Come on for the ride and explore all the Things to Do in North Conway, NH!

Oh, I could go on an on about this and that because there are SO many really fun things to do in North Conway.

If you're vacationing at a New Hampshire cabin rental, the info below will save you money and guarantee a huge fun factor!

I'm going to pretend you are my favorite cousins coming for a 3-day visit and want to be wow'd with scenery plus have tons of fun!

Lots of folks in New Hampshire do online homeschooling.

I am going to get creative and show you examples of how you can make homeschooling fun and engaging without doing all the subjects online. Trust me, homeschooling is much more successful if you do lots of crafts, experiments, exploring, and group activities!

Four Seasons Lodge is offering discounted midweek dates for small homeschooling groups that want to shake things up a bit! Enjoy our heated INDOOR Pool and 10 bedrooms! www.FourSeasonsLodge.com

Here is our 3 day break down for each grade while homeschooling in North Conway, NH on vacation.

​I know that most are doing online homeschooling in NH but I think hands on is better for many subjects!

I realize that this experience with remote learning is new to a lot of families, but I am a veteran! I'm here to help you use the vast list of things to do in North Conway, NH to keep your kids engaged.

Planning a family reunion at a North Conway, NH can be stressful, annoying, and awful...but they typically lead to some great laughs and wonderful memories! 

Once you figure out the details and plan a family reunion, it's on to enjoying time with loved ones that you don't typically get to see very often.

Family reunion vacations in North Conway, NH come in all shapes and sizes. I have hosted some family reunions with 4 generations represented and others are adults only.

Every type of family reunion has it's own challenges and rewards.

​North Conway, NH is full of great bars to partake in some casual drinking such as wine tastings, craft beers, North Conway brewery, and of course a classic pub crawl.

​I know I talk about family things to do all of the time, but if you're looking for an adult getaway or just an evening getaway, there are great things to do in North Conway for you too!

Leave the kids at home, grab the girls or guys and take the adults up to the White Mountains for some fun over 21 adventures at a bar in North Conway!

​Just throw on a nice casual outfit with some comfy, or not so comfy, shoes and head out to one of our many North Conway bars or watering holes. 

​Like Oz popping out of our rolling mountains, teeming with excited shoppers and the occasional non-shopper with glazed over eyes, is Settlers Green Outlet Village, North Conway, NH.  This North Conway Outlet Mall is home to over 60 brand name stores with more on the way!

Shopping at North Conway Outlets is one of everyone's favorite things to do in North Conway!

Settlers Green was built in 1988 on the former site of the White Mountain Airport.  You can see one of the original hangars on the left as you drive into the entrance off Rout 16.  

In addition to outlet stores the mall has several North Conway restaurants.  Two food kiosks are open during the warmer months (April - November).  There's a food truck and streetside spots to purchase fast food. There are no chain restaurants in Settlers Green. Be adventurous and try some delicious locally sourced and cooked food!

If you're looking to sit down and regroup with a snack or a beverage before tackling more outlet shopping, pick Brandli's Pizza and Grille.  They offer full service dining, are open daily and have been a favorite restaurant in North Conway for many locals.  For dessert, check out the White Mountain Cupcakery.  Their specialty is obviously cupcakes (they're delicious and pricey!) but they also sell a variety of pastries and coffee drinks.  

OK, enough about the frills, let's get to the meat and potatoes and talk about the giant number and type of North Conway Outlets!

​Calling all foodies to North Conway Restaurants!

Who would think that a foodie would find wonderful and interesting food in North Conway, NH... well, you will.

North Conway, NH has restaurants in all shapes and sizes including; family restaurants, romantic hideaway restaurants, Italian, American, steak houses, and finally, Ledges Restaurants - my personal fav.

Let's be real, one of the most enjoyable things that we get to experience in life is food.  If you don't enjoy food, are you even human?  It may be a luxury to some but it is one of the most satisfying activities we partake on a regular basis.  (I partake if someone else cooks!)

The best part about the North Conway restaurants I'm suggesting is they are ALL take food allergies very seriously!

​Every one of them will take the time to ensure the oil used to fry your French fries has no soy in it or the salad of your choice has no nuts.

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I know how stressed you are about our new Covid-19 normal.

In the past, you probably didn't have a great opinion of the homeschool lifestyle and now you've had it dumped in your lap!

​Fear not, I am about to give you the gift of free or low cost Covid homeschooling tips, resources, and ideas.

​I'd also like to lessen your anxiety about "doing homeschooling" right! Remember, there isn't just one way to get anything done and this applies to Covid homeschooling too.

FYI, I am a past homeschooler and am slashing midweek rental rates for small groups of homeschooling families at Four Seasons Lodge.

Gather some fun homeschooling friends and their kids and come on up for few nights midweek this fall or winter.

Click here to get more info.

Where is the BEST fall foliage in the country?  North Conway, NH of course!  Plus, peak fall foliage is around mid-October - much later than when I was a kid!

Even Yankee Magazine agrees with me! Year after year, Yankee calls out North Conway, NH as a top 10 foliage viewing destination!

OK, that's my not so humble opinion but, North Conway, NH DOES have amazing fall foliage.  The fall foliage photos in the picture above were all taken in North Conway, NH by me.

I am a fall foliage junkie and am the lucky cowgirl that lives in North Conway, NH. I love to go horseback riding on the snowmobile trails to get photos that folks normally don't get to see.

The Kancamagus Highway, Mt Washington Hotel, and the White Mountain Trail are highlights of any fall foliage tour to North Conway, NH. ​Every year, I host groups of guests at Four Seasons Lodge that come to North Conway, NH to enjoy the foliage and all three photo op spots are minutes from the lodge.

There are spots to view fall foliage that you can get 360 degree views within a few minute's drive of Four Seasons Lodge in North Conway, NH or you can make a day of it and enjoy driving the "White Mountain Trail". 

Are you looking for alternatives to VRBO? Would you like to use a website like VRBO but not pay any service fees?

Did you ever think of booking directly with the owner?

​VRBO Service Fees have inspired vacationers to seek out alternatives to VRBO and Airbnb when booking a North Conway vacation rental. Find out the best vacation rental sites in 2020 and learn how to find no booking fee rentals.

Before we talk about the alternatives to VRBO, let me explain how Vacation Rentals have become such a big thing!

​Vacation rentals booked directly with owners are one of the most popular ways to travel these days because of how convenient and affordable they are!

Because of the huge increase in popularity, the Internet has become clogged with Online Travel Agencies (OTA’s) like VRBO (Verbo), Airbnb and Booking.com, that clamor for your travel dollars. 

Several years ago, HomeAway, VRBO and Airbnb started allowing property managers of vacation rentals to advertise on their family of sites.

So now, instead of talking to the owner of vacation rentals, you might be dealing with a property manager that has an inventory of hundreds of properties.  Any questions that you have are answered off a description sheet instead of chatting with an owner who loves their property!

You might be wondering what’s so special about booking a vacation rental directly with an owner?

Don't Cry...  There are LOTS of Rainy Day Things to DO in North Conway, NH!

Looking for rainy day, kid-friendly things to do while vacationing in North Conway, NH?

North Conway, NH is typically fun, picturesque, and very outdoorsy. If you've traveled to town expecting to hike, bike, or tube and Mother Nature throws a few inches of rain into the mix - fear not! There are plenty of kid friendly, indoor and outdoor things to do on a rainy day in North Conway, NH.

I created that list just in case a private, heated INDOOR pool, toasty sauna, foosball, Karaoke, Wii and more are not enough to keep you busy at Four Seasons Lodge on a rainy vacation in North Conway, I've compiled a list of low cost/high enjoyment family and kid-friendly things to do in North Conway, NH!  

​Our favorite rainy day activities include; Conway Scenic Railroad, Story Land, Diana's Baths, Mt Washington Valley Children's Museum, Uberblast, M&D Productions, Saco Valley Sports Center, Remick Country Doctor Museum, Tin Mountain Conservation Center, and Ham Arena.

Most vacationers that come to North Conway, NH have a rough idea of their favorite things to do in North Conway, NH on vacation - after all, you picked the White Mountains and not the beach!

I'll break it down for you into 7 days packed with fun things to do - there's also a bonus 8th day for those that cannot get enough!

​Yeeehaaaa!  Winter is OVER!  The days are getting longer, April showers bring May flowers, the days are warm and the nights are cool.  
Don't you just LOVE spring?  I do and so do the black flies, or as some folks call them, May flies.  While you're ducking the black flies, check out 7 Perfect Summer Days in North Conway, NH.  

Don't let the black flies keep you from enjoying the outdoors.  There are many suggestions later on in this article to keep you black fly free!

​The other day, a friend asked me what my earliest memory was.

Hmmm... I had to give it some thought. Was it a toy I got for Christmas? The time we had a picnic at the beach? When Mom and I made an angel food cake with colored sprinkles? Or the day I got to row a rowboat all by myself?

It was most certainly the day when we were on a family vacation that my Dad let me row the rowboat all by myself.  I was about 5 years old and I was so happy and proud plus, I was having fun making memories with my family.

I started reminiscing about my childhood and all the fun, funny, happy, and memorable times I could remember were all "events with my family" and not "things".

My work gig is that I own Four Seasons Lodge in North Conway, NH and realizing that my fondest memories growing up were almost exclusively time spent with family or friends playing, vacationing, and celebrating was an epiphany for me.

I started to wonder if I was onto something - turns out I was.

East coast skiers are a tough bunch - even the kids!  I hear all my west coast friends serenading “powder days” and even the occasional comment that they don’t ski unless there’s at least a foot of powder!

No matter what the North Conway weather is, you will see the chair lifts packed with us die-hards making our way to the top for just “one more run”! 

Freezing temperatures, blowing snow or icy conditions will still bring out most everyone for a great day on the hill!

BUT...  if my kids were going to ski on sub-perfect snow condition days, I'd want to make sure they would be safe.  Skiing lessons are a great value when you think about the risks associated with your child making their way down a mountain without the knowledge of how to do so safely!

​As a local, my opinion is that everything about North Conway weather is unusual!

Folks that travel long and far to vacation in North Conway wonder why we tough out the winters instead of migrating to a warmer climate.  We love it here and think the weather in North Conway is fabulous during all four seasons!

Stay tuned and read on for 5 funky facts (plus a few opinions) about North Conway, NH weather.

We are officially entering the territory of things no-one talks about, although, quite honestly, I'm always talking about food so why no-one else talks about this is astounding to me. Snacks.  That's right snacks on snacks on snacks! 

Snacks for a road trip are sometimes difficult, depending on the length of your trip, but they are important and they can be delicious!  No one wants to be lacking in snacks on a road trip.  Who wants to be in a car full of *hangry people?  Not I! 

*Hangry: adjective.  Someone who is irritable when they are hungry.

​Did you know that a healthy vacation when you plan active and relaxing activities will result in increased creativity, experiencing new activities, reduce stress, and recharge your internal batteries.

I did a lot of research for this blog and the word that kept popping up was creativity. Most research articles report that time away from work boosts creativity which leads to increased productivity at work.

It all makes sense. If you don't take a break from the task or project you are working on to problem solve, your brain gets no break from the path it's on.

If you change up things and take a vacation with your family or friends, you'll boost your creativity. When you are exposed to new and different things or maybe try something that's out of your wheelhouse will also boost your creativity. Vacations are a great time to do just that - most people try a new activity or explore a new place on vacation. A creativity win!

​Would it make you smile to be able to connect with the most influential travel bloggers in Boston's Twitter accounts?

We are in the midst of prime introverted lifestyles and it gets more and more difficult to go outside, put on pants, shut off Netflix, stop reading Buzzfeed articles and go out and a meet people (not in that specific order)!  The glory of this is that you can connect to people without leaving the coziness of your pajamas--however, the con to this introversion is that we are lacking in human connection.

​Whether your desire is to start your own travel blog, get out and travel yourself, meet new people or connect to people in your field then don't you want to connect to the most influential Boston travel bloggers via their Twitter accounts?

One of your main concerns when you go on vacation should be (and if isn't, trust me.  It should be) when, where, and what are you going to eat?  In the Mount Washington Valley we have options of several awesome North Conway restaurants on a budget, kid-friendly North Conway restaurants, allergy sensitive North Conway restaurants, bars, pubs and you can put together a great North Conway pub crawl!

There are some wonderful bars and restaurants to be sampled here in the Mount Washington Valley and I'm here to lead you in the right direction!  Or you can stray away from these great options... up to you.  I'm just here to hand over the information. 

My head spins when I think about how many family friendly things to do in North Conway, NH there are. Most of them are budget friendly too!

North Conway, NH is probably has the most family friendly things to do in all of New England. Tourism and the outdoors are the only industries in the area so you can be sure there are many fun, budget friendly, and outdoorsy activities close-by. A few of my favorites are skiing, doing a covered bridge tour or spending a day hanging out by one and splashing in the water below, and enjoying a day hike that's kid-friendly.

The Saco River is a very important part of the White Mountains. It provides a rite of passage sport for newbie vacationers to the area - Saco River tubing. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that it's one of the most popular outdoor fun things to do in North Conway, NH! I know I probably just upset a few die-hard hikers but come on, who doesn't like kicking back on a sunny day, enjoying an adult beverage or two, having Mother Nature's power propel you down a waterway, knowing the kids are having fun too?

What most folks don't realize is that the Saco River has a rich and interesting history and is a kind of life-blood for NH and Maine residents too. Read on for some interesting factoids you can tuck away to impress someone at your next dinner party!

So, you think you know about covered bridges? Well, you don't! But New Hampshire sure does... well, maybe you build bridges and I shouldn't jump to conclusions but then, you must be interested in North Conway's historic covered bridges!

The White Mountains covered bridge history is wildly interesting. My favorite is the Jackson Kissing Covered Bridge. If you're looking for things to do in North Conway and photo ops, head to the Saco River Covered Bridge in summer, Albany Covered Birdge in winter, and the Swift River Bridge in a snowstorm!
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If you want to enjoy all the covered bridges that the White Mountains have to offer, you can easily create your very own White Mountains Covered Bridge Tour!

North Conway, New Hampshire is perfect for group and corporate retreats!  We have an abundance of indoor activities here in North Conway as well as outdoor things to do in North Conway, NH!  There are several awesome North Conway Restaurants, White Mountain attractions that are perfect for groups and Four Seasons Lodge should be your next destination for your corporate retreat!

​Thinking of heading to North Conway, NH and need a summer fun list of things to do? There are lots of indoor and outdoor things to do in North Conway, NH that will make everyone smile (even cousin Richard). Get your pencil and start taking notes. My top picks include; Saco River Tubing for all ages, hikes for tykes in North Conway, Diana's Baths in summer, relaxing on the Conway Scenic Railroad, enjoying the White Mountain National Forest, and Story Land for folks on a budget.

Remember folks, North Conway, NH is a tourist town so you can bet that there will be things to do that will slap a smile on everyone's face! 
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I took a chance naming my lodge "Four Seasons Lodge" because 28 years ago, we were essentially a one horse town.  Skiing was what we were known for and Settlers Green and North Conway outlets were Johnny Come Lately's!

Over the years, folks have become way more outdoorsy, (even though gaming seems to be the #1 sport among teens) and hiking, ice climbing, dog sled races, snowmobiling and more have become a thing.

Combine those sports with all the new and super fun White Mountain Attractions, and you'll need two pages for your list!

So, let's start.