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After leaving Kennebunk I drove through some beautiful country to get to the Inn On Golden Pond.

The Inn On Golden Pond is located at 1080 U.S. Route 3 Holderness, NH . I found the Inn to be a relaxing place designed to make you feel at home.

The Inn keepers did everything to make you feel welcome. We enjoyed a fire and pleasant conversation with the inn keeper as he told us about the area and things that we might enjoy doing and seeing in the surrounding area.

The land around the Inn was beautiful.

I also enjoyed the sitting area in our room. It was nice to sit and read while looking out the window and the New Hampshire country side.

I found a great place to eat just down Route 3 in Ashland NH. is the Common Man. We all enjoyed the food and the service. It is easy to pass up because it looks like someone’s house. If you go try the Apple Walnut Chicken or the Chicken Pot Pie.

I enjoyed the breakfast the each morning and the conversation we had with Bill, Bonnie and the other guest. We wished that we could have stayed longer but perhaps we will be able to return again.

Inn On Golden Pond — My Mother saying goodbye

Our drive through New Hampshire and the Holderness/ Ashland areas was beautiful. I look forward to going back.

Portsmouth Lighthouse New Hampshire was my next stop after leaving Marblehead. I drove to Portsmouth Harbor and found this beautiful old Lighthouse. It sits near a Coast Guard Station. Through my reading I have found that the lighthouse has always been near military post of some type. The commander of the post often bore the responsibilities of lighthouse keeper.

the Lighthouse was first constructed in 1771 and was built beside a fort. In reading, I found an interesting thing. Paul Revere made a ride before his famous midnight ride. Four months before the well known ride Revere rode north warning the colonists that the English army was seizing all stores of gun powder.

Portsmouth Lighthouse New Hampshire marker — Portsmouth Lighthouse New Hampshire Historical Marker

The next day John Langdon recruited several hundred men and attacked the fort. No one was killed in the battle but Langdon did leave with over one hundred barrels of gun powder. This make Portsmouth the first English fortification to surrender to colonial forces.

From the Portsmouth Lighthouse, I could see two other Lighthouses out in the harbor. The first was the Isles of Shoals, located on White Island.

The other I found was the Whaleback Lighthouse. It is in Portsmouth Harbor but is on the Maine side of the boundary.

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