The 194 year old Ruggles Mine is mostly an open pit mine, but there are also giant rooms and tunnels with arched ceilings to explore at your leisure. Mineral collecting is permitted. Over 150 minerals are found at Ruggles including beryl, mica, am ethyst, rose and smokey quartz, garnet, etc. Its uranium minerals such as gummite and autunite are prized by collectors and museums the world over.
Location:
Route 4 at the Village Green, Grafton New Hampshire 03240
Telephone
603 523-4275
Other Sports and Sporting Events nearby:
(Concord) Aquanuts Scuba Shop
(Deerfield) Captain Bill's Charters
(North Conway) Cranmore Sports Center
(Wolfeboro) Dive Winnipesaukee
(Campton) Freestyle America Camps
(Wolfeboro) Gadabout Golder Guide Service
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02/21 Coming to The Grafton area
Taste of the Valley Plymouth NH March21 Experience all of your favorite local flavors. Several restaurants from the region will be there hoping to win your vote in the "Best in Show" competition.
Seacoast Home and Garden Show Durham NH March23-24 The 19th annual show features more than 225 exhibitors showcasing the latest products and services for your home.
Green Mountain Film Festival Montpelier VT March22-31 Culture reigns at the Green Mountain Film Festival, featuring powerful programming on a wide range of subjects, interesting and often unexpected guests, and a convivial atmosphere.
Spring Plant Sale Westford NH April27 The Middlesex Conservation District will be holding its annual Spring Plant Sale at the 4H Fairgrounds.
Vermont Maple Festival St Albans VT April26-28 Pancake breakfast and maple buffet, the annual “Sap Run” race, exhibits and sugarhouse tours, antiques, crafts, cooking demonstrations, youth talent, fiddlers’ shows, and a Grand Parade featuring teen “Maple Ambassadors.”
Lethal Beauty: Samurai Weapons and Armor Manchester NH March17-May5 A display at the Currier Museum of Art shows the striking duality of deadly weaponry and artistic beauty from the Samurai culture of centuries past.
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