I enjoyed the Hancock Shaker Village more, but this one was not bad at all, especially when the…read moretrees display their magnificent colors. The idyllic hills and surrounding trees make this a lovely walk. The tour guide was informative and fairly friendly. The staff kinda led us a little stray from the tour when we arrived, but they figured things out. The museum itself seems a lot more low-key than Hancock Shaker, the latter being a more vast museum and includes more exhibits and things to see, such as farm animals. With this museum, you'll get a good sense of Shaker living and see some of their aspects of their lives. However, the tour guide will give you a richer sense of what they did and why. The Shakers are an intriguing and interesting people and definitely worth a look. The gift shop offers various Shaker crafts and books. Plus there's a video in the back on the village that you can watch for free. You can go into some of the individual buildings, but many of them were closed, which was a little discouraging and felt limiting. So while I do think this was a good visit and still worth it, Hancock Shaker is a better place to go to learn about the people. (I haven't been to Sabbathday Shaker in Maine yet)

This was one of our best stops in New Hampshire. The Canterbury Shaker village is the only Shaker…read moreCommunity that became a museum while residents stilled lived there. The Shakers were not like the Amish in that they embraced technology and were one of the first villages in New Hampshire to use electricity. (The Shakers and the Quakers were also totally different groups.) The buildings are original, as is most of the furnishings. I HIGHLY recommend you take advantage of the free guide, who will take you into many of the buildings and explain how and why the Shakers were so successful. As you may know, the Shakers were celibate and it seems inevitable that they would die out. However, many people joined the group because of their views about peace and harmony. Also, they willingly adopted orphaned children. These children grew up in the village and frequently stayed, so that the number of people actually increased for over 200 years. This village is well worth the stop and I very much highly recommend this excellent experience.

Located in a small park that is opposite Riverfront Park and easily visible for everyone heading…read morewest on SR-11 (West Main Street), this is Northfield-Tilton's tribute to their Civil War veterans. On top of a tall stone plinth, the bronze-colored soldier stands with cap and cloak leaning on his upturned rifle. I think he looks sad. Below his feet, "Soldiers' Monument, ereceted by the citizens of TIlton and Northfield, Dedicated May 30, 1889.) There is very limited parking here and the park is fenced. I managed to find a spot and that gave me the opportunity to fix the flags that had fallen over in the grass. [Review 18541 overall - 92 in New Hampshire - 2063 of 2022.]

It was my sincere intention to fully enjoy the healing and therapeutic value of hiking along the…read morerail trails, and the solo camping along the way. I was SO excited, I was all prepared (over-prepared actually) and had been planning this excursion for months. I didn't get very far, as fear basically paralyzed me the minute that I touched down at the trail. For some reason ALL of the local ATV riders were hyper-aware of my presence (I wonder why that is) and so they were recurrently, in unison, revving up their engines as loud as they possibly could, in some kind of a group signal regarding my being there, alone, hiking, not bothering anyone - but not about anyone else there hiking apparently. Just me. How interesting. My original plan was to stay much longer, hiking to the mountains in the North, but on day 2 I heard someone nailing something against a tree near my tent. When I came out of the tent the next day I saw that someone had nailed a NO TRESPASSING sign riddled with bullets near my camp. On public land. That was really kind of whoever felt that was appropriate. So someone went out of their way to vandalize state park property simply to terrorize me. That was nice. I have attached those photos of the lovely, bullet riddled sign that was meant for me specifically. Thank you for your welcoming spirit New Hampshire. My visit wasn't traumatic at all.

Been on this trail many times the past couple of years. Still plan to do a long distance ride from…read moreone end of the trail to the other end on my vacation this year.

The programs offered set my grandson up for success fir Kindergarten. We went on their Wednesday…read moreread aloud books plus a craft and played in the reading room with the trains. The interaction there was such a perfect ending. Martha is fantastic as are all the help. I'm an avid reader and they book that complete series from other libraries. We are so fortunate to have them serving Bristol.

Lovely space with give a puzzle take a puzzle, genealogy room, children's room, and activities like…read moreadult crafts, movie nights, drop-in tech classes, book sales.