Kinsman Falls, Franconia Notch - Located in Franconia Notch, New Hampshire, Kinsman Falls is a small waterfall on Cascade Brook; the Basin-Cascades Trail travels along the side of this interesting brook. This scenic waterfall is just one of the many intriguing water features on Cascade Brook. Kinsman Falls has been known by a few different names. During the 1800s, this waterfall was called Basin Falls, Tunnel Falls, and Merrill’s Falls...[Continue reading]

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Baby Flume, Franconia Notch - Located on the Pemigewasset River, a short ways down river from the Basin viewing area, in Franconia Notch, New Hampshire is another natural feature known as the Baby Flume. While not as impressive as the Basin or Flume Gorge, this little flume is worth visiting. Since the 1800s, people have been visiting the Baby Flume. During the late (and possibly mid) 1800s it was called the Young Flume, and before that it was referred to as Stone Flume...[Continue reading]

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Philosopher of the Pool, Franconia Notch - New Hampshire’s Franconia Notch has an abundance of interesting attractions. Located along the Pemigewasset River just below the Sentinel Pine Covered Bridge is a natural basin known as the Pool. Created by glaciers at the end of the last ice age, this basin is 40 feet deep and 150 feet wide; the cliff walls are 130 feet high. Dating back to the 1800s, this basin has been a tourist attraction. Guests of the Flume House (1846-1918) and Profile House (1853-1923) and early travelers passing through Franconia Notch were fascinated with this natural wonder. However, it’s known more for Professor John Merrill, better known as the “Philosopher of the Pool”. Merrill’s compelling outlook on life has earned him a place in White Mountains history...[Continue reading]

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The Basin, Franconia Notch - The Basin is a 20-foot-wide (some say 30 feet), 15 feet deep, glacial pothole along the Pemigewasset River in Franconia Notch, New Hampshire. It was formed by melting glaciers at the end of the last ice age; the combination of the melting glacier water and swirling sand and stones eroded and smoothed the bedrock.  Nineteenth-century writers, such as Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), were fascinated with this natural wonder...[Continue reading]

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Charles Meakin Royal Ironstone - This artifact (a piece of Charles Meakin Royal Ironstone China) remains in the general area of today's Flume Gorge Visitor Center in Franconia Notch, New Hampshire. This is how the artifact was found; artifacts are protected and should be left where they are found. Based on the marking, this ironstone china was made by Charles Meakin at the Burslem works in England from 1870-1882..[Continue reading]

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Franconia Notch Book (Images of America series) - For the last one and a half years, I have been working on a photo history book that focuses on Franconia Notch. I am excited to announce that it is now public! Copies of the book can be purchased directly through my website, and it can also be purchased at numerous retail locations throughout New Hampshire. Published by Arcadia Publishing, with the use of archival photographs, Franconia Notch explores the rich and fascinating history of Franconia Notch during the mid-19th to late 20th century...[Continue reading]

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