Great North Woods Region (New Hampshire)
The Great North Woods Region, also known as the North Country, is located at the northern tip of
The region has around 30,000 permanent residents. Berlin is the largest community in the sparsely populated region by a sizable margin, with more than one-third of the population of the region. Lancaster, the county seat, is the second largest community. Of the remaining communities in the region, only Milan, Colebrook, and Northumberland have more than 1,000 people.
Tourism marketing for the region is provided by New Hampshire Grand, the official convention and visitors' bureau for the region, as well as the
The main industries aside from tourism are logging and paper manufacture, centered on Berlin.
There are no major freeways; nearly all roads outside of the few population centers are two-lane state highways.
See also
- New Hampshire Historical Marker No. 173: Lake Coos and the Presidential Range
External links
- Great North Woods at NH Division of Travel and Tourism Development
- New Hampshire Grand Convention and Visitors' Bureau for the Great North Woods region