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New Hampshire: Madison, Purity Spring Resort All Season Family Vacation Fun. 211NHPurityDogSledEscape to the beautiful White Mountains and lakes of New Hampshire, and share a winter vacation your family will treasure for a lifetime. Follow tracks in the fresh snow of morning; hike in the woods; try Alpine skiing or make your own cross-country Nordic quest; go snow tubing or ice skating;  swim in the pool or play Ping Pong.

Located on a private lake with more than 1000 acres of natural wooded surroundings, Purity Spring Resort provides guests with a full recreation program plus several family-friendly dining and lodging options well-suited to affordable family vacations, weddings and reunions.

Accommodations: From guest rooms at the inn and mountainside lodges to cottages and the extra space of a lakeside condos and fireside, hillside and lakeside cottages, the family-style lodging options are varied. For extra space checkout the Millbrook with seven guest rooms, each with TV and AC, three living room areas, TV, fireplace, laundry facilities. The Mill contains an indoor pool, hot tub, fitness room, locker rooms, gift shop and common room with TV. Select one of the fully furnished condos with cable television and multiple bedrooms with space for as many as 10 people. Private lodges at Purity Spring are available with five to eight guest rooms and common areas for socializing. Need to know: During the summer months (June 19-September 6, 2009), the resort has an American Rate Plan option for guests. The plan includes: overnight lodging, country brea211NHPuritySnowkidskfast, hearty lunch, chef-prepared dinner, use of all resort facilities/amenities plus The Mill Indoor Pool & Fitness Center.

Year round activities include: wildlife viewing at Audubon's Hoyt Wildlife Sanctuary, use of the indoor pool and fitness center, Ping Pong, pool and video games, access to The Cellar Door Lounge, recreation room, and for an additional fee massage therapy. Bonus points: The resort is just minutes away from tax-free shopping.
 
Winter family activities include: Enjoy Alpine skiing and snowboarding on the family-friendly slopes of the King Pine Ski Area or explore the Nordic Terrain surrounding Purity Lake. Go snowshoeing; try snow tubing at Pine Meadows Tubing Park, and ice skating around the zamboni-groomed Tohko Dome. Bonus points: Sleigh rides are complimentary each Monday or Wednesday evening with any non-holiday, midweek stay.
 
During the spring, summer and fall: enjoy four sandy beaches, the iceberg on the lake, access to rowboats and kayaks, hiking, canoeing, sailing, fishing for Pickerel, bass and trout. Create family fun on four playgrounds (Millbrook, King Pine, Picnic Island and Sunset Beach) or basketball, volleyball and badminton, horseshoes, croquet and shuffleboard games. The resort maintains five outdoor tennis courts, archery field and climbing wall. They conduct guided river kayak trips; offer arts and crafts, karaoke, and yoga. Little tykes will enjoy Cub Club daycare. Evening entertainment choices include campfire sessions, dances, teen night out, and summer theatre. For an additional fee mountain biking is also an option. Bonus points: As if in tribute to the 1960s they offer guests the chance to tie dye a shirt. During the summer weeks water skiing and knee boarding are options on the lake.
  
Value added: Monday mornings (weather permitting), guests are invited to walk, drive or paddle over to the wood-fired breakfast cookout served up on the back side of Purity Lake. Thursday evenings, Purity offers an old fashioned lobster bake – perhaps the longest running lobster bake in New England. Bonus points: The resort can simplify and facilitate your reunion plans. Contact  Laurie Campbell toll-free 1-800-373-3754 x225 for the scoop.

Family Summer Camp. Each summer season Purity Spring Resort recreates the best of a traditional summer camp for families to share. Your family will enjoy many activities including archery, softball, riflery, tennis and water sports, plus nightly family games, social hours on the Tecumseh Lodge porch and a dance on the tennis court. Paddle through the morning fog to Rocky Point to experience a breakfast cookout on Rocky Point. Enjoy an afternoon of waterskiing on the lake or relax on the shores of Sunset Beach. Attend a traditional lobster and steak cookout, complete with seaweed-steamed lobster and corn-on-the-cob. Families may either choose to participate in organized camp programs or go off on their own. Bonus points: During family camp week, Purity Spring Resort allows pets in cabin accommodations. 211NHPuritySleigh

Discovery: The resort offers a Polar Express a magical journey to the North Pole. This truly unique adventure departs in December from North Conway and Purity Spring Resort.
 
Become a fan of Purity Spring on Facebook! Purity Spring is now on  Facebook and  Twitter!  Post photos or join a discussion about your favorite Purity Spring memories.

Here’s the deal.  Purity Spring Resort offers various affordable theme weekends and two or three-day getway packages for all ages and interests.

Location on the planet: Purity Spring Resort 1251 Eaton Road East Madison, NH 03849. Toll-free 1-800-373-3754, (603) 367-4042 or www.purityspring.com 

Content researched by FTF and images provided by Purity Spring Resort. Copyright 2009.

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