Stories, Gear, and Outdoor Culture
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Brewing a community: Brewhouse owners hope to help bring Franklin together
Concord Monitor | L. Willingham Damon Lewis says he’s drawn to Franklin’s vibrant community, its industrial history and the perseverance...
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Franklin boat bash wraps up Winter Carnival
Matt Melcher, wearing bib No. 29, and Heidi Chaney. No. 5, shoot down the race course Saturday in head-to-head competition at the third annual Boat Bash – Snow Crash. Held at the Veterans Memorial Recreation Area, the event capped the Franklin Outing Club’s 57th Winter Carnival and is a fundraiser both for the outing club and Mill City Park at Franklin Falls, a group formed in 2017 to promote the construction of a whitewater park on the Winnipesaukee River. - John Koziol/Union Leader Correspondent
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Making a splash: Frankin whitewater rafting park hosts three-day festival
Concord Monitor | Leah Willingham A native of Franklin, Bill Yacopucci has seen the view from Central Street of the city’s iconic Trestle...
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Franklin bets on revitalization with new park
Laconia Daily Sun | T. Jones FRANKLIN — Can people playing in a river help revitalize a struggling city? Can the recreational...
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Franklin Set for Transformation
Laconia Daily Sun | T. Caldwell FRANKLIN — The Three Rivers City is poised for an economic revival through two major projects that will...
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2018 BOB AWARDS
Most Promising Downtown Development: City of Franklin March 14, 2018 With 45 affordable housing units available in the newly renovated,...
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Boat Bash Snow Crash: Franklin making name for itself with downhill kayak race
The race course needed snow trucked in, but paddlers still made a go of the Boat Bash Snow Crash.
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U.S. Sen. Shaheen visits Franklin with an eye on economic development
Shaheen applauded PermaCityLife’s efforts and stressed her commitment to maintaining funding for federal programs facing cuts.
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Return to the River Part 4: Guiding Franklin’s Future with Science
He’s a junior environmental science major, a Franklin native who grew up playing outdoors and – on the nights he spends counting water bugs – a bit of a nerd.
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Return to the River Part 2: Creating A Mill City
Eighty-five-year-old Franklin native Andy Nadeau calls himself an “original river rat.”
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Return to the River Part 1: Franklin's First Inhabitants
Cowasuck Band of the Pennacook Abenaki People Chief Paul Pouliot stands on a fishing and observation deck along the Winnipesaukee River in Franklin
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Awards Handed out to Small Business Champions
A cofounder of a local business working to provide advancements in the medical field earned the designation of Small Business Person of the Year at this year’s Small Business Week award ceremony.
