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Ten Great Things to Do in Dartmouth – Lake Sunapee

Dartmouth – Lake Sunapee is a prime spot for outdoor recreation, visits to historic estates

This serene, pretty region is a place of outdoor sports and recreation in all four seasons of the year. Lake Sunapee, the third-largest lake in the state, and its neighbors, Little Sunapee and Pleasant Lake, provide ample opportunity for all kinds of water sports: swimming, fishing, boating, and more. Nearby are Mount Kearsarge and Mount Sunapee, where winter sports enthusiasts can find skiing and snowmobiling. Mount Sunapee Resort in Newbury offers 65 trails as well as a half-pipe and Alpine terrain park for the adventurous skiers in your party. During autumn, there’s no better place to view foliage than here among fields, stone walls, old churches, and barns.

A good day trip to soak up some history as well as outdoor fun can be found at The Fells and the John Hay National Wildlife Refuge in Newbury. This property, formerly the estate of John Hay, secretary to Abraham Lincoln, is an early 20th-century summer estate with outstanding gardens and Colonial Revival buildings. The property’s hiking trails along Lake Sunapee are open year-round. People who love New England’s covered bridges will want to make a stop in Cornish, home of the Cornish-Windsor Bridge, which crosses the Connecticut River from New Hampshire to Vermont and is the longest wooden covered bridge in the United States. In Cornish, be sure to visit the Saint - Gaudens National Historic Site, formerly the home, studio, and gardens of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, one of the greatest American sculptors of the early 20th century. Rock hounds should visit Ruggle’s Mine at Mount Isinglass in Grafton. More than 150 minerals are found there, including beryl, mica, amethyst, quartz, and garnet; mineral collecting is permitted. Another fine asset of the region is Dartmouth College, an Ivy League school that attracts top-caliber entertainments for the public.

Ten Great Things to Do in Dartmouth – Lake Sunapee

“Annie” -- Manchester, NH
Now through July 31, 2010

“Hairspray” – New London
Now through August 8, 2010
Katie Herzig -- Londonderry, NH
July 30, 2010
Marc Cohn at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA
July 31, 2010
Americana Festival at Prescott Park – Portsmouth, NH
July 31, 2010
Sonny Landreth -- Londonderry, NH
July 31, 2010
Lakes Region Lakeside Craft Fair -- Laconia, NH
August 1, 2010
Old Time Fair -- Andover, NH
August 1, 2010
New England Piano Quintet -- Cornish, NH
August 1, 2010
Living Colour -- Londonderry, NH
August 1, 2010
“The Little Mermaid” -- Manchester, NH
August 3, 2010 to August 4, 2010
“Room Service” – Tamworth, NH
August 3, 2010 to August 7, 2010
Garden Series: Late Flowering Perennials -- Franklin, NH
August 4, 2010
Judy Collins -- Portsmouth, NH
August 4, 2010
Wild West Penny Carnival -- Waterville Valley, NH
August 5, 2010
Seacoast Concert for a Cure -- Rye, NH
August 5, 2010
Clydesdale camera day –Merrimack
August 7, 2010
Jeff Dearborn and the Contoocook Blues Society -- Concord, NH
August 7, 2010
Sugar-Coated Shakespeare -- Waterville Valley, NH
August 7, 2010
The Dan Lawson Band -- Londonderry, NH
August 7, 2010
Redneck River Run -- Boscawen, NH
August 7, 2010
Ana Popvic -- Londonderry, NH
August 8, 2010
“The Ghost Train” – Tamworth, NH
August 10, 2010 to August 14, 2010
“Snow White” -- Manchester, NH
August 10, 2010 to August 11, 2010
Livingston Taylor -- Portsmouth, NH
August 11, 2010
New Hampshire Antiques Show – Manchester
August 12, 2010 to August 14, 2010
Walk With Washington -- Portsmouth, NH
August 13, 2010
Tupelo Night of Comedy -- Londonderry, NH
August 13, 2010
Curious George Cottage Family Festival -- Waterville Valley, NH
August 13, 2010 to August 15, 2010
Blueberry Fiddle Festival -- Swanzey, NH
August 14, 2010
Summer Lobsterfest -- Weirs Beach, NH
August 14, 2010
Rhythm and Roots Festival at Prescott Park – Portsmouth, NH
August 14, 2010
“Ernest in Love” – Tamworth, NH
August 17, 2010 to August 21, 2010
Village Harmony -- Peterborough, NH
August 18, 2010
Artists in the Park -- Wolfeboro, NH
August 18, 2010
The Wailin' Jennys -- Porsmouth, NH
August 18, 2010
Community Luau -- Waterville Valley, NH
August 19, 2010
Wailin’ Jennys -- Londonderry, NH
August 19, 2010
Flower Show: “This Place is a Zoo!” -- Concord, NH
August 20, 2010 to August 21, 2010
Garden Series: Know Your Trees -- Franklin, NH
August 20, 2010
Kids Festival at Prescott Park – Portsmouth, NH
August 21, 2010
Great Northern Moose Native American Pow Wow -- Dummer, NH
August 21, 2010
Fire On the Mountain -- Henniker, NH
August 22, 2010
Farm Tour & Alfresco Cooking Demo -- Hopkinton, NH
August 22, 2010
“The Mystern of Irma Vep” – Tamworth-NH
August 24, 2010 to August 28, 2010
Curious George Sees Stars: Astronomy for Families -- Waterville Valley, NH
August 26, 2010
Richard Thompson -- Portsmouth, NH
August 27, 2010
Folk Festival -- Wolfeboro, NH
August 28, 2010
People Fest NH -- Manchester, NH
August 28, 2010
Family Farm Day: A Local Food Celebration -- Walpole, NH
August 28, 2010
Yo Gabba Gabba! Live: There's A Party In My City! -- Gilford, NH
August 31, 2010
Touch-A-Truck -- Antrim, NH
September 4, 2010
Wicked Wine and Brew Fest -- Litchfield, NH
September 11, 2010
Vintage & Vine -- Portsmouth, NH
September 11, 2010
New Hampshire Fish & Lobster Festival -- Portsmouth, NH
September 25, 2010
Vegetarian Expo -- Concord, NH
September 26, 2010
WHEB Chili Cook-Off -- Portsmouth, NH
October 9, 2010
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