monadnock region
Points of Interest: • The Caterpillar Lab (Marlborough) • Cathedral of the Pines (Rindge) • The Fort at No . 4 (Charlestown) • The Stonewall Farm (Keene) • Marisposa Museum (Peterborough) • Horatio Colony House Museum & Nature Preserve (Keene) The region of rolling farmland and • Pisgah State Park (Winchester) picturesque towns gets its name from • Cheshire Rail Trail (Keene to Winchester) Mount Monadnock, which, at a height of 3,165 feet, emerges above the For more info on Monadnock countryside and can be seen from Greater Keene Chamber of Commerce almost everywhere. 603-352-1303 • www.keenechamber.com Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce The Monadnock region consists of many quaint communities 603-924-7234 • www.peterboroughchamber.com that are symbolic of old New England charm . Unique shops, lively restaurants, art galleries, and museums fill the streets of Greater Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce towns including Keene and Peterborough . Take a drive around 603-464-5858 • www.ghcocnh.org Hillsborough and check out the five stone arch bridges that were Jaffrey Chamber of Commerce built in the 19th century . Stop anywhere from Keene to Winchester 603-532-4549 • www.jaffreychamber.com and take a walk or bike ride on the Cheshire Rail Trail . Explore Rindge Chamber of Commerce the Pisgah State Park that covers the three towns of Hinsdale, 603-475-9165 • www.rindgechamber.org Winchester, and Chesterfield . Enjoy the great outdoors of Pisgah’s forest, ponds & multi-use trails for horseback riding, mountain Monadnock Travel Council biking, fishing, hiking or OHRV in New Hampshire’s largest state park . www.monadnocktravel.com
If you are a history or nature buff, there are plenty of museums and nature preserves such as the Horatio Colony House Museum & Nature Preserve in Keene, where you can enjoy both in one visit . Experience The Caterpillar Lab, in Marlborough, to learn about the even a fair celebrating all things pickle . Pan for minerals or explore beauty of nature or visit the Mariposa Museum, in Peterborough, the Gilsum Rock Swap & Mineral Show in June . Hillsborough hosts for beautiful displays of world culture and the arts . The Chesterfield History Alive! Festival and Jaffrey celebrates summer with the Gorge Natural Area is an outdoor enthusiast’s dream with over 13 Festival of Fireworks in August . At the Winchester Pickle Festival in acres of scenic paths, bridges, and waterfalls to explore . Want more September, spend the afternoon enjoying pickle flavored popcorn of a challenge, hike up Mount Monadnock’s 3165 ft peak where and lemonade, or grab a pickle on a stick . Cheshire Fairgrounds you can choose from forty miles of trails to discover . is the stage for the Region’s annual Pumpkin Festival in October . Enjoy a show at Colonial Theatre or embrace the breathtaking The Monadnock region is home to many fairs and festivals open-air chapel and gardens at the Cathedral of the Pines . including art and county fairs, music and harvest festivals, Whatever you prefer you will be sure to find something to enjoy .
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