We asked, you answered: What readers love the most about NH

The Baker-Berry Library at Dartmouth College on Feb. 8, 2024 in Hanover, . (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)

By Katy Savage

December 10, 2024

We asked readers to share what they would miss most if they had to leave New Hampshire, and the responses were brimming with Granite State admiration. Some who moved away already reminisced about the peaceful backroads and the tight-knit communities they left behind. Read below for all the feels.

“I did leave NH for 12 1/2 years, but moved back home in August of 2022 because I missed my family! So family is what I did (and would) miss most about leaving NH.” — Karen Kramer

“The proximity to both the mountains, the ocean, and a major city.” — Keenan Pawley

“My town (Plymouth). The people are wonderful!” — Marcia Blaine

“Is there a Market Basket where I’m going?” — Emmet Soldati

“Despite having moved away a long time ago, I am always shocked at how beautiful NH is when I return. The clean water, the crisp, clean air. The smell of pine needles. The incredible hills, valleys, and vista views.” — David Danieli

“I did move away for a while, to Georgia. Surprisingly I missed simple things like knowing the roads I was traveling well enough to find my way around, and the smell of smoke from wood stoves in the fall”— Lisa Tsiopras, Magnolia Mosaics

“The weather. It’s never too hot (maybe sometimes too cold) but we never have too much of any one kind of weather. And, the wave on back or side roads. I tried the friendly wave over the steering wheel in other states and it wasn’t reciprocated.” — Hailey H

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Katy Savage

Katy Savage is the Granite Post's newsletter editor. Katy is an award-winning reporter with more than 10 years of experience working in daily, weekly, and digital news organizations as both an editor and reporter. Katy is a New England native and has a passion for telling stories about where she grew up.

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