Last updated: March 18, 2024

I love that I was able to take nine days and explore New England. While that’s definitely not enough time to thoroughly visit Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont, it was enough time to get just a taste to know I want to go back!

Although I crossed many state lines while in New England, I didn’t see a lot of state welcome signs. Fortunately, we saw the New Hampshire one on our way to Saint-Gaudens National Historical Site.

Let’s Learn about New Hampshire

With a motto of “Live Free or Die”, I was intrigued to find out more about this state:

Fifth smallest state.
Tenth most populous with 1.3 million residents.
Nickname is “The granite state” due to its extensive granite formations.
Insect – ladybug
Animal – white tailed deer
Food – pumpkin, potato and blackberry
Sport – skiing

To enter New Hampshire, we crossed the 155-year-old Cornish–Windsor Covered Bridge. It’s 449 feet long and crosses the Connecticut River between Cornish, New Hampshire (on the east), and Windsor, Vermont (on the west). Until 2008, it was the longest covered bridge in the US (at 613 feet, that title now belongs to the Smolen Gulf Bridge in Ohio).

Definitely a fun way to cross state lines!