North Country
Around North Country
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North Country
“The Great North Woods”
Where the mountains meet the sky and the rivers run cold.
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Welcome to the North Country, where the air is crisp, the mountains are big, and the people are friendly. Whether you're here for the snowmobiling, the maple syrup, or just to get away from it all, you'll find a home in our towns. Come say hi at the general store.
Clubs for North Country
No clubs for North Country yet.
The room
One room for everyone around North Country. It never closes; when it's busy it splits into tables. Once you're in, you stay until you leave.
Ask the neighbours
AllA good plumber, the best tacos, a lost cat: nobody has asked yet. Be the first.
Coming up
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Marketplace
Things for sale, free and wanted, and rooms for rent, from people around North Country. Sign in to sell something.
Things to do
- Northern Forest Heritage Park Tells the story of logging and the North Country in Berlin.
- Northern Forest Heritage Park Tells the story of logging and the North Country in Berlin.
- Outdoors Hike the Tuckerman Ravine Trail on Mount Washington
- Outdoors Snowmobile the Corridor Trail
- With kids Ride the Mount Washington Auto Road
- With kids Visit Santa's Village
- Evenings Catch a band at a local tavern
- Evenings Stargaze from the Milan Hill fire tower
- Locals love General stores
- Locals love Sugar houses
Through the year
- Lancaster Fair September Labor Day weekend agricultural fair with rides, livestock, and local food.
- North Country Moose Festival August Celebrates the region's moose population with guided tours, vendors, and family activities.
- White Mountain Boogie N' Blues Festival July Outdoor blues and boogie music festival in Dalton.
- Berlin Old Home Days August Community celebration with parades, food, and live music.
- Maple Sugaring Weekend March Sugar houses open to the public for tours and fresh syrup tasting.
Cold, snowy winters and short, mild summers. The best time to be out is summer and fall. Best: Summer and fall are the most comfortable times to be outside.
Talk like a local
- “The North Country”
- The region itself
- “Camp”
- A rustic vacation home
- “Sugaring”
- Making maple syrup
- “Mud season”
- Spring when roads are muddy
Getaways
- Mount Washington Valley Outdoor recreation and attractions in the neighboring valley.
- Northeast Kingdom Rural Vermont with lakes and small towns.
- Oxford County Maine's lake country and the western mountains.
- Coaticook Quebec town with a famous forest light trail.
Local flavour
Rooting for Boston Red Sox, Boston Bruins, New England Patriots, Boston Celtics, Montreal Canadiens
Eat and drink
- Poutine French-Canadian influence
- Tourtière (meat pie) Franco-American heritage
- Maple syrup and sugar on snow Local sugar houses
- Fiddleheads Spring foraging
Where people go
- Ski areas Wildcat Mountain, Attitash (nearby)
- Sugar houses Maple syrup production
- Covered bridges Historic structures
- General stores Community hubs
- Snowmobile trails Winter recreation
- Moose viewing areas Wildlife watching
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Nearby
Every areaOxford CountyMaineWhere the mountains meet the riversNortheast KingdomVermontWhere the hills hold the sky and the community holds you.FarmingtonMaineWhere the mountains meet the riverMount Washington ValleyNew HampshireBig mountains, clear lakes, and a slower pace.LewistonMaineTwo cities, one river, a Franco-American heart.CoaticookQuebecWhere the river winds through the hillsLaconiaNew HampshireThe heart of the Lakes RegionBarreVermontWhere granite meets the Green Mountains, and maple runs deep.
Coos County, NH. Areas from the US Census Bureau and Statistics Canada; places from GeoNames. Local flavour was written with a model and may have mistakes. Team names identify teams; no endorsement.