estled next to the new RiverWalk Resort and behind the local grocery store, live performance theatre is alive and well at Jean's Playhouse in Lincoln, NH.

Formed in 1986 as North Country Center for the Arts, the organization transformed the paper mill in Lincoln (the former industrial center of the community, officially closed since 1980) into the Papermill Theatre, and produced its first professional mainstage season in 1987.  Productions of the inaugural season included Carnival, Harvey, Deathtrap, and  Cabaret.

Over the years, tourism in the White Mountains has grown significantly, and the Whale’s Tale Waterpark has kept pace with a variety of rides the whole family can enjoy. Its now one of the leading attractions in the area; from its humble start with two speed slides, the park now features 19 waterslides, a wave pool, a leisure river, a children’s activity pool, a heated pool, hot tubs and its newest attraction, a surf simulator, Akua Beach.

If you’re looking for fast, friendly service along with generous portions, be sure to add Ice Cream Delights in Lincoln, NH to your list of places to visit this summer.   Locally owned and operated since it opened in 1993, with owner/operator Joey Bishop at the helm for 25 of those years.  Known to many as, “The Ice Cream Man”; Bishop is proud of the shop’s well-known reputation for enormous servings. “It keeps all our customers coming back for a good product with exceptional value.”

For 90 years the Clarks family has been entertaining visitors from all over the world.  Their now famous Trained Bears attraction began in 1928 when Ed Clark opened his Eskimo Sled Dog Ranch and two years later added New Hampshire black bears to attract tourists. It wasn’t long before Ed and his sons, Ed and Murray, realized the bears could be trained so in 1949 the first Clark’s Bear Show  began and hasn’t stopped yet.