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Tag: Connecticut River

Way Up North: Lake Francis

August 24, 2014August 22, 2014 Tom Howe Leave a comment

Lake Francis State Park in Pittsburgh, NH is one of New Hampshire’s northernmost parks. It’s an absolutely beautiful place and the remote setting is uniquely natural. The lake is great for exploring by boat, and the Connecticut River that feeds it is easily explorable from the excellent campground. Lake Francis is a big lake. The […]

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Peace & Tranquility at Lake Francis

September 24, 2013September 24, 2013 Discover Power of Parks SCA Interpreters 1 Comment

by Caleb Savage, Interpretive Ranger at Lake Francis State Park You might as well leave your cell phone devices at home. Why you might ask? Well, when you enter the Great North Woods (Grand Bois du Nord) the vast magnitude of wilderness will along prevent you from making any phone calls. When I first entered […]

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The Bedell Bridge

August 8, 2011August 8, 2011 Daniel Wilkinson, New Hampshire State Parks Summer Intern Leave a comment

Bedell Bridge State Historic Site – July 28, 2011 Rising above the water in the Connecticut River, right on the border of New Hampshire and Vermont, the ruins of the Bedell Bridge still stand commemorating what was once the second longest covered bridge in the United States.  Destroyed by heavy winds in 1979, all that […]

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