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For the Love of Kayaking

By Mark Foynes If you don’t own a boat, you can still get out on the water this season.

It can be relatively cheap. Slip into a kayak and explore.

I tend to paddle fast and zip along quickly. There are other times when it’s just nice to coast along and soak up the sun and the scenery.

We will soon be in full leaf and the sun is getting higher by the day. My kayak, laid up for the winter - forlorn and neglected by winter ice-ins will soon get a workout.

Having grown up in one of two towns in N.H. without a lake or a large pond, the notion that I could toss a kayak in the back of my truck and be at a boating destination in just a couple of minutes was an alien concept. And, truth be told, the idea of putting my body in a kayak was

somewhat off-putting until recently.

My father was an avid kayaker. He was an adventurer and white watered every spring. Each spring thaw, when the frigid rapids ran strong and fierce, he’d slip on a skin-tight rubber wet suit and find the fastest, meanest river he could.

I remember watching him practice the Eskimo roll - a practice where you can recover after capsizing.

It looked scary and, at an early age, I said, “Nope, not for me.”

And I managed to make it to midlife steadfast in this conviction. If asked just a few short years ago if I’d try it, I would have said, “Hey, I’ve made it this far - I’ll probably never kayak.”

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Beyond the age of 40, not many people take up new things like the piano, a new language, or transcendental meditation. Or some other some such. Like kayaking. But, shoot, it caught up to me.

I never gave much thought to the matter.

However, my wife, who was exploring some low-impact exercise options, bought us a kayak. She and the kids used it, going out on the Merrymeeting River and having fun. And that was fine.

Then came a family trip to Danforth Bay in Freedom. My 11-year-old son took the kayak out. Then my 8-year-old daughter paddled about for a bit while I stood on the shore. A grown man who had less time in a kayak than his children.

They just made it look so easy.

There were no life-defying maneuvers like the Eskimo roll - just steadily paddling in the gentle twilight. Nor were there any whitewater rapids or dangerous currents. Just the placid waters of a lake that glowed invitingly as the sun set.

I’d like to say that hopping into the kayak involved getting over some deep-seated fear. In hindsight, it was more a matter of just overcoming inertia. A wise man once told me that the heaviest weight to overcome was the heft of your rear to get up and go somewhere to do something.

Very true. Well, I was already there on the shore - with a kayak waiting for me. I had no excuse.

With a little encouragement from my beloved wife, before I knew it, I’d paddled a quarter mile from the campsite. Later in the week, back in the Lake Winnipesaukee region, I was looking for more opportunities.

One nice thing Photo by Mark Foynes about boating in a kayak or canoe is that you can access locales that are off limits to larger craft. (Later in this article I list a few such places.) While larger lakes are conducive to motor boats, many of our best-cherished water bodies are the smaller ponds that dot the local landscape. For example, my favorite kayaking locale - Chalk Pond in New Durham - is off-limits to boats with motors over five HP. Kayaking can be an economical pastime - or if you really want to invest more, there are plenty of opportunities to upgrade equipment.

Fortunately for me, I drive a Silverado with an eight-foot bed. I can just toss my kayak in back and drive a mile or so to one of my favorite ponds. Ditto with my paddle, which fits in nicely alongside. However, if you don’t happen to drive a truck, you’ll likely need a set of roof racks.

Not needing a set, I can’t speak from a personal consumer perspective, but a quick Google search displayed a variety priced between about $50 and $250.00.

As for the kayak itself, there are many options for a wide variety of budgets. A quick visit to the website of Parafunalia in Gilford showed a

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Another option is renting for a day’s outing. This might be a good first step for someone looking to start kayaking without making the full commitment of a purchase. This being the Lakes Region, there are plenty of places like Dive Winnipesaukee in Wolfeboro that both rent and sell kayaks.

The last thing you’ll need before paddling off is a life jacket. I have not toppled (yet) in my kayak but have been out with others who have.

I consider myself more lucky than skillful in this regard. I therefore vest up in the event my luck runs out.

The benefits of getting out and dipping your paddle into the water are tangible. On a sunny day, you will soak up some good vitamin D - and a cool splash of water is just a fistful away if you get too warm. Kayaking also builds core and upper-body strength - on your own terms. The exertive motion of paddling builds the arms. You can push yourself, or take it slow - either way, it’s all good.

Less tangible are the spiritual benefits. I will not go into detail, but as someone who is passionate about our lake-laden region, it will not take much for you to reckon that being in a self-propelled craft in the middle of one of our beloved lakes can bestow upon you a feeling that is difficult to rival.

Here are a few of my favorite places: Branch River Conservation Area: Wakefield According to the Moose Mountain Conservation website, which manages the waterway, “The 12-mile long Branch River is a headwater tributary system that receives water from Lovell Lake and streams that flow from the Moose Mountains Reservation. …[The] Branch River continues through Union Meadows, then follows a southeasterly course, and discharges into the Salmon Falls River at Northeast Pond in Milton.” It is a vital part of Moose Mountain’s efforts to “connect conserved lands and create natural corridors for wildlife and recreation.”

Getting there: If you’ve traveled Rte. 16 through Wakefield, you likely

know the intersection at the Irving station. Turn onto Rte. 153 toward a beautiful road that parallels the Spaulding. (And honestly, a more pleasant way to get from the Lakes Region to the Mt. Washington Valley).

After a couple of miles, you’ll come to a small bridge where there’s a gravel parking lot. There’s also newly-installed signage identifying the site as one that’s preserved by the Moose Mountain Regional Greenways. The first time I kayaked there, I was amazed at the rich ecosystem that is nestled between Routes 16 and 153.

Merrymeeting River: Alton and New Durham This meandering waterway connects Lake Winnipesaukee in Alton with Merrymeeting Lake in New Durham. Featuring abundant water life and views of Mount Major, the public can access a launch site on Route 11, just to the north of Johnson’s (restaurant). There is a second launch location, too, situated off the beaten path on Merrymeeting Road. To get there, you’ll need to get off Route 11 and drive through the village of New Durham and turn onto Merrymeeting Rd. at the Bickford’s farm.

The boat launch will be on your left a few miles down. There is no signage, but if you get as far as the Fish and Game hatchery, you’ll have gone just a tad too far.

Marchs Pond and Chalk Pond: New Durham This is my favorite place to paddle. This pair of conjoined ponds is known to very few - located about three-and-a-half miles up Birch Hill Road. Created by a dam erected by the Army Corps of Engineers in the 1860’s, these two ponds have since become home to a great blue heron, and is a favorite fishing hole for bass fishers. These two ponds are also key headwaters of the Cocheco River, representing a vital connection between the Lakes Region and the seacoast. To get there, turn off Rte. 11, to go into the village of New Durham. At the four corners where the town hall and general store are located, go straight onto Birch Hill Road. When you approach - after about 3.5 miles - there is a small gravel parking area on the right. But please do note that parking is very limited. It’s also a residential area, so please don’t block driveways.

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Melvin Village Marina, Yesterday and Today From Old White House With Attached Barn to New Ventures Beginnings: Bob Moulton Sr. and his wife, Priscilla, in 1955 purchased the old white house with attached barn next to the Willing Workers Hall on Rt. 109 in Melvin Village. Bob drove a school bus and operated a laundromat located in the building behind the Willing Workers Hall. At that time, a man named Mr. Brigden, needing a place for the summer to park his car and launch his boat, and a place in winter to store his boat, made a deal with Bob Moulton. In the 1960s a channel was dredged into Melvin Bay and the first half of the docks were built. Selling Mercury outboard motors and renting dock spaces, Moulton started the beginnings of a boat business.

In 1971, Bob Moulton sold the business to Ivan and Colleen Phelps, who moved the service department from the barn to the former laundromat. With room for one 17-foot boat, Ivan restored old wooden boats, and in 1976 expanded the number of docks.

Thinking of making a change and wanting to go into his own business, Tom Young, an engineer with Electric Boat Co. in Groton, Connecticut and his wife, Mary, on a warm weekend in mid-March of 1981, visited Lake Winnipesaukee. An unusually warm winter and early “Ice Out,” meant that boats were tied to docks, and the

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sun was shining. Tom thought to himself, “This isn’t so bad. Boats are already in the water.”

And so, on June 15, 1981 Tom and Mary Young and their family moved from Rhode Island to the old white house with attached barn and became the owners of Melvin Village Marina. At the time, there were two employees: Jerry Heald, service manager and mechanic who taught Tom the service and maintenance end of Original Sales Office. the business, and Dorothy Christenson, office manager, who showed Tom how to run an office. Dorothy said, “He was a fast learner.”

The following year in mid-March when Tom was looking forward to putting boats in the water, the ice was still thick on the lake and that year “Ice Out” was in late April.

Tom calls it his “lucky break” when a representative from the Four Winns boat line recommended Melvin Village Marina to Bill Winn Sr. as a Four Winns dealership on Lake Winnipesaukee.

In 1975, Bill Winn, Sr., and his three sons, Bill, Jr, Charlie and John, acquired the SAF-T-MATE Boat Co., relocating it from Indiana to Ca-

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dillac, Michigan, known as Four Winns. A tragic fire occurred in ’78, leaving the factory a rubble of smoking ruins. Molds, parts, and all records were destroyed. Nothing was left, except the tooling plant, which was located elsewhere. Optimistic, Bill Winn Sr. went to the City of Cadillac for help. Four Winns had to borrow back boats, already delivered to dealers, to tool new molds.

With support from family, friends and the City of Cadillac, Michigan, the Winn family was able to resume manufacturing a few short months after the fire. In general, the ’80s were profitable and successful for the Winn family. The number of employees grew from 100 to over 1,000 in the span of a decade.

In the fall of 1982 Melvin Village Marina became a Four Winns dealer. The boat line grew and so did the Marina. Four Winns boats, primarily powered by Volvo Penta stern-drive engines, offer a variety of popular models (runabouts, bow riders and cruisers), and are all well-built, attractively designed and reasonably priced. Throughout the years Four Winns has had several owners, most recently, Bene-

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Reflecting on the past, Tom remarked, “Luck with Four Winns and the success of the marina led to other good opportunities when we became a dealer for Lund, Harris and Robalo.”

Lund, an aluminum fishing boat, manufactured in New York Mills, Minnesota was first built in 1948 by G. Howard Lund. Us- New Sales Office. ing the industry’s most durable Aluminum 5052H 34, craftsmanship with an extreme attention to detail, superior design, clever engineering and creating a first-rate fishing boat are attributed to Lund’s success. Owned by the Brunswick Corporation, Lund boats come packaged with Mercury engines or if preferred, a Honda engine.

In the 1940’s, two brothers - Ernie and Pete Harris - were looking to expand business. They were inspired by the early pontoon boats built on 55-gallon barrels and drop tanks from airplanes. Founded in 1957, Harris FloteBote Marine’s original FloteBote pontoons were 20feet in length with steel tubes. Due to their size, most dealers found they would occupy extra space in their already tight showrooms.

Building a word-of-mouth reputation by displaying FloteBote in Eastern Indiana and on Michigan lakes, the Harris brothers revitalized their early pontoon boat by installing upholstered pontoon seats and furniture.

Depending upon the size, from a simple 16 feet to an impressive 27 feet, Harris boats come outfitted with either a Mercury or Honda 4-stroke engine. The newly added recreational model has an upper deck with slide.

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Tom considers himself “lucky.” He said, “Of five children, the last born, Matthew, showed enough interest to take over the business.

While in high school, Matt spent summers working as a dock-hand at the marina.

Summer vacations from college found Matt in the service department learning the mechanical end and in the office learning the sales end of the business. After graduation from Elmira College, Matt came on board full-time, dividing his time between the service department, the office and sales.”

Due to the Recession of 2007, boat sales declined.

Both Tom and Matt, with employee input, looked into the possibilities of a Rental Boat Program starting with three boats. Ten years later, the number of rental boats grew to 22 in service. New boats, primarily Four Winns and Harris, are rented for two summers and then sold. Boats are clean and safe and adequately powered for

either cruising or water sports.

By using Melvin Village’s online rental program (melvinvillagemarina.com) customers are able to choose, check availability and reserve a boat.

Next Generation: By 2008, in semi-retirement, Tom began stepping away as full-time owner/operator of the marina, handing over more of the day-to-day operation to his son, Matt. Before fully retiring, Tom and Matt purchased the house and land across Route 109 from the old white house and barn. On April 4, 2008 the new building completed, employees moved office equipment and boats from one side of the street to the other.

The new showroom on the main floor holds, depending upon size, eight to 10 boats, and additional space on the lower level holds 10 to 15 boats.

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purchased property on Route 16 in Ossipee, catering to the Route 16 corridor traffic. Melvin Village Marina, Ossipee provides sales and service to lakes in that area.

Erin Donnelly worked summers through high school and college as a dock hand. After college graduation, Erin became a full-time employee in sales at Melvin Village Marina. Erin is manager of Melvin Village Marina, Ossipee. Two years ago, the first storage building was added to hold pontoon boats. A service shop, added the winter of 2017, is in use. Starting as a marine technician at the Melvin Village facility, Justin Glidden is service manager of the Ossipee facility with assistant technician, Michael Stacey.

New Beginnings: The old white house with attached barn had been standing empty for years. Three years ago, Rich and Janya Gladu, owners and operators of Canvas Plus, decided it was time for them to find a new path. That path led them to Melvin Village Marina (MVM) and the beginning of Melvin Village Marina Canvas Company. Located in the old white house with attached barn, Janya Gladu, an expert in fixing, designing and stitching boat canvas and upholstery, uses her talents in running MVM Canvas Shop. Janya and her assistant, Terry Moody, are busy year round and have turned the old white house into a large operation of humming machinery, cutting tables, rolled up paper patterns, materials, and canvases waiting to be sewn. The attached barn is used to hold boats waiting to be fitted with new or restitched canvases.

After a good deal of thought and hours of discussion, an agreement was reached between Matt Young and former owners, Bob and Melanie Schofield, of Ambrose Cove Marina, located on Route 109 in Moultonborough. In late fall 0f 2017, Matthew and Virginia Young became the new owners. Ambrose Cove Marina will continue to offer boat storage, dock slips, marine gas, as well as valet service.

Bob Bowie, valet manager, originally worked at Melvin Village Marina as a technician. He will provide a limited service of dewinterizing in spring/summer and winterizing in fall/winter. Boats needing more extensive work will be diagnosed and serviced at Melvin Village Marina.

Dedicated Employees: Through the years, Melvin Village Marina has increased in size and in the number of employees from two to in excess of 25 during the summer season. Its prosperity and success has been, and still is, due to loyal and dedicated employees: an efficient office staff including Office Manager, Barb Dubia; Office Assistant, Alisha Biehl; and Dock Hand Supervisor, Adie Purvis. A dynamic trio of sales associates includes Kevin Dubia and Matt Galvin (Melvin Village); Erin Donnelly (Melvin Village Ossipee); and a Service Department providing a level of service unmatched in the marine industry by qualified, highly-trained marine technicians Mike Austin, Neil Bayard, Dana Carpenter, and Keith Newbegin.

Mat Chamberlain handles inventory, Shane Frost reconditions boats, supervised by Service Manager, Rob Heald, (with 30 plus years of service). Kurt Lehner assists the Service Manager, and is the “go-to” person when a customer and/or another employee has a question.

Paul Stacey supervises maintenance of buildings and property, assisted by part-timers Chuck Glidden and Brian (Manny) Dubia. MVM is the only service department in the country to win the Four Winns CSI Award twice, and the only Four Winns service department in New England to win the award. Melvin Village Marina is an authorized service and warranty dealer for Honda, Mercury and Yamaha, a full line dealer for Honda engines and packaged dealer for Mercury and Yamaha engines.

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• Know the Water - Always carry a chart (map).

• In an Accident - Personal safety comes first; report all injuries and damage.

• Water and Alcohol Don't Mix - Boating while intoxicated is against the law.

• Use Your Lights - All boats operating after sunset until sunrise must display visible lights.

• Hunting is Prohibited while under power from a motor, as is carrying a loaded firearm (unless you possess a NH pistol permit).

• Dumping and littering are illegal, and punishable as a misdemeanor (up to a year in jail and/or a $2,000 fine).

• Don't Harass Wildlife - Killing or deliberately harassing water birds through the operation of a boat is "Taking" wildlife (fines of $1,000 or more, and loss of fishing license).

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“Loons are the soul of the lake. They fill it up with song,” says Harry Vogel. As executive director of the Loon Preservation Society, with headquarters in Moultonborough, Vogel knows a lot about loons. If anyone can speak for these wonderful creatures, it is Vogel.

Through many years of research, he has come to know New Hampshire’s common loon quite well and he says if we listen and learn, there is a lot the loons can teach us.

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creatures with little known thing, it would be that they about how and where they need our help. Says Vogel, live.

“Loons are a threatened speThe Loon Preservacies in New Hampshire. Because of the diminishing loon tion Committee aims to population, the Loon Preserchange that, and offers a lot of information on the vation Society has spent 40state’s common loon. “In plus years studying and help1975, people were noticing ing loons on our lakes. The fewer common loons on main threat to the loon poputhe water,” explains Vogel. lation is the use of lead fishing “Rawson Wood, a Lakes tackle.”

Region resident, was the Vogel explains that when first to sound the alarm. loons ingest a tiny lead sinker He suspected, correctly, used by fishermen, they suffer that human activity on the an awful death…and it isn’t lakes was causing the loon a quick one. Often, it takes population decline.” around two weeks for a loon The Loon Committee’s to die from lead poisoning, goal is to reverse that deand in the process, they suffer symptoms ranging from Loon with chicks on the lake. Photo by John Rockwood. cline. (LPC) began as a disorientation to eventual paself-funded and directed ralysis, among others. (According to www.loon.org, 49% of the New project of the NH Audubon Society. LPC spent its first years headHampshire adult loon mortalities the Loon Preservation Committee quartered in the Humiston Building in Meredith; the current center in collected between 1989 to 2011 resulted from ingested lead fishing Moultonborough was built in 1993. tackle.)

The Moultonborough location (on Lee’s Mills Road) allows room The good news is there is now much greater awareness of the for a well-stocked gift shop, offices for staff and a large room for damage lead can do to loons, and it is no longer legal to fish with this displays and lectures. The property also offers a network of walking type of sinker. The new non-toxic sinkers are safer for loons. trails that bring visitors close to the water’s edge and into wooded Although loons are beloved for their haunting calls that echo areas. over our lakes and ponds on still summer evenings, they are elusive Vogel, who is a biologist, has learned a great deal about loons

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and is eager to share what he knows. “Most loons in New England are year-round residents,” he says. This dispels the assumption that they fly to warmer areas such as Florida when cold weather hits New Hampshire.

“They relocate to the seacoast, because when the lakes freeze they just cannot survive in those conditions. The open water of the seacoast area is suitable to their needs. There are five species of loons in the world, and New Hampshire’s loons are called common loons.

Essentially, loons are Arctic birds, related to the penguin,” Vogel says.

We tend to think loons can walk as can other birds, but if you visit the LPC headquarters and watch a video on loons, you will see they have very little ability to walk on dry land. They move well in the water and they fly, but their legs are so far back on their bodies and the majority of their weight is in front of their legs. This makes their legs nearly useless for walking and they sort of push themselves over dry land with some propulsion and help from their legs.

Raising loon chicks is a full-time job for loons; they are a twoparent, two-loon chick unit, with the nest sitting very near the water’s edge. The life of loons in our area, as they protect their nest, goes something like this: June is a month that sees the mom and dad loons on the nest a lot and it can be a miserable month heavy with black flies (according to Vogel, to make things even more challenging, the loons battle a black fly species that attacks only loons). The sun and heat can be an issue, because the common loon sports black plumage, which soaks up the heat (not much different than humans avoiding black clothing in the heat of summer). “They are made for colder climates,” explains Vogel, “and it can be hot as they sit on the nest in June.”

Around the 4th of July weekend, loon chicks hatch, but the timing is not good given that this is a busy holiday weekend with lots of

boaters enjoying the lakes.

This can scare the loons on the nest, but if boaters keep their distance all will be well. If humans get too close or wander by mistake into the loon’s nesting space, the loons may flee, abandoning the nest.

The rest of the summer months are also busy for the loon parents. They must remain vigilant to protect the chicks from turtles, raccoons and other wildlife that can attack the chicks.

No one really knows the average life span of a loon, but Vogel says a good guess is around 20 Nesting loon. Photo by Peter Broom. to 30 years. The LPC has been banding birds for about that length of time and the oldest loon they know of is 30 years of age.

Loons are also travelers, and willing to go far from the nest to fish for food. They can claim an entire lake, but fellow loons claim certain territories as their own and will fight invading loons for space.

“Right now, the LPC is in the middle of a massive research project on loons,” Vogel says. “It will teach us a lot about climate change, and how to help the loons in the future.”

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The loons also want to tell boaters to give them some space. If you are boating and see a nest, stay away. The best way to see a loon/nest up close, according to Vogel, is with binoculars or a camera’s telephoto lens. The dilemma is that we have a desire to watch the loons up close so we can see what they are doing, but they will stop doing those things if we get too close.

“It is unfortunate, but one out of two loon nests fail each year, despite our best efforts.” Vogel shakes his head as he relays this fact, and it is regrettable that this is a reality for an average loon in New Hampshire.

There are about 30 pairs of loons on Lake Winnipesaukee and 15 pairs on Squam Lake. Lake Umbagog has 20 pairs. Some loons nest in ponds, but they need a lot of space to settle and nest and also to hunt for food.

It is not only boating and an increasing human population that have contributed to the loon’s decline. “We are dealing with things now that were not imagined when the LPC started in 1975,” Vogel

goes on to say. Some of those things are lead poisoning, mercury and other contaminants, as well as climate change.

If we see water levels rise due to climate change in the coming years, it will have an affect. “We have a species - the loon - that nests at the water’s edge. If the levels of water rise, it will impact the nests.”

Increased heat from climate change could damage nests as well.

To deal with the heat from the sun, this summer the LPC will be putting shade materials over nests to help keep the loons and their eggs at a moderate temperature.

Further, New Hampshire is receptive to doing what is necessary to increase the loon population; the state is the first to restrict certain types of lead tackle.

The methods by which the LPC helps loons encompasses various topics. Monitoring means counting loons and it is among the most comprehensive way to learn about the loon population and productivity around the world.

If the monitoring process discovers issues, the LPC does further research to come up with ways to help loons cope, thus increasing their chance of survival.

Management aids in the loon population, such as creating raft nest sites with shades. This increases the chance that the loon chicks will hatch successfully and thrive.

The LPC also helps loons by addressing the changing water levels.

They are working with dam owners to maintain stable water levels during the weeks that loons are nesting. Eight out of 10 loons in the state have benefitted from these combined efforts.

Education aims to teach people about loons and their needs. “We want to encourage a culture of respect for loons,” adds Vogel.

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“The loon population is only half way to getting back to what it once was in New Hampshire,” says Vogel. He stresses that the loon population’s decline was beginning before lead tackle was an issue.

In the distant past, indiscriminate shooting of loons also contributed to the population decline.

But Vogel and others see hope for the loons. “Yes, I absolutely see hope that the population of loons will increase. The LPC is up to the challenge. Loons are the poster children for wildlife and for many things. They are beloved by most people for a number of reasons.

“If we can save the loons, we can save other species. That will help other wildlife and will even help NH’s tourism.”

The plight of the common loon was brought into greater awareness with the 1980s super hit movie “On Golden Pond” starring Henry and Jane Fonda and Katharine Hepburn. The movie was filmed in the Lakes Region and while not the stars of the movie, loons were a symbol of peace and renewal in the story. The haunting call of the loon echoing over the still night, or Hepburn’s excitement when spotting the elusive loon or hearing its call deeply affected the movie-going public and brought the bird worldwide awareness.

“When we hear the loon call, it is an indicator of environmental health, and a sense that all is okay in the world. Humans have an almost spiritual bond with loons, and the birds represent the mysterious and the majestic in life,” concludes Vogel.

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B o a c i t i n n c i g P

Warmer weather means it’s time to get outdoors and enjoy the lakes and waterways of the Lakes Region. Boating is a huge part of spring and summer, as is getting your cottage, camp or dock ready for the upcoming season on the lake.

Most of my friends live on the lake in the summer, and enjoy eating outside. With these recipes, my mission is to share a great picnic menu to bring on a lake day trip. I know there are many great restaurant and bar options where you can dock, but my train of thought is to enjoy a full day on the lake and anchor if needed so you can enjoy the lake, as well as some great food you have prepared. Maybe depending on your day, eat in stages with many stops. I have a couple of appetizers for you, a specialty salad, a few lunch entrees, and a dessert. All are great and easy items to prep in advance so when out on the boat, all you basically have to do is eat.

These are also great items to eat at home.

The first of the appetizer choices is a take on the classic Caprese Salad, but done on a large toothpick or plastic sword, like you would get with a fruit garnish on a cocktail at a bar. I call these Caprese Bites, and they are simple and yummy.

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Lunch on the Lake

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2 cups fresh basil 2 cups grape tomatoes 12 oz. fresh mozzarella cheese, cut into cubes Skewers of choice Extra virgin olive oil Balsamic vinegar Salt to season Pick the larger basil leaves from the bunch, as these are the best leaves to use. Carefully put the toothpick through one of the ends,

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then a tomato, a cube of the mozzarella, and then pierce the other end of the basil leaf. The final product should look like a canoe with the basil leaf being the canoe and the tomato and mozzarella as the canoers. Gently place these in a Tupperware container of sorts and keep refrigerated. Put some olive oil and balsamic vinegar in small plastic containers so you don’t have to bring glass bottles with you.

Bring a salt shaker as well. Once you serve them on a small plate, lightly drizzle the product with the olive oil and vinegar to your liking and sprinkle lightly with salt. Very simple and very tasty.

Another great appetizer is Homemade Salsa with Baked Pita Chips and Fried Flour Tortilla Chips. Anyone can buy salsa and buy a bag of tortilla chips. No doubt the labor involved to make it yourself can be the reason to sometimes take the easy route, but homemade salsa is so much better, and the oven baked pita and deep fried tortilla chips are so good. This is always a winner. Here is the list of ingredients for the salsa.

Homemade Salsa with Baked Pita Chips

3 large beefsteak tomatoes 1 each of a red, yellow and orange pepper ½ large red onion 1 bunch scallions 1 bunch fresh cilantro 2 T fresh-chopped garlic 1-2 fresh jalapenos (optional) A few T of your favorite hot sauce or buffalo sauce Chili powder, granulated garlic, ground cumin, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper Dice the tomatoes, peppers, red onion, cilantro and garlic and put into a large bowl. If you are using jalapenos, add this to the equation as well. Add half the hot sauce, sprinkle very generously with chili

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powder, cumin and granulated garlic. Start lightly with the cayenne, salt and black pepper and mix very well. Taste and season according to your preference. The flavors will become stronger over time; a day or two later it will become much bolder in flavor and you may want to adjust the seasonings and/or hot sauce at that point. Lastly, chop the scallions and mix well just before serving.

For the chips, you will need a package or two of pita bread, depending on how many you want to make. The same goes for six-inch flour tortillas. From there you will need vegetable oil, a couple sticks of melted butter, ¼ cup fresh chopped garlic, parmesan cheese, dried oregano and salt.

For the pita chips, gently separate the pitas with a small knife, ideally a serrated knife. With a pizza wheel, cut the pitas into triangles. Lay on a pan with the inside of the pita facing up after you have sprayed the pan with pan release. Make a garlic butter. Brush each triangle with the butter, sprinkle with oregano and parmesan.

Bake in a 325-degree preheated oven for five minutes and take a look at them. You want them browned and firm. You may need to cook them a couple more minutes, but you must babysit them. One minute too long and they can burn. Cool completely before packing them up. I suggest you use a plastic container as opposed to a plastic bag to keep them intact. You’re going to love them!

Fried Flour Tortilla Chips

The tortilla chips are more basic, but equally as good. Heat some oil in a pan, ideally about 325-350 degrees. Use a digital thermometer if you have one. Make sure the oil isn’t too high in the pot, as the frying process will create some bubbling and the weight of the chips will also make it higher. Be cautious: hot oil is nothing to fool around with.

Cut the tortillas into triangles. In a few batches, drop the triangles

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into the oil and stir with a slotted spoon. This will create some bubbling. As the chips cook, the bubbling will start to slow down. They likely won’t need much more than a minute or two to cook. With the slotted spoon, fish out one as they start to turn a light golden brown.

It should be crisp. If it is, you will ideally have a small mesh strainer to fish them all out with a few scoops. If you have a large slotted spoon, use that, but it will take a little longer. Place the final product on paper towels and salt them. Repeat with the rest of the tortilla triangles. As with the pita chips, wait until completely cool before you package them up, also best in a plastic container.

Our salad du jour is a Crunchy Cole Slaw. Cole slaw is a great staple for many lunches, and what I like about this one is there is very little mayonnaise.

This slaw is sweet and tangy. It’s got a nice pop of flavor. The ingredient list is as follows.

Crunchy Cole Slaw

½ T Greek yogurt 2 T Dijon mustard 1 T mayonnaise 1 T sugar 3 T lemon juice ½ T celery seeds ¾ tsp kosher salt ½ tsp black pepper 6 cups thinly sliced green cabbage 4 carrots, grated ½ small red onion, grated In a large bowl, combine the yogurt, mustard, mayo, sugar, lemon juice, celery seeds, salt and pepper. Add the cabbage, carrots, and onions and chill for at least two hours before serving. One tip: Some

people like to use red cabbage, or half green and half red cabbages.

I like red cabbage, but the issue is the red cabbage can bleed once mixed and it turns the coleslaw a psychedelic purple. Not very appealing to the eye. Just sayin’!

Now it’s time for a couple of entrée lunch items that are good for a picnic on the lake. Both will likely be familiar to most, but I do like to add my own twist on things. One is a staple sandwich, and one is something to cook ahead and serve at room temperature on the boat.

Although I’m not giving any recipes for fried chicken and such, that is always a great option as well. Fried chicken at room temperature, or a roasted whole chicken can always be used, and will be loved, but I’m going in another direction.

My options are Mini Italian Sandwiches, and a Bacon Quiche. I’m a big fan of both, and don’t pay attention to the rumors: real men do eat quiche!

As for the Mini Italians, these are not the Italian you get at a sub shop, and as much as I love any and all Italian sandwiches, this is one my mom came up with when I was a kid, and I love the recipe.

My mom diced the meats and veggies and cheese, put them in a bowl with Italian dressing, and when ready to eat, with a slotted spoon, spooned the mixture into the classic New England style hot dog roll - the flat sided rolls. I have always thought those rolls are one of the best white breads ever. The roll has a nice sweetness and I refuse to use an alternative hot dog roll. (When at home, I grill the roll on both sides before I fill with “guts”, as I like to call it. The average guy can eat at least three of these in a sitting, maybe two for the ladies, but it is amazing how addicting these are. Everyone has a preference for what they enjoy in their sandwich, but here is what I go with. Adjust accordingly.

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Mini Italian Sandwiches

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Dice the meats, veggies and cheese, put into a container with all the spices and dressing and combine very well. It is best if it sits for a day or so, and then serve as needed. A slotted serving spoon is key because you want most of the dressing to spill out of the spoon so the roll doesn’t get too wet. Whatever you don’t use on this day will work great for the next few days.

As for the Bacon and Cheese Quiche, I love quiche. This is a great recipe for a fun quiche. It serves very well at room temperature and doesn’t need to be served hot. Here is what you need.

Bacon Quiche

1 pie crust, whether homemade or pre-bought crust 12 thick slices bacon, cooked crisp 4 eggs 2 cups heavy cream 3/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp black pepper A few good shakes of nutmeg 1 cup Swiss cheese, shredded Roll out the piecrust into a 9- to 10-inch pie pan. Let it sit in the refrigerator while prepping the rest of the quiche.

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. In a medium sized bowl, beat eggs, cream, salt, pepper and nutmeg with a whisk. Mix in the cheese. Spread the crumbled bacon on the bottom of the pie crust and pour the egg mixture over the bacon.

Bake for 15 minutes or so, and then turn down to 325 degrees and continue to cook for 30 to 40 minutes. If you insert a knife and it comes out clean, it’s good. If using strictly for the boat picnic, again, let it cool before wrapping.

S’mores in a jar

Now for the most fun and simplest of desserts: S’mores in a jar.

The flavor combination of graham crackers, chocolate, and marshmallows is a big-time favorite and it doesn’t have to be eaten around the campfire.

This recipe is made in a small jar or glass and covered and refrigerated until ready to eat with a spoon. You only need four ingredients: Chocolate pudding mix, milk, marshmallow fluff, and graham cracker crumbs.

Make the pudding as directed on the box. Using half pint mason jars, place about ¼ cup of the graham cracker crumbs on the bottom of the jar, then approximately ¼ cup of the pudding, 2-3 T of marshmallow fluff, and top with more graham cracker crumbs. Seal tightly and refrigerate. Put in your cooler when you go out on the lake.

Enjoy your day on the lake and enjoy your lunch. Happy boating!

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The Working Man’s Boat

Built in Milton

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Let’s face it. Some of the reasons we love the Lakes Region are the beauty of the water, the clarity of the lakes, the easy access for us to drop in a boat and enjoy long days and lingering sunsets afloat.

For ages, boat makers have been drawn to the region or, sometimes, the region has made boat builders of those who come to the area.

Go to the Libby Museum in Wolfeboro and find a handmade dugout canoe discovered sunken in the waters of Rust Pond in the mid-20th century, but left by indigenous people hundreds of years before that. Read the history of Lake Winnipesaukee transportation, and you will find that before the trains came and highways were built, folks traveled to lakeside towns by steamboat, and one of the most long-lived of these steamboats was the Lady of the Lake, launched right from Lake Village (now part of Laconia) in 1849.

Register now and you, your child, or your family can spend a couple of weeks this summer building a Bevin’s skiff, canoe, kayak or Optimist sailboat at the New Hampshire Boat Museum on the shores of Lake Wentworth.

But what if you have dreams of bigger boat-building? What if you want to help customize your own 18-, 21-, 27- or 35-foot motorboat?

Or you’d like to take up a career in the boat-building field? What’s available for you today?

Here is an armchair tour of the manufacturing plant of Eastern and Seaway Boats, united in one boat works in Milton, NH. It’s a scant 30 minutes from eastern Winnipesaukee, in a town that has three navigable public lakes and ponds. Before you embark, however, be warned: you may discover that this article only whets your appetite.

Read this, and you may become hungry for more information; an inperson tour of the factory; a new boat or even a whole new career.

Founded in 1981, Eastern Boats had a Google-like beginning in the garage of its founder. Entranced by the clean lines and sheer

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usefulness of Downeaster boats, Eastern’s first model was the Classic, an 18-foot fiberglass workhorse intended for commercial use.

Bob Boudreau soon joined the crew at Eastern and helped it expand the line into a 22-foot model, available as a center console or lobster cabin, and eventually expanding the model line to include more than 20 models available in a variety of deck configurations.

Bob bought the company in 1993 and since then, his adult children, Jake and Ashley, have joined the company, too. Twice, the boat works outgrew its facility and moved, finally finding its 30,000-square foot permanent residence in the Milton Industrial Park, where three separate buildings house fiberglass works, assembly, and rigging.

Why Milton, New Hampshire? Kevin McCarthy, Eastern’s sales manager counters, “Why not?” The seemingly sleepy town is 30 minutes from New Hampshire’s largest lake and 30 minutes to the sea, a perfect location for buyers who not only want to see how their boats are made but also want to take an Eastern or Seaway boat for a lake—or sea—trial. Being in the Industrial Park affords the company easy accessibility to Route 16, just one of the assets essential to efficient shipping, but also for attracting quality employees. Another is the close proximity of The Milton Children’s Center, also located in the Park.

Since investing in the mold for the first fiberglass Classic model, Eastern/Seaway has continuously stayed abreast of developments in technology and trends in the industry. While all their hulls attract the eye through classic lines, the newer Easterns have an advantage over the firm’s first models in their lightweight durability and high fuel efficiency. For more than 10 years now, the company has boasted of “all composite construction, knitted fabrics vinylester resins for skin coats, Nida-core for cockpit soles and deck house, precisely-shaped, foam-filled fiberglass stringer grids, and Penske Board transoms”

producing low-maintenance, highly durable, fuel-efficient boats for commercial use — perhaps you’ve noticed that the Moultonborough and Tuftonboro fireboats are Easterns — and “gentleman lobstermen,” Kevin says. Basically, the firm is the “workingman’s Downeast builder,” he says. Eastern and Seaway offer solid, semi-customized vessels for a fraction of the $300-350,000 charged by other big-name boat companies.

It’s a busy time of year and all three work buildings are bustling.

It’s been a busy few years at the boat works, where they’ve been going “full throttle,” says Kevin, with all three work buildings bustling.

Although some models, like the 22-foot Sisu, can take just a month to complete from start to finish, the front office is taking orders now for boats that will be delivered in the fall. Kevin smiles as he explains that Eastern’s success is good for everyone. “I see it resonate through the whole community.” For example, he notes that several workers are making home improvements and using local craftsmen to do the job.

Eastern’s stable core of boat builders is “the envy of the industry,” Kevin tells me. Nearly two dozen of its 45 employees have been with the company for more than 20 years each. Randall works in the lamination shop, where the boat is built from the outside in. First, they lay up the hull, then the line, and finally the deck. Randall has been hand-laying the boats for decades. “It looks effortless,” Kevin says.

But “there’s nothing easy about it,” Randall affirms.

In the assembly room, Chris is mid-floor, perched between the Seaway department and brother Will and Tom, who assemble the 24- and 27-footers. Between the two of them, the brothers have more than 40 years of experience, but Chris is the “Sisu Master,” Kevin says, personally responsible for putting together each of the 18 Sisus Eastern has sold this past year. His hands have touched and fit nearly

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Originally founded as a commercial boat builder, Eastern and Seaway Boats now offer the same rugged construction and attention to detail for recreational boaters. Every boat is built from the outside in. First workers lay up the hull, then the line, and finally the deck. every piece in every boat.

In the rigging room, Kevin allows the visitor to climb the stairs to view the inside of a 27-foot yacht. This project is Ron’s. A boatbuilder with 35 years of experience, he will spend weeks fitting out this one boat. John, the owner from Green Bay, Wisconsin, was onsite last week reviewing specifications and making modifications alongside the master craftsman. Although Kevin calls the finished product, only a “semi-custom,” John’s “fingerprints will be all over this boat” when it’s complete.

All totaled, the shop has made 400 of this model over the years, each with unique attributes and finishes. With just a twinge of pride,

Kevin says, “You don’t build this boat by hand, hundreds of them, without doing something right.”

Eastern and Seaway Boats are found in showrooms up and down the East Coast and in Seattle, and the firms’ representatives are fixtures at East Coast boat shows, but there’s no need to leave the region to see boats made right here. Visit www.easternboats.com, or contact Kevin for an appointment and tour.

If you’d like to learn about employment and apprenticeships, call the main office at 603-473-1002. The primary requirement? “A bounce in your step and a willingness to learn,” Kevin says.

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You plan to go boating on the lakes of New Hampshire this year, but you have some questions. The NH Marine Patrol has the answers; check out these frequently asked questions or call the Marine Patrol for further information at 293-2037.

• How do I get a permanent boating education card replacement?

Visit the www.ILostMyCard.com website to order additional or replacement cards.

• At what age are children required to wear life jackets?

All children 12 years old and younger must wear a life jacket when being transported in a boat. It is recommended everyone wear a life jacket.

• Is it legal to have alcohol aboard a vessel?

Although it is legal to have alcohol aboard a vessel, operators found to be impaired to any degree will be arrested for boating while intoxicated. In addition, check with the local town where you will be boating for any ordinances prohibiting alcohol in public places.

• How do you know the capacity limit of your boat?

On most boats, the capacity for the boat (weight limit and number of persons) is listed on a plate located near the helm (operator's area).

• How do I get a temporary boating education certificate?

A 14-day temporary boating education certificate can be obtained through an agent. You will have to take and pass a boating safety examination. Call NH Marine Patrol at 293-2037.

• Where can I get a temporary boating education certificate?

Certificates are available at a variety of locations throughout the state. To participate in the 14-Day Temporary Certification, contact the New Hampshire Department of Safety at 1-888-254-2125 to find the closest location or you can also determine where these locations are based on a sign at their location identifying them as a 14-Day Temporary Certificate Agent. Individuals must be a minimum of 16 years of age to take the test and must get at least 80% to pass the test. If the individual fails, he/she will have the option to take another test at another date or pursue another option for certification. Individuals must provide picture identification at the time of the test.

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• Wear protective clothing. Severe internal injuries can occur if water is forced into body cavities as a result of falling into the water or being near the jet thrust nozzle. All riders must wear a wet suit bottom or clothing that provides equivalent protection. Footwear, gloves, and goggles/glasses are recommended.

• Know boating laws. In New Hampshire a PWC operator must be 16 years of age or older.

• Attach engine shut-off cord (lanyard) to wrist and keep it free from the handlebars so that the engine stops if the operator falls off. After riding, remove cord from PWC to avoid unauthorized use by children or others.

• Ride within your limits and avoid aggressive maneuvers to reduce the risk of loss of control, ejection, and collision. A PWC is a high performance boat – not a toy. Sharp turns or jumping wakes or waves can increase the risk of back/spinal injury (paralysis), facial injuries, and broken legs, ankles, and other bones. Do not jump wakes or waves.

• Do not apply throttle when anyone is at rear of PWC—turn the engine off. Water and/or debris exiting jet thrust nozzle can cause severe injury.

• Keep away from intake grate while engine is on. Items such as long hair, loose clothing, or PFD straps can become entangled in moving parts resulting in severe injury or drowning.

• Never ride after consuming drugs or alcohol.

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• Wake crossing. If your course takes you across the wake of another boat, make sure your visibility is not obstructed by that boat. Stay far enough behind it so that you can see if other traffic is coming your way.

• Operating speed. Follow local regulations regarding speed limits, whether posted or not. In congested areas, lower your speed.

• Passengers and guests. Never carry more than the maximum passenger load specified for your craft. If you loan your craft to a friend, make sure he or she is of legal age, knows how to operate your craft, and is fully aware of these responsible boating rules. You are responsible when you loan out your PWC. • Riding position. Passengers should hold on to the person in front of them or the handhold while keeping both feet on the deck for balance during operation or they can lose balance and be injured. Never allow a passenger to ride in front of the operator.

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Dine by Boat

By Kathi Caldwell-Hopper

Picture this: it’s a beautiful day on the lake. You’ve been boating all over the area, and now you’re feeling hungry. Perhaps it’s lunchtime, or evening is drawing near and you want a delicious dinner.

Or it may be ice cream for the kids after a day of boating fun.

Boaters in the Lakes Region can take their pick - from ice cream to burgers to tempting gourmet meals, the dining choices are endless.

The restaurants listed here have boat docking or are in walking distance of the spot where you can park your boat. This list is by no means comprehensive; plan ahead (and/or call ahead), because dock spaces go fast in the busy summer months. Please call ahead to confirm docking information.

Boaters craving a hearty breakfast in Center Harbor can park at the town docks and take a five-minute walk to the Center Harbor Diner at 17 Whittier Highway. The diner is open daily, year-round for breakfast and lunch. Call 253-9881.

Rubbin Butts is located at 313 Whittier Highway in Center Harbor, directly up the street from the Center Harbor Town Docks.

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to name just some of the items for hungry customers. Diners can choose to eat in or take out and the food is great to take on the boat! Call 253-4953.

Canoe Restaurant and Tavern on Route 25 serves lunch and dinner indoors and on the porch. Canoe has views of Lake Winnipesaukee, and a popular menu with Lobster Mac & Cheese, hand-cut steaks and Sweet and Sour Calamari to name but a few items. Whether it’s a night out with the family or a quiet evening with friends, the restaurant offers something for every taste and appetite with delightfully decorated dining areas, each with its own inviting atmosphere.

There is a complimentary shuttle service between the restaurant and the town docks, making it convenient for boaters. Lunch is served Friday through Sunday. Dinner begins daily at 4 pm. Call 253-4762.

Located across from the Center Harbor town library, Dewey’s Ice Cream and Cafe is located at 34 Plymouth Street. The eatery offers homemade ice cream, frappes, smoothies and sandwiches. It will satisfy ice cream cravings with an extensive menu. Call 253-4009.

Craving delicious food after a day of boating on the lake? Head to Lago on Meredith Bay, Route 25 (docking is nearby at the town docks or at Lago.) Lago includes a lounge, waterfront seating or dine on the patio during warmer weather and watch all the boats on Meredith Bay. The menu has a Mediterranean flair influenced by the travels of Marco Polo. Enjoy Meredith Bay from a dining deck that overhangs the water’s edge, or relax in the cozy lounge. Located inside Bay Point at Mill Falls, Lago’s eclectic decor includes beautiful hand-painted murals of the Italian countryside. Call 279-2253.

Town Docks (restaurant) at the public docks area in Meredith is the place to be to meet friends and family and enjoy outdoor seating, free tie-ups for those who come by boat, and a sandy outdoor Tiki Bar. Town Docks offers classic summer favorites, like lobster dinners, tasty salads, fried seafood plates, burgers, dogs, and more.

Don’t forget homemade ice cream with dozens of flavors to choose from and generous portions! The restaurant opens for the season in May and closes in late fall. Call 279-3445.

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Across the street from the Meredith Town Docks is Camp restaurant, located inside the Chase House at Mill Falls. If you like a cozy, fun atmosphere that brings you back to the days of summer camps, this is the place to go! Camp’s atmosphere is definitely summer camp oriented, with a fieldstone fireplace, tin ceiling, and lots of comfort food, and the menu offers signature Camp crackers, pot roast and apple fried chicken among other favorites. There are even s’mores for dessert! The décor features a tin roof, fieldstone fireplace, pine tables and screen door; you’ll feel like you’ve stepped back in time to summers past. Camp is open for dinner nightly and also hosts live entertainment on selected evenings. Call 279-3003.

The Waterfall Café, also at the Marketplace, serves breakfast and lunch. The café has porch seating overlooking a 40-foot waterfall with scenic views of Lake Winnipesaukee. The café offers fresh baked goods, homemade soups and chowders and a variety of salads and hearty sandwiches. Located on the third level of the historic mill building at Mill Falls Marketplace, the café is open daily; call 677-8631.

Also across the street from the Town Docks is Giuseppe’s Show Time Pizzeria & Ristorante, a full-service restaurant in the historic Mill Falls Marketplace in Meredith with a festive Italian atmosphere for the whole family to enjoy. Guests can enjoy outdoor dining under the stars amongst the lively Marketplace courtyard or in the dining room. Musical entertainment is offered nightly. Serving lunch and dinner daily and pizza on Friday and Saturday until midnight, the restaurant also serves pasta, seafood dishes, salads, sandwiches and more. Call 279-3313.

A short walk from the town docks brings diners to Sunshine and Pa’s, a great place to get breakfast and lunch. For information, call 279-5280. It is located at 11 Main Street in Meredith.

At 10 Plymouth Street in Meredith, George’s Diner can’t be beat for homemade baked goods, burgers, sandwiches and dinners. Stop by for a hearty breakfast, a relaxed lunch with all sorts of daily specials or dinner with many menu options. Save room for dessert, because George’s serves everything from pudding to pie to cakes. Call 279-

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Wolfeboro attracts many visitors each summer and fall. It’s popular for many reasons: shopping of all kinds, outdoor band concerts, craft fairs, parades…and of course the dockside area with spectacular views of the lake. Known as the oldest summer resort in America, the town has great restaurants within walking distance of the Wolfeboro Town Docks.

The Bayside Grill & Tavern at 51 Mill Street in Wolfeboro has private dock space, and a waterfront patio. The Bayside is within walking distance of the Wolfeboro Town Docks where you may opt to dock your boat. Serving lunch and dinner, the atmosphere is casually elegant. The Bayside offers a Sports Pub for a casual drink and appetizers, the Tavern for relaxed dining in an English pub atmosphere, the main dining room, the porch which is great for a quiet lunch or dinner, the Waterfront Patio with views of Wolfeboro’s Back Bay, and banquet space for up to 50 people. Call 515-1002 for more information.

The Bridge Diner on 5 North Main Street, near the bridge in Wolfeboro, is a great place to stop for a traditional breakfast or delicious lunch items. Grab a seat and feast on a delicious breakfast with hot coffee and eggs, pancakes or other dishes. Meet friends for a lunch of burgers, sandwiches or any of the other items from the menu. Call 515-1015.

El Centenario offers authentic Mexican cuisine a short walk from the Wolfeboro town docks at 14 Union Street in Wolfeboro. Serving delicious Mexican dishes such as Panuchos (appetizer) to Rib Eye a la Mexican, to name but a few items, there is something sure to please. Call 569-3445.

O Bistro, located at the Inn on Main at 200 North Main Street in Wolfeboro, offers delicious dinners. The menu includes salads, steak and seafood options, and even such delightful dishes as lobster mac and cheese, among the many choices. If you are planning a party or wedding, the spacious function space on the property will surely please guests. Call 515-1003 to make a reservation. The restaurant provides a shuttle service to the town docks.

Longtime residents (and newcomers) to Wolfeboro love the ice cream treats at Bailey’s Bubble on Railroad Avenue in the downtown

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area. Park your boat at the town docks, and then it’s a quick step across Main Street to the charming little take-out ice cream business.

Bailey’s offers everything from an ice cream cone to incredible sundaes made with your choice of homemade sauces (hot fudge and penuche are favorites) to many other sweet treats. Vacationers will love the creamy Richardson’s Ice Cream. Call 569-3612.

Dock your boat and stop by the Wolfetrap Grill and Raw Bar, 19 Bay St., Wolfeboro. Specializing in seafood, the restaurant has inside and outside dining in a relaxed atmosphere. Whether you’re hankering for seafood or even a burger, it is a great spot to reach by boat for lunch and dinner. Call 569-1047.

Jo Green’s Garden Café at 33 Dockside Street, Wolfeboro, has indoor and outdoor dining with a spectacular view of Wolfeboro Bay. The restaurant serves everything from pizza to seafood to pasta and salads. Upstairs, the Upper Deck Pub and Game Rooms are open for lunch and dinner, offering relaxed dining. This is where you also can get in a game of pool or other games. Call 569-8668.

If you want a relaxing place for breakfast or lunch, near the town docks, head to the Downtown Grille Café at 33 South Main Street in Wolfeboro. It is a great place for a delicious breakfast or lunch, or to just grab a quick cup of coffee and a pastry for the boat ride home.

Open 7 am to 3 pm, seven days a week. (Catering also is offered.)

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If you’re looking for a place to dock and stay for the night, or for a wonderful meal, the Wolfeboro Inn at 90 N. Main St. has docking for its guests on a first-come, first-served basis. There is outside dining with lake views and the inn offers breakfast, lunch and dinner in Wolfe’s Tavern. Themed nights offer Taco Tuesdays, Whiskey Wednesdays, brunch on Sundays, and entertainment on Fridays and Saturdays, as well as a complete menu featuring all sorts of delicious

dishes. Call 569-3016.

If you are looking for casual waterfront dining in Alton Bay, head to Shibley’s at the Pier. The restaurant is a favorite spot for boaters and others who love the food, the relaxed atmosphere and the great views of Alton Bay. The restaurant has dining room seating, a lounge and deck seating in warm weather and offers everything from burgers to pizza to steak and seafood. Call 875-3636.

If you’re hankering for ice cream or casual burgers, seafood and more, stop at Shibley’s Drive-In, also in downtown Alton Bay. Enjoy your food at picnic tables or take it across the street to the town docks where you can soak in the beauty of the lake and boats going by on a warm summer’s day. Call 875-6611.

J.P. China is located a short walk from the docks at 403 Main Street in Alton Bay. Serving the best in Szechuan & Cantonese cuisine, the restaurant offers eat-in or take-out. Call 875-8899.

The advent of spring is marked, for many, with the yearly seasonal opening of Pop’s Clam Shell Restaurant on Route 11 in Alton Bay. For years, Pop’s has been the place to go for seafood, burgers and subs; diners can opt to sit indoors or on fun rooftop dining with great views of the bay. Just across the street from the town dock area, boaters can carry out and take their meal back to their boats. Delicious ice cream also is available. Call 875-6363.

Just a few steps from the Glendale Town Docks on Dock Road in Gilford, the Lyon’s Den Restaurant and Tavern serves lunch and dinner year-round. The menu includes chicken, beef, seafood and a variety of delicious desserts. Call 293-8833.

With boat docking on the Weirs Channel, The Weirs Diner at 1208 Weirs Blvd., Weirs Beach, offers breakfast and lunch with take-out as well. Call 366-5996.

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The Boardwalk Bar & Grill is located at 45 Endicott St. North in Weirs Beach, a short walk from the public docks next to Weirs Beach.

The restaurant has a large deck, offering great views of the fireworks during the summer and overlooking the beach, the M/S Mount Washington and the train. Call 366-7799.

If you want the unique experience of truly dining on the water (vs. by the water), plan to take a day or evening cruise on the M/S Mount Washington. The big boat docks at Weirs Beach (211 Lakeside Avenue) and cruises leave at various times on a daily basis from spring through fall. The meals – from Sunday brunch to snacks or a full buffet of delicious food, are a fun part of the lake cruise. A full schedule of cruises and events is available at 366-5531 or visit www. cruisenh.com.

Liliuokalani’s Ice Cream & Coffee Bar at 956 Weirs Boulevard serves all kinds of ice cream, along with other food and beer and wine; relax at tables in a picnic grove and a patio bar. Liliuokalani’s has two large docks for boats: 366-9323.

Faro Italian Grille, is a favorite for a delicious meal just minutes from the docks at the Weirs. The menu offers everything from traditional Italian pizzas to pasta dishes and much more, in a casual and fun atmosphere. During the summer months, rooftop dining is a great chance to dine while overlooking Weirs Beach and the beautiful lake and mountains. Call 527-8073. Faro is located at 70 Endicott St. North in Laconia.

For festive outdoor dining, as well as indoor dining, head to The Naswa at 1086 Weirs Boulevard in Laconia. Enjoy the Nazbar & Grill and the Blue Bistro. There is always something fun (and tropical!)

happening at the Nazbar! Indoors, the Blue Bistro offers relaxed dining. Call 366-4341.

Ames Farm Inn, on Rt. 11/2800 Lake Shore Road in Gilford, has been around for many years. Vacationers love Ames Farm, with lakeside cottages, and other lodging on the property. Diners come back again and again each summer for the delicious breakfast and lunch served daily from mid-June until Labor Day. Enjoy breathtaking views from the inn’s porch and dining room (diners love the blueberry pancakes and real New Hampshire maple syrup), among other breakfast fare. For information, including limited docking details, call 293-4321.

On Newfound Lake, the beautiful and historic Inn on Newfound Lake offers a formal dining room, cozy tavern and a renovated barn for weddings and events. The menu is extensive and everything cooked to perfection. The Inn is located at 1030 Mayhew Turnpike, Bridgewater. Call 744-9111.

On Squam Lake, stop at Walter’s Basin in the downtown area (on Rt. 3) for lunch and dinner. The restaurant has wonderful water views and boat docking. Call 968-4412.

Enjoy memorable dining at the Inn Kitchen + Bar at the Squam Lake Inn, serving dinner Wednesday - Sunday from 5 to 8 pm. The Inn is located at 28 Shephard Hill Rd. in Holderness. Call 968-4417.

The Squam Lake Marketplace has docking on Little Squam Lake (between Walter’s Basin and Asquam Marina) and serves ice cream, pastries and deli items. The Marketplace is located at 863 Rt. 3 in Holderness. Call 968-8588.

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Yesteryear

By Kathi Caldwell-Hopper

A Few of the Lakes Region’s Unusual Islands Every lake has islands and all hold fascination for landlubbers.

Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire’s largest lake, has many islands, both large and small. All have stories steeped in history, with folklore tales ranging from rattlesnakes to the cows of Cow Island.

There is nothing so inspiring as attending an outdoor church service, whether on the shores of the lake or on an island. Two such unusual church service locations exist in the Lakes Region to this day and offer vacationers and others some memorable options for worship.

Bear Island is one of Winnipesaukee’s larger islands, and it has a good-sized summer population. The Bear Island Association some years ago published a book called Bear Island Reflections that chronicles the history of the people and homes upon the island.

The island is home to a beautiful church called St. John’s Churchon-the-Lake. It is the site of weekly summer services with a series of guest preachers. However, there was not always a church on the island and early vacationers rowed to attend Sunday services on Meredith Neck. Islanders, however, wanted a solid place of worship, and set about constructing something permanent on Bear Island.

According to Bear Island Reflections, two ministers had a dream of such a church for the island. Reverend Edward Melville Parker, who was the Bishop of the Diocese of NH, and the Reverend Kenneth Ripley Forbes of Connecticut and Birch Island saw the need for a summer chapel on Bear Island. They wanted a chapel to be built upon the highest point on the island.

At the spot where they foresaw a chapel, a big observation tower already existed. It was built about 1900 and offered beautiful views of the lake and surrounding area; it was the perfect location for an island church.

In 1926, a piece of land was purchased on Bear Island for the Episcopal Diocese of NH. It was the spot of the tower, which was repaired and enclosed, with a sanctuary built of local stone erected around the tower. Islanders donated funds to help cover the cost of building the chapel. On July 31, 1927, the new chapel was dedicated in memory of Bishop Edward Parker, who had died before the reali-

zation of his dream.

The new and architecturally unique chapel intrigued mainlanders, and boatloads of worshippers from the Weirs and other towns would often arrive for island worship.

The services were interesting and the atmosphere very camp-like.

Folded wooden chairs were set in rows with a hymnbook placed under a round straw cushion on each seat. Some worshippers used the straw cushions for kneeling during the services, while others sat upon the cushions.

Governor’s Island, one of the larger Winnipesaukee islands, is attached to the mainland by an unusual little bridge. Today inhabited by year-round and second-home owners who live in this exclusive community, the island was originally a grant from the King of England to New Hampshire’s governors before the Revolutionary War. The first governor to use the island was Governor Benning Wentworth, who had a summer home there. After the Revolutionary War, the island was purchased by Eleazer Davis, a resident of nearby Gilford. Eleazer gave the island to his son Nathaniel, thinking that if his son lived on the uninhabited island, his wild and wandering ways would end. Eleazer’s dreams of his son turning over a new leaf were realized when Nathaniel founded a prosperous settlement called Davisville on the island. Over time, Davisville was abandoned as residents left for the mainland. In 1870, the Governor’s mansion burned. About 10 years later, Stillson Hutchins, a politician and publisher from the District of Columbia, bought the island and rebuilt the governor’s mansion. Due to the upgrades of property that Hutchins made, soon wealthy people purchased land and built summer homes on Governor’s Island.

Horse Island was thus named because of a folk tale of a tragedy involving a horse and its master in the days of steamboats and paddleboats on the lake. According to Lake Winnipesaukee by Bruce D. Heald, a horse was mounted on a treadmill geared to paddle wheels.

As the horse trotted along in place, the boat would be powered.

A horse boat was wrecked near this island during a storm and the boat’s owner drowned. The boat’s horse was found wandering about the island days later. The horse put up a fight when friends of the

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Folklore has it that the horse wanted to remain near his dead master. Because of this unfortunate tale, the island was named Horse Island.

When the original excursion steamboat Belknap was wrecked on Lake Winnipesaukee during a violent storm in 1841, a nearby island was dubbed Steamboat Governor’s Island Bridge Island in memory of that tragedy. Nearby, Birch Island is connected to Steamboat Island by an unusual arched bridge. The bridge was built in 1933 of a wood so tough it cannot be cut with a knife.

Those who fear snakes will shudder at the history of Rattlesnake Island, a large island with two distinctive humps visible from shore. It received its name, according to Wikipedia.org, because of the hump shapes…or maybe because at one time it is believed the island was infested with snakes, the majority of which were rattlesnakes! The island is also among the highest on the lake, rising 390 feet above water level.

Long Island is the largest island on Lake Winnipesaukee with many year-round homes. At one time, Long Island boasted two big hotels that were full during the busy summer season, many attractive homes of wealthy people and a post office and school. Most notably, it was the site of the estate of Doctor F. E. Greene, who owned the Nervura medicine name.

Many visiting the Lakes Region question who (or what!) inhabited Cow Island. The island got its name when the very first Guernsey cattle imported to America were placed on the island. The cows had been brought to inhabit the island in the 1830s, according to information by Nancy DePorter at www.nancydeporter.com.

Other Unusual Island Lore Lake Wentworth is near the town of Wolfeboro and it has the distinction of being the area where Governor Wentworth, a NH royal governor leading up to the Revolutionary War, built a huge summer home. It is said that Wentworth’s wife favored more populated areas where she could socialize and live a stylish life. When Mrs. Wentworth spent her summers at her summer property, she brought many guests to stay for weeks at a time.

The Wentworths even took guests to an island near their summer home, where they picnicked and relaxed. The island was called Turtle Island, and it was easily accessible with a natural causeway and its location a mere 100 feet from the shore.

According to information on The Nature Conservancy’s website (www.nature.org), Wentworth was loyal to the British crown, but the Governor’s attempt to repeal the Stamp Act made him popular with New Hampshirites. Thus, the lake and one of its islands was named in his honor. Today, the Nature Conservancy owns the island.

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MAY May 18 & 19, An American in Paris, 8 pm, $5 per person, Village Players Theatre, 51 Glendon St., Wolfeboro, box office opens one hour before movie begins, www.villageplayers.com, 569-9656.

May 19, 44th Annual Great Smith River Canoe Race, 1:15 pm, starts as Allen Albee Bach, Lake Wentworth, ends at Dockside, Wolfeboro, registration 10 am-12:45 pm on race day, sponsored by Wolfeboro Lions Club, 569-5454.

May 26, Opening Day, NH Boat Museum, 399 Center St., Wolfeboro, 5694554.

May 26-28, 26th Annual Memorial Weekend Craft Festival, Mill Falls, Meredith, free admission, large variety of handmade goods, Castleberry Fairs, www.castleberryfairs.com.

May 30 & June 4, 6, 11 & 13, After School Sailing Program, Dave Adams Memorial Sailing Center, 25 Davis Rd., Gilford, Lake Winnipesaukee Sailing Assoc., geared for age 11 and up, info/preregister: 589-1177, www. lwsa.org.

June 15 & 16, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, 8 pm, $5 per person, Village Players Theatre, 51 Glendon St., Wolfeboro, box office opens one hour before movie begins, www.villageplayers.com, 5699656.

June 22, Barbershop is Back, Great Waters Music Festival, at First Congregational Church, Wolfeboro, tickets/info: 569-7710, www.greatwaters. org.

June 27, Guided Paddle along Northern Newfound Water Trail, Newfound Lake Region Assoc., Bristol, info: www.newfoundlake.org.

June 29, Sand Lot, (PG), dusk, Foss Field, free outdoor movie, Wolfeboro, rain date Sat., www.wolfeboronh.us/parks/recreation.

June 30, 39th Army Band, 7-9 pm, Alton Bay Bandstand, by town docks, free, 875-0109.

JULY July 3, Echo Tones concert, 7-9 pm, Alton Bay Bandstand, by town docks, free, 875-0109.

JUNE

July 3, Fireworks, 11:59 pm, Weirs Beach, www.weirsbeach.com.

June 1-3, AquaMania Boat Show, boats, water toys, music, food, Naswa Resort, Weirs Blvd., Laconia, www.naswa.com.

July 4, Center Harbor Band Concert, bandstand, Center Harbor, 7 pm, free, chparksandrec@metrocast.net

June 7, NH Boat Museum Opening Reception, 6-9 pm, catered by Downtown Grille Café, socializing and chance to see 2018 exhibits, 399 Center St., Wolfeboro, tickets: 569-4554.

July 4, 4th of July Parade, 10 am, Main St., Wolfeboro, with fireworks at dusk, Wolfeboro Bay, 569-2200

June 9, 12th Annual Peter Makris Memorial Run, Naswa Resort, Weirs Blvd., Laconia, www.naswa.com.

June 9-17, Laconia Motorcycle Week, motorcycle events around the Lakes Region, info/schedule: www.laconiamcweek.com.

July 4, 4th of July Parade, 2 pm, downtown Center Harbor, chparksandrec@metrocast.net.

July 5, The Wooden Nickels Band, 6:30 pm, 19 Mile Beach Pavilion, Bay Road, Tuftonboro. Seating is on lawn, free admission, concession available. parksandrec@tuftonboro.org. www.tuftonboro.org.

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July 6-8, On the Green 1 Arts & Crafts Festival, 80 Academy Drive, Rt. 28, Wolfeboro, Fri/Sat: 10 am-5 pm; Sun.: 10 am-4 pm. Over 100 exhibitors.

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July 20 & 21, Blazing Saddles, 8 pm, $5 per person, Village Players Theatre, 51 Glendon St., Wolfeboro, box office opens one hour before movie begins, www.villageplayers.com, 569-9656.

July 6, Yakking for Loons, 8 am, Lee’s Mills Landing, Moultonborough, kayak-a-thon to support NH’s loons. Loon Preservation Committee, 4765666.

July 21, Around the Lake Sailing Race, 1 pm start, Newfound Lake, info: www.newfoundlake.org.

July 7, Windham Community Band, 7 pm, Cate Park Bandstand, Wolfeboro Town Docks, Wolfeboro, www.wolfeborobandstand.org.

July 7,The Visitors concert, 7-9 pm, Alton Bay Bandstand, by town docks, free, 875-0109.

July 12, Blue Light Rain, 6:30 pm, 19 Mile Bay Beach Pavilion, Bay Road, Tuftonboro. Seating is on lawn, free admission, concession available. parksandrec@tuftonboro.org. www.tuftonboro.org.

July 13, Center Harbor Band Concert, bandstand, Center Harbor, 7 pm, free, chparksandrec@metrocast.net.

July 13, Jumanji, (PG13), dusk, Foss Field, free outdoor movie, Wolfeboro, rain date Sat., www.wolfeboronh.us/parks/recreation.

July 14, Easter Seals Poker Run Charity, by land or by boat, Naswa, Weirs Blvd., Laconia, www.naswa.com, 366-4341.

July 14, Seldom Playwrights, 7 pm, Cate Park Bandstand, Wolfeboro Town Docks, Wolfeboro, www.wolfeborobandstand.org.

July 14, Shana Stack Band, 7-9 pm, Alton Bay Bandstand, by town docks, free, 875-0109.

July 21, Bittersweet Band, 7-9 pm, Alton Bay Bandstand, by town docks, free, 875-0109.

July 21, Cormac McCarthy Band, 7 pm, Cate Park Bandstand, Wolfeboro Town Docks, Wolfeboro, www.wolfeborobandstand.org.

July 24, Finding Dory, (PG), dusk, Foss Field, free outdoor movie, Wolfeboro, rain date Sat., www.wolfeboronh.us/parks/recreation.

July 26, Granite Planet, 6:30 pm, 19 Mile Bay Beach Pavilion, Bay Road, Tuftonboro. Seating is on lawn, free admission, concession available. parksandrec@tuftonboro.org. www.tuftonboro.org.

July 27, Center Harbor Band Concert, bandstand, Center Harbor, 7 pm, free, chparksandrec@metrocast.net.

July 28, Antique and Classic Boat Show, 9 am-2 pm, Wolfeboro Town Docks, downtown Wolfeboro, free, 569-4554.

July 28, East Bay Jazz Ensemble concert, 7-9 pm, Alton Bay Bandstand, by town docks, free, 875-0109.

July 28, Studio Two: Beatles Tribute, 7 pm, Cate Park Bandstand, Wolfeboro Town Docks, Wolfeboro, www.wolfeborobandstand.org.

July 14 & 15, 29th Annual Craft Fair at the Bay, variety of crafts in Alton Bay, Castleberry Fairs, www.castleberryfairs.com.

July 29, Winnipesaukee Annual Regatta, youth sailing organizations from around NE, NY and other areas compete in a fun sailing race, Lake Winnipesaukee Sailing Association, Winnipesaukee Yacht Club, Gilford, email: sailing-school@lwsa.org.

July 19, The Sweetbloods, 6:30 pm, 19 Mile Bay Beach Pavilion, Bay Road, Tuftonboro. Seating is on lawn, free admission, concession available. parksandrec@tuftonboro.org. www.tuftonboro.org.

AUGUST

July 20, Center Harbor Band Concert, bandstand, Center Harbor, 7 pm, free, chparksandrec@metrocast.net.

July 20,Torme Sings Torme, tribute to life and music of Mel Torme as performed by his son, Mark Torme, Great Waters Music Festival, Kingswood Arts Center, Wolfeboro, tickets/info: 569-7710, www.greatwaters.org.

August 2, Acoustic Radio, 6:30 pm, 19 Mile Bay Beach Pavilion, Bay Road, Tuftonboro. Seating is on lawn, free admission, concession available. parksandrec@tuftonboro.org. www.tuftonboro.org.

August 3, Center Harbor Band Concert, bandstand, Center Harbor, 7 pm, free, chparksandrec@metrocast.net.

August 4, Bel Aires concert, 7-9 pm, Alton Bay Bandstand, by town docks, free, 875-0109.

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August 4, Lake Wentworth Sailing Regatta, registration begins at noon; races begin at 2 pm, info: 569-4554.

August 4, Yardbird Temple, 7 pm, Cate Park Bandstand, Wolfeboro Town Docks, Wolfeboro, www.wolfeborobandstand.org.

August 9, Carolyn Ramsay Band, 6:30 pm, 19 Mile Bay Beach Pavilion, Bay Road, Tuftonboro. Seating is on lawn, free admission, concession available. parksandrec@tuftonboro.org. www.tuftonboro.org.

August 9, 12th Annual Boathouse Tour, visit historic and new boathouses on Lake Winnipesaukee. Tour on water in a vintage wooden boat, by land in your own car, or by land in an antique automobile, NH Boat Museum, 399 Center St., Wolfeboro, tickets: 569-4554, www.nhbm.org.

August 10, Center Harbor Band Concert, bandstand, Center Harbor, 7 pm, free, chparksandrec@metrocast.net.

August 10, The Jungle Book, (PG), dusk, Foss Field, free outdoor movie, Wolfeboro, rain date Sat., www.wolfeboronh.us/parks/recreation.

August 10-12, On the Green 2 Arts & Crafts Festival, 80 Academy Drive, Rt. 28, Wolfeboro, Fri/Sat: 10 am-5 pm; Sun.: 10 am-4 pm. Over 90 exhibitors. 528-4014.

August 10-19, Alton Old Home Week, events all over town, and by town docks, 875-0109.

August 11, Black Lite Band concert, 7-9 pm, Alton Bay Bandstand, by town docks, free, 875-0109.

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August 11, 42nd Alton Bay Boat Show, free, 9 am-noon, informal, nonjudged vintage boat show at Alton Bay town docks, as part of Alton Old Home Day. No advance registration necessary. All “woodies” welcome on first-come, first-served basis. Visitors can vote for the 2018 People’s Choice Awards, info: 569-4554.

August 11, Freese Brothers Big Band, 7 pm, Cate Park Bandstand, Wolfeboro Town Docks, Wolfeboro, www.wolfeborobandstand.org.

August 17, 60s Invasion concert, bandstand, downtown, 7 pm, free, chparksandrec@metrocast.net.

August 17 & 18, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, 8 pm, $5 per person, Village Players Theatre, 51 Glendon St., Wolfeboro, box office opens one hour before movie begins, www.villageplayers.com, 569-9656.

August 18, New Legacy Swing Band, 7 pm, Cate Park Bandstand, Wolfeboro Town Docks, Wolfeboro, www.wolfeborobandstand.org.

August 24, Carter Mt. Brass Band concert, bandstand, Center Harbor, 7 pm, free, chparksandrec@metrocast.net.

August 25, Ball in the House, 7 pm, Cate Park Bandstand, Wolfeboro Town Docks, Wolfeboro, www.wolfeborobandstand.org.

August 25, Lake Winnipesaukee Poker Run, 9 am, free, all boats welcome from wooden to fiberglass. Meet at Wolfeboro town docks. Sign up at nhbm.org. 569-4554.

August 25, Saxx Roxx Band, 7-9 pm, Alton Bay Bandstand, by town docks, free, 875-0109.

August 25 & 26, Lakes Region 39th Annual Fine Arts and Crafts Festival, outdoor arts festival, Main St., Meredith, 279-6121.

ONGOING

August 31, Annie and the Orphans Concert, bandstand, Center Harbor, 7 pm, free, chparksandrec@metrocast.net.

Cate Park Summer Band Concert, Wednesdays in July and August, rehearsal: 7 pm, concert at 8 pm, free, Cate Park, Wolfeboro town docks, Wolfeboro, 569-2200.

SEPTEMBER Sept. 1, Acoustic Radio, 7 pm, Cate Park Bandstand, Wolfeboro Town Docks, Wolfeboro, www.wolfeborobandstand.org.

Day and Evening Cruises, M/S Mount Washington, Weirs Beach, departures/schedule: 366-BOAT, www.cruisenh.com.

Sept. 1-3, 29th Annual Labor Day Weekend Craft Fair at the Bay, variety of crafts in Alton Bay, Castleberry Fairs, www.castleberryfairs.com.

Explore Squam Cruise, daily beginning May 19, explore Squam Lake, see wildlife from a canopied pontoon boat, Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, Holderness, 968-7194, www.nhnature.org, pre-registration required.

Sept. 2, Labor Day Weekend Fireworks, 10 pm, Weirs Beach, www.weirsbeach.com.

Fireworks, 10 pm, Fridays (July 13-Aug. 24), Weirs Beach, www.weirsbeach.com.

Sept. 7-16, Lee’s Mills Steamboat Meet, Lee’s Mills Rd., Moultonborough, great spectator event, many steamboats in the water, parade of boats and race, homemade food for sale, info: 476-2224.

J/80 Fleet Races, 6 pm, weekly races on Lake Winnipesaukee, coordinated by Lake Winnipesaukee Sailing Assoc., Gilford, info: www.lwsa. org, 589-1177.

Sept. 21 & 22, On the Waterfront, 8 pm, $5 per person, Village Players Theatre, 51 Glendon St., Wolfeboro, box office opens one hour before movie begins, www.villageplayers.com, 569-9656.

Winnipesaukee Belle, a replica 19th-centure paddleboat allows you to tour the lake on a 90-minute scenic cruise, or enjoy a night out on a Local Brews or Thirsty Thursday cruise with music and dancing. Wolfeboro Inn, reservations: Wolfeboro Inn, 569-3016.

Sept. 21-23, 31st Annual J-Jamboree, sailing race, Lake Winnipesaukee Sailing Assoc., info:www.lwsa.org, 589-1177.

Sept. 29 & 30, 20th Annual Craft Festival on the Lake, variety of crafts, Mill Falls, Meredith, Castleberry Fairs, www.castleberryfairs.com.

Youth & Adult Sailing Classes, Lake Winnipesaukee Sailing Association, Gilford, programs run weekly from June until August, info/pre-registration: 589-1177, www.lwsa.org.

• Calendar of Events listings are as of 4/11/2018. Dates and times subject to change.

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Upon successful completion of the course, students will leave with a boating certificate, which is valid for 45 days.

The permanent certificate card will be automatically mailed to the student’s address entered at the time of registration.

Everyone 16 years of age and older who operates a motorboat over 25 horsepower on New Hampshire waters must have a valid boating education certificate. (Students may register and take the course at 15 years old, although a boating education certificate will not be issued until their

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Individuals with disabilities may request reasonable accommodations by contacting the New Hampshire Marine Patrol at 603-293-2037 option #1. Please allow a minimum of 30 days advance notice for the department to arrange a course and requested accommodations. Individuals can also connect with the New Hampshire Relay Service or TDD at 1-800-735-2964.

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The following is a list of classes in or around the Lakes Region and Concord, NH; classes also take place in other regions of New Hampshire.

May 8, Marine Patrol Headquarters, 6-9:30 pm, 31 Dock Rd., Gilford May 19, Dept. of Safety Headquarters, 9 am-4:30 pm, 33 Hazen Drive, Concord May 19, Marine Patrol Headquarters, 9 am-4:30 pm, 31 Dock Rd., Gilford May 19, Moultonborough Public Safety Building, 9 am4:30 pm, 1035 Whittier Highway, Moultonborough May 22, Marine Patrol Headquarters, 6-9:30 pm, 31 Dock Rd., Gilford May 25, Squam Lakes Assoc., 9-4:30 pm, 534 US Rt. 3, Holderness.

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In 1992 a group of boat enthusiasts needing a venue to show their vintage boats decided on a building in Meredith, New Hampshire. Eventually needing more space, the New Hampshire Boat Museum (NHBM) was moved to the former Dexter Shore factory in Weirs Beach. The museum’s current venue, the Allen “A” Resort Quonset hut is located on Route 109 in Wolfeboro.

“Quonset hut exhibits are only part of the museum. There is so much more,” says John VanLonkhuyzen, a member of the New Hampshire Boat Museum Board of Trustees. “It’s an opportunity for the whole family to experience and engage in active-learning programs, indoor and outdoor activities, fundraising events and just plain fun events.”

Taking a walk back in time, visitors to the Quonset hut wind their way through exhibits of early 1900s antique wooden boats and turn-of-the-century antique cars, where quality, elegance and pride in craftsmanship are evident. One of only three manufactured, a 1929 Chris Craft Sedan with a hard-top enclosed cockpit, a front runner of the Bimini canvas top with side curtains, was ahead of its time. Nearby, a couple of mannequins dressed in period clothes stand next to a 1922 Maxwell Touring Car with connections to Jack Benny, who in his 1937 radio show, announced he had purchased one of the vehicles.

While inside the museum’s storage building, dedicated volunteers meet to work on restoration projects. Donated old boats, parts of boats and antique boat accessories are brought back to life. The grooves of an old Chris Craft are painstakingly cleaned, while another volunteer sands an old PennYan. Brass accessories are polished to restore their beauty. These boats and many other restored boats will likely be displayed in the Quonset hut or auctioned at the Annual New England Vintage Boat Auction

its active-learning held on the grounds programs for all of the museum. ages while raising “New Chapters,” funds for a new muthe museum’s main exhibit for the 2018 seum.” summer season, Programs for spotlight rare boats adults and children from some of the are available at the most unlikely places NHBM to instruct and manufacturers: students in boating, Fay and Bowen, a and the process of bike parts manufacboat building. Volturer from Geneva, A beautiful boathouse as seen from the water on the annual Boathouse Tour. unteers work all N.Y., in 1900 develwinter preparing oped and built an internal combustible engine to put into boats. kits for the summer sessions.

The Youth Boat Building Program takes place the first two “None better built.” Dwight Lumber Co., River Rouge, and Detroit, Michigan crafted wooden boats. By the late 1920’s Dee- weeks in August, with Monday through Friday sessions. A team Wite, a subsidiary of Dwight Lumber Co., specialized in building building experience, boys and girls ages 12 and older are insmaller boats. Slogan “Dee-Wite Makes Boating a National Pas- structed and assisted throughout the project until completion by time.” Joe Berry Lodge, head of Dwight Boat Building, was asked trained volunteers. Volunteers also guide students in the safe use by his friends, the Dodge Brothers, to build a boat for their sister, of hand tools, a limited number of small power tools and perDelphine, to race in the 1920s Gold Cup Race “Sister Sin”. In 1928 sonal safety equipment, dust masks, and ear and eye protection.

Mr. Gesswein, an insurance executive from Connecticut, built a Safety is of the utmost importance. Choices of boats to build vary better boat with a split transom to hold light outboard motors from a one-person canoe, one-person kayak or a Bevin’s Skiff. which were very popular.

Families are later invited to a special launching on Lake WentAnd here is another “New Chapter”: In a recent press release, worth to celebrate the completion of boats.

The New Hampshire Boat Museum announced its new Executive Adult/Family Boat Building, a nine-day session in mid-July, has Director will be Martha Cummings. She is from Bridgton, Maine become a generational project with grandparents, parents and where she was director of the Rufus Porter Museum. Ms. Cum- children participating. Adults can work individually or as a family mings says, “It’s a pivotal time for the NHBM as it looks to expand team guided by trained volunteers from beginning to comple-

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The 12th Annual Boathouse Tour each summer offers a new venue, on a different area of Lake Winnipesauke to explore. This year’s tour will take place on Thursday, August 9 from 9 am to 4 pm (with a rain date of July 10). The only Boathouse Tour event of this scale in the country takes place in early August. This is the second year the tour will leave from the Meredith Town Docks. Originally leaving from the Wolfeboro docks, it explored the many historic and newer boathouses in the Wolfeboro area.

The venue was moved to Meredith to visit the boathouses in that area. Take a tour on water in a vintage wooden boat or by land in an antique automobile or in your own car.

The 42nd Alton Bay Boat Show will be held on Saturday, August 11 from 9 am to noon. The informal, non-judged vintage boat show will be held at the Alton Bay town docks as part of Alton Old Home Week. No advance registration is necessary. All “woodies” are welcome on a first-come, first-served basis. Visitors are encouraged to vote for the 2018 People’s Choice Awards.

The Lake Winni Poker Run is held on Saturday, August 25 starting at 9 am. The run offers boaters a fun day on the lake. Whether in a wooden or fiberglass boat, all boats are welcomed. Participants meet at the town docks in Wolfeboro and follow a group to five stops to receive poker chips. Upon returning to Wolfeboro and lunch, the winning poker hands are awarded prizes.

Whether you’re a mariner or a landlubber, the New Hampshire Boat Museum, The Heritage of New Hampshire Boating, has a variety of activities for everyone. For dates and availabilities of these many programs and events, e-mail museum@nhbm.org or call 603-569-4554.

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Paradise on the Water: the Newfound EcoTour

Story & Photos by Kathi Caldwell-Hopper

There was a time when summer just wasn’t summer for me without a canoe ride on Newfound Lake. I grew up in the Bristol, NH area and Newfound Lake was the water body of choice for don’t-go-many-places folks like my family. By my teen years I was busy with a summer job, but my brother and I always took a day to rent a canoe at a local marina and row around Newfound Lake before summer came to a close. The canoe rental was affordable and do-able for two boating limited teens. I recall the hot sun, getting the hang of rowing and being out on the beautiful lake.

Newfound Lake is indeed a gorgeous body of water and I still stop my car at any place I can safely do so and gaze at the water whenever I am in the Bristol area. There is a way to get out on the lake and to learn something about the natural world on the EcoTour, run by the Newfound Lake Region Association (NLRA).

The boat tour is just what the name says: a chance to get out on Newfound Lake in a boat (in this case, a pontoon boat) and learn about the ecology of the lake. (Newfound is known as among the cleanest lakes in the country.)

“I love pontoon boats and I will finally get the chance to get back on Newfound Lake!” I thought to myself as I contacted the NLRA to set up a time to go on an EcoTour, with narration by Newfound Audubon Center naturalists.

I spoke with NLRA’s executive director, Boyd Smith, who was happy to talk a bit about the tour, where it launched from and the days it goes out. He told me it is a popular way to see Newfound Lake and participants even get to help take some water samples and learn more about the geography and wildlife in the area. To take a tour, you

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must make reservations at least 48 hours in advance at www.newfoundlake.org/ecotours and pay by credit card online, or pay in cash or check at the dock before boarding the boat. The boat dock is located at Grey Rocks Conservation Area on North Shore Road in Hebron. (It is very easy to find: take Route 3 north from Bristol toward Plymouth. Turn onto North Shore Road – a left turn – and drive about a mile or so. You will see a large wooden sign on the left for Grey Rocks with a parking lot. Park your car and walk a few steps to the dock where the pontoon boat waits for passengers.)

When I arrived for the tour, I gathered my bag, camera and notebook and walked to the little dock where the EcoTour pontoon boat awaited. There were six people already on the boat and they looked excited to be getting out on the lake. Geoff MacDonald, an Audubon naturalist, also was on board. He would be leading the tour along with our captain, Andy Connelly.

Captain Andy gave a brief safety talk and showed us where life jackets were kept, and he also told us a bit about the pontoon boat, named Madeline.

He went on to explain that Newfound Lake is one of the cleanest lakes in the world - it is unofficially in the top 10 cleanest.

Geoffrey jumped in with more information about Newfound’s waters, telling us that Newfound is a watershed with two major rivers – the Cockermouth and Fowler Rivers providing much of the water for the 4,000-acre lake.

He went on to say the property (Grey Rocks) where the EcoTour ties up was donated to the NLRA by the McLane family. The NLRA restored much of the property to its nat-

ural state and the channel where the EcoTour launches has lots of fish, including perch, trout and small-mouthed bass. You can launch non-motorized, carry-in boats such as kayaks from the boat ramp. For those who love to walk, there is a 1.5-mile trail system with bridges and observation platforms. As would be expected, wildlife viewing on the trail is abundant.

As the boat glided into the waterway, Geoffrey pointed out a mallard nearby and a turtle sunning itself on a rock jutting out of the water among the lily pads. “The Hebron Marsh is an important habitat,” Geoffrey told us. “The water in this area is just two-feet deep and you can see fish quite easily.”

He pointed out the Hebron town beach on the shoreline as we made our way out onto the lake. I found the tour to be a great way to see the area from the vantage point of the water, something I had not done for years. Nearby was Grey Rocks and Geoff and Capt. Andy gave us some interesting history, telling us it was a children’s camp, and donated to NLRA. Not far away we saw the shoreline of Paradise Point, a NH Audubon property.

I was amazed to see how forested and sometimes rocky the shoreline was and how unspoiled it looked even in this day and age of development. Capt. Andy pointed out that the Audubon property offers great walking trials, tall pines and even a nesting bald eagle. My fellow passengers were thrilled to learn that an eagle calls this area home.

“Since 2012 the eagles have been here,” added Geoffrey.

He stood and spread his arms wide to indicate the wing span of the amazing creatures.

He also mentioned that Audubon’s Paradise Point loca-

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The iconic Loon Island was spotted next and Geoffrey told us it is often seen in photographs of Newfound Lake. We all were surely dreaming of the heaven it would be to spend summers in the little white, well-kept but old-fashioned cottage surrounded by pine trees, the lake lapping at the shoreline.

Geoffrey told us, “The cottage owners on the island create their own solar power. The Hurricane of 1938 did quite a bit of damage.” One would never know it now when gazing at the tiny island and its one home as we traveled by in our pontoon boat.

We spotted Camp Mowglis, and Capt. Andy mentioned the name was from the Rudyard Ki- Loon Island pling book, and used by special permission from Kipling himself.

Geoffrey told us that the lake is deep and rocky, which is probably why there are only five islands, unlike Winnipesaukee with its many islands. “The underwater topography

is quite interesting,” commented Capt. Andy. “There is even a sunken island that is about 39 feet down.”

We soon passed Camp Onaway, and Pasquaney, with the distinction of being the oldest camp in the U.S. Summer campers are often on the lake, and their bright sailboats can be seen on a clear day.

Geoffrey told us that although we would see some boathouses near cottages, at this time building a boathouse on Newfound is no longer allowed. (The concrete used in boathouse construction impacts the lake water; this attests to the care and awareness people have for taking care of the precious natural world and the lake.)

When I commented that the shoreline looked in its natural state and heavily forested, Geoffrey explained, “The north shore of Newfound Lake is not so developed. Some areas are more populated than others.”

Capt. Andy told us that someplace in the area we were in, the old Stella Marion vessel lay at the bottom of the

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Andy related that the vessel caught fire and sank many years ago.) Steamboats were widely used for carrying mail across the lake and for logging at one time.

Geoffrey pointed out Bear Mountain and told us when the sun hits the mountain at just the right angle, an outline of a bear can be seen on the cliffside! He also mentioned peregrine falcons have been in the area since 2006, producing nine offspring in 10 seasons.

“NH Audubon has made a great effort to restore the falcons,” Geoffrey said.

Soon we passed Tree Island, known as the smallest island on Newfound Lake. Indeed, it lives up to its name and looks like a narrow strip of sand with some trees and not much else. It is, however, part of the natural charm of the lake.

We passed Mayhew Island and Capt. Andy said it is a camp for inner city boys and that Franklin Roosevelt Jr. was once a camp counselor on Mayhew.

We passed, in the distance, Cummings Beach and Nuttings Beach, and Geoffrey commented it was a popular area for waterskiing. He also pointed out Cardigan Mountain and the Wellington State Park boat launch and Belle and Cliff Islands.

We stopped at the ledges area, where the water is very deep. On the nearby shore, we gazed up at the rocky ledge area, which gives that part of the lake its name of the ledges. At the spot, Geoffrey and Capt. Andy prepared to do water quality testing. Geoffrey asked for two volunteers and two passengers wanted to help. Not to get too scien-

tific and spoil the fun for those who want to take the tour, suffice to say we used various instruments to test depth and water temperature. Indeed, the water is quite clear as we all suspected.

Geoffrey told us that scientifically, every spring and fall the lake water “flips” on itself, but I will admit I was a bit out of my personal field of knowledge at that point; he can explain it much better when you take the tour.

We also viewed plankton in a magnifying jar. Geoffrey told us the little creatures are very important to the ecosystem and that the health of Newfound is good, which is great news for everyone. I think the tour’s stop for water testing would be fascinating to any younger passengers as well.

It was a glorious day on Newfound Lake, but all good things must end and we eventually found ourselves back in the Hebron Marsh area.

My head was full of all I had seen and learned about Newfound Lake and the natural world we so often take for granted. My fellow passengers were very impressed with the tour as well and thanked Geoffrey and Capt. Andy as they exited the pontoon boat.

Geoffrey and Andy took a few minutes to chat with me and to answer further questions. The EcoTour boat is handicapped accessible and tours last about two hours and run through late August on Monday, Thursday and Friday from 10 am to noon and 1 to 3 pm. If the weather forecast is for rain/unsettled weather, the tour will be cancelled. The boat may be chartered for private tours, which include a docent and captain.

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Aquatic Nuisance Species in New Hampshire If you like to boat, you have likely heard (or read) that some species of aquatic wildlife and plants have become unwanted invaders in New Hampshire’s waters. To help combat this problem, it is important to learn more about aquatic nuisance species, the laws and rules around possession and use of aquatic species, and what you can do to help stop the invasion.

To prevent the transport of aquatic nuisance species, it is vital that you thoroughly clean all recreational equipment. Whenever leaving a body of water, you should: 1. Remove any mud, plants, fish or animals that you can see.

2. Drain the water from equipment (engine water intake systems, bilge, live wells, bait buckets).

3. Clean and dry anything that has come in contact with the water (boats, trailers, equipment, etc.)

4. Never release plants, fish or animals into a body of water unless they came out of that same body of water.

By helping in the fight to prevent the spread of aquatic nuisance species, you will maintain the quality of New Hampshire’s water, and you will continue to enjoy boating, fishing, and swimming, all family-oriented recreational activities.

Preventing the spread of aquatic nuisance species is the most environmentally sound and cost effective method for battling alien invaders; once established, aquatic nuisance species can be impossible to control.

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