Lakefront Lure

Two years ago, Travel + Leisure magazine confirmed what a lot of people here already knew: Meredith is one of the “best small towns on the East Coast.” While that acclaim resulted in a surge of visitors, longtime residents say it also fanned a hot real estate market that is centered on Lake Winnipesaukee and […]

Exeter’s Storybook Charm

Light streams through the rear window of the Water Street Bookstore overlooking the Squamscott River in downtown Exeter. It’s a crisp morning, and already the shop is abuzz.  Two visitors have come to see the store’s owner, Dan Chartrand, a fixture in this river town since opening his shop doors 32 years ago. Stories abound. […]

Navigating North Conway

In the early 19th century, Conway was the main town and North Conway was only one of its outlying settlements, but successive waves of artists, skiers and shoppers turned what was once a village into the tourism hub of the White Mountains.  North Conway, Train Station, winter, Schooler Park, New Hampshire, Like so much else […]