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The population of NH is about 1.4 million. The population of MA-RI-CT is about 11.7 million. MA alone is 7 million. Advocating the NH way of life against outside populations more than 10 times larger than NH is admirable when those populations can change the entire character of a state.
Too late
Yep, that ship sailed a long long time ago. Pretty much everyone here has some sort of roots from Mass.
I am actually a NH native with no Mass roots. Father was from VT and Mother was from Manchester. Wife is a native as well as her parents.
There are types of people in NH: those who were lucky enough to have been born here, and those who were smart enough to move here. I have found the folks from MA that have moved here did so because they were sick of that state and have done absolutely nothing to change "our way of life". Some of the nicest people in town are transplants and volunteer for town committees and non-profits, etc. We all knock on flat landers but one must be realistic about the effect they're having.
At first glance, some might say this is a Bernie Sanders tax the rich stance, but what I would call it is the classic conservative viewpoint of fairness that preserves and protects the environment for everyone, not just the privileged elite. And THAT is what makes northern New England so appealing to flatlanders who spend 95% of our vacation time hiking, biking, snowshoeing, skiing, winter camping and enjoying the natural environment. Northern NE is not overdeveloped, YET! Hope it stays that way, even if it means I can never afford to live there.
I believe winnipesaukee was made for the mills in Lowell so they could store the water and release it as needed.
NH has some of the strongest environmental/water regulations in the country. The environmental agency (NHDES) is stricter than the EPA in many ways, just look at national standards for contaminants such as arsenic and pfas vs. what's allowed in NH. In many NH towns development is much more regulated than most of the US. Live free or die means you don't need a seatbelt and their isn't much help for the poor.
100% agree with this. Grandparents had a place on Winnipesaukee from 1970-2013, still have family living in Wolfeboro who are out on the lake all Summer. Back in the 70's/80's lake clarity and just general grime (typically oil based that built up on your boat/mooring lines/dock/etc that were in the Lake for long periods of time) was subtsantial the the clarity of the water made it tough to see the bottom at the end of my grandparents dock which dependng on the water levels was anywhere between 8 and 9 feet on average. Through the late 80's and beyond, when serious attention to cleaning up the lake began in ernest, you could see the amount of grime as well as oil based residue dramatically decrease and the clarity of the lake increase. Haven't been in the water out infront of where my grandparents place ind Delings Cove just off of South Wolfeboro Bay was located in about a decade, but the clarity had improved to to the point where seeing 15+ feet down was easy, and my Uncle and Cousin's who are regular out on the Lake all Summer long tell me that the trend as continued, and when I walked out on the town docks in Wolfeboro last Summer I wouldn't doubt that at all. Additionally with the tght regulations for Septic Systems for lake side homes as well a cogniscent effort to not use various fertilizers on the lawns and gardens of many lake side residences now very typical, the community as a whole is behind doing it's part to keep that incredible lake thiving, even inspite of the amount of urine that goes into the lake most every Summer Weekend in places like Brain Bay and the West Alton Sandbar or anywhere near where the Dive Party bar is anchored for that day!
