We are staying at a state park, in the north country of New Hampshire called Umbagog Lake State Park. The park is only 16 miles from Dixville Notch, NH. The village of Dixville is known for being the first in the nation to declare its results during presidential elections and the New Hampshire primaries. Dixville has been the first community in the state and country to cast its handful of votes, in national elections, since 1960. On election eve, 100 % of eligible voters (around 12) gather in the ballot room at the Balsams Resort. At midnight polls open and a few minutes later promptly close. The results are broadcast around the world and have been a historically accurate predictor of the future president.
Some might think there isn’t much else of interest in Dixville, but we discovered a beautiful hiking trail, to a granite overlook, called Tablerock, a wayside waterfall and a little further down the road, in Stewartstown, a sign for the 45th Parallel; the spot in America where you are halfway between the Equator and the North Pole!
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