What a lovely place is Freedom, NH!

We've had a great day with Jim, and joined later in the day by Dennie, here in Freedom, NH.

Wild blueberries growing right outside Miss Doozie

Jim shared with us a bit of the history of Freedom, as well as taking us on a tour of the village and surrounding areas.

The town was once a part of Effingham called "North Effingham". Following an influx of new settlers from Maine, there was a conflict of culture and religion between them and people from the New Hampshire seacoast area who already populated Effingham. As a result, North Effingham separated into a town of its own. The community, incorporated in 1831, was appropriately named "Freedom". (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom,_New_Hampshire)

 So, while we might have thought that "Freedom" was named for freedom from the overbearing British, it was actually named for freedom from the overbearing people in Effingham!

A view down to the mill stream behind the village store.

The mill stream and dam location taken from the overlook porch on the back of the village store. Why didn't we get a picture of the front of the store????

 

Jim showing us his design that was the winning design in 2014 for the yearly "Old Home Week" that encourages folks to return to Freedom, at least to visit. "Old Home Week" has been going on since the late 1800s!

In 1899 the Governor of New Hampshire Frank W. Rollins, was concerned about the decline of the small town and decided that the communities of New Hampshire should set aside a time for residents, both past and present, to re-unite to keep the towns alive.  The governor had hoped that if each village had its own week of celebration, inviting former residents back to reconnect with their roots, then perhaps others might think about relocating to NH once again. If nothing else, it would most certainly boost the local economy.  (https://freedomoldhomeweek.net/)

The Little White Church in Eaton, NH (http://littlewhitechurch.com/)

The dock and boat at the "camp"

The deck on the camp house

Gracie and Annie waiting for their food

Sunset on the lake - gorgeous!