OSSIPEE — Along with attending the dedication of the new North Conway Fire Station on Saturday, Gov. Chris Sununu made a wide sweep across the North Country last Thursday, starting
BERLIN â Gov. Chris Sununu last Thursday started what he labeled his â#Super603Dayâ with a sunrise ATV tour at Jericho Mountain State Park before continuing an adventure-filled day with a hike into Tuckerman Ravine, an aerial tour of Franconia Notch, a fishing outing on Lake Winnipesaukee, and a final stop at Hampton Beach.
Posting on Facebook throughout the day, Sununu said he was taking his cousin from Massachusetts on the ultimate New Hampshire Road trip. The governor and his crew camped at Jericho State Park Wednesday night in order to get an early start.
Joining the governor for a visit around the campfire Wednesday night were Androscoggin Valley Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Paula Kinney, Ray Bergeron of White Mountain ATV Rental, Clint Savage of N.H. Trails Bureau and Sandy Young of N.H. Parks and Recreation.
CONCORD â Craig Rennie has been appointed chief supervisor for the N.H. Bureau of Trails.
N.H. Commissioner of Natural and Cultural Resources Sarah Stewart announced that Rennie will take over the position formerly held by Chris Gamache, who retired last fall.
The Trails Bureau chief supervisor is responsible for management of the bureauâs 1,000 miles of wheeled off-highway recreational vehicle trails, over 300 miles of state-owned rail-trails, and 7,422 miles of snowmobile trails. The chief supervisor also supports the multiuse trail system in the state for hiking, cycling, equestrian and sled dogs.
âNew Hampshireâs trail systems attract motorized and non-motorized enthusiasts each year, providing abundant opportunity to explore our great outdoors,â said Stewart. âManaging our trail network and supporting local trail user clubs is an important contributor to our tourism industry and to the high quality of life Granite Staters enjoy.â
GORHAM â What appeared to the selectmen to be a simple adjustment that would roll back the clock some five years during the six warmer weather months at the state-owned parking lot on Route 2 has turned out to be more complicated than anticipated.
Last fall, the board asked the state to stop allowing OHRVs to be loaded or unloaded from trailers or pickup trucks at the state-owned parking lot on Route 2 (Lancaster Road) between May 23 and Nov. 30.
After the state had developed a new alternative OHRV parking lot off Route 16 (North Main Street), north of the Depot Restaurant, this looked like an easy-peasy way to rid that neighborhood of the noise and dust that ATVs create. Access to the OHRV trail network from the new Route 16 parking lot is located adjacent to the black railroad trestle.