ONE Thinkings...
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Was it the best ever?
I believe that this year's Winni River Days was nothing short of spectacular, leading me to make a bold statement... -
Winni River Days in Franklin making a bigger splash than ever before
WMUR | Troy Lynch | June 18, 2023 FRANKLIN, N.H. — Winni River Days came back for its fifth year bringing white-water paddlers to compete in Franklin for the weekend. It’s... -
VHB partners with Franklin and Mill City Park to open Northeast's first whitewater park
Union Leader | From VHB | February 21, 2023 Photo Provided by VHB: This photo shows construction of the cofferdam foundation in the Mill City Park whitewater rafting park in Franklin.... -
Northeast’s First Whitewater Park Featured in Engineering News-Record
VHB partners with CIty of Franklin, NH, for unique revitalization project. VHB | February 14, 2023 With an ambitious master plan anchored by an in-river whitewater park with an adjacent... -
Marty Parichand: Building the Northeast's First Whitewater Park Offers Proof-of-Concept for Old Mill Towns
ENR 2022 Top 25 Newsmakers ENR | Johanna Knapschaefer | January 26, 2023 Marty Parichand, who developed the second whitewater park east of the Mississippi, rafts down the Winnipesaukee River... -
Making Waves in Franklin
Revitalization of the former mill town creates new economic opportunities NH Magazine | Barbara Radcliffe Rogers and Stillman Rogers (photographer) | August 19, 2022 Outdoor New England (ONE) operates heart-pumping... -
Mill City whitewater draws in paddlers
Concord Monitor | Geoff Forester and Sarah Pearson | August 2, 2022 Less than two months after its grand opening during Winni River Days, the Franklin Whitewater Park is already... -
Mill City Park officially opens with ribbon cuttings, whitewater festival
The Laconia Daily Sun | Thomas P. Caldwell | June 21, 2022 FRANKLIN — Six years of work at transforming the Three Rivers City from a former mill town to... -
From mills to whitewater, Franklin's economy driven by the river
The Laconia Daily Sun | Jon Decker | March 18, 2022 FRANKLIN — Franklin is a city of rivers. Both the Winnipesaukee and Pemigewasset pass through it, forming the Merrimack... -
Franklin’s whitewater park officially opens to kick off weekend-long celebration
Concord Monitor | David Brooks | June 16, 2022 It’s been a long time coming but the first whitewater park in New England will be officially opened Friday – not that... -
After a 3-year hiatus, the Boat Bash Snow Crash returns to Franklin
Union Leader | John Koziol | March 6, 2022 By John Koziol/Union Leader Correspondent - At just two, Belle England wasn’t able to participate in Saturday’s Boat Bash Snow Crash event,... -
First Whitewater Park in the Northeast Set to Open in Franklin, NH
Three whitewater “standing waves” will allow for year-round river recreation. VHB | May 11, 2022 The City of Franklin, NH, is looking forward to the completion of a whitewater kayaking...
