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  • Caledonian Record: Construction Of Forest Society North Nearing Completion

    September 1, 2023

    For hikers and walkers, The Rocks Estate trails are expected to be open by Oct. 1, after most or all construction vehicles are no longer on site.

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  • Rek-lis "Rocks Red Ale" Pays Tribute to The Rocks

    Anna Berry
    August 9, 2023

    Drink a pint to support The Rocks!

  • Author Howard Mansfield and Composer Ben Cosgrove to Perform Original Work at Annual Meeting

    Anna Berry
    July 27, 2023

    Today’s tourists to the White Mountains may not know it, but they’ve come in search of an Eden created by a legion of 19th-century landscape painters.

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NH Maple Experience

Maple sugaring has been a sweet tradition for centuries in New Hampshire, where smoke rising from sugar houses tucked into the woods signals the welcome arrival of spring. As the days warm, sap begins to flow through sugar maple trees, ready to be collected and crafted into sweet maple syrup, sugar, and candy.

Housed in a 1906 building at The Rocks in scenic Bethlehem, with stunning views of the White Mountains, The New Hampshire Maple Experience is a hands-on educational experience that includes a visit to a working sugar house and interactive museum comprising maple artifacts from the extensive collection of legendary sugar maker Charlie Stewart of nearby Sugar Hill.

Maple Month has ended for 2023, but you can always book a private tour of the maple museum or start planning a vacation for March 2024!

  • Learn more about the NH Maple Experience
  • Get a taste of what you'll see by watching the video below, from 2022:

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Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests54 Portsmouth St.Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603.224.9945Fax: 603.228.0423info@forestsociety.org
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