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	Franconia Notch State Park - Lincoln, NH
		Franconia Notch State Park is located in the heart of the popular White Mountain National Forest.
		A notch is actually a gap in the mountains formed by river and glacial erosive forces.
		No visit to Franconia Notch is complete without a ride to the summit of 4,180-foot Cannon Mountain on the aerial tramway, or a walk along the shore of Profile Lake to view the famous rock profile known as the Old Man of the Mountain.
	www.nhstateparks.com /franconia.html (1573 words)

	Franconia Notch
		Franconia Notch State Park rivals the Mt Washington area as the favorite tourist and hiker destination in the White Mountains.
		On the west side of the notch are North and South Kinsman, Lonesome Lake Hut, and Cannon Mountain.
		On the east side of the notch is Franconia Ridge, consisting of Lafayette with Greenleaf Hut, Lincoln, Liberty, and Flume.
	hikethewhites.com /franconia.html (148 words)

	Franconia, New Hampshire
		In 1782 the town was renamed Franconia, due to its resemblance to the Franconian Alps in Germany.
		The area of Franconia Notch is well known for its natural features, including the Old Man of the Mountains; Profile and Echo Lakes, The Flume, The Basin, and Mounts Lafayette, Lincoln, and Garfield.
		Franconia's population increased by a total of 375 residents between 1950's Census count of 549 and 2000's count of 924 residents.
	www.nhes.state.nh.us /elmi/htmlprofiles/franconia.html (358 words)

	NH Division of Parks & Recreation: Franconia Notch State Park
		Welcome to Franconia Notch State Park, located in the heart of the popular White Mountain National Forest.
		Franconia Notch is a spectacular mountain pass traversed by a unique parkway which extends from the Flume Gorge at the south to Echo Lake at the north.
		Franconia Notch was the home of the famous Old Man of the Mountain, the same "Great Stone Face" immortalized by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Daniel Webster.
	www.franconianotchstatepark.com (219 words)

	Franconia Notch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Franconia Notch is a major pass through the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
		The notch is traversed by Interstate 93, and the majority of the notch is located within Franconia Notch State Park.
		The notch's height of land is located near its northern end, at the base of Cannon Mountain.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Franconia_Notch (231 words)

	Bicycling - Franconia Notch Bike Path Fiasco: Safety problems, laws, politics
		The Franconia Notch path may pose some interesting challenges for an experienced rider -- but as a substandard facility with a mix of novice riders and pedestrians, it is a guaranteed accident hotspot.
		The Notch highway was a bottleneck, and hazardous, but environmentalists were concerned about the impact of widening it on the state park in the Notch, and that blasting might damage the Old Man of the Mountain, an odd rock formation which is New Hampshire's most famous scenic attraction.
		The Franconia Notch path is not the only one to substitute for highway access in New Hampshire.
	www.bikexprt.com /bikepol/facil/franconia/franconia.htm (1407 words)

	Franconia, New Hampshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1782, the town was renamed Franconia due to the terrain's resemblance to the Frankish Alb in Germany.
		Franconia is drained by the Pemigewasset River, the Gale River, and the Ham Branch of the Gale River, in addition to Lafayette Brook.
		The area of Franconia Notch is well-known for its natural features, including Profile and Echo lakes, the Basin, Mount Lafayette, Mount Lincoln, and Cannon Mountain.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Franconia,_New_Hampshire (644 words)

	NewHampshire.com - NH Attractions - Franconia Notch State Park
		The New England Ski Museum is officially recognized by the United States Ski Association as a Regional Musuem, one of four in the country.
		Located at the base of Cannon Mountain in Franconia Notch, New Hampshire, the Museum is a popular stopping place for skiers and travelers throughout the year.
		Further north down the Franconia Notch Highway is the Basin.
	www.newhampshire.com /nh-attractions/franconia-notch.aspx (1248 words)

	Backpacking in Franconia Notch State Park, White Mountains, New Hampshire
		Franconia Notch State Park is located on I-93 - the following exit numbers will help you when in the notch.
		Located right in the center of the White Mountain National Forest, Franconia Notch State Park in New Hampshire is 6,692 wild acres of amazing outdoor fun and recreation.
		Franconia features a variety of activities: skiing on Cannon Mountain, canoeing Echo Lake, hiking the Appalachian Trail, taking a leisurely auto tour, camping in the backcountry, or climbing one of several very challenging and rewarding mountains.
	www.outdoortravels.com /hiking_nh_overview_franconia.html (790 words)

	Franconia Notch Chamber of Commerce
		Franconia Notch - Sugar Hill & Easton - New Hampshire - Chamber of Commerce
		The strikingly beautiful Franconia Notch area encompasses the communities of Sugar Hill, Franconia and Easton.
		"North of the Notch" is a world away from the hustle and bustle of Southern New England with pure mountain air, spectacular waterfalls, lofty mountain peaks, rushing rivers and sparkling lakes.
	www.franconianotch.org (417 words)

	Franconia
		Franconia Notch is considered by many to be New Hampshire's recreational epicenter.
		Franconia borders the 745,000 ft White Mountain National Forest and includes the Franconia Notch State Park.
		Franconia Notch is also home to many of the mountains which make up the Presidential Mountain Range reachable by an extensive network of hiking trails.
	www.northernacres.com /Franconia.htm (280 words)

	Franconia Notch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		At the center of Franconia Notch is Cannon Mountain and the Flume Gorge.
		Cannon Mountain and the notch was home to the most famous face in New Hampshire.
		Another way to experience the notch to the fullest is by walking or biking the Franconia Notch Recreation Trail.
	love-new-hampshire.com /FranconiaNotch.html (471 words)

	Franconia Notch State Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Franconia Notch State Park is located in the White Mountains in northern New Hampshire and straddles 8 miles of Interstate 93 as it passes through Franconia Notch, a mountain pass between the Kinsman Range and Franconia Range.
		The Lonesome Lake hut, one of numerous well-kept huts throughout the White Mountains that are maintained by the Appalachian Mountain Club, is found at the southwest end of the lake, near its outlet.
		East of Greenleaf Hut and outside of the state park is the 5,249-foot summit of Mount Lafayette and the Franconia Ridge Trail (also the Appalachian Trail).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Franconia_Notch_State_Park (395 words)

	Franconia Notch
		Whitney-Gilman may be the summer's most popular climb in the notch, but the Dike is the most popular ice climb in the winter.
		The final exit in the Notch brings you to the Cannon Mountain Tramway where you can enjoy a ride to the top of Cannon, a walk around the lake, or the use of a public washroom after a day of climbing.
		Franconia Notch Climbing - The Eaglet and Cannon
	www.billandcori.com /newhampshire/franconia.htm (685 words)

	Franconia Notch State Park - New Hampshire - OutdoorPlaces.Com
		A nationwide campaign to save the area raised over $200,000 and with the state of New Hampshire matching funds, Franconia Notch State Park was born in 1928.
		Continuing north along the Franconia Notch Highway the next major feature is The Basin.
		At the southern tip of Lonesome Lake you leave Franconia Notch State Park and enter the White Mountains National Forest and start heading southward on the Appalachian Trail (AT).
	www.outdoorplaces.com /Destination/stateparks/new_hampshire/franconia (972 words)

	NHHS \| Consuming Views \| Franconia Notch
		The average tourist visiting Franconia Notch—a more westerly pass paralleling Crawford Notch—would be eager to see the Old Man of the Mountain.
		When, in 1805, a road crew first reported the presence of a lofty human profile in the newly discovered pass that became known as Franconia Notch, thirty-five years had passed since colonists had first made their way along the Saco River through the “Great” (or “Crawford”) Notch in 1771.
		Throughout the nineteenth century, the more recently discovered notch always lagged somewhat behind the longer settled one whether in the development of tourism and hotels or of railroads and related improvements.
	www.nhhistory.org /cv/franconia.htm (303 words)

	Franconia Notch State Park New Hampshire State Parks, White Mountains Region NH
		Franconia Notch State Park is located in the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire.
		The notch was formed by the glaciers thousands of years ago.
		The formation of the glaciers and then their receding eroded away much of the soil leaving behind the granite the forms Franconia Notch.
	www.nhliving.com /franconianotch/index.shtml (406 words)

	Wildernet - Franconia Notch State Park
		Location - Franconia Notch State Park may be reached by traveling north out of the North Woodstock / Lincoln area on either Interstate 93 or US 3.
		New Hampshire, long recognized as the Granite State, was without its symbol as dawn broke over Franconia Notch.
		Estimated at five slabs of granite weighting approximately 700 tons and measuring 40 feet 5 inches from forehead to chin, the sacred symbol is mourned.
	areas.wildernet.com /pages/area.cfm?areaID=NHSPFN&CU_ID=1 (731 words)

	Freezing rain closes notch, causes crashes - Boston.com
		Freezing rain forced officials to close the highway through Franconia Notch early Wednesday to allow road crews to spread salt and sand.
		FRANCONIA, N.H. Freezing rain forced officials to close the highway through Franconia Notch early Wednesday to allow road crews to spread salt and sand.
		Transportation Department spokesman Bill Boynton said highway crews had to back through the notch, riding on their own layer of salt and sand, to make the road safe.
	www.boston.com /news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2006/01/11/freezing_rain_closes_notch_causes_crashes (191 words)

	Franconia Notch : Attractions \| Frommers.com
		Franconia Notch State Park's 8,000 acres, nestled within the surrounding White Mountain National Forest, host an array of scenic attractions easily accessible from I-93 and the Franconia Notch Parkway.
		Echo Lake is a picturesquely situated recreation area, with a 28-acre lake, a handsome swimming beach, and picnic tables scattered about all within view of Cannon Mountain on one side and Mount Lafayette on the other.
		A bike path runs alongside the lake and meanders up and down the notch for a total of 8 miles.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/franconianotch/2212010029.html (425 words)

	Franconia New Hampshire Real Estate Lodging Town Travel Tourism Information Franconia NH USA
		Franconia got its name because the landscape reminded early settlers of the Franconian Alps in Germany.
		The area of Franconia Notch is well known for its natural features, including Echo Lake, the Flume Gorge, the Basin, and Mounts Lafayette, Lincoln, and Garfield.
		Franconia is also home to Cannon Mountain ski area, which is operated by the state.
	www.nhliving.com /towns/franconia/index.shtml (269 words)

	Getaway Guides: Franconia/Sugar Hill, New Hampshire: Lodging, Dining and Diversions
		They were written when the poet lived in Franconia beneath Cannon Mountain, and the road less traveled has made a difference historically in maintaining the Franconia area as an island of serenity just beyond the crowds.
		Even the opening of the beautiful Franconia Notch Parkway connecting completed portions of Interstate 93 on either side of the notch has failed to bring in the hordes.
		Indeed, Franconia and its upcountry neighbor, Sugar Hill, are remote and relatively untouched by the usual trappings of tourism.
	www.getawayguides.com /newhampshire/franconia/franconia.htm (483 words)

	Franconia Notch State Park: Old Man of the Mountain Historic Site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Old Man of the Mountain, nicknamed the Great Stone Face or Profile, was located in Franconia Notch State Park.
		Before his collapse, The Old Man of the Mountain could be viewed year-round from two different viewing areas on I-93 in Franconia Notch State Park.
		On the northbound side of the highway there is a pull-off and on the southbound side take Exit 34B and follow signs.
	www.nhparks.state.nh.us /ParksPages/franconianotch/oldman.html (155 words)

	Bode Miller's Skiing Impacts Franconia Notch And The Globe
		FRANCONIA NH - Though it might be a bother, the impact is worth it.
		World Cup Overall Champion Bode Miller's hard work has led to worldwide exposure, both challenges on the way to greater good, but to the local community and skiers alike, his dedication and achievements are embraced and appreciated.
		Winning the overall title hasn't earned as much national attention as his Olympic success, but to true ski fans this one means more and is something he's strived toward, as he stated himself throughout his quest.
	www.caledonianrecord.com /pages/sports/story/c5b85e26f (626 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Franconia Notch State Park at Epinions.com
		Franconia Notch State Park is easy to get to.
		Interstate 93 runs directly through it, although it's known as Franconia Notch Parkway inside of the park.
		The park itself is nestled between the Kinsman and Franconia mountain ranges, granite mountains formed millions of years ago.
	www.epinions.com /content_98177683076 (1583 words)

	Franconia Notch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		In northern New Hampshire, what is otherwise Interstate 93 narrows to a two-lane parkway called the Franconia Notch Parkway with a guardrail separating the lanes through Franconia Notch State Park.
		It was decided that I-93 should be discontinuous here so as not to disturb the Old Man of the Mountain with the construction of a full Interstate-grade highway.
		With this, seperate numbers for the Franconia Notch Parkway has been abolished and it is now numbered as if I-93 is continuous through here (go here for example)
	www.roadfan.com /franconia.html (281 words)

	Hiking log for Franconia Notch State Park, White Mountains, New Hampshire
		Franconia Ridge Loop: Up Falling Waters Trail, along Ridge Trail, Greenleaf Trail and then down Old Bridle Path, to the common trailhead.
		Located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire is Franconia Notch State Park.
		I-93 runs through the middle of FNSP (Franconia Notch State Park), and the exits were clearly marked. The office at the Lafayette Campground has firewood, supplies, good information as well as a really good trail/topo map (provided above) of the trails in FNSP.
	www.outdoortravels.com /hiking_nh_log_franconia.html (2048 words)

	Eagle Cliff, Franconia Notch, New Hampshire
		This idealized view of a frontier settlement was attractive to British patrons, most of whom had never visited New England.
		Franconia Notch is located in the heart of what is now the White Mountains National Forest.
		During the nineteenth century, this mountain pass was a favorite of landscape painters.
	ncartmuseum.org /artnc/object.php?themeid=1&objectid=7 (793 words)

	2003 New England Vacation Photos - Franconia Notch Parkway
		ossibly one of the most scenic stretch of Interstate highway along the East Coast, The Franconia Notch Parkway -- which carries Interstate 93 -- is one of the last stretches of two lane Interstate in the country.
		After over two decades of controversy, it was decided that the route would best remain a two lane parkway through Franconia Notch State Park.
		ranconia Notch is formed by two converging mountain ranges; the Kinsman Ridge to the west and the Franconia Ridge to the east.
	www.gribblenation.net /nepics/nh/franpkwy (289 words)

	Franconia Notch - Climbingsource.com
		Directions to park: The Main access road to several cliffs is I-93 running through the Notch.
		Artist's Bluffs: From the junction of I-93 and highway 18 go north from the Notch to pullout just beyond the junction on the right side of highway 18.
		Park at Flume Visitor Center south of Franconia Notch.
	www.climbingsource.com /LocalBeta/NewHampshire/franconianotch.html (179 words)

	Franconia Inn - Franconia, New Hampshire - BBOnline.com / Introduction
		We have a whole array of on-premises amenities and entertainment, and to tickle your adventurous spirit, the picturesque Franconia Notch offers a wealth of outdoor activities and sports.
		Situated on over 100 sprawling acres in Easton Valley, the Inn affords a breathtaking view of Mount Lafayette, Franconia Notch, and the Franconia and Kinsman Ranges of the White Mountains.
		The local residents of Franconia and the surrounding areas are some of the most warm, friendly, and interesting people you will meet.
	www.bbonline.com /nh/franconia (640 words)

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