New Hampshire Official Travelers Handbook 2009-2010 - (Page 41) By Deborah Geigis Berry A girlfriends’ guide to tax-free shopping & antiquing A friendship that lasts 40 years is something to celebrate. So my longtime pal, Jeanne, and I decide to mark ours with a road trip. Long before I got married and she became a college professor, we used to spend our summers cruising across America. What better way to commemorate those We love the good times than with a two-day trip trolling Granite State – it’s New Hampshire’s country roads for antiques, full of local flavor collectibles and rib-sticking road food. SHOP THE NORTH and authenticity. Jeanne and I love the Granite State because it’s full of local flavor and authenticity. We have a soft spot for artisan jewelry, antique quilts and plush balsam pillows, so we appreciate the tax break (“Shop Tax-Free or Die” is our favorite motto). On our most recent trip, we start in Bath at the Old Brick Store, the nation’s oldest continuously operated general store. As we < TOP NH SOUVENIRS UNDER $25 MAPLE SYRUP in glass bear-shaped container topped by ski hat: Zeb’s, North Conway, $21 Old Man of the Mountain DESKTOP BOBBLEHEAD Sculpture: Gilman Visitors Center Gift Shop at the Flume, Franconia Notch State Park, $18 LIVE FREE OR DIE ORNAMENT by Hampshire Pewter featuring General John Stark: Calef’s, Barrington, $15 4-pack homemade SARSAPARILLA: The Brick Store, Bath, $7 Create-your-own New Hampshire CHARM BRACELET: Old Man Country Store, Franconia Notch State Park, $5.50 for bracelet; $3.50 per charm 1939-era New Hampshire SKI POSTER by Lou Hechenberger: New England Ski Museum, Franconia, $20 Ski poster by Lou Hechenberger from New England Ski Museum www.visitnh.gov 41 < http://www.visitnh.gov
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