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Focus on All Things New England! [New England Focus Logo]( The Great North Woods of New Hampshire [Logo]( Sponsored by: [Visit New Hampshire]( [Emily Vey View] The Great North Woods holds the visitor with its natural beauty and promise of adventure. In a region of only about 30,000 permanent residents, you’ll find small towns and villages that are all but surrounded by some of the most inviting waterways in New England. Whether exploring Lancaster or Berlin or Colebrook or Pittsburg, or the hamlets in between, you’ll meet people whose love of place is as deep as the waters around them and as vivid as a soaring eagle against a blue New Hampshire sky. If you know where to look (and the locals do, and will tell you), you’ll discover forested trails for exploring, and the day will seem to have no end. 1. Enjoy Downtown Diversions The county seat and gateway to the Great North Woods, the town of Lancaster (pop. 3,218) is a destination in its own right. Among the highlights are the Polish Princess Bakery, which is said to make the best baked goods in Coos County, and the acclaimed Copper Pig Brewery, whose seasonal brews and signature Little Piggy Porter draw beer lovers from all over. A Main Street landmark for over 50 years, Fuller’s Sugarhouse is a family-owned maple producer with an attractive country store filled with maple syrup, maple candies, maple cream, and all sorts of North Country souvenirs. [Great North American Solar Eclipse]( NH is one of only 13 states in the path of totality. Plan now with our visitors’ guide, filled with viewing tips and travel ideas to inspire you to “come early and stay late”! [NH Solar Eclipse Guide]( SPONSORED [Great North Woods - Pittsburg] 2. Get a Farm-Life Flashback John Calvin Kenneth Poore passed away in 1983, yet he lives on at Stewartstown’s Poore Farm Historic Homestead and Museum, where it feels as though he just stepped out and will soon return. The farmstead not only tells his story but showcases objects that were essentials to his family’s life in a time with no indoor plumbing, electricity, or running water. This is one of the most fascinating, under-the-radar historical homesteads to be found anywhere—and will be open specially for the week of the eclipse. 3. Find a Covered Bridge Photo Op With eight historic and scenic covered bridges in the Great North Woods, lovers of these iconic and once-essential structures will want to embark on a driving tour, beginning with Lancaster’s Mechanic Street Bridge in the south and ending with the River Road Covered Bridge 60 miles north in Pittsburg. The most photographed of them all is the Stark Covered Bridge, which may be the most classically sited bridge in New England: A village church and a cozy B&B are its neighbors. 4. Go Wild for Umbagog Lake In a region famous for its untamed beauty, Umbagog Lake stands apart. Stretching nearly 11 miles north to south, the lake and its environs—which include both Umbagog Lake State Park and the Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge—teem with moose, loons, eagles, ospreys, and nearly every species of northern freshwater fish. It is considered one of the best paddling destinations in the East, while its remarkably clear and dark night sky seem to bring stars close enough to touch. [Great North Woods] 5. Celebrate Local Artistry In the plant world, fiddleheads are a succulent spring fern found near streams and riverbeds, greatly prized by foragers; in the Great North Woods, Fiddleheads is a treasure trove of local crafts and handiwork waiting to be discovered. Inside this Colebrook gallery, you will find the skilled creations from 100-plus New Hampshire craftspeople, plus more from New England and Canada. The store is not only a shop—or “shoppe,” as it bills itself—but also where artists offer workshops to invite others into their creative world. [Ad-300x250]( SPONSORED [New England]( [TRAVEL]( [FOOD]( [LIVING]( [WEEKENDS WITH YANKEE TV]( [YANKEE MAGAZINE]( [SHOP]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Pinterest]( You received this email because you signed for updates from [NewEngland.com](. If you do not wish to receive our regular e-mail newsletters in the future, please [click here to manage your preferences or unsubscribe](. *Please do not reply to this e-mail* © 2023 Yankee Publishing Inc. All rights reserved. 1121 Main Street | P.O. Box 520 | Dublin, NH 03444 [Contact Us]( [View web version](