Wender·Vista
Dixville Notch The Balsams view
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileNew Hampshire
in far northern New Hampshire, near the Canadian border

Dixville Notch The Balsams view

— — the narrowest pass the state holds.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“Dixville Notch is the northernmost of the great White Mountain passes, a cleft so tight Route 26 has to bend through it. The Balsams Grand Resort stands at the western mouth, closed since 2011 and under redevelopment, still drawing the eye across Lake Gloriette. The hamlet famously casts the first votes of US presidential elections at midnight, a tradition kept here since 1960.

from the studio
Dixville Notch The Balsams view
— bring it home

Dixville Notch The Balsams view, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Dixville Notch The Balsams view

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

Dixville Notch is a narrow mountain pass in Coos County, the smallest and northernmost of New Hampshire's great notches, carved between Sanguinary Mountain and Mount Gloriette in the unincorporated township of Dixville. State Route 26 threads through the gap. Above the road, Table Rock rises about 700 feet of bare ledge with a hiking approach from the highway. At the western end, Lake Gloriette holds the reflection of the Balsams Grand Resort, opened in 1873 and closed in 2011 pending a long-running redevelopment under Les Otten.

— the year

Since 1960, Dixville Notch has been first in the nation to report a presidential primary vote, with all registered residents gathering at midnight in the Ballot Room of the Balsams. The tradition continued through 2016; the 2020 and 2024 votes were held at the Tillotson House on the same property after the hotel closed. The precinct has counted as few as five ballots. The result is reported within minutes and is the first political news cycle of every presidential cycle.

— the visit

Route 26 runs through the notch year-round, from Errol on the west to Colebrook on the east. The Table Rock trail begins at a small turnout half a mile east of the Balsams; the steep route is roughly half a mile up and rewards a sit-down at the ledge. Moose are common at dawn along the marshy edges of the Mohawk River. The nearest fuel and lodging are in Colebrook, six miles east. Winter closures of secondary roads off Route 26 are common after heavy snow.

— where
United States · Dixville, Coos County, New Hampshire
— within
Dixville Notch State Park
— position
44.8675° N · 71.3072° W
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
1 km W
Lake Gloriette
resort lake at the notch's western mouth
1 km S
Table Rock
granite ledge above the notch
10 km E
Colebrook
Connecticut River valley town
18 km W
Errol
Androscoggin River outpost
N
Dixville Notch The Balsams view
Lake Gloriette
Table Rock
Colebrook
Errol
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Dixville Notch The Balsams view — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

In Coos County, northern New Hampshire, along State Route 26 between Errol and Colebrook, about 25 miles from the Canadian border. It is the smallest and northernmost notch in the state.

The Balsams Grand Resort has been closed to guests since 2011 and is in long-running redevelopment under Les Otten. The grounds and Lake Gloriette view remain visible from Route 26.

A 1960 New Hampshire law lets very small precincts open polls at midnight and close once every registered voter has cast a ballot. Dixville Notch has done so every presidential election since.

From a small turnout on Route 26 about half a mile east of the Balsams. The steep route runs roughly half a mile up to a bare granite ledge above the notch.

It has counted as few as five registered voters in recent elections. Dixville is an unincorporated township; most of its residents lived or worked at the Balsams when the hotel was open.

1873, as the Dix House on Lake Gloriette. It grew into the 200-room Balsams Grand Resort Hotel by the early twentieth century and operated continuously until closing in 2011.

— about the piece in your home

It's been a meaningful gift for customers with ties to the North Country and to the midnight-vote tradition. A Medium or Large with a handwritten note carries well.

The piece reads at home in Lodge, Mountain-modern, and Library-study rooms. Deep forest greens and Lake Gloriette blues sit against knotty pine, dark walnut, or a charcoal-painted wall.

Yes. The Voynich palette anchors a Lodge wall the way a framed map once did, paired with wool blankets, antler-base lamps, and split-leather chairs by a stone hearth.

A single Large holds a console. Above a sofa, a four-tile Mural reads at scale; a nine-tile Mural anchors a long lodge or great-room wall.

Yes, in Dura Satin or Matte. Both finishes resist humidity and scratching and clean with a soft cloth and plain water.

A microfibre cloth and water. No household sprays. The colour lives in the ceramic surface beneath a thin glossy finish and will not lift or fade.

Yes. Reid Wender curates the WenderVista atlas from a single studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. The work is not licensed from other artists and is hand-finished in-house.

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