Bringing in the New Year – New Hampshire Style

Bring on the snow already NH!!! I can’t believe we actually got a couple days of rain recently and haven’t really had a major Nor’easter yet. Fortunately there is still some good snow on the mountain and today we are supposed to get a few inches.

The end of 2009 is here! I love New Year’s and the excuse it provides to go out and celebrate with tons of fireworks and happy people! I’ve put together a list of some of the local inns and restaurants that are great for a night out as well as events going on at ski areas around New Hampshire.

Happy New Year!

Ski Resorts Events:

• Mount Sunapee – Ring in the New Years with Fireworks and Dancing
• Pats Peak New Years Eve Family Celebration
• Cranmore: Happy New Years – Cranapalooza
• Loon Mountain – New Years at the Bunyan Room
• Granite Gorge: New Year’s Eve Jib and Jive Rail Jam
• Gunstock: New Year’s Eve Party
• Waterville Valley: New Year’s Eve Extravaganza!
• Ragged Mountain: New Year’s Eve Bash!
• King Pine Ski Area: New Year’s Family Celebration
• Crotched Mountain: New Year’s Midnight Madness
• Whaleback- Summit Bonfire and Torchlight Parade!

Naturally you will need to get some fireworks. Here are a few of my favorite ones!

• Atlas Fireworks (Newport)- http://www.atlaspyro.com/ff/
• NH Fireworks (Hooksett) – http://www.nhfireworks.com/
• Champny’s Fireworks (Bow) – http://www.champnysfireworks.com/

Local Inn’s and Restaurants:

• The Inn at Pleasant Lake (New London) – http://innatpleasantlake.com/2009/12/01/new-years-eve-dinner/
• Rockwell’s at the New London Inn – http://www.rockwellsattheinn.com/pages/mainpage.html
• The Colonial Farm Inn (New London) – http://colonialfarminn.com/
• The Rosewood Inn (Bradford) – http://www.rosewoodcountryinn.com/
• The Appleseed Restaurant (Bradford) – http://appleseedrestaurant.com/
• Dexter’s Inn (Sunapee) – http://dextersnh.com/
• Bubba’s Bar & Grille (Newbury) – http://bubbasbarandgrille.com/
• Flying Goose Brew Pub & Four Corners Grill (New London) – http://flyinggoose.com/
• The Milestone American Bistro & Wine Bar (New London) – http://www.millstonerestaurant.com/
• Peter Christian’s Tavern (New London) – http://www.peterchristianstavern.com/
• Salt Hill Pub (Newport & Lebanon) – http://www.salthillpub.com/
• La Meridiana Italian Restaurant (Wilmot) – 6 Old Winslow Rd, Wilmot NH 526-2033
• Nonnis Italian Eatery (New London) – http://www.nonnisitalianeatery.com/
• Traditions at Lake Sunapee Country Club (New London) – http://www.lakesunapeecc.com/traditions.htm
• The Blue Acorn Inn (Sunapee) – http://blueacorninn.com/
• Burkehaven Lodge (Sunapee) – http://burkehavenatsunapee.com/
• Dragonflies B & B (Sutton) – http://dragonfliesbnb.com/

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