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Joe Pace
Feb 16, 2017
Granite State of Mind, #16: Funspot, Laconia
I'm a Seacoast guy, born and bred, and this list certainly reflects that. But the lakes region of the state has its own claim on parts of...
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Joe Pace
Feb 15, 2017
Granite State of Mind, #15: NH Marine Memorial, Hampton Beach
Robert Faulkner was my mother's older brother, my Uncle Bobby, my godather. He's the namesake of our firstborn, Robert Faulkner Pace. He...
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Joe Pace
Feb 14, 2017
Granite State of Mind, #14: The Rusty Hammer, Portsmouth
We all have our tribes, and some of us are fortunate enough to belong to several. One of the families I feel lucky to belong to is the...
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Joe Pace
Feb 13, 2017
Granite State of Mind, #13: Mount Washington, Sargent's Purchase
When it's not raining out here on Puget Sound - which does happen every few weeks - the skyline is dominated by Mount Rainier. Over...
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Joe Pace
Feb 12, 2017
Granite State of Mind, #12: Yoken's, Portsmouth
Some things I love about New Hampshire are no longer there (see: Mountain, Old Man of the) except for in collective memory. One such...
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Joe Pace
Feb 11, 2017
Granite State of Mind, #11: Four Corners Marker, Exeter-Stratham-Hampton-North Hampton
In colonial days, it was customary for New England town officials to meet periodically for a perambulation of shared town boundaries....
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Joe Pace
Feb 10, 2017
Granite State of Mind, #10: Lago's Ice Cream, Rye
One of the great things about New Hampshire (and New England in general) is the local ice cream joints. It's something we've never really...
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Joe Pace
Feb 9, 2017
Granite State of Mind, #9: Colebrook Country Club, Colebrook
In 2008-09 I was at the tail end of my five-year career with Citizens Bank. I'd spent most of that time hustling for new customers,...
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Joe Pace
Feb 8, 2017
Granite State of Mind, #8: Maternity Ward, Exeter Hospital, Exeter
The evening of January 3rd, 2008, was extremely cold in seacoast New Hampshire - below freezing. I can remember watching the returns from...
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Joe Pace
Feb 7, 2017
Granite State of Mind, #7: Old Man of the Mountain, Cannon Mountain, Franconia
On May 3, 2003, Sarah and I were in Boston for the evening. While out for an after-dinner drink, it came up in casual conversation with...
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Joe Pace
Feb 6, 2017
Granite State of Mind, #6: Alton Bay
When our eldest was born in January 2008, I was at my heaviest, well over 220 lbs on a 5'6" frame. It was obvious that I needed to make...
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Joe Pace
Feb 5, 2017
Granite State of Mind, #5: Eustis Field, Exeter AREA High School, Exeter
I indulge here in another place that figures prominently in my high school-era memories. There have been multiple grass gridirons to bear...
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