Canaan NH Resources

 Can you help us add to this list of resources for Healthy Eating and Active Living resources in Canaan?  Please send us your information you have, and photos of parks, trails, farmers' markets and other great resources that you would like to share, to help us build a more comprehensive community resource list.

• Canaan Recreation Winter 2009

• No information available at this time about youth / adult recreation opportunities through Canaan Recreation Committee. Contact 603-523-4501 for more information.

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• Public Parks/Playgrounds

• • Canaan Street Lake Beach: Public beach and put-in for boats and other watercraft.

  • Williams Park: includes playground equipment and baseball field

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• Canaan Farmers’ Market

• Canaan's Farmers' Market is open on Sundays, 10am - 1pm through October 11 on the town green.

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• Mascoma HS Outdoor Pursuits class

• Outdoor Pursuits is a for-credit Mascoma High School class/multi season outdoor recreation program aimed at increasing student knowledge of outdoor recreation oppotunities available in the New England area. It also helps students develop skills for successful engagement in recreation, without a heavy emphasis on competition, in order to pursue lifetime activity. Units include Disc Golf, hiking, Bocce, croquet, winter recreation skills, ultimate frisbee, and other group games that are all played outside.

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• Mascoma HS Fitness Experience Class

• Fitness Experience is a for-credit Mascoma High School class designed to expose students to health and fitness concepts while using a group exercise format. The goal is to prepare them with skills to better use fitness resources such as the CCBA, UVAquatics Center, River Valley Club, and college group fitness classes after high school. Units include aerobics, walking for fitness (using the rail trail), Pilates, yoga, weight training for wellness, and other classes one may find in a fitness facility.

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• Mascoma Outing Club

• A Mascoma High School club that engages in a variety of hiking, mountain biking, and other outdoor recreation. Advisor, Koby Van Beest. 603-523-4308.

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• Northern NH Rail Trail

• The www.northernrailtrail.org Northern Rail Trail is a public walking / biking trail stretching from Lebanon NH through Danbury, NH. Easily accessible in downtown Canaan, at the High School, and from many other locations near Route 4.