Tour – Sunapee Area & Social Committee Lunch – Oct 4
Tour Earns Educational Hours
Sign ups open Sept 3, 7:05am
Date: October 4, 2024
THE TOUR AND THE SOCIAL LUNCH ARE TWO DIFFERENT SIGN UPS! Be sure to sign up for both if you want to make a day of it.
Tour: Potter Place
Arrive: 9:30-9:45am
Tour Starts: 10am (until ~11:30am)
Max GSAs: 30
Location: Andover, NH
Directions: Get off I 89 at exit 11. Turn Right onto Rt NH -11 East. Travel 7.5 miles. Turn Right onto Potters Rd. Go 500 feet and turn Left onto Church Ln. Go 0.1 mile, parking is on the Right side next to the Railroad Station. There is limited parking, so plan on car pooling.
Difficulty: Walking on level ground, mostly standing
Uniform: Full uniform.
For More Information: https://andoverhistory.org/potter-place-railroad-station-and-museum
Social – Lunch and (optional)walk at Philbrick-Cricenti Bog
Lunch: at The Refinery
Time: 12pm
Max GSAs: 30 (may expand if needed)
Pay on your own for lunch.
Location: The Refinery, 4 Mill Road, Andover, NH 03216
Website: www.refinerynh.com
Social Bonus Activity (optional): Walk at the Philbrick-Cricenti Bog
Time: 2pm
Location: New London, NH.
Directions: The Philbrick-Cricenti Bog Trail system starts at the parking area (P) on the south side of Newport Road opposite the entrance to the Great Pines development and .3 miles west of the Hannaford Supermarket.
Website: https://www.nl-nhcc.com/trails/philbrickcricentibogtrail%2821%29.htm
Difficulty: Very easy 13-minute trail, with new metal walkways and a rope railing.
GSA On-Site Point of Contact: Sue Greenbaum (also the organizer!)
For questions, email Sue Geyer at socialcommittee@nhgsa.com
We have an exciting day planned for Friday, October 4th, chosen for that date because the foliage should be at peak. This will be a combined GSA Tour and Social Committee Luncheon (including a bonus after lunch activity).
Our destination for our GSA tour, will be Potter Place, truly another hidden gem in NH. Walking around this tiny hamlet is like going back in time to the 1870s. It includes a former railroad station, post office, general store, the Gordon-Lull House, and a secret garden, among other attractions, all run by the Andover Historical Society. It is the best 19th century wooden railroad station surviving in NH and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Our next stop will be The Refinery, a fabulous BBQ restaurant run by the former owners of The Inn at Pleasant Lake and is a local favorite. Need I say more?
After lunch we will have a BONUS stop at The Philbrick-Cricenti Bog in New London, a unique and very easy 13 minute trail, with new metal walkways and a rope railing. It features an ancient glacier lake and tundra-like vegetation.
All three of these sites are new to us as GSA destinations. As this is an official GSA Tour while at Potter Place so plan on wearing your GSA uniform and name badge.
