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📸 Reader photo: New Hampshire is showing off again! The Belknap and Gunstock mountains from Castle in the Clouds. Share your pic!

📰 What we’re reading, including: Tiny homes are about to be more abundant in New Hampshire. Here’s why.

📢 Question of the week: What’s something about New Hampshire that outsiders just don’t understand? Tell us your thoughts.

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(Courtesy of BJ Hall)

Thank you to BJ Hall for sharing this stunning view from the deck of the Carriage House at Castle in the Clouds, with the Belknap and Gunstock mountains in the distance.

💡 Fun fact: Castle in the Clouds wasn’t originally called that. Thomas and Olive Plant named their estate Lucknow when they built it in 1913-14. The original Lucknow Estate covered 6,300 acres and included a golf course, tennis court, greenhouse, man-made lake, and miles of carriage and bridle trails.

📷 Share your photo: Have a New Hampshire photo you love? Click the button below to submit it for a chance to be featured in this newsletter.

Related: Your guide to hiking at Castle in the Clouds

🏠 Tiny homes are about to get easier to build in New Hampshire …

A new state law taking effect Sept. 13 will allow tiny homes and yurts of 600 square feet or less to be considered single-family homes or accessory dwelling units statewide. Builders say the change could help add lower-cost housing, with tiny homes typically costing between $100,000 and $200,000. New Hampshire Public Radio

🏫 New Hampshire’s school insurance mess is far from over …

School districts and towns were hit with millions of dollars in surprise health insurance assessments last year, forcing some to raise taxes, freeze hiring or cut staff. Now state officials, lawmakers, and school districts are fighting over how to prevent another crisis. New Hampshire Bulletin

My colleague Stacy Milbouer recently broke down some Granite State myths and stereotypes.

So I thought now would be a great time to ask…

What’s something about New Hampshire that outsiders just don’t understand?

Here’s what you’re saying:

“Flatlanders just don’t understand that if you move to a rural environment you don’t get city conveniences. For example, if you live next to the pig farm that supplies your pork; you’re going to smell and hear farm smells and noises. Also, they don’t comprehend things that have been in place for hundreds of years, like water rights to a spring on your neighbor’s property.” — JoAnn Carlson

Thanks for reading. This newsletter was written by Katy Savage. It was edited by Crystal Niforos.

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