The Raymond, NH Historical Society has several fund raising events throughout the year, one of which is a pancake breakfast.
Officers of the society are on hand to talk about history of the town and are extremely friendly and informative.
The museum is open during these events and is a fascinating glimpse into Raymond’s historical past with an emphasis on the railroad history. There are several railroad cars on site in addition to the museum.
Please support the society at these events whenever possible.
Our home town of Raymond, New Hampshire is a typical small New England commuter town located in southern New Hampshire about twenty miles from the seacoast and twenty miles north of the Massachusetts border. The town has two river systems flowing through it the Exeter which also flow through our property,
There is a lovely tiny park on the banks of the Lamprey.
The town has one large supermarket,
five gas stations,
fast food,
two pharmacies,
two Chinese takeaways,
four pizza shops,
brick and mortar restaurants,
a great little ice cream shop,
comic book store,
New Hampshire State Liquor Store,
and a drive up coffee shop.
The towns largest employer is the huge Walmart Distribution Center. You will see trucks entering and leaving no mater what time of the day or night you drive by.
Strip malls abound with an assortment of shops and businesses.
The Raymond town center is the site for the Raymond Historical Society and has a bandstand and small town common. This is the site for quite a few events during the year. The historical society has several fund raising events like pancake breakfasts and chili cook-offs and the town has a fair and an antique car show, look on the towns website for details.
Accommodations can be had at the Pine Acres RV Resort or in neighboring towns.
Just outside of Raymond are several areas of interest: Wason Park just over the border in Chester, New Hampshire has swimming and small trail:
Mel’s Funway in Litchfield, New Hampshire is the type of roadside amusement park common back in my childhood. A combination of snack stands, batting cages, mini-golf, arcades and go-carts.
There is sit down restaurant as well as a nice ice cream stand serving Giffords Ice Cream.
A large parking area is convenient to all the attractions.
Batting cages are always fun for older kids.
The mini-golf course is a notch above the typical town course with plenty of water features and different levels.
The meat here is all frozen and there are several display cases of the various selections. Some of the items are kept in the back freezer as well. Take a look at the display cases and also on the white board which has all of the current pricing. You must ask for the frog legs as they are one of the items in the back.
On this particular visit we purchased some frog legs (a staple for us as both Alex and I love them) an emu steak and some jerky.
We have purchased in the past wild boar, ostrich, elk, rabbit, pheasant,kangaroo, alligator and several cuts of buffalo (bison).
The frog legs from this trip were delicious as always and the emu steak was like a piece of beef and totally un-poultry like.
If you like exotic meat please patronize this store, it is so much more convenient than having to order on-line.
One final note, there is a restaurant associated with the store in Loudon, New Hampshire called The Hungry Buffalo. Alex and I have gone to this restaurant and sampled alligator, buffalo and some other exotic meats. They also have some standard American fare for the less adventuresome.