New Hampshire Rings in 2001

Ring in the New Year 2001 the New Hampshire way! Perhaps you've planned ahead and already have your tickets for the Isle of Shoals Steamship Company's midnight cruise on the river or, perhaps, you have your dancing shoes out and reservations ready to go to the Ball. If you waited too long to make your reservations, don't despair because there are plenty of New Years Eve activities to keep you busy and happy.

In 1976 a Boston artist decided to hold a New Years Eve celebration that would bring a fitting end to the city's Bicentennial Celebrations. Thus was born First Night, a tradition of New Years Celebrations in which the streets are blocked off to traffic and revelers enjoy a smorgasbord of entertainment in a family friendly, non alcoholic setting. First Night celebrations now take place in over 200 cities and towns across the USA and Canada. First Night in New Hampshire has become a family favorite since 1984 when Concord became the fifth city in the US to hold a First Night celebration. Unfortunately, bad weather of the last two years that resulted in low attendence, coupled with the bomb threats that forced organizers to cancel Concord's First Night 2000, have forced organizers to also cancel First Night 2001 in Concord. However, Portsmouth and Wolfeboro will continue on with their First Night celebrations. Tickets may be purchased in advance or on the premises. Gather the family, bundle up if need be and head out to one of these towns for music, dancing, puppet shows, face painting, glorious food, ice sculptures, and much more!

If you're in the White Mountain area, check out the New Year's Festival 2001 in the Mt. Washington Valley . Similar to the First Night celebrations, this festival promises a wide variety of activities and entertainment, with special events scheduled in not one, but three towns: Jackson, Conway Village, and North Conway Village. Additional activities in these towns include sleigh rides, cross country skiing, and ice-skating.

Prefer a more sedate way to spend the day in a place that will transport you to a time before the technological age? You're in luck! December 31st is the last day to participate in Christmas Festival days at Canterbury Shaker Village. Enjoy a close up look at this culture as it evolved over the past 200 years through the architecture of the buildings, the furniture, and the crafts of this once thriving Shaker Community.

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