Most of you know what we have been working tirelessly to make Discover Monandock an amazing resource for everyone whose interested in the Monanock Region. Though our focus is on innovation and inspiration in the area, we do a lot of other great things on the site that we wanted to make sure you were taking full
Sitting on the Connecticut River, Chesterfield NH is a beautiful small town made up of two communities: Spofford, NH and West Chesterfield. Chesterfield’s beautiful Spofford Lake, immense forest hiking trails and haunted castle intrigue have long drawn tourists from around the New England area and beyond to the picturesque town on the west side of
We are excited to highlight another three incredibly artist for the month of June. June has kicked off as an exciting week for art in the Monadnock region with the Keene Art Walk kicking off and NEFA’s Creative Communities Exchange being hosted by Arts Alive. We are hoping to continue the theme with June’s featured
Tucked right in the middle of the Monadnock region, sits Marlborough, NH a picturesque small town blessed with scenic views of the area’s luscious landscape. Founded in 1752, the town is still packed with beautiful antique homes. The town grew around its lucrative granite quarries whose stone was shipped down toward Boston. Marlborough, NH is
The warm weather has finally come out and blessed our beautiful region, a long awaited break from the harsh winter months. This change has us thinking about what awesome things are about to or just have opened here in Monadnock. Ice cream stands are beginning to open their doors again and its nearly time for
Stoddard. NH, first known as Monadnock Number 7, grew as one of the country’s premier glass manufacturing towns throughout the early 19th century. The picturesque town sitting at the northern edge of the Monadnock region once was home to 4 different glass factories. These factories produced everything from whiskey flasks to ink wells and at their
The Monadnock region is blessed to have so many talented artists, craftsmen, writers and creative souls living within its borders. Our region’s beauty has acted as the inspiration for works from Transcendentalist writers like Ralph Waldo Emerson to famous composers like Leonard Bernstein and many many more in between. Those lucky enough to live in the Monadnock
Located on the eastern boarder of the Monadnock Region, Wilton, NH is a beautiful town with a strong local community. There are amazing restaurants that sell and produce locally sourced food, Farmers Markets, country stores and historical landmarks to name a few. There is so much to see, visit, and do in Wilton, NH. It is a
Just south of Keene, NH sits Swanzey, NH one of Monadnock’s most scenically spectacular towns. The town grew up around a textile mill in West Swanzey throughout the early 18th century. The town claims that it was the first to construct a covered bridge in 1789 when they built the Carleton Bridge. Swanzey continued to build covered bridges after
Now that the spring sun has finally come to break apart winter’s last remaining snow, it seems time to get back out on Monadnock’s beautiful terrain and do some hiking. Monadnock is chalk full of different hiking locations running the gambit from leisurely strolls to difficult climbs for those looking for a challenge. No matter who
