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ROUTE 16 & The Scenic Byways of Rtes. 25, 28, 108, 109, 113, 125, 153 & 171

December | Vol. 7 | No. 12 Published on the 16th of the Month

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Christmas Desserts | Page 3

Yesteryear | Page 8

What’s Up | Pages 6-7

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Christmas Desserts and Breakfast Treats

By Chef Kelly With the holidays on us in a matter of a couple of weeks, it’s time to think about some of the big things and little things to have to eat. Most have a big dinner, where many just have a table full of food for everyone to graze from over the course of thee day. I always preferred the grazing mentality. If you are expecting a lot of company, or if you are visiting others, it’s easier for the host to have a day long buffet since people come and go like the wind quite often, so if food is out, people can just help themselves, especially where it is such a social day. I’m all about the finger food kind of holiday. I want to share a few ideas on each end of the spectrum, breakfast delights as well as a few desserts. How can you go wrong with sweet and delicious, right? If that’s not good enough, most of these recipes include some cheating using a pre-mixed something or other that you doctor up in such a way to create something that certainly appears to be made from scratch.

The cool thing about many of today’s recipes is they can work for breakfast or as a dessert later in the day. Not only are these yummy, they are extremely simple to make as well, which is great on such a busy time of year.

Not only are these easy to make, the first one only has three ingredients and everyone would never know as they are inhaling these things. I make these every third or fourth Sunday since they are so easy and delicious and everyone

shuts up for 15 minutes while eating them with their morning coffee. I do think you will want to at least double this recipe is my guess, especially if for a potential crowd. Depending on how thick you cut them will dictate how many you will yield with this recipe, but 8-10 should be about right.

Orange Pinwheels in Puff Pastry Orange marmalade ½ cup raisins 1 sheet of puff pastry, found in almost any freezer section of any supermarket Thaw puff pastry as instructed on the package. Line a baking sheet with baking paper. Put another sheet of baking paper on your kitchen counter and roll out the puff pastry over the paper. Put some marmalade in a bowl and micro-

wave it just enough to loosen it up to make it easier to spread. Use as much or as little of the marmalade as you want. I use a medium layer, not to thin and not so much to drown it. Sprinkle with raisins. Grabbing the rolling paper by the sides, roll the puff pastry into a log and freeze for an hour. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Take the log from the freezer and cut into rounds with a sharp knife, peel off the paper and put on the lined baking sheet. Bake them in the middle of the oven for 15-20 minutes or until they are golden in color. Once out, you can brush with a little more marmalade or frost it with a basic confectionary glaze. These are great hot or cold.

Next, I want to share something sim-

ilar in that this one is sweet and fluffy as well. This requires much more work from scratch, although these are still a cake walk just the same. Popovers have always been popular in a big way in our family as my Gram would make these often and always at the holidays and they were always guaranteed to melt in your mouth. They are oooey and gooey and will have you licking your fingers for sure. Cinnamon is the key ingredient and who doesn’t enjoy that tremendous flavor? The total cooking time should be about 45 minutes and makes 12.

Gooey Cinnamon Roll Popovers 3 tbsp butter 3 eggs 1 cup milk 1 cup all-purpose flour 2 tbsp brown sugar ¼ tsp cinnamon ¼ tsp ginger 1 pinch nutmeg 1 pinch salt 2 tsp vanilla For the Paste 4 tablespoons softened butter 3 tablespoons brown sugar 2 teaspoons cinnamon For the Glaze 4 oz softened butter 4 oz softened cream cheese 1 tbsp milk ¾ cup powdered sugar Divide the butter into the cups of • Christmas Desserts continued on page 4

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Page 4 | ALONG ROUTE 16 | December 2021 1 ½ cups all purpose flour Dash of salt

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For the Cake 6 tbsp unsalted butter at room temperature 3/4cupsugar 2eggs 1 tsp vanilla 1 tsp grated lemon zest 2/3 cup sour cream 1¼ cups all purpose flour 1 tsp baking powder ¼ tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon 2 apples, peeled, cored and diced.

I prefer Red Delicious, but the choice is yours.

Confectioner’s sugar for dusting

your Pop Over Pan. If you don’t own one, you can use a muffin tin, but you will need to use all 12 cups. Just divide the butter up evenly. Place the pan in the oven for 3-5 minutes at 375 degrees while you are making the batter. In medium bowl, beat the eggs with the milk, vanilla, spices and brown sugar, then whisk in the flour. Pour the batter into the heated butter filled cups. In separate bowl, combine the softened butter, brown sugar and cinnamon, making a paste. Place in piping bag or ziploc bag with snipped corner. Squeeze spirals of paste onto the batter in each muffin tin. Return pan to oven for 5 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 350 and continue to bake for another 22-25 minutes. For the cream cheese glaze:, soften about 4 tablespoons butter, 4 ounces of cream cheese, a tablespoon of milk and 3/4 to a cup of powdered sugar. You can use an electric mixer if you want, or a strong whisk, or an Daily Deliveries of the Freshest Seafood!

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Yet again, here is another treat that works great as a breakfast or dessert and that’s an apple cake that works a lot like a coffee cake. The crumb topping makes it. This will give you 10 servings.

Cinnamon Apple Crumb Cake Crumb Topping ½ cup sugar 1 tsp cinnamon 1 stick unsalted butter, melted

To make the crumb topping, combine the sugar, salt and cinnamon in a bowl. Stir in the melted butter and then the flour. Mix well and set aside.

To make the cake, cream the butter and sugar together using either a stand mixer or a hand mixer. Add the eggs, vanilla, lemon zest and sour cream and continue mixing until combined.

In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Stir the dry mix into the batter. Add the apples and mix just until combined. Pour the cake layer batter into a greased 9” round springform pan, or you can also bake this in a 9” square baking dish. Crumble the crumb topping evenly over the batter and bake in a pre-heated 350 degree oven for approximately 1 hour or until

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This should give you about 10 servings. If you want to lightly microwave your piece, I suggest a scoop of vanilla ice cream with it if having as a dessert.

OK, let’s focus on some flat out desserts. Two things that are always popular on the holidays are gingerbread and cookies, so let’s combine the two into delicious bite size treats. If that’s not good enough for you, this is another great “cheat” recipe utilizing a store bought cookie mix that you can doctor up to completely convince your crowd you slaved for hours to build these yummy bites. I love bite size treats, and this is one of my favorite ones.

This will give you three dozen mini cookies.

Gingerbread White Chocolate Cookie Cups 1 pouch of Betty Crocker gingerbread cookie mix, 17.5 oz ½ cup butter, softened 1 tbsp water 1 egg 2 bags white vanilla baking chips, 11 oz each Candy sprinkles for decorating Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Using mini muffin pans, spray 36 mini muffin cups with cooking spray. In medium bowl, beat cookie mix, softened butter, water and egg. Scoop about 2 tablespoons of dough into each muffin cup. Bake 10 minutes. Using a spoon, make deep indentation in each to create a cup. Bake 7 minutes. Cool completely in muffin cups on cooling rack.

Remove from muffin cups to tray. In microwavable bowl, microwave chips uncovered on high in 30-second intervals, stirring between each, until melted and smooth. Carefully spoon into center of each cup; drizzle any remaining over tops of cups. Decorate with sprinkles. Refrigerate to set for an hour and watch them disappear once you put them out on your buffet table.

Continuing with the theme of finger food desserts, here’s a great bar recipe You’ll love these delicious and simple coconut cream bars made with an easy pie crust and creamy coconut filling topped with whipped cream and toasted coconut. If you’re a fan of coconut, then this dessert will be your new favorite! This recipe is for 9 pieces, so if like me, you will also double or triple

up on this one. These go together in record time to boot. It’s a win/win!

Coconut Cream Bars 1 roll of refrigerated pie crust at room temp A box of coconut cream pudding mix, 3.4 oz size 2 cups of milk 1 tsp coconut extract 2 cups sweetened flaked coconut, divided 8 oz frozen whipped topping, thawed Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Unroll pie crust and place in an 8×8-inch square glass baking dish. Press crust into baking dish and shape it up the sides as far as you can press it. Crust will shrink back some during baking.

Prick the bottom and sides with a fork to allow steam to escape while the crust is baking. Bake crust according to package instructions, usually 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely, this will take about 15 minutes, although I suggest 30 plus minutes as the crust does cut easier later if let cooled a little longer than the 15. Whisk together pudding mix, milk, and coconut extract. Whisk for 3 to 5 minutes or until the mixture begins to thicken. Whisk in 1 cup of flaked coconut, this is optional depending on how much coconut you want since more will added to the top of this dessert.. Spread pudding mixture into cooled pie crust. Spread thawed whipped topping over the pudding mixture. Place in the freezer to chill for at least 30 minutes. Spread the remaining cup of coconut flakes in a pie plate or small sheet pan. Bake in 450 degree oven for 5 to 8 minutes, stirring every couple of minutes, until coconut is golden and toasted. You should babysit this step as the coconut can burn up in a heartbeat if left unattended. Remove from pan immediately and cool. Sprinkle toasted coconut over the chilled pie. Cut and serve this real fun Lush.

Next, and also last for today, is truly a Christmas looking dessert that should “Wow” your crowd. This dessert screams the holiday season in a big way. When I start thinking about this dessert, I wanted it to be easy to make as much as possible. And it should taste delicious, of course. But as a true Christmas dessert it must look really cheerful. Therefore, I make this in the colors of Christmas, red white and green as they are traditionally associated with the holiday. This Christmas Lasagna is a whimsical layered dessert

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recipe! Made with buttery, red velvet shortbread cookie crust, a peppermint cheesecake layer, white chocolate pudding, whipped cream and mini marshmallows, M7M’s and sprinkles on top.

It goes together quick and will give you 24 squares.

Christmas Lasagna Shortbread Cookie Layer ¾ cup unsalted butter-softened ½ cup powdered sugar 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1 tbsp cocoa powder ¼ tsp salt Red food coloring Peppermint Cheesecake Layer: 1 cup powdered sugar 8 oz cream cheese, room temp 1 ½ cup Cool Whip-thawed 1 tsp peppermint extract Pudding Layer 2 boxes of white chocolate instant pudding, 3.9 oz boxes 3 cups milk Green food coloring The Topping 1 ½ cups of frozen whipped topping, thawed 2 cups mini marshmallows M&M’s Sprinkles, red and green Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Lightly butter 9 x 13 inch baking dish and set aside. In a small bowl, stir together flour, salt and cocoa powder. In large bowl beat butter and sugar until

smooth. Add red food coloring and mix well. I used 1 tablespoon food coloring to get intense red color. Turn you mixer on low speed and gradually add flour mixture. Mix until combined. Press the mixture into bottom of baking dish and bake for 18-20 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool completely. To make cream cheese layer beat softened cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth. Add 1 ½ cup whipped topping and peppermint extract and mix to combine. Spread over cooled shortbread layer. Place in the freezer to firm while preparing pudding. To make the green pudding layer whisk together the 2. boxes white chocolate instant pudding mix with 3 cups milk. Add green food coloring a few drops at a time, to your desired color and whisk until smooth. Spread over cream cheese layer. Set in the freezer for 15 minutes.

Spread 1 ½ cup of whipped topping over pudding layer and top with mini marshmallows, M7m’s and sprinkles.

Place in the fridge for 3-4 hours until set. Once out, cut into squares and listen to all the compliments on its appearance, and more importantly, on how delicious it is.

OK, that’s it for today my friends.

May you all have a tremendous holiday season and always spoil your taste buds. If you care to touch base with any questions or feedback, please write me at fenwaysox10@gmail.com

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Yester year Sewing and Skiing – Old-Time Clubs

By Kathi Caldwell-Hopper When World War I ended, they just kept sewing.

That simple, yet significantly historical act, enriched the lives of Jackson, New Hampshire area women over the span of 100 years. They sewed for World War I soldiers, and they rolled bandages, knitted scarves, and made meals and held charitable and fundraising events.

The Jackson Women’s Sewing Club was never really about competitions of who could make the most skillfully sewn quilt or apron, but rather the camaraderie of women getting together to sew and socialize.

Perhaps this was because New Hampshire winters are long and cold, and the women of Jackson would have found gathering to sew a great way to fend off cabin fever.

The Jackson Women’s Sewing Club started during World War I; the women joined together to roll bandages and knit socks and scarves for soldiers.

Explains Suzanne Scolamiero, the last president of the Sewing Club (the group disbanded in 2017), “Jackson is a village with a community church, and that is where the club started. The women got together to sew and met in the church hall or at the minister’s house. It started as a way to knit and sew needed items for the troops during World War I. The Sewing Club was re-

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Made up of hard-working Yankee women, the club had a character of its own over the years. Many women joined and almost every woman, in the early days of the club, could sew.

The Jackson Women’s Sewing Club was made up of hard working, financially prudent women, and they had a number of annual fundraising events and added the proceeds to their account. The money was donated for community purposes.

The club raised money over the years for everything from scholarships to Christmas toys for children. Their final donation before the club disbanded in 2017, was $19,000 to the Jackson Public Library, to provide funds to build a beautiful deck.

“Over the years, the club had a spring luncheon, and the ladies also made aprons to sell,” says Suzanne.

At a time when every woman wore an apron as she cooked and did housework, aprons were a necessity. Thus, the club’s popular and much-anticipated apron sale gave locals a way to get a new apron. The hand- sewn aprons were strung up on clotheslines behind the church and many aprons were sold during the sale.

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The other annual fundraiser was the Silver Tea, held at Christmas time.

Says Suzanne, who has been interested in the history of the Sewing Club, “The Silver Tea took place on the first Saturday in December and we used our silver tea services and served tea in china cups. It was a formal event, and people came from all over. People made homemade goodies and we got donations as well.”

When Suzanne moved to Jackson, she was told to join two groups: The Jackson Women’s Sewing Club and the garden club. She did so, and it has enriched her life and social ties in the community.

In back issues of local newspapers, the Sewing Club is mentioned often.

By November of 1939, the (Conway area) Reporter told readers the Sewing Club welcomed about 25 ladies who were “entertained at the home of Mrs. Cora Dearborn for the benefit of the Sewing Club.”

In October of 1939, the Sewing Club was headed by Mrs. Oliver P. Charles and an annual meeting was held at the home of a club member. The members discussed future events and decided to present a supper and entertainment at the Jackson Town Hall in November of that year.

The Jackson Sewing Club held its annual meeting in the spring of 1964 at Abbott’s Ski Lodge. The club was a popular one and members and guests arrived from all over the area and beyond for the lunch meeting. A beautiful afghan made by a club member was on display and would be sold at the Sewing Club’s fair later in the summer.

Raising funds for scholarships and other worthy causes was a goal of the club over the years. But times change, and events such as the apron sale were

likely not as popular as the years went on. Suzanne explained that club members got interested in arts and crafts and brought those skills in making other items to the club. The members learned how to make things and continued to meet, realizing they could raise money by making and selling such things as jams and jellies, and placemats and napkins. Over the years, the club held rummage sales, the Silver Tea, a luncheon, and an arts and crafts festival.

Eventually, with fewer members, the Jackson Women’s Sewing Club disbanded in 2017, after 100 years in existence. Older members had passed away, and younger people were busy working and had other interests.

In the early 1900s, during World War I, other Mount Washington Valley clubs spent time and effort aiding the troops. The Auction Club in the Conway area helped by knitting 22 pairs of socks; rolling 95 abdominal bandages; 75 triangle bandages; 310 many-tailed bandages; 100 T bandages; 595 four-tailed bandages; 10 comfort pillows, wash cloths; fracture pillows and 12 knitted sweaters. This big list of supplies for World War I soldiers was coordinated with the Red Cross. The organization met at a local Methodist church, and the Reporter newspaper of February 28, 1918, told the reader the Red Cross meeting was missing Mrs. Wilbur Eastman, a local woman who “superintended the work so well and worked so faithfully ever since the sewing meetings were started last summer, was kept home because of illness.”

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Page 10 | ALONG ROUTE 16 | December 2021 • Yesteryear continued from page 8 their homes and at outlying clubs and sewing groups. Seven women attended from Intervale and one from Center Conway, with a Mrs. Blouin “turning over to the branch quite a supply of sweaters, stockings and surgical shirts, the work of her home auxiliary.”

Elsewhere, the active Tamworth Woman’s Club had a popular Martha Washington Tea on Friday afternoon, February 22. The Reporter told of a severe snowstorm on that day keeping the club from having a large turnout; however, the club turned over “four dollars and twenty-seven cents to the Red Cross treasury.” The ladies of the Woman’s Club were attired in Colo-

nial costumes with powdered wigs and hairstyles, lace caps and the event was decorated with red, white and blue hatchets. “The men folk were not so shy this time, mingling freely with the ladies and enjoying the refreshments offered,” the Reporter shared.

An active Woman’s Club in North Conway met at a local Grange Hall and were given a presentation by Intervale women who performed in a little skit titled “A Happy Day”. The play was about the trials of the day before a wedding. It was a fun play, and coffee and donuts were served. It was also voted that each club member host a bridge party one afternoon during the year.

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from 1900 to at least 1950, and in Tamworth, a sewing group met to create items with fabric and also to socialize, as well as share refreshments. The name of the group was the Sunshine Sewing Club.

Another group in Conway was the Unity Sewing Club and members met at private homes throughout the year.

At times, friends and relatives gathered for all-day sewing parties. These gatherings offered potluck food, coffee and tea and dessert, and news was also shared when various club members met. At sewing clubs, members caught up with news of weddings, the birth of a child and more as they stitched quilts and aprons, knit sweaters and scarves and socks and during the war years, rolled bandages.

Mount Washington Valley Ski Clubs If you lived in the Conway area and you liked to ski, you could join a local ski club. The Jackson Ski and Outing Club organized a ski meet on January 20 and 21, 1940. A fun “Geschmozel Race” for men and women was held as well as jumping at the Thor Lodge Jump. Many events took place that weekend at the Jackson Skating Rink as well, and the club hoped to present a local woman known for her skilled figure skating.

In the winter of 1937, the Conway Ski Club held its annual Winter Carnival from January 16 to 17. There was a cross-country ski race, downhill race,

slalom events, and a popular ski jump competition.

The area’s Eastern Slope Ski Club was active as well and held a cross-country and slalom race in 1937.

A bit to the south of Conway, the Sandwich Ski Club met at the Town Hall in the 1940s. The club was a great way for locals to socialize and participate in skiing with others.

The End of an Era One of the most fascinating and active area groups - the Jackson Women’s Sewing Club - offered socialization and friendship, as well as charitable activities for 100 years.

At the Sewing Club’s 100th anniversary, the group held their final luncheon annual meeting, and then disbanded.

Funds were prudently raised over the years, and a sizeable check was donated to create a beautiful outdoor deck at the Jackson Public Library.

One Sewing Club member reflected that the money set aside over the years by the club was from the labors of many seamstresses and cooks. It was a lasting gift to the Jackson community, and a reminder of an active group that began to aid World War I troops.

When the war ended, the women of Jackson just kept on sewing.

(Thanks to local historian, Bob Cottrell, the Conway Public Library, and Jackson resident Suzanne Scolamiero, for assistance with this article.)

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While in college, Debbie had a part-time job at a florist shop. She explained, “There were rows of long tables lined-up across a large room. Each of us workers had our own space and our own tubs of flowers behind us. We would, back then, hand-wire the flowers together into individual bouquets or arrangements and would not leave until our tub was empty of all the flowers.

Soon after graduating college, the young artist, with a love for painting and design and a degree in Marketing,

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Debbie commented, “It was a gift to have my own business and go to work loving what I do. Each day there is a new customer, or an old familiar face, who walks in every week to buy a bou• Floral continued on page 12

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And then COVID-19, like the whirling of an angry tornado changed the course of everyone’s lives. For most businesses it was devastating. For florists, who were not essential at first, and could not get fresh flowers from their wholesalers, it was overwhelmingly catastrophic. Some US wholesale florists grew their own flowers, but the majority and variety of flowers grown all year-round came from the fields of Columbia, Netherlands, Ecuador, and Costa Rica. As supply and demand changed how the world’s population was purchasing, it also effected growers all over the world. For how long no one knew.

It also changed her life once again.

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132 Route 16, Chocorua, NH

Dec. Hours: 10-5 pm, Friday-Saturday-Sunday-Monday & First Fridays, 12-7 pm Jan.& Feb. Hours: 10-5 pm, Saturday & Sunday, closed for March. 603-323-8041

94 Center St Wolfeboro, NH

We have your home for the holidays at Exit!

03-539-9595

603-569-4419

354 Route 16B, Ctr Ossipee, NH

94 Center St Wolfeboro, NH

603-539-9595

603-569-4419 Wakefield: Come relax on the back deck and watch the turkeys at the bird feeders. Watch the colors change across the hills in front of you. Got animals? Watch them grazing out on the almost 7 acres of lush pasture!

Meticulous attention was paid to the building of this barn, 5 large stalls, tack room with stairs, no climbing a ladder, to the loft. Dry hydrant so no lugging water. $629,000.

Effingham: Lovely 3 bedroom, 2 bath ranch with large stone wood burning fireplace. The knotty pine walls make a nice cozy atmosphere when the fire is crackling and the snow is falling outside the new windows. Downstairs the uniquely tiled basement is a very nice large room with lots of windows and storage for your crafts or collections! Outside the country air is invigorating for snowshoeing, cross country skiing and so much more. Snow mobile trails are out in the nearby Pine River State Forest. $259,000

ese a just a few of the homes SOLD in 2017, Let Us Sell Your Home!

Ossipee: Charming Older three bedroom, one bath New Englander in need of being finished, sits on this beautiful 6.40 acre lot with Poland Brook running through. Sit by the bank on a hotsummer day and enjoy the peacefulness of the property. Alot of the work is cosmetic. Property sold as is. $230,000

These a just a few of the homes SOLD in 2017, Let Us Sell Your Home!

ying or Selling, Call EXIT Realty Leaders & Put a Sold Sign in The Yard!

Buying Ossipee: Do you need lots of space to roam?

Have farms or animals?Selling, Like to swim? Snowmobile, cross country ski? Do all this right on your own land!

Most recently a horse farm, this large acreage lot has a wonderfully roomy 4 bedroom, three bath ranch home with attached 2 car garage to store the toys! Too much to list on this page of what’s on this beautiful 64 acre property with mountain views and much more. $650,000

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Call EXIT Realty Leaders Put Tamworth: Just outside the quaint town of Tamworth sits & a roomy Cape, a sitting on 7+ wooded acres with a gentle stream on one boundary. This spacious home was lovingly built by this family & has never been on the market before. Inside, enjoy one level living with master bedroom, laundry, large open living room with fireplace, and a kitchen with a view of the screen porch & deck beyond. Two very large bedrooms upstairs are separated by a roomy landing, the perfect space for a home office. $475,000

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FOR SALE Sold Ossipee: Sign Your chancein to be The right next Yard! to all that is good in New Hampshire.

Golf 18 holes, access to Ossipee Lake and swimming in the association’s inground pool, all just across the road!

Enjoy SALE the day recreating without ever FOR leaving home! Then after a day of fun on the links, boating and swimming on the lake, come home to your peaceful house and relax on the private back deck or the warmth of the hot tub with a cool drink and the sound of a babbling brook to lull away your cares! $249,000

FOR SALE

810 Route 16 We Need More Listings, Call for FREE Market Analysis! ee, NH Center Listings, St Wolfeboro,Call NH for FREE Market Analysis!

We Need 94More Ossipee, NH 603-569-4419 www.ExitRealtyLeadersNH.com www.ExitRealtyLeadersNH.com 603-539-9595

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