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More 'Best of the Lakes Region'

Posted by abohan Jumat, 27 Juli 2012 0 komentar

As noted in previous post, New Hampshire magazine recently published its annual "Best of New Hampshire" issue. Below are the non-food-related Lakes Region winners.

Restoration Project: Just for the name alone you have to root for Niobe and the Great Wall of Sandwich as the most wondrous historical restoration project of the year. The seven-foot-tall zinc statue of Niobe, whom the gods punished for hubris, was originally purchased by industrial magnate Isaac Adams and placed on a pedestal on a massive mile-long, shoulder-height wall of split granite that he had built in 1875. The statue toppled and broke during a storm in 1941 and languished in a heap of shards beneath a manure pile. She was fully restored last year and this May, with great pomp, was restored to her pedestal upon the Great Wall of Sandwich.

Cross-Country Ski Deal: With a community-run trail network that has more than 30km of groomed skate and set track trails (and more than 15 ungroomed backcountry trails) Abenaki-Sewall Woods in Wolfeboro leads the pack with family friendly, affordable and beautiful cross-country skiing. Warm up in the rustic warming hut, complete with honor-system snacks after a long day on the trails. Single season passes are available at The Nordic Skier in town for $69 ($59 before December 1) or get your family out there with you for $170 ($140 before December 1). Kids under 12 and seniors over 75 ski free.

Extreme Segway: OK, we’ll admit that Segways don’t exactly scream “adventure,” but the Off-Road Segway Tours at Gunstock Mountain in Gilford might change your mind. Gunstock’s specially equipped Segways are designed to take you off the pavement and onto the beautiful cross-country ski trails that wind around the resort. Once you have a small taste of living on the edge, satisfy your need for an adrenaline rush with the mountain’s zipline tours or the Aerial Treetop Adventures.

Multicultural Celebration: New Hampshire gets a bad rap for being homogenous, when in fact the Granite State is home to a growing number of cultures and ethnicities that help make it a diverse, interesting place to live. The annual Laconia Multicultural Market Day celebrates that fact with a day long festival filled with art, crafts, cuisines from cultures around the world (including more than 35 types of different ethnic food tables), dancing and musical groups, workshops, demonstrations and more. The list of represented countries is long and includes Turkey, Sudan, Mexico, Bosnia, Bhutan, China, Thailand, Argentina, Spain, Cuba and many more. The 11^th annual event is scheduled for September 8 in Laconia, which happens to be home to political refugees and immigrants from more than 35 countries.

Wine and Scandal: After “Peyton Place” author Grace Metalious got an advance from her publisher, she bought a lovely country home on nine acres in her adopted hometown of Gilmanton - much to the chagrin of her neighbors, who would have preferred she move away after drawing so much negative attention to their little community. Well, now more than 50 years later, the property has been bought and refurbished - and it houses a wonderful winery, fabulous restaurant and an alpaca farm. The Gilmanton Winery regularly holds wine tasting, Sunday brunches, Friday night dinner and private parties. Call ahead for availability.

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