Barrington Farm Tour Day Sunday, June 27, 2010

Posted on June 22, 2010 by The Mom Entrepreneur

The 3rd annual Barrington Farm Tour Day is coming up on June 27th. Farms will be open from 10am-4pm and there are 8 farms to visit this year! Participating farms 2010: #1 Warren Farm 30 Warren Road www.warrenfarmnh.com #2 Sallie’s Fen Alpacas 97 Swain Road (come from route 9) www.sfalpacas.com #3 Yellow House Farm 541 [...]

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Take a factory tour with your family

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Adrienne

If you’re looking for something fun to do with your family, consider taking a factory tour.  New England is home to a variety of interesting, unique companies that offer free (or inexpensive) tours – and many come complete with product samples.  Participants of all ages will enjoy seeing how ice cream, toothpaste, maple syrup, soda, [...]

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New Hampshire Maple Weekend: March 27th & 28th

Posted on March 22, 2010 by The Mom Entrepreneur

My family loves New Hampshire Maple weekend! It is a sure sign that spring has arrived, and nothing beats the sweet smells and tastes of freshly made maple syrup. Over 65 sugar houses across the state will welcome visitors this year on March 27th and 28th. Visit and learn how maple syrup is made. Taste free [...]

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Take a trip to Apple Annie’s for apple picking and fall fun!

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Adrienne

(This post is the first in a series from a new guest blogger, Adrienne, who also resides in New Hampshire with her family.) Fall in New Hampshire is delightful, and there’s nothing better than spending a beautiful, crisp, sunny day picking apples as a family.  I recently took my two young daughters to Apple Annie’s in [...]

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Visit the NH state fairs this fall

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Ray Bisson

When my family moved from Connecticut to New Hampshire in 1980, I was 10 years old. We tried to become active in the community and meet new people. One group I joined was 4-H. I was in 4-H until I graduated from high school, but that’s a story for another day. While in 4-H, we used to travel to the State fairs [...]

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Visit the Polar Caves for free until June 19th

Posted on May 20, 2009 by The Mom Entrepreneur

The Polar Caves in Plymouth, NH is a great family tourist stop. It includes a series of caves and passages formed by the falling of massive boulders nearly 50,000 years ago as the third continental glacier moved southward over New Hampshire’s White Mountains. You can explore the Rock Garden, a jumble of glacially deposited granite boulders and [...]

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Get lost in a corn maze this Fall

Posted on October 14, 2008 by The Mom Entrepreneur

On Columbus Day, we visited the Coppal House Farm & Corn Maze. This is the 3rd year that we have visited this 78-acre, family-owned, working farm in Lee, New Hampshire. This year, the maze was professionally cut into the shape of two dragonflies. There were 11 mailboxes within the maze and each contained a card [...]

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