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Preserving the Heritage of NH

Boating By Kathi Caldwell-Hopper

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Every thriving non-profit organization needs a mission statement. For some, it’s a goal of preserving local history, for others it’s a mission of education. For the NH Boat Museum, headquartered in Wolfeboro, NH, the mission is very clear: to preserve the boating heritage of New Hampshire’s lakes. That seems a very broad statement, but it has allowed the museum to change and grow to meet the needs of the

public. Preserving boating heritage has meant many things for the busy museum, from presenting a very ambitious and successful boat auction each summer to offering boatbuilding classes for youths and adults. (Indeed, many vessels built in the boat building class are now on area lakes due to the workshop that shows kids and adults how to make their own kayak, canoe or sailboat.) That’s a lot of effort, but there’s much more going on at the museum. The NH Boat Museum also offers a wonderful exhibit space on Rt. 28 in Wolfeboro that is open late spring, summer and into the fall. The museum is the backbone of

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the organization, and within its walls the history and scope of boating in the Lakes Region comes alive. Says museum chairperson Hank Why of Wolfeboro, “The NH Boat Museum started in 1994 in Meredith in a donated location near the water. The following year, the museum was moved to a space in the Alpen Rose Shopping Plaza at Weirs Beach. In the year 2000 we moved to the former Allen A dance hall in Wolfeboro on Rt. 28.” Local residents Shawn Berry, George Johnson and Linda DaBica were instrumental in getting the museum off the ground; Hank also was a driving force. Originally, the group had envisioned of opening the museum in Center Harbor but that plan did not materialize. The Allen A location, owned at the time by Linda Baldwin, had something exceedingly attractive to a museum that displays all kinds of boats: very tall ceilings. Because it was built as a dance hall, the building was a huge, open space, just right for displaying boats and memorabilia of all kinds. Shawn Berry asked Linda if the Boat Museum could rent the space and she was very supportive. Eventually the museum was

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able to purchase the 12acre property (three acres are usable for museum purposes and the remainder is wetlands.) “The Wolfeboro property was much more suitable to our needs,” continues Hank. “But we had to do cosmetics to the building and it was necessary to put in a big back door so we could get boats into the building.” All those cosmetic changes required funds — $35,000 worth of funds to be exact — and the board of the museum knew they needed to find a way to raise the money. Thus, the idea of a boat auction was born and would become what is known today as the New England Vintage Boat Auction. “We did well with the first boat auction and we’ve continued to hold the event,” says Hank. “Buyers are people who collect vintage boats, people who want to buy a vintage boat to restore; all kinds of people who come to the auction from around the area and beyond.” This year’s auction will be held on July 21 with a preview on July 20. Boats and memorabilia of all sorts will be auctioned at the New Hampshire Boat Museum. Donations and consignments are welcome; net proceeds benefit the Museum. In its present location, the museum has seen the permanent collection of boats and related memorabilia increase. Hank says about half of the collection is on display at any given time and the rest is in storage. “We are steadily increasing our collection with donations of old wooden boats” This year the museum will be very busy with a number of special events, as well as the select exhibits for the summer. Featured will be exhibits on the history of Camp Kehonka; a display on the history Goodhue and Hawkins Navy Yard and an exhibit focusing on Meredith Marine.

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David Warren, the museum’s “exhibit guru” as Hank refers to him, has been working hard to put together the Kehonka exhibit. He has been contacting former campers and gathering items that will add to this fascinating look back at a very popular Lakes Region summer camp. For those who are dreaming of actually taking a ride in a vintage boat, the museum has just the thing this summer. Recently the museum purchased the Millie B, a 1994 28-foot, 12-passenger HackerCraft boat. The triplecockpit HackerCraft is a replica of a boat made by the Hacker Boat Company in 1928. The Millie B was owned and operated for many years by Dick and Kathy Eaton. The beautiful boat has been a familiar site at the Wolfeboro Town Docks, where visitors can purchase a ticket and take a ride around the area on the boat. “We have always been interested in taking over the Millie B,” Hank explains. “It’s a wonderful addition.” Millie B will be available for rides at the Wolfeboro Town Docks; rides run Monday through Saturday 10am - 7pm and Sundays 10 am - 5 pm in July and August; weekends Memorial Day to late June and Labor Day to Columbus Day 11am to 2pm. Visitors who ride the Millie B have the added

bonus of free admission to the NH Boat Museum. This summer the museum will also be offering other fun events, some that take place at the museum and some that are actually on the waters of Lake Winnipesaukee. The 5th Annual Boat House Tour takes place on August 16 (rain date is August 17). Those who take the tour will visit some of the most beautiful boathouses on Lake Winnipesaukee. Guests may tour by land in their own car or by water in a classic wooden boat driven by a NH Boat Museum volunteer. Tickets may be purchased at the museum and include museum entry fee. Two tour times for water tours are 9 am and 1 pm. “Our volunteers work very hard for this event,” Hank continues. “We strive to showcase new boathouses every year and we have about 12 boats lined up for water tours, primarily on the Wolfeboro side of the lake.” The poplar Lyman Boat Show takes place at the Wolfeboro Town Dock on June 2 from 9am to 3pm at the Wolfeboro Town Docks. The informal, non-judged show is a lot of fun and puts Lyman boats on display for public viewing. Opening day for the museum is May 26 from 10am to 4pm. Visitors will see antique and classic boats, sailboats, canoes, motors and memorabilia that commemorates NH’s boating history and heritage. There will be hands-on educational

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games for children. As well as these and other boating events, the museum offers a very popular boat building series each summer. It’s a sure bet that some of the kayaks, canoes and sailboats on the lake were built in this wonderful program that teaches valuable skills in problem solving and boat building. In 2003, local children were invited to build Optimist sailboats. The program became an instant hit and spawned the boat-building program as it is today. The sessions are ambitious and include Youth Boat Building, Family Boat Building and Adult Boat Building. Students may choose to build, under the supervision of the museum experts, either a kayak, canoe or Bevin’s skiff. The program is extensive and the museum staff does not want to turn anyone away due to finances. Thus, 14 generous scholarships for children are available. The museum will be welcoming Lisa Simpson-Luts as the new executive director this summer. Simpson has a significant museum background and has worked in Boston, Lake George and in Tennessee. The addition of Simpson will propel the NH Boat Museum into the future. Like many organizations that have felt the pinch of the recent economic times, Hank says the boat museum has weathered the storm and come through quite well. He adds that the museum will be moving to the next level, including evaluating future possible locations that would bring the museum closer to or on the water. “We have to think about the next generation and what they want. We want to include more lake history and add board members. Like all active museums, our plan is to grow,” Hank concludes.

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By Kathi Caldwell-Hopper If you want to live on the lake you have to be willing to take some chances. You cannot be afraid to live a more daring life and you must be willing to put your back into fixing up your abode. Most of all, if you are the owners of an eye catching wooden boat known as the Great Escape, you have to be okay with all the stares and questions and photos taken and the ooohs and aaahs you will hear whenever you dock your “summer home.” This is the life Ron and Linda Largey, owners of the Great Escape, experience every spring, summer and right into the late fall as they ply the waters of Winnipesaukee in their restored antique wooden boat. Originally known as

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the Tonimar, the boat was used in days long passed to deliver the mail by water to people on the Alton Bay side of the lake. It was a long road for the Tonimar to finally come into the hands of the Largeys, but it was worth the trek. No one, it can be assured, have put the time and energy and loving care into restoring a boat as have the Largeys. And with good reason; after all, the boat is their weekend home from spring until it gets too cold to any longer be on the lake in late fall. (Given the fondness the Largeys have for their wooden boat, it is a sure bet they would celebrate Christmas on the Great Escape if the weather were warm enough!) Ron explains Continued on page 10

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how he came to find the boat he would spend countless hours restoring. “We knew a man, Ted O’Shea and we knew he and his wife were looking for Winnipesaukee real estate. Well, they were checking out a property across from Little Mark Island. It was a large parcel of land with a boathouse and a shed off the boathouse. Ted saw a wooden boat being stored there. “Ted called me one day and said he was stuck. He’d given a ride to some people to get ice cream, and he was having some boat motor trouble. He asked me to ride with him to get the people safely back home. Ted showed me a picture of a wooden boat that was for sale. I was interested and even more so when Ted told me he had actually seen the boat!” Ron wasn’t so sure about the condition of the wooden boat when Ted told him it had been sitting in storage in a boathouse for 10 years. “The boat had lost the postal contract to deliver mail when someone else came along. So the boat was put into storage and there it sat. (Historically, the Great Escape started its lake excursions as the Tonimar in the 1940s. Older people recall riding on the 44-passenger boat or seeing it on its daily summer rounds as it brought mail to and from island residents. The Tonimar departed daily and also offered moonlight charters for private parties on summer evenings. It was also available for fishing and trolling parties.) Willing to at least check out the boat, Ron made the trip to see the Tonimar and that began a love affair with the old wooden boat. “It was in rough shape, that’s for sure! It was owned by Captain Lawrence P. Beck, the man who had run the mail route on the lake for years,” Ron recalls. “The boat needed repairs, but I had a vision of what it could be if it

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We say it’s like being on Fantasy Island!” During the day, the Great Escape makes its way around the big lake, but at night the Largeys dock at a yacht club on one of the lake’s islands. They live on the boat and share the many amenities of the club: the beach, bathrooms and big hall. Ron says it makes life simple and the club’s rules are easy to follow. “The club is on Welch Island, which is almost in the center of the lake,” he adds. “We joined the yacht club in 1981 and it has been paradise to live on the boat and dock it at the club. We really feel like we are living a fairy tale!” In order to make their weekend home as livable as possible, Ron changed the structure of the Great Escape’s interior space for better layout and functionality. This only makes sense, because when the boat was built in the early 1900s, boat owner’s tastes and boat design for living was much different. Linda and Ron have outfitted their home away from home with everything they could need:

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ing about that; it gives them even more time on the lake they love. Docking at night at the yacht club means peace and quiet, and as Ron says with a smile, “No one can drop in unannounced!” However, the Great Escape gets a lot of attention wherever it goes and there is no changing that fact. The Largeys take it all in stride and enjoy the stares and pointing and questions people ask about the antique boat. They average 10 to 12 people taking photos of the boat whenever they dock. Ron says it gets tons of attention during Bike Week and he loves to show off the beautiful boat. As with any antique structure, the history of the Great Escape is a big part of life on the lake. Ron was fortunate enough to spend a lot of time with the two original postmasters on the lake, Lawrence Beck and Ed Lavallee. “They really knew about the lake and its history. At one time Ed lived very close to my boathouse and so we would sit and talk. And Lawrence Beck did not get as much attention, I think, but he was extremely knowledgeable about the lake.” When asked if it ever gets boring to spend weekends on the lake on a boat, Ron and Linda both say an emphatic no. “It’s a lot of fun because the boat just exudes history. People remember the boat and we get to hear a lot of memories that people have of seeing the old Tonimar. And we make our own fun,” Ron says. Life on the lake has meant taking some huge chances for the Largeys, but they are glad they were willing to take on the challenge of restoring this piece of Lakes Region history. “I know every brush of paint and every turn of each and every screw that I did to repair the boat. And I have enjoyed every moment of it,” Ron concludes.

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By Kathi Caldwell-Hopper What’s almost as much summertime fun as boating? Dining out would definitely rank up there with warm weather pleasures. Visitors and residents alike know that dining out and boating go together quite well. Those boating on Lake Winnipesaukee can have it all, from ice cream to burgers to tempting gourmet meals delivered right to the docks, the choices are endless. The restaurants listed here have boat docking or are within walking distance of the spot where you can dock your boat. This is just a sampling of the many restaurants with nearby boat docking. Plan ahead, because dock spaces get snatched up fast in the busy summer months. 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 draws visitors. Known as the oldest summer resort in America, the town has great restaurants within walking distance of the Wolfeboro Town Docks. In the downtown area, you can dine nearby at The Restaurant 03894, located at 37 North Main Street. The Restaurant serves lunch and dinner in a casual atmosphere. Call 569-3000. For many, diner dining can’t be beat. Near the Wolfeboro town docks, breakfast and lunch is served at the Wolfeborough Diner on Main St. Serving classic diner fare, the atmosphere is casual and welcoming. From burgers to eggs and bacon to great desserts, the diner is a casual meeting place

and eatery that boaters love. Call 569-2997. Those who crave a great breakfast or lunch in a cozy setting, the Strawberry Patch Restaurant can’t be beat. Located at 50 North Main Street in Wolfeboro, the Patch serves breakfast and lunch daily; call 569-5523. Jo Green’s Garden Café is a popular spot with indoor/ outdoor dining. The menu includes everything from pizza to fresh seafood, pasta and great salads; the full bar is famous for its refreshing frozen drinks. Located at 27 South Main Street, call 569-8668. Upstairs at Jo Green’s, visit the Upper Deck Pub and Game Rooms for relaxed dining with incredible views of the lake, the boats and all the

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docking is available; call 875-6001 for details. If you are craving Chinese food while out on the lake, dock at the Alton Bay town docks and take a quick walk to J. P. China Restaurant and Lounge at 403 Main St. The eatery serves delicious Chinese cuisine and is open year round. Call 875-8899 for information or to place a take-out order ready to go when you arrive. Who doesn’t love a diner breakfast or lunch? The Olde Bay Diner in Alton Bay is situated directly across the street from Shibley’s Ice Cream and is a quick walk from the dock area. Serving hearty breakfasts and lunches, the tiny eatery is open for breakfast and lunch year-round; call ahead for hours at 875-3700. For those on the go who are craving a delicious sandwich or soup or baked goods, Amilyne’s Corner Market, Bakery &

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ith a long-standing reputation of being a pristine lake in a beautiful unspoiled setting, ringed by a variety of mountain ranges and hills, Squam Lake in central New Hampshire has to be one of the state’s finest natural resources for outdoor recreation, attracting visitors and residents alike for low-impact boating, swimming, fishing, camping, and wildlife viewing. Squam Lake is actually two lakes, Big Squam and Little Squam. Little Squam, measuring about 408 acres and offering just over four miles of shoreline, lies between the towns of Ashland and Holderness. The average depth of Little Squam is twenty-three feet, with the deepest point measured

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at about eighty-four feet in depth. The Ashland Town Beach, along with a fine example of a New England covered bridge, is located at Little Squam. A narrow channel leads under U.S. Route 3 in Holderness to Big Squam, which measures 6,765 acres and has just over sixty miles of shoreline. The average depth of Big Squam is thirty-six feet, with the deepest spot about 98 feet deep. Big Squam Lake also touches the towns of Center Harbor, Sandwich, and Moultonborough, and there are thirty-five islands on Squam, twenty of which are inhabited to some extent. With twenty coves and three bays distributed around the lake, Squam never seems Continued on page 24

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Continued from page 23 crowded, even on a busy summer’s day. There is a daytime boating speed limit of 40 mph (20 mph at night), so boat enthusiasts can cruise and enjoy the lake without intimidating or intruding on smaller crafts. One organization that has been working for over a century to preserve and protect Squam Lake and the surrounding land areas around its watershed through conservation, education, and outreach programs is the Squam Lakes Association in Holderness. Formed in 1904, the Squam Lakes Association is a non-profit organization that works to preserve the unique character of the Squam Lakes, with a stated mission of being “…dedicated to conserving for the public benefit the natural beauty, peaceful character and unique resource values of the lakes and surrounding area. In cooperation with local and state authorities and other conservation organizations, the Association promotes the protection, careful use and shared enjoyment of the lakes, mountains, forests, open spaces and wildlife of the Squam Lakes Region.”

Executive Director E.B. James explains what he believes to be the Squam Lakes Association’s philosophy regarding their role in helping to keep the lake and surrounding lands clean and healthy. “We are a community-driven organization,” he says. “We act as caretakers for the health of the lake and its watershed, as well as the land surrounding it by monitoring water quality and conducting research. We use a holistic approach to help ensure the health of the land and the surrounding communities.” Since much of the land around Squam Lake is privately owned, public access has traditionally been an issue and public boat access sites are rare. One public boat ramp is located on Route 113 in Holderness near the center of town, on land which was donated to the State of New Hampshire by the SLA a few years ago. Free parking is located across the road on land donated by the near-by Squam Lakes Natural Science Center. At the headquarters of the Continued on page 28

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wise old salt-encrusted character once told me a story about a rich fellow who wanted to impress his friends by buying a big, expensive boat even though he hadn’t the foggiest notion of how to operate one. “That’s no problem”, said the salesman. “It operates just like your car. This steering wheel is just like your car’s steering wheel. Turn it counterclockwise and the boat turns left, clockwise, and the boat turns right. Simple! Just like your car.” The salesman continued showing the customer the throttle lever: move it up and the boat goes faster, down and it goes slower, “just like the accelerator in your car.” “How do I make it go forward or backward?” the customer asked. “Same thing as your car”, the salesman continued: “push this lever up to go forward, and pull it back to go backwards. Leave it in the middle, and it’s in neutral, just like the gearshift in your car.” “I think I’ve got it”, said the customer and drove off

with his big, new expensive boat. When he decided it was time to replenish his fuel supply, he managed to get the boat alongside a fuel dock, then he stepped ashore and started to walk up the gangplank. “Hey, mister,” said the dock boy. “Aren’t you going to tie your boat up?” “That’s okay”, said the new boat owner, “I don’t have to, I left if in gear.” I can’t believe this really happened. The salt-encrusted character must have been pulling my leg, but it is so ludicrous that it is almost amusing. We all know we have to tie our boats up at the dock, or at a mooring, but from some of the behavior I had witnessed when I was dock boy for M/S Mount Washington at Wolfeboro, I wonder if some of the boat operators know more about hitching horses than hitching boats. Three or four wraps of the “hitching post” aren’t likely to cut it. One should not be surprised if, when one returns, the boat is not where it was last seen. There is a proper knot for every occasion (one should know a

minimum of four, but can get away with just one, the bowline), and the prudent skipper will learn how to tie them blindfolded. My son Bill, when he was a junior sailor, could tie knots behind his back -- which skill earned him seamanship prize for the Junior Yacht Racing Association of Long Island Sound, although he had to have help tying his necktie when we went to the New York Yacht Club to collect his trophy. (Now a bonefide rocket scientist, Bill still has his priorities straight.) Three things are required of a good knot: it must be easy to tie quickly; it must be secure; it must be able to be untied quickly and easily as in an emergency. Three or four wraps around a post or dock bollard may be easy to do quickly, but they are hardly secure. A whole lot of wraps might be secure, but they can’t be undone quickly. A simple clove hitch or two half hitches can be thrown over a post as quickly as three or four wraps, is secure, and is easy to untie. If the post or ring is slippery, I like to add

To throw a clove hitch (or two half hitches) over a post, make a loop by passing the running part over the standing part (1). Going in the same direction, make a second loop by passing the running part over the standing part and pull tight (2). For additional security, take a hitch with the running part on the standing part (3). This should take no longer five seconds, much less time than making a bunch of loops and will be much more secure. Boating on the Lakes • 2012 Edition • 31

a simple hitch to the clove hitch to be absolutely sure it is secure. A figure 8 knot is useful as a stopper on the end of a line. It’s advantage over a simple overhand knot is that no matter how tightly it is pulled, one can always untie it when necessary. An overhand knot tends to jam under load, making it difficult or impossible to untie. The bowline (pronounced: bo-lyn) is the most essential knot of all as it has a variety of applications: to make a loop to go over a piling or post, to form an adjustable loop in the end of a line, or to tie two dissimilar size lines together with two bowlines. Learn how to tie a bowline quickly and accurately, and practice until it becomes second nature (as tying shoe laces or a necktie). The way Scouts are taught to tie a bowline (“the rabbit comes out of the hole, goes around the tree, and back down the hole:”) is good, but it is not quick. I prefer to “throw” a bowline which eliminates making the first “hole”, and avoids forming the the hole upside down), Throwing a bowline is quick, accurate, and can be tied in a line under ten-

sion. (see photos) To untie a bowline, simply press the loop back over the “tree trunk.” No matter how tightly the knot is pulled, it can always be untied quickly and easily this way. I have not seen many “cleats” on docks around the lake, but your boat will probably have several. There is one proper way to hitch a line to a cleat, and that is shown in the drawing. While many skippers put a loop over a cleat on their boat and adjust the length of a dock line on the dock, the preferred method is to put a loop over a dock post and adjust the length of the dock line from a cleat on the boat. This gives ultimate control of the line to the person in the boat, not a stranger on the dock. Books have been written about how to tie many different knots and what they are used for, but the knots shown here will see you through any contingency.

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Lyman Boat Show, 9-3, Wolfeboro Town Docks. An informal, non judged showing of Lyman boats. All other lapstrake boats are welcome. Call 569-4554. fnorton@commair.com

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Laconia Bike Week, Weirs Beach, Laconia. Headquarters is at Weirs Beach Water Slide. Call 366-2000. www.laconiamcweek.com

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7-9pm, Alton Bay Bandstand, Route 11, Alton Bay. Folk 30 JimMusicBarnes. with a New Hampshire theme. Call 875-0109. www.alton.nh.gov

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4th of July Parade, 10am, Main Street, Wolfeboro. Largest 4th of July Parade in NH. Call 569-2200. www.wolfeborochamber.com

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On the Green I Arts & Crafts Festival, Fri & Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am4pm, Brewster Academy, Main Street, Rte. 28 Wolfeboro. Call 524-4014. www.joycescraftshows.com

Blues Brothers Next Generation, 7-9pm, Wolfeboro Community Bandstand, Wolfeboro. 10 piece show band. Call 569-2200.

Jose Duddy. 7-9pm, Alton Bay Bandstand, Route 11, Alton Bay. Country Music . Call 875-0109. www.alton.nh.gov

12 thru 15

Colonial Encampment, Brewster Field, Wolfeboro. Reenactors take on the identities of known historical persons and learn to dress, act and think like them. Call 569-2200. www.wolfeborochamber.com

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14 thru 15

23rd Annual Craft Fair at the Bay. 10-5 Daily. Community House, Route 11 Alton Bay. Call 332-2616. www.castleberrfairs.com.

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Summer Tradition Arts & Crafts Festival, Fri & Sat 10-4, Sun 10-3, Brewster Academy, Main Street, Rte 28, Wolfeboro. Call 524-4014. www.joycescraftshows.com

Mile Band, 7-9pm, Wolfeboro Community Bandstand, Wolfe21 Country boro. Country music, dance party and show band. Call 569-2200. Region Open Water Ski Tournament. Back Bay, Wolfeboro. Call 24 Lakes 569-3017.

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& August 3, 4 & 5, Leading Ladies, by Ken Ludwig, Fri & Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm The Village Players Theater, 51 Glendon Street, Wolfeboro. Call 569-9656 www.village-players.com

East Bay Jazz Ensemble. 7-9pm, Alton Bay Bandstand, Route 11, Alton Bay. Concert Followed by town of Alton Fireworks display. Call 8750109. www.alton.nh.gov

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Independence Day Fireworks. Dusk, Over Alton Bay. Call 875-0109. www.alton.nh.gov

Annual Lake Winnipesaukee Antique & Classic Boat Show, 9am28 39th 3pm, Meredith Public Docks. Call 651-8840. www.necacbs.org

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Windham Concert Band, 7-9pm, Wolfeboro Community Bandstand, age from teens to seniors. Call 569-2200.

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Jimmy Jo & The Jumbol’Ayughs 7-9pm, Wolfeboro Community Bandstand, Wolfeboro. Cajun music with a downeast accent. Call 569-2200. Movies in the Park, Marley and Me (PG), Dusk, Foss Field on the Soccer field by Bridge Falls Path, Wolfeboro. Rain Date 8/11. Call 569-2513. www.wolfeboronh.us

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On the Green 2 Arts & Crafts Festival, Fri & Sat 10-5, Sun 10-4, Brewster Academy, Main Street, Rte 28, Wolfeboro. Call 524-4014. www.joycescraftshows.com

Annual Alton Bay Boat Show, 9am-Noon, Alton Town Docks, Alton Bay. The NHBM will present an informal, non-judged vintage boat show. Call 569-4554. www.nhbm.org

Tuckerman’s at 9, 7-9pm, Wolfeboro Community Bandstand, Wolfeboro. Contemporary a cappella. Call 569-2200.

33rd Annual Artists in the Park, 10-5, Cate Park, South Main Street, Wolfeboro. Annual Arts & Crafts celebration, presented by Governor Wentworth Arts Council. Call 569-4554. www.nhbm.org

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Movies in the Park, The Sound of Music (G), Dusk, Foss Field on the Soccer field by Bridge Falls Path, Wolfeboro. Rain Date 8/25. Call 569-2513. www.wolfeboronh.us Sidewalk Sale Days, Wolfeboro, Lots of specials and entertainment. Call 569-2200. www.wolfeborochamber.net

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All Together Now, 7-9pm, Wolfeboro Community Bandstand, Wolfeboro. Beattles Tribute Band. Call 569-2200.

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23rd Annual Labor Day Weekend Craft Fair at the Bay. Sat 10-6, Sun 105, Mon 10-4. Community House, Route 11A, Alton Bay. Call 332-2616. www.castleberrfairs.com.

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40th Annual Lee’s Mills Steamboat Meet, Lee’s Mills Road, Moultonboro. Call 6476-2224. www.steamboating.net

Car & Boat Rendezvous, 9am-3pm Town Docks, Downtown Wolfeboro. Pre-1970 Wood boats and automobiles. Call 651-8840. www.necacbs.org

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Lakes Region Fine Arts and Crafts Festival, 10-4, Mill Falls Marketplace, Meredith. Call 279-6121. www.meredithchamber.com

Music at the Marketplace, 7pm Wed, Fri-Sun, July-Aug, Winnipesaukee Marketplace, 21 Weeks Street, Weirs Beach. Free concerts on outdoor stage. Call 366-5800 Nightly Entertainment, Giuseppe’s Ristorante, Mill Falls Marketplace, Rte. 3, Meredith. Call 279-3313. Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, daily 9:30am-4:30pm, Now through Nov. 1, Rte. 113, Holderness. Hiking trails, live animal exhibits, displays on nature, self-guided games and activities, plus nature talks. Call 968-7194. • Calendar of Events listings are as of 4/15/2011. Dates and times subject to change. For a complete and up-to-date calendar listing, visit thelaker.com/calendar. Boating on the Lakes • 2012 Edition • 35

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Nighttime Navigation

Be on the lookout for the lights of other vessels when boating at night. Several types of lights serve as navigational aids at night. there are four common navigation nights. • Sidelights: These red and green lights called sidelights (also called combination lights) because they are visible to another vessel approaching from the side of head-on. The red light indicates a vessel’s starboard (right) side. • Sternlight: This white light is seen from behind the vessel.

• Masterhead Light: This white light shines forward and to both sides and is required on all power-driven vessels. A masthead light must be displayed by all vessels when under engine power. The absence of this light indicates a sailboat under sail. • All-Round White Lights: On power-driven vessels less than 39.4 feet in length, this light may be used to combine a masthead light and sternlight into a single white light that can be seen by other vessels from any direction. This light serves as an anchor light when sidelights are extinguished.

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

Think Safe – Ride Safe • Right of way. Follow basic boating rules. Sailboats (under sail), large commercial vessels, and fishing vessels always have the right of way. Stay to the right when approaching an oncoming craft, so that it passes on your left side. When overtaking another boat, pass on the right or left, but stay clear. If you’re about to cross paths with another boat, the craft on the right has the right of way. Slow down to let the boat continue its course, then pass behind it. Even when you are sure you have the right of way, a good safety rule is to never insist on it. Always ride defensively.

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• 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.

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• 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. • Maintenance. Check your craft internally and externally before you get on the water. Make sure the throttle and all switches are working properly, that fuel and battery lines are properly connected, that no fuel is leaking, and that cables and steering are functioning.

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Public Beaches

Alton Town Beach, Route 28A, Alton Bay

Sunapee State Beach, Route 103, Newbury

Swim Dock, Route 11, Alton Bay Town Dock

Duncan Lake, Duncan Lake Road off Route 16, Ossipee

Wellington State Park, West Shore Road off Route 3A, Bristol

White Lake State Park, off Route 16, Tamworth

Center Harbor Town Beach, Route 25, Center Harbor

Nineteen Mile Bay Beach, Route 109, Tuftonboro

Gilford Town Beach, Varney Point Access Road

Twenty Mile Bay Beach, Route 109, Tuftonboro

Ellacoya State Park, Route 11, Gilford

Endicott Park, Route 3, Weirs Beach

Sculptured Rocks State Park, Route 3A, Groton

Plummer Ledge Natural Area, off Route 25, Wentworth

Ahern State Park, off Route 106, Laconia

Allen Albee Beach, Route 28 North, Wolfeboro

Bartlett Beach, Winnisquam Avenue, Laconia

Brewster Beach, Clark Road off South Main Street, Wolfeboro

Bond Beach, Bell Street, Laconia

Carry Beach, Forest Road off North Main Street, Wolfeboro

Opechee Park, North Main Street, Route 106, Laconia

Wentworth State Park, Route 109 East, Wolfeboro

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By Kathi Caldwell-Hopper They keep the lakes and waterways safe and they do it with little fanfare. We do not often see the blue lights on their boats flashing, nor are they as readily visible as town and state police. However, the NH Marine Patrol is authorized to do the same job as state policemen; they just do their job on the water instead of land. No one knows that better than Lieutenant Timothy Dunleavy of the NH Marine Patrol, headquartered in Gilford, NH. With a career in the marine patrol that spans over 20 years, Dunleavy has seen just about everything when it comes to patrolling the waters and keeping the boating public safe. “In 1989 I was going to college to become a teacher,” he explains. One of his high school teachers told him about a great summer job: working for the NH Marine Patrol. The teacher worked summers at the Marine Patrol and taught the rest of the year; it was the perfect summer job for a teacher. “I started working at the Marine Patrol seasonally when I was in college. By 1993 I was working full time at the job. I became a fully trained officer and I was doing a lot of teaching with the job,” he says.

Dunleavy taught a boating course and other classes, as well as patrolling the lake during the busy boating months. For the job, he took courses and became a fully certified NH police officer. “What many people don’t realize is Marine Patrol officers are policemen and women on the water.” Indeed, whatever functions land based police perform, the NH Marine Patrol officers also do, but on the water. It’s a bit difficult to imagine making a routine traffic stop on the water, but it’s all in a day’s work for the Marine Patrol officers. Lieutenant Dunleavy has a full time job that keeps him busy year round. In his job, he oversees the general Lieutenant Timothy Dunleavy operations of the

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Marine Patrol, as well as the boating education program and moorings program. It’s a statewide effort, and although the headquarters are in Gilford, the rules, regulations and programs of the Marine Patrol are for all state waterways. Lake Winnipesaukee, followed by the seacoast region, take up a lion’s share of attention due to their size and the number of boats on each body of water. A recent change in the structuring of the Marine Patrol has brought it under the umbrella of the NH State Police. This was an act of the legislature and it seems to make sense to marry two state agencies that are all about law enforcement and safety. Although many people are not aware of it, there are some high tech functions of the NH Marine Patrol that keep the public safe. “If there is an accident on the water, we have reconstruction teams; any sci-

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lake, the patrol officers are often first responders at the scene of an accident, at a fire on an island home or any sort of incident on the islands. “If we arrest someone in a boating incident, we handcuff them and put them in a life jacket,” Dunleavy says. “We cannot leave an unoccupied boat on the lake, so we tow the person’s boat back to the Marine Patrol docks in Gilford. This is often a challenge to make an arrest on the water, but it’s something we are trained to do.” Just what would lead to an arrest while doing something as seemingly innocent and enjoyable as boating? Often, the Patrol officers will stop a boat for a lighting violation, which leads to a discovery that the boat driver is intoxicated. The laws for driving a boat while intoxicated are the same as for a DWI in a vehicle on land and the penalties are the same. “Other things we handle are violations when a boat passes too close at a high rate of speed, waterski and tubing law violations and enforcing the speed limit,” says Dunleavy. (For those who are not aware, there is a speed limit for boats on the waters of Winnipesaukee, and it is 45 mph during the day and 30 mph at night.) “New Hampshire requires anyone operating a boat over 25 horsepower to be age 16 or over and to have taken a safe boating course,” Dunleavy offers. If a visitor is in the Lakes Region on vacation from out-of-state, they can get a 14-day temporary certificate after passing an exam. This will allow them to safely enjoy operating a boat on the lake during their stay. Due to the fact that water means fun, and sometimes that

can lead to accidents, the officers of the Marine Patrol have seen just about everything, from stalled boats on the lake to DWI violations to the need to respond to an emergency health situation on a boat or island property. “Our officers are trained in CPR. If someone has an emergency on the water, they should call 911 as they would if on land,” Dunleavy explains. With a career centered on the water, one would assume Dunleavy would want a break from boating during his free time. Not so, he says. “I am a boater and I enjoy being out on the lake when I am not working. I think boating is an act that society is losing and I would like to see that changed. It’s a positive family pastime. People who boat generally do so with their family and it’s passed on from generation to generation.” In an effort to increase awareness of boating safety and to urge families to enjoy boating, Dunleavy says, “I want to remind people that the water can be wonderful, but it can be unforgiving. It’s important to take safety precautions on a boat. Have life jackets handy and make sure children age 12 and under wear them at all times. Today’s life jackets are very comfortable and everyone should ideally be wearing one when boating. There is really no excuse for not taking safety precautions.” The next time you are on the lake and you pass a NH Marine Patrol boat, you can be assured that these highly trained water police are there to protect and aid you should the need arise.

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Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs) • All vessels must carry one wearable (Type I, II, III, or V) USCG-approved life jackets (PFD) for each person on board. Type V PFDs must be worn to be acceptable. • All life jackets must be in good and serviceable condition and must be readily accessible. The life jackets must be of proper size for the intended wearer. Sizing for life jackets is based on body weight and chest size and can be determined by the manufacturer’s label. • In addition to the above requirements, vessels 16 feet in length or longer (except canoes and kayaks) must have one Type IV USCG-approved throwable PFD on board and immediately available. • Children 12 years of age of younger must wear a USCGapproved life jacket at all times while underway on a vessel. unless the vessel is completely enclosed by railings at least three feet high and constructed such that a small child cannot fall through them. It is strongly recommended that children of all ages wear their life jackets. • The operator of a “ski craft” must wear a USCG-approved life jacket. • Each person being towed behind a vessel must wear a USCG-approved life jacket.

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State Of New Hampshire Department Of Safety Boating Education Program The Department of Safety, Boating Education is offering the boating education course to the public at the following locations. There is a $30.00 non-refundable fee per person for the class and because of the limited seating preregistration is required. Call (603) 267-7256 or (888) 254-2125 or visit www.boatingeducation.nh.gov to pre-register. Seating is still available in the following courses:

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