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Blog: Day Tripping from Hillsboro to Gilsum and everything in between

By GSA Margaret Minnon, Comfort Inn Concord Class of 2011 A happy jaunt for GSAs to suggest to tourists wanting an easy day trip through quintessential New England towns seeking bucolic farmland, rivers, lakes, valleys and quaint downtowns that NH has to offer. Traveling West on Rt. 9, take the

Blog: Badger Balm Tour

by GSA Tim Adams, SNHU Class of 2013 Have you had those kind of days when you’ve worked outdoors and your hands just totally dry up and no matter how much hand cream you use, they just seem to take forever to feel good again? Well, apparently Bill Whyte, the

Blog: Lunch Bunch at the Firefly

by GSA Sue Geyer, Currier Museum of Art Class of 2010 It is hard to believe that the GSA lunch bunch started frequenting restaurants around New Hampshire 7 years ago. The Firefly American Bistro & Bar was our first outing that included only 3 participants. Since then we have had

Blog: Exploring the NH Heritage Museum Trail – Manchester

by: Sarah Brown, GSA Comfort Inn Concord, Class of 2011 As an avid history buff, I was excited about the new GSA perk of free admission to the 15 museums that are included in the Heritage Museum Trail. Since it’s admission for two, I am taking my husband along as

Blog: Fairfield Inn by Marriott, Manchester

by GSA Deborah Hickey Red River Theatre Class of 2013   Fairfield Inn by Marriott – Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, 860 South Porter Street Ext., Manchester Our day started off snowy and slushy, but luckily turned out to be a beautiful sunny day. Approximately 30 GSA’s happily gathered to see the

Tour: W.S. Badger Company

 Sign-ups are open W.S. Badger Company, makers of organic lip balms, deet-free bug repellents, natural sunscreens, and other powerfully pure body care products.  Visit https://www.badgerbalm.com for more information. Their gift shop is open 8:30am-4:00pm – factory store is closed 12:30-1 for lunch. TOUR DATE: Wednesday, April 10th START TIME: 10:30am  

Year-end Volunteer Report 2018

Download the full NHGSA Annual Report for 2018 It’s been a productive year (2018) here at New Hampshire Granite State Ambassadors (NHGSA) with lots of new partners and initiatives. Our biggest included the formation of a Strategic Advisory Committee filled with our industry peers to help guide our organization as
Each Spring, NH Granite State Ambassadors holds 3-4 separate, 2-day (14-hour) GSA certification training classes at different locations around the state. To sign up and to learn more about what attracts NH residents to our organization and what you will learn, click here. Meet the hosts of the upcoming Kimball

Blog: Visiting DOT’s Transportation Management Center

NH Department of Transportation Transportation Management Center (TMC) Incident Planning and Operations Center (IPOC) By GSA Marty Wagner, Comfort Inn Class of 2011 To say the TMC/IPOC was a fascinating place to visit is just the tip of the iceberg when describing this operation run by the NH Department of

Blog: Journeying to the North Pole

by GSA Moe Demers, Comfort Inn Class of 2011 About 30 GSA’s journeyed to the North Pole (near Woodstock, NH) to serve as Santa Claus’ Elves in his workshop. We were booked to meet two separate trainloads of children and their parents coming from Lincoln, NH to visit Santa Claus.

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Blog: LaBelle Winery Tour

By GSA Tim Adams, Southern NH University Class of 2014 This past month I had the pleasure of joining in with many other GSA’s as we got a tour of the LaBelle Winery in Amherst New Hampshire. While I had driven past the winery several times on the past, I
by GSA Sue Geyer Currier Museum of Art Class of 2010 For our second Social Committee lunch in August, we gathered at LaBelle’s Winery in Amherst. Some of us did the tour and it was fabulous. Afterwards we were seated in their Bistro. They had set us up inside but
by GSA Margaret Minnon, Comfort Inn Concord Class of 2011 To learn the history/culture of Native Americans Indians enticed sixteen NHGSAs to tour the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum, Warner, NH, on September 6 … a warm, sultry day. Graciously received by our guides Larry Checchi, Museum Educator and Denise Hoffman,

Blog Archive 2018

** NOTE: The below links are PDFs from the old site for you to reference. Links on the pages will not work. GSAs Bravely Journey to the North Pole – January 2018 by GSA Sue Greenbaum, Currier Museum of Art Class of 2010 Farm and Forest Fun – February 2018

Blog Archive 2017

** NOTE: The below links are PDFs from the old site for you to reference. Links on the pages will not work. Bretton Woods Resort Tour – February 2017 by GSA Tim Adams, Southern NH University Class of 2014 The Omni Mount Washington and Bretton Woods – February 2017 by

Blog Archive 2016

Snowshoe Tour with Alpine Adventures – January 2016 by GSA Kathryn Segreti, League of NH Craftsmen Concord Class of 2012 Millyard Museum See Science Center – February 2016 Tapping it Out in Hooksett – February 2016 by GSA Sue Geyer, Currier Museum of Art Class of 2010 NH Primary Stories