plenty of good lake and river activities, decent golf courses, skiing in the winter of course...and yes, as much as it pains me to have the roadways clogged with leaf-peepers in the fall, the foliage is probably the best anywhere in the country.
Keene Pumpkin festival is incredible,
The foliage is awesome in the first week of October.
There are no sales taxes
It isn't Massachusetts
It is just plain beautiful here
Definitely drive through the white mountains in Fall. You may want to try to get through in early fall, the leaves change earlier the further north you are...
No Sales tax
It always feels like you are on Vacation in New Hampshire (unless you are in the city.
I don't see the" Keep up with the Jones type people"
N.H. has it all and all within a day's drive. We have the White Mtn National Forrest for mtn climbing, drive a couple hours south and you are in the Lakes Region for swimming & boating, and then drive another 2 hours south and you are at the ocean. Whether you like the mtns, fresh water lakes or the ocean, its all here in N.H.