By: GSA Kristina Mehegan, GSA 2020 Class of Millyard Museum; GSA Intern In honor of the International Day of Forests, two of my sisters and I took to the trails around Squam Lake on Saturday. We decided to do the East Rattlesnake trail in Holderness (which you can find on
GSA Roberta Wells sent this in in response to our question of how GSAs are staying busy. She’s been helping out with her husband’s labor of love. Brian (husband) has played guitar since his teens, was part of a couple of Rock ‘n Roll bands in High School. He recently
By: Kristina Mehegan, GSA 2020 Class of Millyard Museum; GSA Intern Two weekends ago, I volunteered at the New Hampshire State Home Show, which the New Hampshire Builder’s Association’s website proudly declares to be “The Longest Running Show North of Boston.” The show ran through the entire Doubletree Expo Center
With all the concerns about COVID-19 and with us being in our event season, we wanted to share ours, the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport’s and the NH Division of Travel and Tourism’s statements. We ask that you get your updates and information from the CDC, DHHS and DPHS. STATEMENT FROM GRANITE
by GSA Kathryn Segreti, League of NH Craftsmen Concord Class of 2012 A wonderful gathering of Granite State Ambassadors met at the newly opened Thai Restaurant in Merrimack. “A Lot of Thai” is setting the bar high with its exceptional décor, inviting atmosphere, scrumptious food and attentive service. The GSAs
by GSA Kelly Bryer, Museum of NH History Class of 2003 View our photo album On February 25th, 15 Granite State Ambassadors traveled to beautiful Warner NH to experience the Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum and the New Hampshire Telephone Museum. Our day started at the Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum where
by GSA Roberta Wells, The Hotel Concord Class of 2019 Looking for a casual place for good food and unusual beers. Kettlehead Brewing in Tilton may be just the place for you. The industrial interior showcases a rustic bar with about 12 beers on tap at any given time. Today
by GSA Roberta Wells The Confucius Institue of UNH sponsored an exhibit of the Terracotta Army and the Shuihudi Qin Bamboo Slips. The original figures were discovered in Xi’an China and so far only one of the three pits estimated to contain approximately 8000 soldiers, 130 chariots, and 520 horses
Manchester — American Presidents: Life Portraits, a presidential portrait exhibit presented by C-SPAN, Comcast and the White House Historical Association, will be on display at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (One Airport Road, Manchester, NH 03103), from Jan. 13 – Feb. 18, 2020. The exhibit’s visit coincides with the New Hampshire
By Emily Goulet, Volunteer & Events Manager In early December, our GSA volunteers attended a tour at Moonlight Meadery in Londonderry. It was lots of fun and very informative! We learned about the process of turning honey into mead, where all the ingredients come from, and the best part…tasting it!
by Elf Okey Dokey aka GSA Sue Geyer We had another fabulous trip to the North Pole again this year, joining the other elves as we helped Santa welcome families for a visit! We got dressed in all our elf gear and headed down to meet the train. With our
On October 23, a few of us met at the Galley Hatch in Hampton NH. John Tinios (owner) told us that the Galley Hatch is a family owned restaurant that has operated for over 45. Over the years the small restaurant has added café, bakery, gift shop, tap room, and
On October 2, about 15 GSA’s had a delightful lunch at Castle in the Clouds in Moultonboro. Castle is one of the premier jewels of the Lakes Region! Although ”it’s always sunny in NH”, according to the GSA motto, that day it wasn’t. Unfortunately the weather that day was quite inclement, so we
by GSA Moe Demers, Comfort Inn Airport Class of 2011 The lady in the wheelchair is Joan from Maryland. The lady in black and white is a Good Samaritan named Deborah. When Elaine and I came on shift, GSA’s Ron R and Roz W told us Joan’s flight back to
by GSA Roberta Wells, The Hotel Concord Class of 2019 If you have not yet had the opportunity to visit the Libby Museum, you may now have to wait until 2021. This small Natural History Museum with a lovely view of Lake Winnipesaukee is about to undergo a major renovation
by GSA Sarah Brown, Comfort Inn Class 0f 2011 The Libby Museum of Natural History is an eclectic mix of taxidermy, oddities, and specimens from around the world. For example they have a display case with birds eggs, a finger from an Egyptian mummy, and art works from native peoples
by GSA Sarah Brown, Comfort Inn Class of 2011 Built by Thomas and Olive Plant in 1914, the property was known as Lucknow. This Arts and Crafts mansion is perched on a mountaintop with spectacular views of Lake Winnipesaukee. It had all the latest amenities like needle showers in
by GSA Sarah Brown, Comfort Inn Class of 2011 Tamworth is a quintessential New England town and the Remick County Doctor Museum is only one of the attractions for visitors. More on that later. The museum is open year round and does a lot of school group activities. There are
by GSA Sarah Brown, Comfort Inn Class of 2011 The Wright Museum is paean to all aspects of World War Two. You can’t miss the building, there’s tank breaking through the wall facing the street! When you enter the lobby you are faced with a life size diorama of a
by GSA Roberta Wells,The Hotel Concord Class of 2019 Today my husband and I had the opportunity to visit the NH State Historical Society Museum in Concord as we were heading north into the lakes region. We arrived in time to join a tour already in progress with just one