Stories, Gear, and Outdoor Culture

On a very cold winter day over 2 years ago, a group of us pried open a chain link fence, and carefully climbed a tired and overused step...

"I've never seen anything like that before." "I'm pretty sure I heard the phone ringing from inside the porta-potty."

My childhood summer weekends were spent either playing baseball, or working on baseball fields...

Hello, my name is Jessie Sterling and I am a whitewater kayaking addict. Like any good addict when someone told me that there was a way for

My girlfriend, Jess, and I traveled to Ecuador for the first time in March 2019. We left home with the expectation of paddling for a week...

The city of Franklin once relied on rivers to power its economy, and modern businesses are harnessing the power of whitewater rapids once again...

“It’s nice to have people cheering for you as you come down the river,” said Lee, an experienced paddler from Lebanon. “I like the community aspect – it’s not something I’ve really seen before.”

The proposed whitewater park on the Winnipesaukee River in Franklin now has funding flowing fast enough to begin construction on a freestyle

Concord Monitor | L. Willingham Damon Lewis says he’s drawn to Franklin’s vibrant community, its industrial history and the perseverance...

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

Union Leader | J. Koziol FRANKLIN - While developed in California, the Onewheel, a self-balancing electric skateboard that some see as...