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Baby Flume, Franconia Notch

Erin Paul Donovan — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 15:26:58 +0000

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Baby Flume, Franconia Notch - Located on the Pemigewasset River, a short ways down river from the Basin viewing area, in Franconia Notch, New Hampshire is another natural feature known as the Baby Flume. While not as impressive as the Basin or Flume Gorge, this little flume is worth visiting. Since the 1800s, people have been visiting the Baby Flume. During the late (and possibly mid) 1800s it was called the Young Flume, and before that it was referred to as Stone Flume...[Continue reading]

The Basin, Franconia Notch

Erin Paul Donovan — Sun, 16 Jun 2024 17:14:15 +0000

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The Basin, Franconia Notch - The Basin is a 20-foot-wide (some say 30 feet), 15 feet deep, glacial pothole along the Pemigewasset River in Franconia Notch, New Hampshire. It was formed by melting glaciers at the end of the last ice age; the combination of the melting glacier water and swirling sand and stones eroded and smoothed the bedrock. Nineteenth-century writers, such as Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), were fascinated with this natural wonder...[Continue reading]

Sentinel Pine Covered Bridge

Erin Paul Donovan — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 15:06:18 +0000

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Sentinel Pine Covered Bridge - Located in New Hampshire’s Franconia Notch State Park is the picturesque Sentinel Pine Covered Bridge. Built by the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests in 1939, the roughly 60 foot long covered bridge crosses the Pemigewasset River just above a natural basin knonw as "The Pool”. The covered bridge is named for a massive old white pine tree that once stood on the cliff above the pool; it watched over the pool much like a sentinel, hence the name...[Continue reading]

Weeks State Park, New Hampshire

Erin Paul Donovan — Sat, 30 Jan 2021 17:38:42 +0000

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Weeks State Park, New Hampshire - Weeks State Park is a 420-acre, more or less, property on Mt. Prospect in Lancaster, New Hampshire. The main attraction of the park is the historical Weeks Estate on the summit, which was built in 1912 for John Wingate Weeks (1860-1926). The main house is built of fieldstone and stucco...[Continue reading]

Dixville Notch, New Hampshire

Erin Paul Donovan — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:15:59 +0000

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Dixville Notch State Park, New Hampshire - Dixville Notch State Park consists of 127 acres along Route 26 in Dixville, New Hampshire. This state park has many opportunities for hikers, photographers, tourists and waterfall buffs. Personally, I prefer to visit Dixville Notch during the autumn months, during peak foliage, but the notch is interesting any time of year...[Continue reading]