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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...
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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...
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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...
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What is the New Hampshire State Animal? The NH state animal was adopted in 1983. The state adopted the White Tailed Deer as the state animal for New Hampshire. Read more...
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How Many Area Codes Does New Hampshire Have? New Hampshire has only had a single area code for many years. Even after the technology boom, New Hampshire remains one of the only states to still have a single area code, the area code is 603. Read more...
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What’s the 2 Letter Abbreviation for New Hampshire? The 2 letter mailing code, or abbreviation for New Hampshire is quite simple. It is made up of the first letter of each of the two words that make up the name for the state of New Hampshire “NH” – N is for “New and “H” is for Hampshire. So “NH” is Read more...
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Carter Hill Apple Orchard is family owned by the Larocque’s. The orchard itself has been active since the 1700’s. Carter Hill carries over 10 different types of apples throughout the fall season including Empire, Macoun and Paula Red. If you have an adventurous side, you are welcome to pick your own apples from Labor Day through mid-October. Besides apples, Carter Read more...
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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...
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The mission of the Opera League of New Hampshire is to bring to New Hampshire good, professional adult opera at affordable prices and to present free operatic programs to school children. Our History In early 1963, Mrs. Marshall “Poppy” Carbee received a telephone call from Jim Finnegan, the editorial writer for the Union Leader, who asked her to organize a Read more...
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Contoocook River Canoe Company is a family owned business that offers kayak instruction and guided trips. The guided tour of Lake Umbagog is a three day and two night camping/guided canoe trip. The cost is $245 per person and includes canoe use, tents, food for all three days and paddling gear. All you need to bring is a sleeping bag, personal items and Read more...