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Local New Hampshire Establishments Named to 2009 Editors' Choice List by Yankee Magazine
by Heather Atwell
Dublin, New Hampshire (May 12, 2009) -- Yankee Magazine's Travel Guide to New England has named local New Hampshire establishments as Editors' Choice winners for 2009. The designation recognizes Yankee editors' and contributors' favorite restaurants, lodgings, and attractions in New England. The issue, on newsstands through August, offers 270 reasons to see New England, including 254 "Best of New England -- Editors' Choice" selections. This special issue also names 120 top events around the region and includes food, home, and garden articles.
"Yankee's editors and our trusted legion of travel writers select our Editors' Choice winners," says Yankee editor Mel Allen. "From their own experiences and tips from our readers, they research and find the most deserving establishments in New England. Recipients range from the rustic to the refined, but all are noteworthy and memorable destinations."
The Editors' Choice recipients in New Hampshire's Seacoast region include:
- American Independence Museum, Best Revolutionary War Experience, Exeter -
- Byrne & Carlson, Best Chocolates, Portsmouth
- Children's Museum of New Hampshire, Best Kids' Rainy Day Activity, Dover
- Lollipop Tree Factory, Store Best Bargain, Portsmouth
- Memories, Best Ice-Cream Stand, Kingston
- Portsmouth Harbor Trail Highlights Tour, Best Historic Walking Tour, Portsmouth
- Salmon Falls Studio and Shop, Best Traditional Salt-Glaze, Pottery Dover
The Editors' Choice recipients in New Hampshire's Merrimack Valley region include:
- Andres Institute of Art, Best Bargain, Brookline
- Capitol Center for the Arts, Best Bargain, Concord
- Cotton, Best Martinis, Manchester
- Currier Museum of Art, Best Museum Gift, Shop Manchester
- Hermanos Cocina, Best Chimichangas, Concord
The Editors' Choice recipients in New Hampshire's Monadnock region include:
- Riverside Hotel, Best New Taste of Luxury Living, West Chesterfield
- Ruggles & Hunt, Best Place to Find Something for Everyone, Walpole
- Stork Organic Baby, Boutique Best Baby Gifts, Milford
- Wilton Town Hall Theatre, Best Bargain, Wilton
- Woodbound Inn & Resort, Best New Old Inn, Rindge
The Editors' Choice recipients in New Hampshire's Lakes and Central region include:
- Holderness General Store, Best Picnic Lunch, Holderness
- Home Comfort Market Shop, Best Cottage Style Home Décor, Center Harbor
- Naswa Resort, Best Tchotchke Getaway, Laconia
- O Steaks & Seafood at Lake Opechee Inn, Best Steak, Lakeport
- Poor People's Pub, Best Inexpensive Grub, Sanbornville
The Editors' Choice recipients in New Hampshire's Dartmouth-Sunapee region include:
- Dustin Coates Gallery on the Hill, Best Hand-Turned Burl Wood Bowls, Etna
- Highland Lake Inn, Best Away-From-It-All Lodging, East Andover
- Home Hill Inn, Best Bargain, Plainfield
- Simon Pearce, Best Wedding-Gift Ideas, Hanover
The Editors' Choice recipients in New Hampshire's White Mountains region include:
- Bethlehem Flower Farm, Best Nursery Display, Bethlehem
- Kahuna Laguna, Best Way to Keep Your Cool, North Conway
- Kearsarge Inn, Best In-Town Lodging, North Conway
- Kinsman Lodge, Best Down-Home B&B, Franconia
- Moat Mountain Smokehouse, Best Beer Sampler, North Conway
- Story Land, Best Children's Theme Park, Glen
- Village Book Store, Best Independent Bookstore, Littleton
For 33 years, Yankee Magazine's Travel Guide to New England has been the most widely distributed and best-selling guide to the six-state region, providing readers with a comprehensive vacation-planning tool and daily reference. Yankee tells readers who's the Best Seafood Place with a Water View, Best Trendy Eatery, Best Down-Home B&B, Best Summer Theatre, and many more. And for those who think Yankee is wrong, the staff is running a "Best of New England -- Readers' Choice" survey at YankeeMagazine.com/readerschoice, with results to be published in Yankee's January/February 2010 issue.
"Travel may never have been as important to our psyche as it is now; we may have lost money, but not curiosity," says Yankee editor Mel Allen. "We still need the fun and adventure and stimulation that travel, more than anything else, gives us. And no place I know lets you see so much--from mountains and deep, clear lakes to storybook villages and world-class museums, all within a few hours of one another--as New England does."
For more information visit: YankeeMagazine.com
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About Yankee Magazine: Yankee Magazine was founded in 1935 and is based in Dublin, New Hampshire. It is the only magazine devoted to New England through its coverage of travel, home, food, and features. With a paid circulation of over 350,000 and a total audience of nearly 2.5 million, it is published by Yankee Publishing Incorporated (YPI), one of the few remaining family owned and independent magazine publishers in the United States. YPI also owns the nation's oldest continuously produced periodical, The Old Farmer's Almanac. More information about Yankee: New England's Magazine is available at: YankeeMagazine.com
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