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Any time of year is a good time to stop by an independent bookstore in your community or visit one when you are travelling.

And with winter just around the corner, it's time to stock up on books to carry you through the cold months ahead. Books make great Christmas gifts, too!

Every bookstore has its specialties, from the ambiance of the setting to the shelves stocked with best sellers, local authors, outdoor guides, and more. Many carry other items like magazines, audiobooks, toys, greeting cards, calendars, and various gift items. Most have a chair or two where you can relax while you peruse a few volumes. It's easy to while away an hour or more in the friendly atmosphere of a bookstore!

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Take a step back in time when you book your ticket to ride one of northern New Hampshire's historic or vintage trains. Each excursion offers a different experience, but each will transport you to an era when train travel was as common as automobile travel is today.  

For several weeks during September and October, enjoy the added bonus of traveling through an extraordinary landscape of mountains, lakes, and rivers, and hillsides that dazzle the eye with the amazing reds, oranges, yellows, and golds of autumn's foliage. 

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Hot buttered corn on the cob is one of summer's delights, but by the time fall rolls around, corn takes its turn providing endless fun for people of all ages as fields of corn are turned into artistic mazes.  

Wandering through a corn maze provides a family-friendly hour or more of exploration, with twists, turns and unique discoveries at various checkpoints on the way to the exit. Most corn mazes also add on nighttime events that are more appropriate for adults as there's a scare factor involved in creeping through a cornfield where the stalks reach high over your head, the wind is blowing and clouds cover the moon!

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Author John Steinbeck's cross-country travels with his poodle Charley were the basis for his well-known travelogue Travels with Charley. When the book was published in 1962, it wasn't common to take a road trip with your pup. Now, more than 60 years later, it's not unusual for man and woman's best friend to accompany his or her owner on a day trip to sample a new brewery or on a longer vacation. 

Pet-friendly venues, from restaurants, hotels, inns, and campsites to dog parks and walking and hiking trails, are the norm. Pet-friendly stores stock all the latest doggie clothing, toys, treats and more, and when owners want a day to themselves doggie day-care centers welcome pups with a range of options from grooming to spacious play areas.  

Have a destination in mind for you and your pooch? Google the name of the town, add "pet-friendly," and lots of options will pop up.

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Autumn in New Hampshire is really something special. With a fresh crispness in the air, our real estate agents are excited to welcome back the season of pumpkin patches, corn mazes, and spectacular fall foliage. 

You'll find all that and more at these great New Hampshire farms this season. In addition to offering the freshest fruits, vegetables, and dairy products, these farms are your go-to destinations for fall fun and festivities in New Hampshire. 

• Sherman Farm Market - 2679 E. Conway Road, Center Conway, NH 03813
  Nestled in the picturesque Saco River area, Sherman Farm Market has been family-owned for 50-plus years. The farm is located a stone's throw from these Conway homes for sale, and it's known for its sprawling corn maze, which has been voted one of the best in New England. Made with a different pattern every year, the maze has three separate routes for different ages and skill levels, and it's open every weekend through October 27. The 12-acre farm also offers hay rides, a pumpkin patch, and other seasonal attractions.

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