Soon, you’ll be able to stand near the Sanborn Bridge, on the Winnipesaukee River, or within Mill City Park and hear the sound of water flowing through new surf waves, and know that it was built by and for Franklin — for everyone who ever believed this city was worth the effort.

During the September 22, 2025 Meet and Greet with City Councilors, I read the below story about my journey and the negativity witness by...

A meet and greet with the current City Council was held on September 22, 2025 at the Elks' at 6:00 pm. Our board was present with all but...

The President's Address at the 2025 Annual Meeting

I didn't want to host the 2025 Boat Bash Snow Crash this year. Rewinding to last year, I was defeated by mother nature on a few different...

We live in extraordinary times, where technological marvels continue to reshape every aspect of our lives. Over the past four decades,...

The title of this blog is a slang phrase that means there are good waves for surfing and it's time to get ready to ride them. It can also...

Timothy Morrill's Epic Polar Plunge. First Day 2025. Photo by A. MacRae. Yesterday, as Franklin woke up to raw, damp weather on the first...

Moving forward to 2022, we built one third of the whitewater park. Each year that goes by we see an increase...

After a long hard winter of taking punches online with seemingly no end. We (Mill City Park) received an invitation to sit down and...

The 1st page of Mill City Park's response to the City Council on 2/24/2024. For the whole document, click the link below. City Councilor...

Concord Monitor | By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI | January 15, 2024 Marty Parichand’s vision for a new whitewater park may sound repetitive. For...

Union Leader, John Koziol, 12/25/23 FRANKLIN — The nonprofit group behind developing New England’s first whitewater park has added a...

December 12, 2023 in support of a continued partnership between the City of Franklin and Mill City Park, I presented the following and...

Franklin has seen economic struggles over the years, but revitalization is coming in part by use of an important source: water. WCVB...

Laconia Daily Sun | J. Decker | Aug. 29, 2023 FRANKLIN — The remaining $2.5 million needed to complete Mill City Park could be funded by...

Union Leader | From VHB | Feb. 21, 2023 Franklin city leaders estimate new venue will bring 185,000 annual visitors and $6.8 million...

By Johanna Knapschaefer, Engineering News Record January 26, 2023 Marty Parichand’s father took him at age 16 on his first whitewater...

Second whitewater park east of the Mississippi provides proof of concept for other New England mill towns ENR New England | Johanna...

The Laconia Daily Sun | Thomas P. Caldwell | June 21, 2022 FRANKLIN — Six years of work at transforming the Three Rivers City from a...