MODEL TRAINS, MEDIEVAL COMBAT, MILL HISTORY, and more! The 2014 Heritage Festival includes plenty of activities you won’t want to miss.
Enjoy a guided walk through Newmarket’s hard-working past—and its developing future. (Tour will include mill courtyard and some of the public areas in the newly redeveloped mill buildings.) Guide: Local historian Mike Provost, a third-generation mill worker.
Discover the history and architecture of Newmarket’s village area, including a stop at the Stone School Museum, the Engine House, the Masonic Hall, and more. Guide: Newmarket native and local historian Phil LePage.
Stroll through Heritage Hall and learn more about the history of the Newmarket Mills and the workers who once labored so hard along the Lamprey River. Talk with local historians Mike Provost (10:00-12:00), Phil LePage (12:00-3:00), and TBA (3:00-5:00) who will be your guides through Newmarket’s past.
Stroll down Artist Alley and meet the River Rats, a group of local artists who are busy creating fabulous works in all kinds of media. Painting, sculpture, jewelry, photography, and more—studio doors will be open for visiting!
Enjoy a walk down memory lane at the historic Stone School Museum. Built in 1842, and used as a two-room schoolhouse until 1965, when it was turned over to the New Market Historical Society, the museum displays countless artifacts from years gone by.
On top of Zion Hill on Granite St.
Visit Tiger No. 1, Newmarket’s historic hand tub, in this restored building, a project of the Newmarket Main Street Corporation.
Enjoy delicious soup and chowder cooked up by members of Newmarket’s Community Church. $2/bowl.
Get a head start on spring planting at this popular annual event brought to you by the Newmarket Gardeners.