Joe Pace
Granite State of Mind, #137: Keene State College, Keene
In Ghostbusters, Ray Stantz references Gozer's entrance into our reality as the biggest interdimensional cross-rip since the Tunguska...
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Joe Pace
Jul 13, 2017
Granite State of Mind, #136: Wentworth by the Sea, New Castle
New Hampshire was at the center of the grand hotel craze in the latter half of the 19th century, with hotels catering to the new wealthy...
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Joe Pace
Jul 12, 2017
Granite State of Mind, #135: Chocorua Lake, Tamworth
When I was a kid, Wentworth was our go-to family lake. For most of my adult life, Merrymeeting has been the place. But I'll admit to a...
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Joe Pace
Jul 11, 2017
Granite State of Mind, #134: Ioka Theater, Exeter
Thanksgiving weekend of 2008 I wrote a post on Facebook wondering whether there would be local support for rescuing and restoring the...
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Joe Pace
Jul 10, 2017
Granite State of Mind, #133: C-Lot, University of New Hampshire, Durham
Back from hiatus with one of my favorite places in the state. Funny, considering it's really just a fairly small equilateral of pavement,...
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Joe Pace
Jul 1, 2017
Granite State of Mind, #132: Phillips Exeter Academy Chapel, Exeter
(Hiatus from hiatus) Twelve years ago today, I learned that a perfect woman has a flaw. She's brilliant, dedicated, talented, selfless,...
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Joe Pace
Jun 28, 2017
Granite State of Mind, #131: Searles Castle, Windham
Not all memories are old memories, not all nostalgia papered over by the passage of years. Just over a month ago, during our last trip...
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Joe Pace
Jun 27, 2017
Granite State of Mind, #130: McConnell Hall, University of New Hampshire, Durham
Some of the places on this list are remarkable for their natural beauty, for their historic relevance, or their cultural importance. This...
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Joe Pace
Jun 26, 2017
Granite State of Mind, #129: Benson's Animal Farm, Hudson
New Hampshire kids of a certain vintage will recall the trek out to Benson's Animal Farm with equal parts nostalgic pleasure and a vague...
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Joe Pace
Jun 25, 2017
Granite State of Mind, #128: Great Bay Discovery Center, Greenland
One of New Hampshire's true treasures is Great Bay, a estuarine ecosystem fed by five river systems (Winnicut, Squamscott, Lamprey,...
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Joe Pace
Jun 24, 2017
Granite State of Mind, #127: Exeter Handkerchief Factory, Exeter
I love that in junior high school in Exeter we were essentially assigned to visit the local fabric store as part of our home economics...
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Joe Pace
Jun 22, 2017
Granite State of Mind, #126: The Asia Restaurant, Dover
The city of Dover has been enjoying a bit of a renaissance in public regard in the past few years. I've always thought of it as the...
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