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Joe Pace
May 17, 2017
Granite State of Mind, #107: Bowl-O-Rama and Scoreboard Sports Lounge, Portsmouth
As any New Englander knows, candlepin is the only legitimate form of bowling. Candlepin is older, invented in 1880, before the...
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Joe Pace
May 16, 2017
Granite State of Mind, #106: Hamilton Smith Chapel, Durham
Hamilton Smith was a Kentucky native who grew up in Durham in the mid-19th century and was one of the builders of the London Underground....
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Joe Pace
May 15, 2017
Granite State of Mind, #105: Pease AFB, Newington/Portsmouth
I still call it Pease Air Force Base, even though it hasn't been that for more than a quarter century. As a kid growing up in Stratham...
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Joe Pace
May 14, 2017
Granite State of Mind, #104: Lindt & Sprüngli Factory, Stratham
In 1845, Zurich confectioner David Sprüngli-Schwartz opened a small chocolate shop. In 1876, fellow Swiss candymaker Rodolphe Lindt...
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Joe Pace
May 13, 2017
Granite State of Mind, #103: The Bandstand, Exeter
There are 234 towns and cities in New Hampshire, and none of them has as enduring and iconic a symbol as the Bandstand that graces the...
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Joe Pace
May 12, 2017
Granite State Challenge, #102: New Hampshire Public Television Studios, Durham
Ah, Channel 11. Growing up, it was how we were introduced to British comedies like Monty Python and Fawlty Towers, or watched the endless...
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Joe Pace
May 11, 2017
Granite State of Mind, #101: Goldi's Deli, Portsmouth
There used to be a place on Penhallow Street in the Port City, a brick joint next to Commercial Alley across from the federal building....
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Joe Pace
May 10, 2017
Granite State of Mind, #100: Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham
Celebrating 100 entries in the series with one of the most important places in all of New Hampshire. It hasn't been part of our family...
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Joe Pace
May 9, 2017
Granite State of Mind, #99: New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord
A place as steeped in history as the Granite State has to have a living repository for it all, and ours lives in Concord at the New...
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Joe Pace
May 8, 2017
Granite State of Mind, #98: 1614 Monument, Rye
Captain John Smith has long been a fascinating and controversial cat in American history, wreathed in mythology and alternatively...
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Joe Pace
May 7, 2017
Granite State of Mind, #97: Camp Kabeyun, Alton Bay
I was never a camper at this venerable boys' camp on Lake Winnipesaukee, but I do have two distinct relationships with the place, both of...
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Joe Pace
May 6, 2017
Granite State of Mind, #96: Whirlygigs, Exeter
Who doesn't love a good local toy store? Sure, they're priced a little higher than the megachains, but they also tend to pack some fun...
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