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Hampshire technically has six seasons – Spring,
Mud, Black Fly, Summer, Fall and Winter! With a mild
winter, mud season has come early to Mt.
Washington Valley, and businesses throughout the
Valley welcome it with vengeance. Read below all
about the wonderful things to do in New England’s
mud capital.
Did you see the cover story in Yankee Magazine
about Mt. Washington Valley’s wonderful waterfalls?
We hope you’ll use it as your guide for finding where
the water falls in Mt. Washington Valley.
It’s quiet time in the Valley. Now is the time to plan
your getaway to the Bud to Blossom headquarters.
Visit
www.mtwashingtonvalley.org for all your
vacation planning
needs. You’ll find a host of wonderful lodging
packages, a complete calendar of event and plenty
of ideas for things to do in Mt. Washington Valley.
Please drive safely on your way up to see us.
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MT WASHINGTON VALLEY
SAYS BRING
ON THE MUD
It’s been a usual winter, and mud season is predicted
to come early to Mt. Washington Valley. When the
snows melt, and the waterfalls flow, many locals
welcome the advent of spring. In Mt. Washington
Valley, NH, however this is the season affectionately
referred to as “Mud Season”, when businesses roll
out the brown carpet and invite travelers to come
play in the mud capital of New England. Renowned
for its World Mud Bowl Championships in the fall, Mt.
Washington Valley’s Yankee proprietors know a good
thing when they see it, and they’re proud of
their “dirty minds”. In ample supply from April
through June, products and packages featuring mud
grace the scene for only a short time during the
muddy months. So don’t let the early worm get all
the fun, take advantage of Mt. Washington Valley’s
muddy offerings, and get in on some wonderfully
affordable lodging packages too.
2nd Annual Mt.
Madness Moto Mud Mania
April 29-30, 2006
Mountain Madness Adventure Center in West
Ossipee says the muddier the better during their
annual Mud Mania Weekend. Featuring everything
from bicycle Mud Drags to Dirt Bike trail rides and
wheelie contests, the weekend offers plenty of dirty
fun for all ages. The climbing wall, Paintball Park and
game room are ideal for kids and teens. Onsite
camping with hook-ups are available, with lodging
packages too. Info: 603-539-7300,
www.mountmadness.com.
LODGING PACKAGES
 Riverbend Inn B&B
Offers Mud,
Massage and Romance
April – May
Come discover the joys of Mt. Washington Valley's
Mud Season with no crowds, mild weather, and mud
massages. Throughout April and May, 2006
Riverbend Inn will offer two night packages from just
$249 featuring mud, massage or romance. Choose
either Massage - two 30 minute massages (or one 60
minute massage) or Romance - mud-covered
strawberries (chocolate dipped, actually),
champagne (Moet, Mumm’s or similar) and a bouquet
of spring flowers (fresh from the mud) in your room.
Additionally, each guest will receive a special mud
mask created for Riverbend Inn guests by Jen Kovach
of Garden Dreams, local producer of herbal bath
products.
Throughout Mud Season, Riverbend Inn’s award-
winning breakfasts will feature Mud Coffee Cake,
made with sour cream and cinnamon, and Muddy
Parfaits with blueberries, yogurt and granola. Set
along the banks of the Chocorua River, there’ll be
plenty of mud for the taking, if guests wish to create
their own mud products. Info: 800-628-6944,
www.riverbendinn.com.
Royalty Inn's Mud
Season Special
April – May
Stay two (non-holiday) midweek nights close to
renowned Tuckerman Ravine, home to the best mud
season skiing in the East, and get the third night
free. You’ll enjoy mud-flinging adventure as you
watch fellow-die hard skiers tackle the head wall,
then have an extra day to shower off and relax.
Info: 1-800-437-3529,
www.royaltyinn.com.
Inn at Crystal Lake
Wildlife & Bird Watching Mud Season Special
April 1 – June 20
This package includes two nights lodging, two full
country breakfasts for two, one 3-course dinner for
two, one lunch and information and trail maps about
the Hoyt Sanctuary, Watts Sanctuary, Dahl
Sanctuary and Lovejoy Sanctuary - all owned and
managed by the New Hampshire Audubon Society
(and all within a short drive from the Inn). You'll also
receive a great little gift pack (with bug repellant,
heavy duty soap to "scrub away the mud", etc.). As
a fellow-mud enthusiast, a small donation to the New
Hampshire Audubon Society will be made in the name
of each guest who books this package starting at
$295 per couple (plus tax and gratuity). Not offered
during school vacation weeks or holidays. Info: 800-
343-7336,
www.innatcrystallake.com.
 Mud-Sliding Away at
Snowvillage Inn
March 1-April 23
It’s been an unusual winter; spring is in the air early
this year. The Mud-Slide Away package includes the
best available accommodations, a full country
breakfast each morning, dinner by candlelight both
evenings with a mud-slide to start and mud pie for
dessert, and upon request a guided hike to the top
of Foss Mountains for a 360 degree view of the
mountains and lakes just waking up for the spring.
The package rate is $199 per person/double
occupancy, normally up to $350 per person
separately. Add a third night's lodging for only $49
per person! Available weekends only until April 23,
2006. Info: 800-447-4345.,
www.snowvillageinn.com.
OTHER TREATS - ALL AVAILABLE
THROUGHOUT MUD SEASON (AND MANY BEYOND)
Partake in the 1785 Inn's Flaming
Cocoa Lava Drink
They call this “warm mud to take the chill off of a
cool spring evening”, the 1785’s signature flaming
Cocoa Lava is sure to leave you smiley clean; have
two and you’d better plan to spend the night! This
drink features a flaming concoction of Peppermint
Schnapps, hot chocolate and Bailey’s Irish Cream, all
topped off with whipped cream and cinnamon (for
that dirty look!). The glasses are rimmed with
caramelized cinnamon sugar, just to add to the filthy
goodness of this drink. Info:
www.the1785inn.com.
 Zeb's
General Store
Features Maine Products and Mudslide Coffee
Walk into Zeb’s General Store, and the old-fashioned
penny-candy counter takes you back in time. Zeb’s
is the largest purveyor of New England-made
products in the country, and features such wonderful
Mud Season offerings as Maine Mud Dessert Sauces,
coming in chocolate, mocha and Mint, along with
White Mountain Mudslide Coffee. In the height of
the mud season, you’ll find mud soaps and masks for
the ultimate in a clean complexion. Info: www.zebs.com
Mud Boots and Rain
Gear for Fido and Fifi
We all know the best way to protect floors is to
take off our boots when we come in the mud room,
but what about our four-legged friends? Four Your
Paws Only offers a full range of pet gifts, supplies
and gear for inclimate weather, including reflective
dog boots and yellow doggie slickers. Info:
www.fouryourpawsonly.com.
Mud
Masks
Garden Dreams, a locally-based purveyor of fine
soaps and spa products offers a Mud Mask with roots
in French Green Clay and Oatmeal. It’s a wonderful
product to awaken the body to spring and MUD. The
instructions suggest covering the entire body in the
mud mask, and once dried to run into the freshly
melted lake during Mud Season for the ultimate in
refreshing tingle. Of course, for the less
adventurous, a warm shower will offer equal
cleanliness but no where nearly the tingle. Info:
www.gardendreams.org.
 Red
Parka Pub
Mudslide Drinks and Pies
Just to get into the mud-mood, order the 16-ounce
Mason Jar Mudslide at the Red Parka Pub, one of Mt.
Washington Valley’s après- mud fun institutions.
Follow that up with the Mud Pie – a generous
concoction of Oreo cookies, nuts, coffee liqueur, in
between mounds of coffee ice cream, syrup and whip
cream, and you’ll be sure you’ve just landed in mud-
heaven. Info:
www.redparkapub.com.
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 CELEBRATE EASTER
IN MT WASHINGTON
VALLEY
All Aboard for the Bunny Express
The Conway Scenic Railroad will open for the 2006
season on April 15th with the annual Bunny Express
event. Starting at the North Conway Depot on April
15th, the train departs for Bartlett and 10:00 a.m.
and 1:00 p.m. The passengers will enjoy a ride to
Bartlett debarking for the Josiah Bartlett School.
Marcus Gale will entertain with songs, stories and
puppets. After the performance everyone will rejoin
the train for the return trip to the North Conway
Depot. Ticket sales commence on April 12th by
phone or by walk in at the North Conway Station.
For more information on ticket costs and
reservations, call 800-232-5251 or visit
www.conwayscenic.com
Enjoy Easter Brunch in Mt. Washington
Valley
A number of the Valley’s wonderful restaurants will
offer sumptuous Easter brunches. Choose from
brunch in the Dining Room at the Bernerhof Inn where
a delightful Easter Brunch especially prepared by
Chef Philip McGibbon will take place 10 a.m. - 3 p.m,
or the Dining Room of the Red Jacket Mountain View
Resort. For more information on restaurants offering
Easter Brunch, visit the
Mt. Washington Valley Calendar of Events.
IT’S GREAT TO SKATE FIGURE SKAING
EXHIBITION
Don’t miss the annual figure skating show presented
by the Mt. Washington Valley Skating Club at 6:30pm
in the Ham Arena on April 8th. You’ll see inspiring
performances by skaters and couches young and
old. General admission tickets are $6.00 per person
and children six and under are free. Tickets are
available at the door. What a wonderful way to
inspire budding skaters! For more information, call
603-539-4879 or 207-935-3831 or visit www.mwvsc.org.
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 NORTH COUNTRY COMEDY
RELIEF
WEEKEND
Featuring Bucky Lewis, April 29, 2006
Anyone who visits the Valley often knows Bucky
Lewis. For those who haven’t seen his hilarious and
sometimes a little raunchy comedy act, you won’t
want to miss this one. Join businesses throughout
North Conway in welcoming Bucky Lewis for a
weekend of comedy and fun. Four lodging
properties, including the Kearsarge Inn, Spruce
Moose Inn, Cranmore Inn, Nereledge Inn, Farm by the
River and Golden Gables Motel will offer packages
including overnight stays and tickets to the Bucky
Lewis’s show, taking place April 29 at 8pm in Zip’s
Pub at the base of Cranmore Mountain. The
Kearsarge Inn’s package, for example, includes an
overnight stay, two tickets to the show and
continental breakfast the next morning, starting at
just $99 per couple. Area businesses including Zebs
General Store, Decades and Horsefeathers
restaurants will join in the fun offering discounts to
those who attend the show. For more information,
call 603-356-8700, or to book a lodging package,
contact the inn of your choice or visit
www.buckylewis.com.
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 This summer, New Hampshire's Danforth
Bay Camping
Resort will launch The Bluffs, an expansion of the
camping area’s successful RV resort that will cater to
adults seeking a peaceful, full-amenity seasonal
camping experience. This adult-only RV resort offers
50+ travelers the first of its kind amenity-filled
experience in New England.
The Bluffs' 300+ campsites will sit on 150 acres of
rolling hills that will overlook a pond, hiking trails, and
the White Mountains. In addition to all the facilities
of the Danforth Bay Camping Resort – a fully-stocked
store, two beaches, three swimming pools, hiking and
biking trails, and activity programs – guests at The
Bluffs will have exclusive access to a 10,000 square
foot clubhouse with fitness center, recreation room,
fireplace lounge, showers and laundry room; two
adult-only pools; and three new tennis courts. Those
staying at The Bluffs will enjoy fishing, kayaking, and
canoeing on Huckins Pond. Danforth Bay also offers
access to Ossipee Lake, a popular lake for
waterskiing, tubing, and boating.
"While the idea of a RV resort designed specifically
for adults over 50 is familiar in Florida, Arizona and
Texas, it's new for New England," said Bluffs project
manager Tim Powers. The $3.5 million dollar
expansion will be the first of its kind for a New
England RV resort, reflecting changes that the
camping and RV industries have seen nationwide
Reservations at The Bluffs are limited to two adults,
at least one of whom must be 50 years of age or
older. Children may visit on a short-term basis when
accompanied by an adult. Pets are welcome as long
as they are well behaved, friendly and happy.
The Bluffs at Danforth Bay is scheduled to open on
Memorial Day, 2006. The seasonal rate includes
Internet, cable TV, visitors fees, and access to all
programs and facilities at Danforth Bay Camping
Resort. An introductory two-week minimum stay will
be available for the 2006 season at $42/night.
For more information, or to request a free DVD about
The Bluffs at Danforth Bay, visit
www.danforthbay.com or call 603-539-2069.
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THE MOST VERSATILE GIFT CERTIFICATE OUT THERE!
This is your one stop shop
for any occasion. Whether
it's the holidays, an anniversary,
birthday, wedding, get well
or just because, the Chamber
gift certificate is the most
versatile gift certificate out there.
Gift certificates are available in denominations of $10, $25 and $50 |
The Mt. Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce
gift certificate is valid at over 150 participating
businesses throughout the valley! Businesses
include:
Lodging - Bed & Breakfast
to Full Service
Hotels
Dining - Fine, Family, Delis,
Bistros and more
Attractions - Train Rides,
Museums, Plays and
more
Recreation - Golfing, Skiing, Biking, Kayaking,
Snowmobiling and more
Shopping - Boutiques, Apparel,
Specialty, Gifts,
Sports and more
Others include astrology, spas, cleaning services, etc.
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