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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... -
Kayakers and rafters drawn to Franklin First Day
Union Leader | John Koziol | January 1, 2022 A pair of kayakers make their way toward the standing wave in the Winnipesaukee River in Franklin on Saturday. By John Koziol/Union... -
Franklin’s Mill City Park getting closer to completion
Concord Monitor | Ben Domanigue | December 13, 2021 Kayaking may not be the first thing that comes to mind at the start of winter unless your name is Marty... -
Delay in whitewater park construction good for its 'standing wave'
Union Leader | John Koziol | November 30, 2021 Marty Parichand recently tested the “standing wave” in the middle of the Winnipesaukee River in what eventually will be Phase I... -
Making waves: Whitewater park construction underway
By THEODORE TAUCHER Monitor staff Published: 9/22/2021 5:40:49 PM Parting the waters of the Winnipesaukee River to create a new standing wave in Franklin’s emerging white-water park is no easy feat.Cranes... -
Franklin, N.H., gears up for whitewater park opening in the fall
Boston Herald | Moira McCarthy | August 22, 2021 This artist’s rendering shows the lower wave of Trestle View Park in Franklin Falls, NH. /Photo courtesy McLaughlin Whitewater Design Group... -
Franklin find its future in the river
Union Leader | Michael Cousineau | August 21, 2021 Marty Parichand of Outdoor New England arrives back in downtown Franklin on a whitewater raft while guiding a group from Rhode... -
Construction starting this week on Franklin’s new Mill City whitewater park
“To see the river come back” and for it to again become an economic driver of the city “is very exciting,” said Kuster, who recently voted in favor of the INVEST in America Act, which among other things, would bring $1.2 million to Franklin for construction of a pedestrian walkway on a trestle bridge that connects Mill City Park with Trestle View Park. -
Paddlers whet their appetites as Franklin breaks ground on whitewater park
The Laconia Daily Sun | Adam Drapcho | July 12, 2021 Franklin City Manager Judie Milner laughs as she and other dignitaries use – what else – kayak paddles... -
Signs of progress after years of effort to revitalize Franklin
Concord Monitor | Julia Stinneford | 5/23/2021 When Jason Harrington was a teacher in Tilton, he did an activity with his students that involved an outdoor engineering project involving a white-water...
