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Growth Stories: Monadnock Oil and Vinegar

August 26, 2015

Monadnock Oil and Vinegar is a gorgeous small store and tasting room in Peterborough, NH that sells oils, vinegars, herbs, salts, cheese, jams and jellies. Monadnock Oil and Vinegar was founded by Korey Snow and Kim Homoleski in late 2013. The couple who are avid farmers themselves became interested in oils and vinegars when they learned

Top 5 Things to do in Rindge, NH

August 20, 2015

Rindge, NH is a beautifully scenic town on the boarder of Massachusetts and is home to Franklin Pierce University, the Cathedral of the  Pines, and a part of Annett State Park. The town was originally settled by the Abenaki Native American tribe over 11,000 years ago. The tribe lived into the area until the 16th century when

Growth Stories: Beeze Tees

August 12, 2015

Beeze Tees is a screen printing shop in Keene, NH that prides itself on competitive pricing, attention to detail and quick turn around. Four years ago, it’s founder, Tim Pipp, started the company out of his basement while attending Keene State College. After graduating, Pipp moved the business to a 700 sq foot space on Emerald street

Growth Stories: Hannah Grimes

August 4, 2015

The Hannah Grimes Center is a nonprofit that focuses on  educating, supporting and assisting entrepreneurs and community builders in the Monadnock region. This work is done in a larger effort to foster a thriving and sustainable local economy. To achieve its mission, the Hannah Grimes Center offers a wide range of business development programs and

6 Exciting Things to do in the second half of the summer

July 30, 2015

Believe it or not, we’re almost done the month of July. So far this summer has blessed us with a series of great events from exquisite shows at all of the area’s different venues to great town events like Jaffrey’s Riverhouse. Luckily, these last few weeks of summer are packed with even more outstanding upcoming events that we

The top things to do in Hancock, NH

July 16, 2015

Just off to the northwest of Peterborough, NH quietly sits Hancock, NH a picturesque town filled with fascinating history and gorgeous buildings. One of the oldest towns in the area, Hancock was first settled in 1764 and then incorporated in 1779, named after Massachusetts’s first governor, John Hancock. Interestingly, almost all of the buildings on Hancock’s Main

Growth Stories: Shaker Style, Harrisville NH

July 15, 2015

Shaker Style in Harrisville, NH is a family run business offering handcrafted Shaker furniture. Shaker furniture is distinct style of furniture craftsmanship that focuses on simplicity, utility and quality.  A Shaker furniture builder since 1989, Stephen Barlow is a third generation wood worker. Barlow started his business out of his garage in Peterborough and had

Growth Stories: New England Everyday Goods, Jaffrey NH

New England Everyday Goods is a unique retail store that sells  practical products made in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Founded in 2010, by Jim and Susan Therriault in a small 400 square foot location in Peterborough, NH, the shop did so well that they needed to buy a sprawling 11,000 square foot

Growth Stories: MB Massage Westmoreland, NH

MB Message Westmoreland, NH is a holistic message therapy studio. The studio is owned and operated by Melisa Blanchard who is trained in Swedish, Neuromuscular, Trigger Point, Deep Tissue, Sports, Reflexology, Lymphatic and Circulatory Massage. She attended The New Hampshire Institute for Therapeutic Arts School of Massage Therapy, an intensive 800 hour massage program. To learn more

The 7 Great shows this Summer in Monadnock

July 2, 2015

Summer is finally fully in season, in our beautiful Monadnock Region. The warm weather brings all sorts of different activities to do while we take a few days off work and stop to enjoy our surroundings. One great way to past these precious lazy hours is with a live show from one of our area’s amazingly

The Top 5 Things to do in Fitzwilliam, NH

June 29, 2015

Sitting at the very bottom of the Monadnock region, and directly on the Massachusetts’s border, lies Fitzwilliam, NH a picturesque small town originally settled by Scottish Colonists. Many consider Fitzwillaim to be “the quintessential New England Village” with its beautiful town common and 12 surrounding homes that are on the National Register for Historical Places. That

Top 5 Things you Should be Doing on DiscoverMonadnock.com

June 19, 2015

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