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Access to The BALSAMS 8,000-acre estate affords guests the chance to create their own adventures. Hike near or far on an extensive trail network that also provides walking and mountain biking opportunities. Beautiful Lake Gloriette is available for canoeing, kayaking and fly-fishing. Children enjoy the outdoor playground area and heated swimming pool. With seasonal activities such as golf, tennis, alpine and Nordic skiing, snowshoeing, ice skating and dog-sledding, vacationing at The BALSAMS becomes an anticipated event for every member of the family.
 

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Make plans to head offsite and enjoy these fun New Hampshire tourist and family attractions.

Watchable Wildlife Corridor

Route 26 from Errol to Colebrook, New Hampshire through Dixville Notch is a nationally designated "Watchable Wildlife Corridor" - the only such highway east of the Mississippi. Viewing stations for watching moose and peregrine falcons in their natural habitats are positioned along this corridor on and near The BALSAMS estate.

Scenic & Cultural Byways

Most of the highways traversing the Great North Woods have received this designation by the State of New Hampshire.

U.S Fish & Wildlife Conservation Area Visitors' Center

Located on the Androscoggin River near the American bald eagle nesting site on Lake Umbagog.

Poore Family Homestead

A restored family farm and homestead dating back to the 1820s. Antique farm machinery and household items paint a vivid picture of farm life in the 19th century. Located 7 miles north of Colebrook on Route 145.

45th Parallel

A few miles from The BALSAMS on scenic routes 145 and 3 are historic markers indicating the 45th Parallel, which marks the latitude equidistant from the North Pole and the Equator.

Magnetic Hill

A legendary phenomenon located just over the New Hampshire and Quebec border. Cars facing a downhill highway mysteriously roll backwards up the hill when in neutral gear.