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Homes for Sale in the New Hampshire Lakes Region:
Alexandria, Alton, Ashland, Barnstead, Barrington, Belmont, Bridgewater, Bristol, Brookfield, Center Harbor, Eaton, Effingham, Farmington, Franklin, Freedom, Gilford, Gilmanton, Hebron, Hill, Holderness, Laconia, Madison, Meredith, Middleton, Milton, Moultonborough, New Durham, New Hampton, Northfield, Ossipee, Pittsfield, Plymouth, Rochester, Rumney, Sanbornton, Sandwich, Strafford, Tamworth, Tilton, Tuftonboro, Wakefield, Wolfeboro
Excitement and Relaxation Meet in the Lakes Region
The Lakes Region: the name alone evokes images of the blissful and lazy days of summer...the joyous exuberance of a child, knees to chest, cannonballing off a dock into crystal clear waters...and of camps, cottages and whole communities hugging the water's edge. There are 273 lakes and ponds in the Lakes Region-Winnesquam, Newfound and Squam are quite popular-but one lake dominates it: 72-square mile Lake Winnipesaukee, the largest lake in the state.
Lake Winnipesaukee is the sixth largest natural lake completely inside U.S. borders. Eight towns border the lake: Alton, Center Harbor, Gilford, Laconia, Meredith, Moultonboroughugh, Tuftonboro and Wolfeboro. It covers 72 square miles, is 28 miles long and 13 miles wide, and has numerous islands; the number is said to be anywhere from 230 to 274. The largest of these islands are Long Island (1,186 acres), Bear Island (780 acres), Cow Island (522 acres) and Governor's Island (504 acres).
Here the nation's first summer resort was created, and today Wolfeboro remains a popular vacation area; other communities-Meredith, Laconia and Weirs Beach, and Gilford-are every bit as popular.
Water, as you might expect, is a big part of the fun here, from swimming and fishing, to waterparks, cruise ships, boat tours and nature centers. In winter there's ice fishing, ice sailing, cross country and downhill skiing and snowmobiling, too.
To really get to know the Lakes Region, you also should explore communities like Sandwich, where the state's crafts organization was born; Wakefield, with an impressive historic district; Melvin Village, a favorite stop for antique lovers; and Plymouth, home of Plymouth State College and the Silver Cultural Arts Center. Venture south to Rochester, "the Lilac City" at the gateway to the Lakes Region, or north to Madison and Snowville, a sleepy hamlet where sleighs were once made.
Homes in the New Hampshire Merrimack Valley Region:
Allenstown, Amherst, Auburn, Bedford, Boscawen, Bow, Brookline, Candia, Canterbury, Chester, Chichester, Concord, Deerfield, Derry, Dunbarton, Epsom, Goffstown, Henniker, Hollis, Hooksett, Hopkinton, Hudson, Litchfield, Londonderry, Loudon, Manchester, Merrimack, Mont Vernon, Nashua, New Boston, Northwood, Nottingham, Pelham, Pembroke, Raymond, Salem, Weare, Windham
The Merrimack Valley Region's past is every bit as colorful as its maple trees in fall. A century and a half ago, the red brick mill communities welcomed immigrants from Greece, Canada, Ireland and around the world. These people helped make Manchester the largest textile-producing city in the world in the late 1800s, outstripping even Manchester, England.
The Merrimack Valley Region is every bit as diverse as its people. It is the major center for government and business in the state. Its three largest cities are Concord, the capital, where the fourth largest deliberative body in the world, the State's legislature, meets; Manchester, the state's financial center and home of the state's largest airport; and Nashua, which was cited in 1997 and 1987 as the best place to live in the U.S. by Money magazine.
A few miles from the center of the cities you can find yourself in some of the most peaceful and scenic countryside in the state, from Canterbury, where a Shaker village graces a hillside, to Allenstown, where 9,600-acre Bear Brook State Park is located, and Derry, where poet Robert Frost once lived and wrote. There are popular attractions, too, including Salem's Canobie Lake Park and Rockingham Park, a thoroughbred race track.
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