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Ben Cote

Ben Cote

Ben Cote is Head of Youth Services at Tracy Memorial Library in New London, New Hampshire, and a Newport native and outdoor enthusiast featured on Armchair Explorer's Lonely Planet New Hampshire road trip episode.

Jun 18, 2026

Armchair Explorer

Armchair Explorer

LONELY PLANET: New Hampshire Wild - the Live Free Road Trip

Jun 18 · 42m

Aaron MillarHOST
24:56
Where are you going to take us for the afternoon?
Ben Cote
Ben CoteGUEST
24:58
The Newport Rail Trail.
Ben Cote
Ben CoteGUEST
25:00
So I was fortunate enough to grow up the last house on a dead-end street that abutted the rail trail.
Ben Cote
Ben CoteGUEST
25:05
And so growing up, it was just part of daily life, and I didn't really think about it.
Ben Cote
Ben CoteGUEST
25:09
But then...
Ben Cote
Ben CoteGUEST
25:10
As I've gotten older, I've really realized what a neat attribute that is for our town.
Ben Cote
Ben CoteGUEST
25:14
So it's about nine miles, this section, in Newport, and it has so many uses.
Aaron MillarHOST
26:08
Where are we going to kind of finish up our weekend with you?

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