TheLaker_November_Part2_2020

November, 2020 | THE LAKER | Page 1

Your Guide to What’s Happening in NH’s Lakes Region

FREE

November • Vol 37 • No. 30

Inside This Issue... Find More Gunstock | Page 3

What’s Up | Pages 12-13

‘Cue the Grill | Page 6

Yesteryear | Page 14

Page 2 | THE LAKER | November, 2020

Friday - Sunday Nov. 25-30

Open at 8am on Friday Savings on Brand Name Mattresses

Black Friday Promotions on LaZBoy Recliners, Dining Room Sets, and Select Bedroom Furniture

Make Your Own Sale

100

$

OFF

Make Your Own Sale

200

$

Make Your Own Sale

300

$

OFF

Make Your Own Sale

500

$

OFF

With purchase of $899 or more

OFF

With purchase of $1699 or more

With purchase of $2499 or more

With purchase of $4499 or more

Valid 11/25/20-11/30/20 ONLY. One coupon per household. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Not valid on previous orders. Not valid towards the purchase of closeout, clearance, floor-model price, promotional priced, warehouse clearance, or Black Friday Specials. Cannot be used towards the purchase of any Sealy or Tempur-Pedic, 0% financing deals may not apply.

(See store for details.)

Valid 11/25/20-11/30/20 ONLY. One coupon per household. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Not valid on previous orders. Not valid towards the purchase of closeout, clearance, floor-model price, promotional priced, warehouse clearance, or Black Friday Specials. Cannot be used towards the purchase of any Sealy or Tempur-Pedic, 0% financing deals may not apply.

(See store for details.)

Valid 11/25/20-11/30/20 ONLY. One coupon per household. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Not valid on previous orders. Not valid towards the purchase of closeout, clearance, floor-model price, promotional priced, warehouse clearance, or Black Friday Specials. Cannot be used towards the purchase of any Sealy or Tempur-Pedic, 0% financing deals may not apply.

(See store for details.)

Valid 11/25/20-11/30/20 ONLY. One coupon per household. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Not valid on previous orders. Not valid towards the purchase of closeout, clearance, floor-model price, promotional priced, warehouse clearance, or Black Friday Specials. Cannot be used towards the purchase of any Sealy or Tempur-Pedic, 0% financing deals may not apply.

(See store for details.)

Free Delivery | Free Set Up 0% Financing Available 433 NH Rt. 11 | Farmington, NH 603-755-4402 www.newenglandfurniture.net

November, 2020 | THE LAKER | Page 3

What’s New at Gunstock Upgrades to Tubing Hill, Open on Christmas Day and more Chairlifts will start spinning at 8 am on weekends and Gunstock in Gilford, NH will open on Christmas Day for the first time in its history this year. These are just a few of the exciting things to come this ski season at Gunstock Mountain Resort.

Construction has started on the Tubing Hill expansion, which will add more lanes and a new Sunkid conveyor belt or moving carpet, so guests will enjoy a leisurely and more comfortable ride to the top of the hill. A new tubing-specific grooming machine has been added to Gunstock’s grooming fleet, which will provide a flawless tubing surface.

Guests will also notice an enhanced sense of arrival at the Welcome Center, with a covered porch to keep them out of the elements as they arrive.

To improve the overall guest experience, the ski and snowboard rental area has been moved to a snow level building, allowing easier access to lifts. The resort has also added a new set of exterior stairs to make the trip to the new rental space easier and safer. Additionally, Gunstock added touchless payment technology at all points of sale and added stored value to their RFID season passes and daily tickets. This will allow guests to load money onto those products to spend in retail and restaurants while minimizing contact with others.

To help guests better understand the

new operating parameters, Gunstock will now broadcast a radio program each morning. The program will run on a loop during operating hours to assist guests and communicate vital information. On Gunstock Radio guests will learn about booting up in their car, buying tickets online, how to purchase food resort-wide, and other tips and tricks to make the skiing and riding experience fun and memorable.

Gunstock has added several new faces to the Senior Management Team going into the 2020-21 winter season, providing the county-owned resort with a dynamic and diversely skilled group at the helm.

“We’ve had a lot of changes on the management team this summer and can’t wait for you to meet them,” said Tom Day, GM and President of Gunstock.

In the past, the direction of both Sales and Marketing fell into one role.

This year, the role was split to dedicate resources equally to both efforts. Jim Mamos is the Director of Sales, who

will drive growth through corporate partnerships and sponsorships. He will explore new and exciting sales and event initiatives for groups and outreach for year-round operations, which has limitless possibilities.

Kristen Lodge will be directing marketing efforts and brings a wealth of knowledge in the digital marketing space, as well as a contagious enthusiasm and love for creativity in marketing. As the Director of Marketing, she will increase brand recognition in the marketplace and continue to build strong relationships with the community.

In September, Day hired Peter Weber as the Director of Snowsports. Weber’s first priority is to help increase the visibility of the Snowsports School and revamp the Intro to Ski & Ride program with an emphasis in adult instruction, in addition to their great children’s program. Weber has spent his entire career in the ski industry, with over 20 years logged as Ski School Director at resorts in New Hampshire

and Pennsylvania.

“Webbie has a vast knowledge of the Snowsports industry. I have great faith in his ability to attract and hire great personnel to come to Gunstock,” said Day. “As a PSIA Examiner, his passion for Snowsports is unparalleled.

“I’m really pumped that these team members will bring a new sense of energy to the great team already in place,” he said.

“They will help us be even stronger in a competitive marketplace as we enter a new era in the ski industry and attack the challenges that COVID brings with an enthusiastic and positive attitude.”

About Gunstock Mountain Resort Gunstock is a four-season mountain resort that offers authentic eastern mountain skiing and riding with 227 skiable acres and 48 trails. In summer the campground is your basecamp for activities in our Adventure Park that includes ziplining, e-bike tours, Segway tours and more.

Located in the heart of New Hampshire’s Lakes Region with breathtaking views of Lake Winnipesaukee at the summit of Gunstock Mountain, Gunstock Mountain Resort is the perfect getaway for families, couples and outdoor adventurers. Gunstock is New Hampshire’s Family Friendly Resort.

For information, visit www.gunstock. com.

COZY CABIN RUSTICS Larger Store!

P.O. Box 119, Wolfeboro Falls, NH 03896

603-569-5257 in NH 1-800-339-5257 FAX 603-569-5258

pressreleases@thelaker.com • lkr@thelaker.com • www.thelaker.com

This newspaper assumes no financial responsibility for typographical errors but will reprint that part of an advertisement in which the typographical error affects the value of same. Advertisers will please notify the management immediately of any errors which may occur.

All rights reserved. No reproduction in part or whole without expressed written consent.

PUBLISHER Dan Smiley

elivery & Setu p

ADVERTISING Maureen Padula EDITOR Kathi Caldwell-Hopper PROD. MANAGER/ GRAPHIC DESIGN Gina Lessard

y oz

Cabin Rust ic

-F ur ni

s ture & Mattre sse

s

CIRCULATION Joe Corbett Kathy Larson

C

e S h op O u r N e w Com

Smiley Publishing Group, LLC dba Panoramic Publishing Group/The Laker

—FURNITURE & MATTRESSES— F EE LocaR lD

-

PLYMOUTH

MEREDITH

742 Tenney Mtn. Hwy.

312 Daniel Webster Hwy.

603-238-3250

603-279-1333

Mon-Sat 9-5 / Sun 10-5

Mon-Fri 9-5:30 Sat 9-6 / Sun 10-5

OPEN DAILY • COZYCABINRUSTICS.COM

Oldest Candy & Ice Cream Maker in New England

A Family Tradition Since 1906

259 Endicott Street North, Laconia, NH 603-366-4466 kellerhaus.com

Gift Baskets • Assorted Chocolates & Holiday Candy Handmade Ribbon Candy & Candy Canes Available Soon Shipping Anywhere in the USA

Page 4 | THE LAKER | November, 2020

Colonial Theatre complex in Laconia named to National Register of Historic Places The New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources has announced the Colonial Theatre complex in Laconia has been honored by the United States Secretary of the Interior with placement on the National Register of Historic Places for both its architecture and for its role as a center of entertainment and commerce from the time it was built in 1914 into the 21st century.

The Colonial Theatre complex is the largest of several mixed-use blocks that were built in downtown Laconia in the first quarter of the 20th century. With its primary entrance on Main Street, the complex includes three sections: The Piscopo Block, Colonial Theatre and Canal Street Annex.

The complex’s most prominent feature is the theater’s 1930s marquee, which hangs over the main entrance of the Piscopo Block and is topped by a two-story blade-style sign that spells out “Colonial.”

The theater’s entrance and lobby retain a majority of their original historic finishes and decorative details, including a pair of 12-light mahoganystained birch doors with brass hardware, Vermont marble wainscoting, terrazzo floors and ticket booths with arched windows.

The theater space still has its original layout, with an overhanging balcony, orchestra pit and two-tiered box seating at the front of the auditorium.

Restored details include the original gilded plaster ornaments, frescoes, high coffered ceiling decorated with images of high arts and floral designs, woodwork and a “1914” medallion centered above the stage.

Storefronts in the Piscopo Block and Canal St. Annex maintain their original recessed entries and are flanked by glass display windows. Prism glass transoms above the entrances to the

The Colonial Theatre - Laconia is now on the National Register. Pictured is scaffolding inside the theatre spaces. storefronts and the theater, patented

by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1897 and made by the Luxfer Prism Company, enhance the entrance of natural light.

The complex has undergone several reversible changes, including

Tuesday’s Tapas Join us for some special ever changing appetizers paired with some of finest wines from Spain.

Inn On Main • 200 North Main St., Wolfeboro Reservations Recommended. 603-515-1003

converting the theater space into a five-screen multiplex in the 1980s and alterations to the layout of the office and residential spaces on the second and third floors of the Piscopo Block.

In an effort for the property to be eligible for the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives program, rehabilitation work at the complex is following the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation.

Being named to the National Register of Historic Places is a required step for a property to be eligible for federal tax incentives.

Benjamin Piscopo, the original developer of the Colonial Theater complex, was a stone cutter from Italy who emigrated to Boston. He became a successful real estate developer and moved to Laconia, where he developed a number of the city’s business buildings and was an investor in the Tavern Hotel.

Administered by the National Park Service, which is part of the U.S. Department of the Interior, the National Register of Historic Places is the nation’s official list of historic resources worthy of preservation and is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate and protect historic and archaeological resources.

Listing to the National Register does not impose any new or additional restrictions or limitations on the use of private or non-federal properties.

Listings identify historically significant properties and can serve as educational tools and increase heritage tourism opportunities. The rehabilitation of National Register-listed commercial or industrial buildings may qualify for certain federal tax provisions.

In New Hampshire, listing to the National Register makes applicable property owners eligible for grants such as the Land and Community Heritage Investment Program or LCHIP (lchip. org) and the Conservation License Plate Program (nh.gov/nhdhr/grants/ moose).

For more information on the National Register program in New Hampshire, please visit nh.gov/nhdhr or contact the Division of Historical Resources at 603-271-3583.

New Hampshire’s Division of Historical Resources, the State Historic Preservation Office, was established in 1974 and is part of the N.H. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

NHDHR’s mission is to preserve and celebrate New Hampshire’s irreplaceable historic resources through programs and services that provide education, stewardship, and protection.

For more information, visit nh.gov/ nhdhr or call 603-271-3483.

Make this holiday season less stressful with Co-op eShop!

Access to unique gifts & all your Co-op favorites from the convenience of your smart phone or computer.

Simply order online & pick up curbside at the Co-op!

24 South Main Street, Concord, NH 603.225.6840 | 52 Newport Road, New London, NH 603.526.6650

November, 2020 | THE LAKER | Page 5

Properties to be Thankful for in the Lakes Region

MLS #4805446 Eagle Shore Rd Moultonborough 51+ acre 6 lot subdivision. 1 lot contains 212' in Ash Cove on Lake Winnipesaukee. Great Opportunity for Builders/Developers or create your own Family Compound.

Offered for $1,500,000 Christopher Williams, REALTOR 603-340-5233 Cell

MLS #4832249 13 Main Street, Sandwich Wonderful Antique New Englander in the heart of Main Street in Historic Sandwich Village. Featuring 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, and beautiful features, this property has elegant style and gracious rooms. The lawn opens out to Quimby Field for more outside enjoyment. A true Sandwich Classic!

Offered for $550,000 Lisa Wardlaw, Broker 603-253-9293 Direct

MLS #4823030 37 White Tail Lane, Silver Lake in Madison Built in 2005 and finished by the sellers, this almost 3000 sq ft home features 3-finished levels, 3 bedrooms with extra sleeping space, 3 baths, a nice open-concept feel, and many upgraded finishes such as granite countertops, cherry cabinets, and hardwood floors to name just a few. All this on 1.64 level acres located just about 1 mile from the town beach andboat launch on Silver Lake. A great property to enjoy.

Offered for $399,900 Christopher Williams, REALTOR 603-340-5233 Cell

249 Whittier Highway - Route 25, Center Harbor, NH | OfďŹ ce (603)253.8131 | Toll Free (800)834.5759

LampreyRealEstate.com

Page 6 | THE LAKER | November, 2020

‘Cue The Grill

Great Holiday Sweets

By Chef Kelly Ross Everybody loves Christmas treats.

This article is not so much about decorated cookies for the holidays, but more about some really good quality treats. Depending on whether the kids are in school or remote learning from home, I know the popular thing is just to make sugar cookies and cut the dough into Christmas shapes such as Santa’s head, Christmas trees, angels and such and break out the food coloring and decorate them appropriately with the youngsters. Don’t get me wrong, I’ll eat one or two of those decorated sugar cookies anytime, usually when a niece or nephew wants to share with me, but I’ll still go for cookies made by the grandma’s and Moms out there.

Also, when it comes to holiday treats, I’m a big fan of bon’s, balls, or truffles; choose whatever you name them depending on your upbringing, as they are all basically the same thing. Now it’s time to share some fun recipes, so let’s get at it.

First off, I have a no-bake treat that goes together pretty easily and doesn’t require many ingredients. The main ingredient is crushed Oreos so how can we go wrong! From there, we throw in some cream cheese, fresh raspberries and white chocolate. This recipe will give you 40-48 pieces.

White Chocolate Raspberry Oreo Balls 14.3 oz package of Oreo Cookies, 36 of them, finely crushed 8 oz brick cream cheese, room temp 1 lb almond bark, melted

40-48 fresh raspberries, washed and patted dry ½ tsp raspberry extract or flavoring, divided ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips Let’s start by crushing all the cookies.

I suggest you use your food processor or a blender, doing so in two batches as you will get a more consistent cookie crumb. If you have neither, put the cookies in a large Ziploc and pound well with a meat tenderizer. Mix the crumbs with the softened cream cheese until well blended. Add ¼ tsp of the raspberry extract to the mixture while mixing to give it a hint of flavor. Next, you will be forming the mixture into 40-48 balls, doing so by forming with a raspberry inside each one of them.

Roll them within your hands to get a perfect circle/ball, but gently so as to not crush the raspberry inside. Freeze for 20-30 minutes. Meanwhile, melt the almond bark in a double boiler and add the other ¼ tsp of raspberry extract to that as well. Dip each frozen ball in the melted bark to completely cover, let excess bark drip off and place them on a cookie sheet covered with a piece of waxed paper. Once all the balls are done and the outer coating has hardened, melt the chocolate chips in a microwave and using a toothpick or something similar, drizzle the chocolate over the balls in a decorative thin line manner. If you have plenty of melted bark left, you can choose to add red food coloring to it and drizzle the red over the balls as well, or if preferred, just use the red and don’t

* 12 Month Financing Available

bother with the chocolate chips. The choice is yours. Once done, put in a plastic container, covered, and keep refrigerated until ready to eat. (It’s because of the raspberries and cream cheese that you should keep them refrigerated.) The freshness of the raspberries will help dictate how long they will last, but 2-3 days is the norm for these to stay really tasty and fresh.

Another of my favorite ball-shaped goodies which I like to use at the holiday season, or any occasion, are Toasted Almond Bons. Again, fairly simple, and everyone will love these as they are ice cream based. (Make sure everyone knows not to eat these too quickly, to avoid getting ice cream headaches!) This recipe is for using just a pint of ice cream, so if you want to make a bunch more, use a half gallon as I usually do and multiply the recipe as needed.

Toasted Almond Bons The Topping ¾ cup instant nonfat dry milk ¼ cup flour 2 tbsp cornstarch 2 tbsp light brown sugar 1 tsp salt ¼ cup slivered almonds, chopped 1 tsp almond extract 4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted ¼ cup white chocolate, melted Almond Bons 1 pint old fashioned style vanilla ice cream 1 tsp vanilla extract Let’s start with the outer crunch topping. Preheat the oven to 250 degrees. Prep a cookie sheet with parchment paper. In a large bowl, whisk the dry milk, flour, cornstarch, sugar and salt. Stir in the almonds, butter, and almond extract until the mixture turns into small clumps of sorts. Spread the crumble mixture onto the parchment paper and bake until dry and sandy, about 20 minutes or so. While cooking, melt the white chocolate. Pull the crumbs out of the

oven and dump on top of the melted chocolate. Stir until the mixture forms into large clusters. Let cool for about 15 minutes. Once cooled, put in a food processor and pulse in batches until the crumbs are somewhat small pea sized. Dump into a baking dish and set aside. Again, line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

Remove the ice cream from the freezer and let sit for a few minutes to soften slightly. With a rubber spatula, move the ice cream from the carton to a bowl and add the almond extract and stir with the rubber spatula until combined.

Using a ½ inch sized ice cream scoop, scoop the ice cream into balls and set them on the prepared cookie sheet.

Freeze for 3 hours. Once they have set, pull and roll in the crumb mixture so they are completely coated, place back on the sheet and return back to the freezer for another 30 minutes before eating, and for obvious reasons, keep them stored in the freezer. At this point, they are ready to be devoured. FYI: If almond isn’t really your cup of tea, feel free to use vanilla or something else, and for that matter, a different flavor of ice cream.

Now it’s time for poppers, similar to bons, except poppers have a filling.

This popper treat is a great variation on a classic cookie, the Snickerdoodle.

They won’t take you much more than a half hour to prepare. One common theme you will notice in these recipes, besides their shape, is the recurring theme of white chocolate. This recipe will give you about 30 poppers.

Snickerdoodle Poppers 1 ¼ cup flour 2 tsp baking powder ¼ tsp salt ¼ cup milk, room temp ¼ cup plain yogurt, room temp ¼ cup granulated sugar 3 tbsp butter, melted Vegetable oil for frying • Holiday Sweets Continued on page 8

From the Publisher:

Biggest sale of the Year. Top Brand name decking in stock!

“Family owned & operated since 1984”

Open 7 Days

Windham • Warner • Tilton 603-410-5565 cyrlumber.com

drawnigh nigh to Thanksgiving, of AsAswewedraw Thanksgiving the thethought thought extra helpings comes to mind.

Gathered around the of extra helpings comes to mind; Just one more holiday ask for and an extra helping of turpiece oftable, that we pie,often or stuffing gravy.

We found key, stuffi ng, and of course, pie. ourselves here at The Laker needing to dish up a second helping of November papers due to This November, we are dishing up an extra edition stronghelping) demand you our A special (extra of from The Laker, due readers. to a strong demand thank you to the advertisers in this issue who from our readers. We would like to extend a thank-you came together on short notice to ensure ourto to our advertisers who came together on short notice many this cupboards around the big of pond not ensure second November issue The would Laker. (Our be bareschedule for Thanksgiving week.

Despiteissue.) all the normal is for one early November At The Laker in wethe have muchthese to bedays, thankful for, despite craziness world we here in the the tumult we have all experienced thishave year,so andmuch at the Lakes Region of New Hampshire top of thankful that list is for. our Lest readers to be we and not advertisers. forget that the first Thanksgiving was not about the things they were We hopefor, youbut enjoy this “second thankful who they were helping” thankfullate to Nofor vember issue of The Laker, which brings you events those things. We hope you enjoy this smaller and activities as we head into the holiday season. second helping of Lakers. Thank you for being a reader and supporting Dan Smiley, Publisher our advertisers.

Dan Smiley

November, 2020 | THE LAKER | Page 7

Masks Required

Please and Thank You

Thank You for A Great Summer Wishing Everyone A Happy & Healthy Thanksgiving Season!

Fresh Seafood, Meat, Deli and Produce Bakery | Beer & Wine 10% Senior Citizen Discount Every Tuesday (55 years and older) Now Accepting Mobile Payments Free Home Deliveries Every Thursday We are among the growing number of independently owned supermarkets supplied by Hannaford, a company that has been serving New England since 1883.

60 South Main Street • Wolfeboro • 603-569-4755 www.huntersshopnsave.com

Page 8 | THE LAKER | November, 2020 • Holiday Sweets Continued from page 6 Coating 2/3 cup granulated sugar 2 tsp ground cinnamon Filling 1 box instant vanilla pudding and the milk needed to make the pudding 4 oz white chocolate Combine the two coating ingredients well and set aside. In a small bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder and salt together. In another bowl, whisk the milk, yogurt, sugar, and melted butter.

Stir the dry mix into the wet until combined. In a medium pot on the stove, heat about 2 ½ to 3 inches high of oil to 350 degrees. Start making dough balls, about ½ tbsp per ball, rolling them with your hands somewhat gently, so as to not overwork the dough, which would make them tough. Once done, start the frying process. I strongly suggest you do so in batches, 6 or so at a time, as they will cook fairly quickly and you will likely have to turn them to cook equally on all sides. Do not overcook.

Once the balls are cooked, with a slotted spoon, transfer the balls to a platter with a few layers of paper towels down to soak up excess oil. After each batch is done, roll them in the coating

while warm, but not when they are so hot you can’t handle them. The coating sticks better when they are still warm, lightly coated with the oil. Repeat the process until they are all done. Now it is time to fill them. Prepare the pudding as directed and mix in the melted white chocolate and stir well. Transfer to a pastry bag, or if you don’t have one, use a Ziploc and cut a small hole in a corner. You will need a steel or plastic piping tip however. Poke the tip into each Snickerdoodle about halfway and squeeze in the filling. These are outstanding served fresh when still a little warm, but still tasty a day or two later as well. Refrigerate them when not serving, and I suggest you pull them from the fridge at least an hour before serving.

When most people think red velvet, they often think Valentines Day, which isn’t necessarily wrong, but they also fit the Christmas theme as well. Yes, again these are balls and the red velvet is the outer crumb. You bake a red velvet cake and once cooled, turn it into crumbs and then you roll the yummy ball mixtures in the crumbs. I know, by now you get the gist all too well, don’t you? This recipe takes longer due to cooking the cake, but you can do that the day before if you want to.

VISIT US ONLINE!

.com Complete Calendar of Lakes Region Events Updated Weekly Advertiser Directory & Web Site Links

Red Velvet Balls 4 cream cheese bricks, 8 oz each, room temp ½ cup sugar ½ cup heavy cream ½ tsp vanilla extract 1 store-bought red velvet cake mix, baked, cooled, and turned into crumbs In a standing mixer, beat the cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy.

Add the cream and vanilla and beat until peaks form. Transfer the bowl to the freezer for 2 hours or so. Using a small cookie scoop or doing so by hand, form the mixture into bite-sized balls and put on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet(s) and into the freezer again for 30 minutes. Pull them out and roll the balls in the cake crumb mixture to completely coat them, put back on the parchment paper pan, and refrigerate for at least an hour before serving.

When thinking about the holiday season, I not only think about great food, but also great cocktails, so why not combine the two? This batch of ball-shaped yumminess has the flavor of one of my favorite cocktails, the margarita. This will give you close to 50 treats, and like most of today’s recipes, is quick to make.

Margarita Balls Due to the liquor in this recipe, it is obviously not for children and is an adults-only treat.

1-12 oz package of vanilla wafers ½ lb almonds, ground 4 oz white chocolate ¼ cup tequila ¼ cup orange marmalade 2 tbsp light corn syrup Granulated sugar to roll the balls in

In a food processor, turn the wafers into a fine crumb. Do the same with the ½ lb of almonds. Combine the two until thoroughly mixed. Melt the 4 oz white chocolate. In a bowl, mix the tequila, marmalade and corn syrup until smooth. Stir into the melted chocolate, and then combine that into the dry mix.

With either a scoop or by hand, shape into 1 inch balls, then roll them in the sugar. If they aren’t instantly devoured, store them in an air tight plastic container in the refrigerator.

I have one more recipe for you, the quickest, the easiest, and to many, the most popular in that it’s a Reese’s Cup in ball form. Who doesn’t like peanut butter and chocolate?

Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls 16 oz smooth peanut butter 1 lb confectioners sugar 1 ½ sticks butter, melted Melted chocolate bark for dipping Combine the first three ingredients until well blended. Roll the mixture into balls, put on a pan with parchment paper, stick a toothpick in each of them and chill in the freezer for 30-45 minutes. Melt the bark, and once ready, holding by the toothpicks, dip the peanut butter balls. Place back on the parchment papered pan and put back in the freezer for 30+ minutes. Take out and store in a plastic container in the refrigerator.

I hope all of you have a great holiday season, and stay safe out there. Above all, treat your taste buds like royalty. We all deserve that pleasure in our lives, regardless of the season. If anyone cares to touch base with questions or feedback, please email fenwaysox10@ gmail.com.

Happy Thanksgiving & Thank You to A� Our Friends and Guests F� A Great Year!

Grab breakfast or lunch at The Farmer’s Kitchen.

We use only the freshest ingredients for our homemade creations.

Come by today to try our:

Start Your Day Off Over Easy BREAKFAST & LUNCH MADE FRESH DAILY

100% Colombian Coffee - freshly ground from whole beans Farm fresh eggs | Specialty Omelets Eggs Benedict - topped with homemade Hollandaise, made fresh to order Buttermilk Pancakes | French toast - served on thick Texas toast Sandwiches & Burgers | Don't forget to check out our daily breakfast & lunch specials!

444 NH Route 11 Farmington | 603-755-9900

5 North Main Street Wolfeboro | 603-515-1006

www.Farmerskitchen-NH.com

November, 2020 | THE LAKER | Page 9

How Our Lakes Prepare for Winter We can feel the seasons change as a nip is in the air at night, and we can easily see it, too, in the seasonal tapestry change in trees. Autumn – and late autumn - is a time of change in New Hampshire, of finishing up those warm-weather projects and attempting to plan for an increasingly unpredictable, but doubtless chilly, winter.

The lakes are experiencing seasonal change as well. The strong summer sun and warm breezes no longer heat the rippled lake surface and this heralds a total breakdown in the unseen summer structure of the lake’s water column.

During the summer, the water in many New Hampshire lakes separates into thermal layers, with the warmest, least dense and most oxygen-rich layer towards the lake’s surface and the coldest, densest, and most nutrient-rich layer towards the bottom. These layers are like oil and water—the cold, dense lower layer cannot mix with the warm, buoyant upper layer. By summer’s end, each of these layers, separated from sources of rejuvenation (including wind and waves at the surface, and decomposition and the release of nutrients at the lake bottom), becomes deficient in what the other has in abundance. Oxygen is scarce below; nutrients are scarce above.

But autumn’s cooling temperatures change the structure of the water

column so the surface waters cool, become denser, and sink. This begins a simple circulation of water, allowing the previously thermally-stratified lake water to mix, mingle, and share resources. Oxygen is mixed from the surface to the lake bottom, allowing fish to roam further into the depths out of anglers’ reach, and nutrients are moved throughout the water column from the bottom to the surface, sometimes clouding the water and causing sulfurous odors for a short time.

Thus, the so-called “fall turnover” replenishes the lake just in time for winter. This is important for everything living in the lake because, when ice forms a cap over the water sometime between November and January, there will be neither replenishment nor mixing of oxygen and nutrients until spring, when another seasonal lake turnover occurs.

NH LAKES is the only statewide, member-supported nonprofit organization working to keep New Hampshire’s lakes clean and healthy, now and in the future. The organization works with partners, promotes clean water policies and responsible use, and inspires the public to care for our lakes.

For information, visit www.nhlakes. org, email info@nhlakes.org, or call 603-226-0299.

(This article was originally published

by NH LAKES.)

Comedy Legend Steve Sweeney Coming to Pitman’s He is arguably “Me, Myself & one of the best Irene,” “There’s comedians in Something About the business and Mary,” “Next Stop when it comes Wo n d e r l a n d , ” to capturing “Southie,” “Celtic New England Pride,” “Back humor, there are to School,” and few that can rimore. val the genius “Steve Sweeney of the legendary is one of the funSteve Sweeney, niest most verwho will be satile comedians bringing his in the business,” Michael award-winning Steve Sweeney will appear in Laconia on Nov. 27. said Smith of Laugh act to Pitman’s Riot Productions, Freight Room which books the comedy at Pitman’s, in Laconia on Friday, November 27 as well as producing fundraisers with for an 8 pm show. Tickets are $25 and Sweeney and others, throughout New seating will be limited to 100 patrons.

England. “Steve immediately connects It’s been a year and a half since with the crowd and has them from the Sweeney last performed at Pitman’s, first minute. He takes you on this hiwhere he received a rousing ovation larious ride through, not only his life, for a show which featured his dialects but if you have spent any time in New and character voices while treating England, you will recognize his charthe crowd to part of his critically acacters and the ‘people’ he brings to the claimed one-man show “Townie.” stage.”

Sweeney has been seen on Letterman, Also appearing will be Ryan Gartley, Evening at the Improv, Comics Come a New England favorite, who will give Home, and Comedy Central, and has the crowd a great one-two punch as the starred in his own Boston-based sittable setter for Sweeney. com, Park Street Under.

Pitman’s is located at 94 New Salem Most recently, he starred in the St. in Laconia and can be reached by aptly titled film, “Sweeney Killing calling 603-527-0043.

Sweeney,” and has also appeared in “The Forger,” “The Equalizer,”

Now Open!

Your Property Has Never Been More Valuable!

Call us today for a FREE, no obligation analysis of your real estate’s value in this current hot market.

KELLI GENEST

Broker | REALTOR 207-636-2818 (Office) 207-432-1987 (Mobile) kelli@lakesregionmenh.com

JANE CARMICHAEL

Broker | REALTOR 207-636-2818 (Office) 207-459-4849 (Mobile) jane@lakesregionmenh.com

55 Emery Mills Rd • Route 109 • Shapleigh, ME 04076 • www.lakesregionmenh.com LICENSED IN BOTH MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE

Page 10 | THE LAKER | November, 2020

THOUSANDS OF PROPERTIES, ONE ADDRESS...

ALTON // Custom-built, exquisite 4-Bedroom/4-Bath Contemporary with 185’ beautiful waterfront in coveted Cedar Cove, 1st floor Master. $2,195,000 (4753174) Call Randy Parker 603-455-6913

MOULTONBORO // SITUATED on 62 PRIVATE acres, 2,000 sq. ft. deck overlooks the lakes and mountains for breathtaking views. $1,980,000 (4796578) Call Randy Parker 603-455-6913

ALTON // Waterfront year-round home, 2-bedroom, 1st Floor Master, 100+’ shore frontage, Western facing $1,375,000 (4831198) Call Randy Parker 603-455-6913

MaxfieldRea Wolfeboro, 15 Railroad Avenue 603-569-3128

Center Harbor, J 603-25

November, 2020 | THE LAKER | Page 11

MAXFIELDREALESTATE.COM

MEREDITH // Stunning 5-bedroom/4-bath home on 11.84AC. A 3-car detached garage. Hardwood floors throughout. $1,100,000 (4824015) Call Bronwen Donnelly 603-630-2776

WOLFEBORO // Downtown Commercial/Multifamily. Excellent condition. Prime location. Inviting curb appeal. 5 Units. Solid long-term income. $995,000 (4824610) Call Denise Williams 603-387-5223

MEREDITH // Downtown location! 5-Bedroom/4-Bath Main House with 2-bedroom Apt. Meredith Bay views. Recently renovated. $799,000 (4831262) Call Bronwen Donnelly 603-630-2776

ALTON // 3-Bedroom/2-Bath home with Winnipesaukee Lake views and deeded access/beach. $498,000 (4828856) Call Jennifer Azzara 603-767-1984

MOULTONBORO // Circa 1800 Boarding House: Mature grounds, beautiful trees/plantings, large barn.

2-Farm ponds. 8 acres. $395,000 (4820617) Call Denise Williams 603-387-5223

WOLFEBORO // Single family/Condo home 3-bedroom/3-bath just built. Wolfeboro Common II. $378,750 (4818480) Call Amy Elfline 603-520-7466

LACONIA // Amazing and rare 2-bedroom townhouse end unit in desirable “Overlook on Lake Winnipesaukee” with Lake access. $240,000 (4835319) Call Lisa Merrill 603-707-0099

GILMANTON // Classic 1850’s Cape on 1.5 acres. 3-FPs, Gunstock Corners, pine floors & plenty of charm. $169,000 (4819879) Call Zannah Richards 603-387-0364

LAKES REGION RENTALS ~ SEASONAL & YEAR-ROUND Call Jen in Alton @ 603-875-3128 Call Cheryl in Center Harbor @ 603-253-9360 Call Jake or Peggy in Wolfeboro @ 603-569-3128 (Owners call about our rental program)

Island REAL ESTATE Thanks to all our islanders for another successful season!

We’re here year-round, so please give us a call at: 603.569.3972 or stop by our office at: 35 Bay Street in Wolfeboro

alEstate.com

JCT Rtes. 25 & 25B 53-9360

Alton, 108 Main Street 603-875-3128

Page 12 | THE LAKER | November, 2020

What’s UP

your guide to what’s happening in NH’s Lakes Region...

38 Plymouth Street, Center Harbor

38 Plymouth Street, Center Harbor info@homecomfortnh.com info@homecomfortnh.com 38 Plymouth Street, Center Harbor homecomfortnh.com homecomfortnh.com info@homecomfortnh.com 603-253-6660 603-253-6660 homecomfortnh.com 603-253-6660

Please call ahead for all event listings for updates and COVID-19 restrictions.

Information and schedules subject to change.

Nov. 23, Thanksgiving Candy Corn Taste Test, 1:30-2 pm, samples available on Nov. 23 & 24 to take home to taste, Laconia Public Library, 524-4775.

Nov. 24, Outdoor Story Time, 10:30 am, dress for being outdoors, Cook Memorial Library, 93 Main St., Tamworth, info: 323-8510.

Nov. 27-28, Item Drive for donations, 10 am-2 pm, drop off donations for Lakes Region Children’s Auction, Bank of NH Pavilion, Meadowbrook Lane, Gilford, www.childrensauction.com, 527-0999.

Nov. 27-29, Journey to the North Pole, depart from Conway Scenic Railroad, AtAt Home Comfort we can makemake your dream home ahome reality. a reality.downtown N. Conway, travel aboard train to Theatre in the Wood, Intervale to Home Comfort we help can help your dream visit with Santa and his elves, music, see Santa’s workshop, leave your letter for Santa, info/times: www.journeytothenorthpole.org. Also takes place Dec. 4-6; Dec. 11-13; Dec. 18-23; Dec. 29-31. Also departs from Lincoln, NH.

At Home Comfort we can help make your

Nov. 27-mid Dec., Wolfeboro Rotary Christmas Tree Sale, takes place Thursdays-Sundays from 9 am-2 pm, held at Clark House Museum grounds, S. Main St.,home Wolfeboro,a info: 273-2836. dream reality.

Nov. 28, Juston McKinney, 7:30 pm, Flying Monkey Movie House & Performance Center, 39 Main St., Plymouth, tickets: www.flyingmonkeynh. com.

Nov. 29, Santa Lights Up Laconia, parade led by Santa through Laconia, 4:30 pm, info: www.celebratelaconia.org.

Nov. 29, Visit with Santa & Mrs. Claus, 11 am-2 pm, Rotary Riverside Park, Belknap Mill, Beacon St. East, Laconia, photo op with Santa and his wife in the gazebo, take-home holiday craft and treats, $10/family, 524-8813.

Nov. 29-Jan. 1, City of the Lakes Holiday Walk, display of decorated trees in Rotary and Stewart Parks, Laconia, free, www.CelebrateLaconia.org.

Nov. 30, Family Craft: Countdown to Santa, 3-4 pm, Facebook Live for instructions on how to put together a fun craft to help count down the days til Santa arrives, Laconia Public Library, 524-4775.

Through month of Dec., All Things Water, art exhibit with local featured artists, Tues.-Sat. 10 am-2 pm, Cook Memorial Library, 93 Main St., Tamworth, 323-8510.

Through Dec. 1, Lion’s Club Poinsettia Sale, order by Nov. 20 for Nov. 24 delivery; order by Dec. 1 for Dec. 5 delivery, proceeds go to eye screening for NH children, college book scholarship and more, Wolfeboro Lions Club, info/ order form: jrdecho@aol.com or call 630-3724.

Windham ● Warner ● Tilton, NH

Through Dec. 15, ArtWorks Gallery Silent Auction, benefits local food pantries & ArtWorks Fund. Bid in person, email or call. Open Thurs. 10-2 pm, Fri. 12-7 pm, Sat. & Sun. 10-5 pm. Previews at www.chocoruaartworks. com, 132 Rt. 16, Chocorua, artworks4us2@gmail.com, 323-8041.

Through Dec. 19, Annual Wrap-A-Thon, drop off your unwrapped holiday gifts between noon-4 pm and have them wrapped by Advice To The Players, Sandwich, volunteers, $2 per gift to wrap, all COVID-19 guidelines followed, info: Jessie@advicetotheplayers.org.

Through Dec. 17, Exhibit by Mark Giuliucci, photographer and artist Kate Higley, NH Art Assoc. Gallery, 2 Pillsbury St., Concord, 431-4230.

Through Dec. 17, Moments in Nature, oil paintings by BJ Eckardt, on view at Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce Gallery, 49 S. Main St., Concord, 431-4230.

Dec. 1, Outdoor Story Time, 10:30 am, dress for being outdoors, Cook Memorial Library, 93 Main St. Tamworth, info: 323-8510.

Dec. 4, Gunstock Opening Day, 9 am-4 pm, Gunstock, 719 Cherry Valley Rd., Gilford, www.gunstock.com.

Bringing the Beauty of the Lakes Region Into Your Home for 45 Years!

Open Tuesday through Saturday 9:30 to 5 Downtown Wolfeboro, NH

603 569-6159

theartplace.biz find us on facebook.com

Dec. 4-6, Journey to the North Pole, depart from Conway Scenic Railroad, downtown N. Conway, travel aboard train to Theatre in the Wood, Intervale to visit with Santa and his elves, music, see Santa’s workshop, leave your letter for Santa, info/times: www.journeytothenorthpole.org. Also takes place Dec. 11-13; Dec. 18-23; Dec. 29-31. Also departs from Lincoln, NH. Dec. 4, 6, 11 & 13, Candlelit Christmas Tours, 6 pm, 6:30 & 7 pm, Canterbury Shaker Village, Shaker Rd., Canterbury, www.shakers.org, 783-9511.

Dec. 5, Backyard Building: Winter Birds, 10 am-noon, Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center, 928 White Oaks Rd., Laconia, 366-5695, www.prescottfarm.org.

November, 2020 | THE LAKER | Page 13

What’s UP

your guide to what’s happening in NH’s Lakes Region...

Dec. 5, Do-It-Yourself Herbal Holiday and Body Care Gifts, demo and then participants make five products to give as gifts, 10 am-12:30 pm, Canterbury Shaker Village, Shaker Rd., Canterbury, www.shakers.org, pre-register: 7839511.

Dec. 5 & 6, Sandwich Christmas in the Village, virtual and in-person artisans, info: Diane Johnson at 284-7168, sandwichchristmasinthevillage@ gmail.com.

Dec. 7, Culinary Adventures: Sheet Pan Meals with Liz Barbour, 6:30 pm, via Zoom, Moultonborough Public Library, 476-8895, www. moultonboroughlibrary.org.

Dec. 8, Outdoor Story Time, 10:30 am, dress for being outdoors, Cook Memorial Library, 93 Main St., Tamworth, info: 323-8510.

Dec. 8-11, Lakes Region Children’s Auction, 9 am-3 pm, live broadcast at Lakes Region Public Access Channel 25, 104.9 FM The Hawk, 101.5 Lakes FM and Atlantic Broadband Channel 12, auction headquarters at Bank of NH Pavilion, Meadowbrook Lane, Gilford, www.childrensauction.com, 527-0999.

Dec. 9-20, Magical Winter Journey, holiday stroll, Fridays 2-5 pm, Saturdays & Sundays noon-5 pm, Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Rd., Canterbury, 783-9511.

ONGOING ArtWorks Gallery & Fine Crafts, open Thurs. 10 am-2 pm; Fri. noon7 pm; Sat. & Sun. 10 am-5 pm, 132 Rt. 16, Chocorua, 323-8041, www.

ChocoruaArtworks.com Believe in Books Literary Foundation/Theatre in the Wood, Intervale, www.believeinbooks.org, call 356-9980.

Belknap Mill, museum, 25 Beacon St. East, Laconia, gallery and textile museum, info/call for hours: 524-8813, www.belknapmill.org.

Gilmanton’s Own Market, farmers market with fresh produce and more, to order goods and for pick-up details, visit https://gilmantonsown.wordpress. com.

In the Round, via ZOOM, Sundays at 8:45 am, thought-provoking topics related to tolerance, join the meeting at https://zoom.us/j/806102625. For more info: 284-7532.

Lakes Region Art Assoc. Gallery, open Thurs.-Sundays from 11 am-7 pm, exhibits by local artists, Suite 132, Tanger Outlet, 120 Laconia Rd., Tilton, 998-0029.

Laverack Nature Trail at Hawkins Brook open to the public, nature trail on boardwalk, free, trail starts to the left of Meredith Village Savings Bank, Meredith, info: 279-9015.

Loon Center, 183 Lees Mill Rd., Moultonboro, 476-5666. Nature center with walking trails, please follow pandemic guidelines, wear face masks.

Mount Washington Observatory Weather Discovery Center, interactive science museum, virtual programs during COVID-19, science of climate and weather, 2779 White Mt. Highway, N. Conway, 356-2137, www. mountwashington.org.

Mug Club Community Café, Tues. & Thurs. 10 am-12:30 pm, Runnells Hall, Chocorua, please wear face mask, 323-7186.

Northeastern Ballet Theatre, Virtual Productions: Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Wizard and beginning on 11/27, The Nutcracker, all run through Jan. 3, 2021, info: www.northeasternballet.org.

Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center, Laconia, trails open for hiking. Prescott Farm is located at 928 White Oaks Road in Laconia; www. prescottfarm.org.

Quincy Bog Natural Area, 131 Quincy Bog Rd., Rumney, open to public, take the nature trail around the bog, please respect rules to protect animals and the bog environment, free, info: www.quincybog.org.

Remick Country Doctor Museum, Cleveland Hill Rd., Tamworth, 323-7591, www.remickmuseum.org.

Sandwich Sidehillers, meets monthly, trial clearing for snowmobiles, snowshoers, etc., meets 6 pm at Sidehillers clubhouse, 303 Wing Rd., N. Sandwich, sidehillers@gmail.com.

Sculpture Walk, self-guided tour of sculpture locations around downtown Meredith, sponsored by Greater Meredith Program, free, maps/info: 279-9015.

Cook Shop and Fine Specialty Foods GIFTS FOR ALL THE COOKS ON YOUR LIST!

10 OFF %

Your Purchase Over $20

With This Coupon • Limit 1 per customer Good Thru 12/24/20

GREAT STOCKING STUFFERS! GIFT BASKETS & GIFT CERTIFICATES GOURMET FOODS

Excludes To-Go Food, Wine & Sale Items

LKR

12 Railroad Ave. • 569-6869 • www.butternutsgooddishes.com

Page 14 | THE LAKER | November, 2020

Yester year

Making Merry in the Winter Season

By Kathi Caldwell-Hopper “Winter is not a season, it’s a celebration.”

-Anamika Mishra

ACTOR TRAILER LOADS

YL WRAPPED COMPOSITE DECKING

UST ARRIVED! Remembrances by our grandparents and older relatives make it clear they sure knew how to handle winter by enjoying simpler pleasures like ice skating and bonfires and snowshoeing, to name but a few winter activities.

Looking back over the years, before television and computers, it surely seems people embraced the great outdoors in New Hampshire, where the snow is deep and the ponds and lakes are ice covered.

Snowmobiling is one of the most popular of winter sports; snowmobilers watch the skies and check weather forecasts come December for signs of snow. A thick blanket of white means hours of riding through wooded trails, and comradery at snowmobile clubs.

But long before today’s snowmobiles, getting around was problematic in the winter, especially for country doctors who might need to battle a storm to reach a remote farm to deliver a baby or tend a sick child. The advent of the snowmobile solved that problem, and

Skiing at Gunstock 1960s. Photo courtesy Gunstock. led to today’s pastime of snowmobiling for fun.

Virgil D. White was a forwardthinking man. The Ossipee-area resident come up with the idea of attaching skis to the bottom of a car in order to make it easier to drive on snow and ice. He certainly had a unique idea when he dreamed up the first snow

machine in 1917.

White, who had for a time worked as a logger, got a patent in 1917 for an attachment to convert a standard Model T into a “snowmobile.” He also was the first person to use the term snowmobile and he had the name copyrighted, a smart move on his part.

White was a local Ford dealer, and

Invest in YOUR NEST!

TimberTech $2.49 L.F.

mazon Mist, Antigua Gold, Sapele, Antique Palm Azek brand Acacia solid PVC $2.99 L.F.

ALSO CARRY

likely had to deal with the difficulty of auto travel in snowy NH. Perhaps, as he drove on local roads in a snowstorm, he thought how much easier it would be if the car had skis. Although we don’t know exactly how White came up with the snowmobile idea, it led to the snow machines so popular today. Because he worked for Ford, Mr. White sold the snow attachments through the car company. By 1922, the attachment offered was a package that could turn a Ford automobile into a “reliable snow machine” according to information in an article titled “A brief history of the Model T Ford Snowmobile” at www. modeltfordsnowmobile.com.

The package included skis made from metal and wood that were placed on the front of the car. Heavy-duty tracks could be added to the rear tires for more traction and the wheels also were heavy duty.

White seems to have been quite the innovator and inventor, always tweaking his product. At some point he switched to all metal tracks made of stamped steel shoes held on by chain links. Later additions included a box attached to part of the frame for the • Yesteryear Continued on page 15

Bring in this coupon for $

NYL FLOORING KITCHENS VANITIES WINDOWS your next Homeowners and Contractors choose Big Jim's for building supplies because DOORS they know they will get great Propane Refill.deals, straight talk and quality service.

SO MUCH MORE!

2 OFF

Your first stop when you’re thinking of giving your home a facelift!

Kitchens Bathrooms Flooring Decking

Windows Doors Custom Door Shop ...and More!

287 MainMain Street,Street Concord, NH |603-227-9571 | bigjimsnh.com 287South South

Concord, NH 03301

November, 2020 | THE LAKER | Page 15 • Yesteryear Continued from page 14 battery. Customers could order the snowmobile in three gauges: a standard 56-inch gauge for regular road travel in winter; 44-inch gauge for maneuvering the car where it was following the tracks of a horse-drawn wagon and 38inch gauge where the car was driving over narrower sleigh tracks. Drivers could purchase a slip-on body of hard wood with a durable paint coating as part of the narrow gauge packages.

The snowmobile was very popular with those who had to travel in snowy conditions. Country doctors, mailmen, milk delivery men, those who worked deep in the snow covered woods, firemen and others liked the durable snowmobile.

As a great endorsement for the product, when the father of President Calvin Coolidge passed away in March, 1926, the Model T Snowmobile led the funeral to the cemetery on the snowcovered Vermont roads.

Although expensive, the snowmobile was so desirable many who needed to get around in snow bought the product. In about 1925, White sold the snow attachment manufacturing rights to Farm Specialty Manufacturing Company in Wisconsin. The company later purchased the patents of the Snowmobile Company and ran the factory in West Ossipee, NH. By 1929, the factory and snowmobile production ceased.

There is no doubt that skiing has been a very popular sport for many years. Before it was a ski and summer

destination, Gunstock was one of many wooded, mountainous areas in the Lakes Region. Like other villages in New England, Gilford, NH was farm country, but with the advent of skiing, those from other areas found their way to the Lakes Region. The first snow train from Boston brought eager young skiers to NH and soon Gilford got in on the act. Skiing and ski jumping were popular by the 1930s.

Cutting trails in the early days of skiing was difficult, but avid Lakes Region skiers were determined.

Eventually, the local Winnipesaukee Ski Club learned that Parke Carpenter, the head of the Appalachian Mountain Club in Boston, was searching for a place for a major ski area. Carpenter came to Gilford, toured the Belknap Mountains with ski club members and heartily agreed the area was perfect.

According to The History of Gunstock

by Carol Lee Anderson, a 26-mile trail system plan that would cut through the Belknap Mountain Range was created.

Cutting the trails was not easy work, but volunteers from the Appalachian Mountain Club, Winnipesaukee Ski Club and the White Mountain Ski Runners joined to clear the land. When completed, the series of trails was extensive.

The world was introduced to the beauty of the Belknap Mountains and the tranquil serenity of the Gilford area. In 1932 the Eastern Downhill Championship Race was held on the Belknap Ridge Trail. The event, followed by others, brought skiers to the Lakes Region from Boston and beyond.

The Great Depression of the 1930s touched the entire country and the Gilford area of NH was not spared.

Aid came in the form of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which was the brainchild of President Franklin Roosevelt. The WPA was a way to provide employment with state and local projects ranging from flood control dams to road construction. In Gilford, unemployed men could get work creating a bigger, more organized ski and recreation area.

The Belknap County Legislative Delegation got support from its representatives in Congress and the Senate for a new project. The ambitious idea was to use the Belknap Mountains range for a chairlift, some rope tows, Alpine and cross-country ski trails, camping facilities, hiking trails, a main lodge and a series of additional, smaller buildings.

It was a good plan and it meant employment for many at a time when it was desperately needed. For every dollar contributed by the county, six federal dollars were poured into the project.

The Belknap Mountains project was well thought out and constructed by making the best use of the terrain and natural resources. Those who planned the project knew tourism would surely continue to grow. With plenty of forestland on which to build, a large campsite area and a modern comfort station were constructed and the Belknap Mountains Recreation Area was born.

Skiing was the most popular reason people were heading to the Belknap

With reliable 24/7 ser�ice and deliver�, you can depend on Easter�.

603.332.2080 eastern.com

Mountains in the winter, and the ski area was of utmost importance.

A chairlift and rope tows brought skiers to four miles of ski-able terrain, groomed and maintained to prevent erosion and to blend with the surrounding countryside.

The large main lodge and outbuildings were constructed using lumber cut and milled in the area and with granite from Cobble Mountain, (part of the Belknap complex). The lodge matched the rugged, outdoorsy feel of the area, and featured wood and stone.

Throughout the 1930s and into the 1940s, skiing grew in popularity in New England. Gunstock was a great place to ski and to watch ski jump competitions that brought internationally skilled sportsmen and women to the Belknap Mountains area.

One very famous and highly talented ski jumper, Torger Tokle, came to the United States from Norway. He competed at the Belknap Mountains Recreation Area and tied for first place.

He loved the area and came to call it “his hill”, according to The History of Gunstock by Carol Lee Anderson.

Tokle went on to win more ski jump competitions and rose to national fame in the 1930s. In 1941, he set the record at the 60-meter jump in Gilford and was a U.S. national champion. Tokle loved Gilford and sadly, died while fighting in World War II at the young age of 25.

Things were busy at the Belknap Recreation Area and more workers • Yesteryear Continued on page 16

TM

Page 16 | THE LAKER | November, 2020 • Yesteryear Continued from page 15 were needed; specifically, Belknap County needed management to oversee the property on a full-time basis. What had begun as some ski trails for outdoor enthusiasts had grown into something much bigger, catering to visitors in winter and summer. (The change of name from Belknap Mountains Recreation Area to Gunstock took place in 1962-1963.)

The Belknap County Legislative Delegation passed a legislative act setting up the Gunstock Area Commission. The five-person board appointed by the Delegation had the authority to hire staff and set policy at the ever-growing recreation complex.

Skiing increased as the years went on, and in the late 1950’s and into the early 1960’s, an expansion program brought more changes to the area.

The Commission members must have realized there was potential for bigger and better ski offerings at the Recreation Area and soon a new summit chairlift, three T-bars, and an entirely new trail complex were added.

Yet another summit chairlift was added in 1964. Over the years, more expansion followed.

Many years after the original ski lovers worked to cut the trails on Gilford’s mountains, a lot has changed at the area. Today known as Gunstock Mountain Resort, the area looks different – and yet, it appears in some ways quite the same as it was in the

Open 7 Days 11:30am-8pm

1930s. From its early days as a quiet mountain range to the birth of skiing and other recreation to today’s modern, always busy year round resort, Gunstock continues to help families create fond memories.

Snowshoeing has always been a practical way to get around in the snow.

Snowshoeing seems to have been quite popular in the area for years as evidenced by the Pasquaney Snowshoe Club, which is over 100 years old.

The founding date of the club was March 7, 1912. The group formed after 43 Bristol area snowshoe enthusiasts hiked Sugar Hill, a modest mountain that overlooks the village. It was a time when all sorts of clubs from sewing circles to 4-H groups were popular.

Winters were long, and people had to make their own entertainment and sport; snowshoeing was a great way to engage a group of friends and family in something that was easy to learn.

The Pasquaney Snowshoe Club was always thinking of fun ways to enjoy winter. In 1923 the club put together and sponsored Bristol’s first winter carnival. The event proved wildly popular and grew over the years.

A typical winter carnival included snowshoeing, ice skating, winter sports competitions, ski jumping, parades and a festive carnival ball with dancing and music by an orchestra.

Getting together for parties and impromptu meals seemed to be as much a part of the snowshoe club as trekking over snowy winter trails. Scrapbooks of the club over the years are a treasure

House cured corned beef reubens, Guinness beef stew, cottage pie, homemade bangers and mash, Colcannon, Fresh seafood, burgers and turkey dinners too! Full liquor license.

Gift Certificates Watch for Holiday Specials.

Take-Out, Dine-In and Online ordering at morrisseysfrontporch.com

286 S Main St. ◆ Wolfeboro, NH ◆(603) 569-3662

trove of old photos showing people gathered in club member’s kitchens, sitting together at potluck meals and always, having a great time.

The Chinook is New Hampshire’s official state dog and given the history of the hearty breed, it is easy to see why the dog has been elevated to such status.

The Chinook dog may have started in New Hampshire, but the breed made its debut onto the international stage on a trip led by Admiral Byrd to the Antarctic. The original Chinook dog accompanied expedition member Arthur Walden of Wonalancet, New Hampshire.

Walden’s life could have been from the pages of an adventure book; his story included skill, daring, physical fitness, bravery and the desire to conquer the outdoors.

Born in the Midwest in 1871, Walden eventually made his way to the Klondike Gold Rush. The Klondike event happened in the late 1890s and took northwestern Canada’s Klondike region by storm. It was not an easy place to reach and it meant using sled dogs and roughing it to reach the Klondike.

The adventure likely prepared Walden for learning how to survive in snow, cold and dangerous outdoor conditions. It surely introduced him to a lifelong respect for teams of dogs that were able to help him survive extreme outdoor conditions.

After the Gold Rush, Walden married Kate Sleeper. Kate was an amazing woman and she must have been perfect for Arthur. She was a lover of the outdoors and must have been highly independent. (Her ability to purchase the Wonalancet Farm at a young age and to run it as an inn for a time before converting it to a private property speaks to her courage and determination in an era when most females her age were attending tea parties and shopping for eligible husbands.) She was also the first postmaster in Wonalancet when a post office came to town in the 1890s.

Kate was the daughter of a wealthy Boston newspaperman; she hired Walden as a farm manager at some point before he left for the Klondike Gold Rush. Arthur Walden married Kate on the Wonalancet Farm in 1902.

Wonalancet Farm, with over 1,000 acres, gave the couple everything they needed: privacy to enjoy the outdoors and the space for Walden to begin

breeding and training sled dogs.

On farm, Walden bred a mastiff dog with a descendant of one of Admiral Peary’s Husky lead dogs. This was the beginning of the famed Chinook dogs in about 1917. (Walden named his favorite pup from the litter Rikki, and later renamed the dog Chinook.)

Walden introduced the dog to the public at the 1920 Gorham, New Hampshire Winter Carnival. The public must have been entranced by the large, friendly and intelligent Chinook that seemed able to do it all from racing and hauling goods to playing with children and lounging by the fireplace after romping in the snow all day.

Not one to be content with former adventures, Walden was the first to reach the summit of Mt. Washington with a team of dogs in 1926. The weather was terrible, but the dog team was accustomed to harsh conditions.

Sled dog racing was not well known at the time but Walden changed that when he created the New England Sled Dog Club in 1924. It raised awareness of the sport, which was perfect for a snowy state such as New Hampshire.

Not long after, Walden joined Admiral Richard E. Byrd’s Antarctic expedition. Treks to the remote Antarctic were the stuff of romantic adventure and newspapers were full of accounts of the daring explorers and their faithful sled dogs. Although by this time Walden was in his late 50s, he was in much better physical condition than most people his age and he was named expedition lead sled dog driver and trainer.

Before the Byrd trip, the dogs were brought to Wonalancet Farm, where the Walden’s trained the canines. It was a perfect place for the rigorous training given New Hampshire’s cold and snowy winters.

Walden brought Chinook, his constant companion, on the trek and with the dog and his team, moved supplies for Byrd. Sadly, the aging Chinook wandered away from the group and was lost to Walden.

Newspapers had reported on Chinook, who was a sort of mascot to the expedition. Word of the dog’s passing spread by newspapers around the world. In Wonalancet, the townspeople also were saddened by • Yesteryear Continued on page 18

Come Home to Wolfeboro for the Holidays!

Stop in and get your holiday gift while you’re getting everyone else’s!

BLACK’S

Paper Store & Gift Shop

Eight South Main Street • Wolfeboro, NH • 569-4444

November, 2020 | THE LAKER | Page 17

BROCK’S GIFT CARDS AVAILABLE

19

$

99

26

$

Snow Broom

Super wide foam head.

Quickly clears deep and heavy snow.

Power Hammer Drive Tool Low velocity 22 caliber single shot hammer drive power. (5432987)

(8207011)

9

$

99

99

74

$

7-1/4" Circular Saw Blade

59

Orbital Jig Saw

24 teeth. Durable and strong.

(D0724A)

1999

Powerful 3.9 amp motor.

500 - 3100 RPM. (4329K)

249

$

$

Glue Gun

18V 2-Pc. Combo Kit

Heat quicker and holds temperature.

28

96

$ 79

1/4" x 50' Air Hose

Won’t kink under pressure. (1795723)

24

$

29

1/4" Crown Stapler

Selectable trigger controls.

Magnesium body with oil free motor. (SLS18MG)

00

Framing Nailer

99

Yellow Tape Rule Suspenders 2" wide elastic heavy duty straps. (2029999)

00

219

Curved claw pulls out nails. (20263)

9

Try square, miter square, saw guide, line scriber and protractor all in one. (2617561)

99

$

00

7-1/4" Circular Saw

15 amp motor delivers 5,800 rpm. (5007F)

00

$

16 Oz. Claw Hammer

$

Speed Square

Includes drill/driver and 2 speed impact driver with assist mode. (CX200RB)

(2098739)

$

919

$

Clipped head. Patented truedrive magazine.

459

$

00

10" Slide Miter Saw

Powerful 13 amp direct drive motor delivers 4300 RPM. (LS1018)

78

$

00

Brad Nailer

No-mar tip on the nose protects the work piece. (NT50AE2)

(PRO325XP)

189

$

00

1.5 HP Air Compressor

2.5 gallon tank. 135 psi. (PC0968)

204

$

99

Oscillating Multi Tool

Includes 1 multimaster tool, backing pad, 9 sanding sheets, universal E-cut blade and bag. (2486793)

SALE STARTS TODAY | SALE ENDS 12/24/20

ALL PRICES NET CASH & CARRY

298 NORTH MAIN ST, ROCHESTER, NH 03867 Hours: Mon. - Fri. 6:30 am - 5:00 pm; Sat. 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

19-0011 LBM Copyright © 2019 Circulars Unlimited. All Rights Reserved. www.circulars.com Not responsible for typographical errors.

Page 18 | THE LAKER | November, 2020 • Yesteryear Continued from page 16 the loss of Chinook; a local road was named the Chinook Trail.

If you want to build something new, you talk to the experts. That is just what Harvey Dow Gibson, a Conway born and bred businessman did when he wanted something innovative to set Cranmore Ski Area apart from other ski resorts.

When George Morton of Bartlett, NH came up with the idea of a ski lift that would carry passengers up a mountain, he merged a skimobile with a chair lift in a unique way.

Morton was a skilled mechanic who ran Morton’s Garage in Bartlett, NH. It is said Gibson came to Morton with a request that the mechanic build a sturdy lift for taking skiers up Cranmore’s slopes.

Gibson, a businessman with big plans for Cranmore, probably knew that Morton had created and installed a lift for a ski area at Moody’s Farm in Jackson in the 1930s. (The lift would come to be known as the Shovel Handle at Whitney’s after Bill Whitney bought Moody’s in the late 1930s. It must have been quite a sight when in the winter of 1937/1938, Bill improved the original lift by attaching over 70 shovel handles to the overhead cable!)

Morton studied other chair lifts and according to “Flight Without Wings”

by Tom Eastman, thought he could do something different than the traditional chair lift where the rider’s legs dangled off the ground as the chair ascended the mountain. He thought about cable cars, and then the idea was born of cars on a

track affixed to a cable to pull the cars.

Skiers could sit in the little cars which would climb the mountain on a track.

Morton’s son, Parker, helped design the ski lift. Gibson dubbed the new product “The Skimobile.”

In 1938, Gibson had workers installing tracks at Cranmore, while Morton worked out any kinks in the design and finalized construction of the cars. After the cars were created, Parker painted them red, white and blue and they were later shipped to Mt. Cranmore.

Installing the cars at the ski area could not have been easy, and when ready to run, a total of about 60 cars were attached to the cable, carrying one skier per car.

The Skimobile was a true innovation, but it carried skier Ski legends only half way up a mountain; when Hannes Schneider came to the area, he suggested the lift should be increased to reach the mountain’s summit. According to information at www.cranmore.com, a transition point between the lower trestle and the upper section was where passengers changed cars. It was unique in that it was built with two trestles.

When the new lengthier track opened, Gibson’s wife christened it by breaking a bottle of champagne on a skimobile car. A small crowd was at the site to hear a speech from Mr. Gibson; more than 20 attendees rode Skimobile cars to the summit that day. To keep up with the demand once the entire track was completed, more cars were added.

With the popular Skimobile in place, more and more skiers came to Cranmore, as well as other White Mountain ski areas.

A Magic Journey through the North Shop Barn This holiday season, Canterbury Shaker Village will be hosting A Magic Journey through the North Shop Barn, from December 11 to 23, and December 27 to 30, 2020.

The event will take place from 1 to 5 pm.

The Magic Journey begins at the “magic wardrobe”, winding and meandering through the North Shop Barn, which has been transformed into a winter wonderland. The Barn features artist-created vignettes, including a Shaker Christmas, a dollhouse and skating panorama, and snow-laden forest scenes.

More surprises await, including a Find-the-Elf treasure hunt, and, on weekends, a Christkindlmarktinspired artisan market of handcrafted holiday gifts. Hot cocoa and cider will be available, and the Moolicious food truck will be at the Village on December 12; the Sweet Crunch food truck will be at Shaker Village on December 19. Also on December 12, from 3 to 4 pm, there will be a live musical performance by Massimo Paparello and his Brass Quartet.

The Village Store will be open, so please stop in to get started on holiday shopping. New items are arriving weekly. Festive holiday

decorations, provided by Canterbury Plantation, and illuminated lights will add to the holiday spirit at the Village.

A Magic Journey through the North Shop Barn is a sociallydistanced event with safety guidelines in place. Masks are required and all barn doors will be open to optimize air flow.

Admission charge for nonmember adults is $10. Member adult admission is $5. All youth are admitted for free.

Shaker Village is grateful to sponsors who made the event possible: Cambridge Trust, Northeast Delta Dental, and Lou Kaucic with Coaches Collective International.

The museum is a member of the NH Heritage Museum Trail, which connects the public with culturally rich heritage institutions in New Hampshire. For more information, visit nhmuseumtrail.org.

Canterbury Shaker is located at 288 Shaker Road in Canterbury, New Hampshire, just south of Laconia and north of Concord, NH. For more information, visit www. shakers.org, or call 603-783-9511 x 205.

“Future medicines will be the medicine of frequencies.”

Albert Einstein Remote blessings are just as significant as in person consultations.

These high frequency blessings are very powerful and can help transform any aspect of your life.* Do you have Worry? Fear? Anxiety? Depression? Sadness? Grief? Anger?

Do you have a health issue you would like to see transformed?

Is there a person in your life you’re having a relationship issue with?

Try It For Free!

Join the free Tuesday Teleconference.

1-605-475-4856 with access code 903317# Starts at 8:15PM

Try It At A Discount!

Now through December 25, all 10 day blessing packages will receive a 25% discount when you mention this ad in The Laker. Call 603-520-0720

615 Center St, (Suite 2) Rte. 28 Wolfeboro, NH

Next Door To Yoga 4 Life

Now available for Crown Chakra Blessings by Appointment Only.

For More Info Call Lisa: 603-520-0720 or soulservicesnh@gmail.com

soulhealingservices.com

*Results are not guaranteed, however, many of my clients have had dramatic improvement or have been completely healed.

Learn more by watching our episodes on M Power Hour on Lakes Region Public Access on Channel 25. Sunday 10:30am, Wednesday 10:30am, Saturdays 9:30pm

November, 2020 | THE LAKER | Page 19

Wildlife Biologists Complete Annual Duck Banding Work New Hampshire Fish and Game wildlife biologists have completed the annual effort to attach hundreds of metal bands to ducks throughout the state. The pre-season banding effort is conducted in U.S. states and Canadian provinces throughout the Atlantic Flyway in August and September.

This huge undertaking provides survival-rate data that are used in combination with breeding-plot data and HIP (National Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program) survey data for the model used to determine annual season regulations in the spring.

Each metal band has a unique sequence of numbers, and biologists record the species, age, and sex of each duck before it is released. At the end of the season, all the data are submitted to the Bird Banding Lab at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Laurel, Maryland. When a hunter harvests a duck with a metal band, or a wildlife viewer reads the band through a spotting scope, they are asked to report the information to a website provided on the band (www.reportband.gov).

It takes just a few minutes to report the encounter. You may see a phone number inscribed on the band also, but the call center supporting the toll-free

phone number has been discontinued.

Please report band recoveries online at www.reportband.gov or by sending your information to: Bird Banding Lab, 12100 Beach Forest Road, Laurel, MD 20708.

“Please take the time to report your bands,” urges Wildlife Biologist Jessica Carloni, the NH Fish and Game Department’s Waterfowl Biologist. “A substantial amount of effort went into putting these markers on, and these band reports provide important management data. It’s also very interesting to learn how old the duck is and where it was banded.”

This year, a total of 1,250 ducks were banded in New Hampshire before the hunting seasons began – the highest total banded in the 32 years of the program. They included: 838 mallards, 367 wood ducks, 26 blue-winged teal, 17 black ducks, 1 northern pintail. and 1 mallard/black duck hybrid. As a result of 32 consecutive years of pre-season duck banding, 13,944 ducks have now been banded in New Hampshire.

Banding of ducks is not a simple undertaking. Biologists invest a considerable amount of time in putting out bait to attract ducks to locations best suited for banding. Numerous capture

techniques exist for catching ducks; the two most widely used in New Hampshire are bait traps and rocket nets. Bait traps are simple enclosures with a closing-door mechanism to trap ducks. Rocket nets are very effective at catching large groups of birds.

Three rockets are attached to a large net. When the ducks are close enough, biologists trigger a detonator which fires the rockets, propelling the net into the air, catching the ducks unharmed underneath. Bait traps accounted for 66 percent of the ducks banded this year and rocket nets for 34 percent of captures.

“We are extremely grateful to private

Special Gifts for special people SHOP at the Meredith Fine Craft Gallery and give gifts that are extraordinary.

Experience Ballet at Home Northeastern Ballet Theatre (NBT) has a great a way for you to enjoy live ballet productions at home.

In the spirit of the season and because live ballet performances are on hold for the moment, New Hampshire’s premier ballet company, Northeastern Ballet Theatre, invites you to experience “NBT At Home,” a series of NBT performances from 2019 presented online.

Three different productions, all created by NBT’s Artistic Director and Founder, Edra Toth, former Prima Ballerina for Boston Ballet Company, will be offered as an online subscription series.

Embrace the spookiness of Halloween with “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”, followed by “The Wizard”, a balletic interpretation of the first Harry Potter book. Finally, beginning November 27, celebrate the holidays with the classic

landowners for allowing us access to their property to band ducks,” said Carloni. “Their support makes the collection of this valuable information possible.”

Late season waterfowl hunting opportunities remain available in New Hampshire. Learn more at www. huntnh.com/hunting/waterfowl.html.

Waterfowl management is funded

by Wildlife Restoration Grants administered by the US Fish and Wildlife Services, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program: Partnering to fund conservation and connect people with nature. To learn more visit www.wildnh.com/funding/wsfr.html.

Mon - Sat: 10 AM - 5 PM Sun: 12 PM - 5 PM 279 DW Hwy. • Meredith • 603-279-7920 • Meredith.NHCrafts.org Like us on Facebook so you can see other beautiful things made

by NH’s finest artists ~www.facebook.com/nhcraft

ballet, “The Nutcracker.”

All three shows will be available to watch through January 3, 2021. You can choose to subscribe to all three or just one or two. The cost to watch all three is just $20, two is $15 and it is $8 for one. This is a fundraiser for NBT’s scholarship program - 20% of NBT students are on full or partial scholarship.

Since NBT cannot bring you the professional, high caliber performances as normally would happen, they are offering a chance to re-experience, or watch for the first time, performances that were described as having “New York quality” right in your own home!

To subscribe to “NBT At Home” or for more information about NBT’s professional classical ballet training school with locations in Wolfeboro and Dover, please visit www. northeasternballet.org.

Best Darn Donut in the Lakes Region!

Available at:

235 Union Ave., Laconia Alton Bay Corner Store Alton Village Store Alton Circle Store Wolfeboro Corner Store Three Sisters in Wolfeboro & Pier 19 in Tuftonboro

So Good..

They’re Goody Good!

235 Union Ave., Laconia • 603-528-4003 • Served daily till they’re gone.

Closed Mondays (Open at 3am for hardworking early risers!)

holiday specials Celebration Package $ 189* any night

Dine & Stay Fri & Sat $ 258* for two nights

w/ champagne, floral bouquet & $75 Dining Credit

w/ $50 Dining Credit

The Inn on Main

Midweek: Sun - Thur Just: $89*

Excludes Holidays

You are cordially invited to experience our renovated, sanitized and tastefully appointed guest rooms. Booking Christmas and New Year’s now.

BISTRO • BAR • EVENTS

*Includes complimentary light continental breakfast, Tax & Gratuity not included in rates listed, Some exclusions apply.

(603) 569-1335 | innnewhampshire.com 200 NStreet ORTH MAIN Sin TREETHistoric Wolfeboro, New Hampshire 200 North Main

VICTORIA NEAL RESTAURANT & EVENT MANAGER TORY@INNNEWHAMPSHIRE.COM INNNEWHAMPSHIRE.COM

WOLFEBORO, NH 603.569.1335

Page 20 | THE LAKER | November, 2020