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Whitewater Gives Life to NH’s Smallest City
has been working with the City of Franklin since 2015 to create the first whitewater park in New England.
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Mar 27, 20223 min read
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From mills to whitewater, Franklin’s economy driven by the river
The Laconia Daily Sun | Jon Decker | March 18, 2022 FRANKLIN — Franklin is a city of rivers. Both the Winnipesaukee and Pemigewasset pass...
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Mar 17, 20224 min read
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‘Standing wave’ takes shape at Franklin’s whitewater park
Union Leader | John Koziol | Oct. 5, 2021 The first whitewater park in New England is quickly taking shape in downtown Franklin, with...
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Oct 5, 20212 min read
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Visionaries Are Bringing Back The Mill City
InDepthNH.org | Thomas P. Caldwell | July 7, 2021 By Thomas P. Caldwell, InDepthNH.org The city of Franklin has been struggling to...
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Jul 7, 20215 min read
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Ground broken on Franklin’s Mill City Park, a future whitewater destination
Concord Monitor | Julia Stinneford | May 8, 2021 Photos from 4/29/21 taken by Geoff Forester - Monitor Staff When Marty Parichand was 16,...
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May 8, 20214 min read
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New England’s first whitewater park is set to open this year
boston.com | Kristi Palma | April 11, 2021 A central New Hampshire city is transforming its downtown, creating a 13-acre park where...
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Apr 11, 20212 min read
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Franklin Ready to Ride a Tourism Wave
Business NH Magazine | Aug. 27, 2020 With approvals and permits issued by the NH Department of Environmental Services, the City of...
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Aug 27, 20202 min read
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Franklin Receives 1st Whitewater Park Permit
“I want to thank Commissioner Scott and his team at DES for believing in this project, says City Manager Judie Milner, “they certainly...

Marty
Jun 2, 20203 min read
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Proposed Franklin whitewater and outdoor park wins regional planners’ award
Mill City Park, the private/public partnership that wants to build on the Winnipesaukee River a first-of-its kind “community whitewater...

Marty
Nov 19, 20192 min read
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2019 Northern New England Project of the Year
Thursday night the Northern New England Chapter of the American Planners Association presented Mill City Park and the City of Franklin...

Marty
Nov 15, 20192 min read
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Mayor Pete Swings by Outdoor New England
Last Saturday, Mayor Pete, democratic presidential candidate stopped in to Outdoor New England to chit chat with Marty. They discussed white

Marty
Nov 10, 20192 min read
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2019 NH Project of the Year
n Rye, NH on June 7th, the Mill City Park project was awarded the NH Planners Association 2019 Project of the Year. In a state with so many

Marty
Jun 9, 20192 min read
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The Governor Supports Franklin Falls
Chris Sununu, the Governor of New Hampshire, stands with our City, a community historically known as Franklin Falls, and with outdoor...

Marty
Feb 26, 20192 min read
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Plans for proposed Franklin water park include walking trails, camping site
When most people hear about the nonprofit Mill City Park, an organization working to bring a whitewater park to Franklin, they think about..

Marty
Dec 3, 20183 min read
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Franklin: From Troubled Waters to Whitewater Park
The churning waterways that helped give Franklin its nickname and powered its once-thriving mills are now helping to drive its rebirth.

Marty
Sep 10, 20189 min read
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Franklin Set for Transformation
The Three Rivers City is poised for an economic revival through two major projects that will answer a longstanding need: attracting outsider

Marty
Apr 20, 20185 min read
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Franklin bets on revitalization with new park
Can people playing in a river help revitalize a struggling city? Can the recreational opportunities in and along a river actually improve...

Marty
Apr 20, 20186 min read
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Two Franklin projects win CRDC grants
The Capital Regional Development Council, recently awarded a total of $10,000 to two separate initiatives aimed at reviving downtown...

Marty
Apr 17, 20182 min read
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CRDC Awards Community Grants to Two Economic Development Projects in Downtown Franklin, NH
CRDC awarded Mill City Park at Franklin Falls $5,000 to help fund the development of a master plan for 9.32 acres of land surrounding...

Marty
Apr 15, 20183 min read
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Boat Bash Snow Crash: Franklin making name for itself with downhill kayak race
The race course needed snow trucked in, but paddlers still made a go of the Boat Bash Snow Crash.

Marty
Mar 5, 20182 min read
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