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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...
oliviadame03
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 10, 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 11, 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 21, 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 21, 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 18, 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 16, 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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Proposed Whitewater Park Poised to Transform Franklin Economy
The old adage says that “a rising tide floats all boats.”
In the City of Franklin, it is more apt to say “whitewater floats a new economy.”

Marty
Nov 9, 20172 min read
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Whitewater Park Gets Big Boost
Efforts to create New England’s first whitewater park got a double infusion of capital on Monday when Franklin Savings Bank pledged $250,000

Marty
Nov 8, 20173 min read
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Franklin paddle park plan gets $430,000 cash infusion
A century ago, the Winnipesaukee River powered the mills that were the city’s lifeblood.
On Monday, it was announced that $180,000 in feder

Marty
Nov 7, 20172 min read
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Malcolm Gladwell & November 6th
On November 6th in soggy shoes and damp clothes, we welcomed almost 100 attendees to a community event at Trestle View Park. The rain fell..

Marty
Nov 6, 20173 min read
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New Commisioner: NH Entrepreneurship, workforce top list
Standing in front of a wall that separates economic development offices from travel and tourism in the newly created Department of Business

Marty
Aug 27, 20174 min read
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U.S. Sen. Shaheen visits Franklin with an eye on economic development
Rushing, choppy waters.
That was the backdrop for a portion of U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s visit to Franklin on...

Marty
Jun 1, 20173 min read
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