a great way to celebrate the holiday season, even if you’re not much of a fan of the hectic Christmas season, cutting your own Christmas tree will certainly remind you what Christmas is all about. Cut your own Christmas tree is a great way to have the freshest Christmas tree you can get in 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...

The following are famous people who were either born or raised in the state of NH. President Franklin Pierce President Franklin Pierce was born in Hillsboro, New Hampshire on 11/23/1804.  Pierce was the 14th president serving from 1853-1857.   Matt Bonner Matt Bonner was born 04/05/1980 in Concord NH. He is a basketball player currently playing with the San Antonio Read more...

The Life and Death of Goody Cole Goody Cole was New Hampshire’s only convicted witch. But her early life is a bit of as much as mystery as the years after her death. Goody Cole is not her real name but that is the name she went by. She may have been born Doughty or Doughtie. Her first name is Read more...

The Isles of Shoals Light is a lighthouse located on White Island in Rye, NH., Aka White Island Lighthouse, White Island Light. The Isles of Shoals lighthouse is the only offshore lighthouse in New Hampshire. Today, it is equipped with a VLB-44 LED light that can be seen up to 14 nautical miles. The light flashes every 15 seconds. Isles Read more...

The live Isles of Shoals White Island Lighthouse cam is coming soon! View the White Island Lighthouse information page Read more...

Why are covered bridges covered? Why are covered bridges covered? There is a lot of speculation as to why old covered bridges were covered. Covered bridges may have been covered for many reasons. To speculate, the biggest reason was to protect the wooden structure from the weather. Rain, snow, ice and the sun all make wooden bridges fail much faster. Read more...

Wright’s Covered Bridge in Newport NH is located on the old Concord-Claremont Railroad Line, now abandoned. The railroad line was also known as the Sugar River Line Railroad which has been converted into the Sugar River Trail in Newport NH. Wright’s Covered Bridge was built in 1906 and is listed in the World Guide of Covered Bridges (WGCB), number 29-10-04, Read more...

Whittier Covered Bridge is located on Nudd St in West Ossipee, NH and crosses the Bearcamp River. Best access is to enter Nudd Rd at the corner of Hobbs Rd and Nudd Rd. Whittier Covered bridge was built in the 1870’s and is listed in the World Guide of Covered bridge, number 29-02-08, and is New Hampshire covered bridge #46. Read more...

Waterloo Covered Bridge is located on Newmarket Rd and crosses the Warner River in Warner New Hampshire. Waterloo Covered Bridge was built in 1840 and is listed in the World Guide of Covered Bridges (WGCB), number 29-07-04 and is New Hampshire covered bridge #13. Photo Credit: Ron Robert Read more...