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Paddlers from across N.E. descend on Franklin for Winni River Days
Concord Moniter | Leah Willingham | June 22, 2019 Greg Lee noticed something special when he was whitewater paddling in Franklin on Friday. “It’s nice to have people cheering for... -
Tax credits to help with building of freestyle kayaking hole in Franklin
The proposed whitewater park on the Winnipesaukee River in Franklin now has funding flowing fast enough to begin construction on a freestyle
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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 -
Two NH businesses help electric skateboard pick up momentum
Union Leader | J. Koziol FRANKLIN - While developed in California, the Onewheel, a self-balancing electric skateboard that some see as...
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Boat Bash Snow Crash: Franklin making name for itself with downhill kayak race
Union Leader | John Koziol | March 4, 2018 John Koziol/Sunday News Correspondent - Kayakers pole their way down the slope during the second annual Boat Bash Snow Crash races on... -
Where To Hike, Bike & Raft In A Day In New Hampshire
If you drive 90 minutes north of Boston, you’ll reach an area that includes three traditional New England towns – Andover, Franklin and...
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Return to the River Part 4: Guiding Franklin’s Future with Science
Max Maynard stands for a portrait at an April “Bug Night” at St. Paul’s School. Maynard, a Franklin resident, has been helping the Upper Merrimack Monitoring Program count macroinvertebrates for... -
Return to the River Part 3: Recreation – and Rebirth?
Outdoor New England owner Marty Parichand paddles down the rapids at the bottom of the Winnipesaukee River in March. Parichand is advocating for Franklin to install a whitewater play park... -
Return to the River Part 2: Creating A Mill City
“Original river rat” Andy Nadeau stands for a portrait outside the old Sulloway Mills buildings, where both his parents manufactured hosiery in the first half of the 20th century. Nadeau,... -
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. The area behind him, on the bend... -
Awards Handed out to Small Business Champions
The winners are seen at the Manchester Country Club event. (MELISSA PROULX/Union Leader Correspondent) Union Leader | Melissa Proulx | May 2, 2017 BEDFORD — A cofounder of a local... -
New Hampshire start-ups bet on community revitalizations that include active lifestyles
Staff | NH Business Review Melanie Davis and Carmel Shea are both active users of the Derry Rail Trail. A few years ago, after a bike ride, they noticed there...
