New Hampshire Winery Counts 12 Canadian Visitors as Tourism Drops 30%

Bob Manley, co-owner of Hermit Woods Winery and Eatery in Meredith, New Hampshire, said a map where customers pin their hometowns now holds only about a dozen pins from Canada, a country whose border sits two and a half hours away, according to a report distributed by The National News Desk.

Canadian tourism in New Hampshire fell 30% over the past year, according to state officials cited in the report. "They're not coming anymore," Manley said of Canadian visitors.

Amber Morgan, who owns Fortin Gage Flowers and Gifts in Nashua, said international growers and wholesalers initially absorbed tariff costs before passing them along, and that she has seen no relief since the Supreme Court struck down most of President Donald Trump's tariffs. Tariff refunds did not reach small businesses because the costs were embedded in supplier pricing rather than billed as a separate line item, she said. After a vase supplier raised prices 25%, Morgan offered customers a $1 donation to a local nonprofit for returned vases, a step she estimated saved $30,000.

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh, after the central bank left rates unchanged at its most recent meeting, said conditions had tightened following the September increase and reaffirmed the 2% inflation target. The Fed's preferred gauge last read 3.4%.

The National Federation of Independent Business's September Small Business Optimism Index found 7% of owners called it a good time to expand and 6% expected conditions to improve within six months.

This story was first reported by WBFF.