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and more N H ’ S L A R G E S T B OAT S H Oenty-five Wone brands 22 23 24 than hundred and fifty 12 -8 10 -8 10 -4 boats” said Suzette Anthony who is the organizer INSIDE THIS WEEK! THE BOAT PREVIEW EDITION!! of the event alongSHOW with her
S p r i n g t i m e i s r i g h t celebrate it’s tenth year. around the corner and The Great Northeast Boat there is no better time to Show takes place at NH the NH NH SPORTSPLEX • Bedford, get ready to get out on the Sportsplex in Bedford, NH, water with your new boat. providing those with the On Friday through Sun- fever to get out on the lake day, March 22-24, New this summer the best place Hampshire’s largest boat to buy a boat. show and the largest boat “We have twenty-five show north of Boston will boat dealers offering sev-
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husband Blair. “It is really the only boat show you will need to attend this year.” The Sportplex is 56,000 square feet and has been
Show organizers Suzette and Blair Anthony are happy to be celebrating their 10th year of presenting the annual spring boat show. recently renovated. At the Great Northeast Boat Show you can compare a wide variety of boats, talk to experts, dealers and manufacturers and take advantage of special deals and incentives on process and more. It is a celebration of the boating lifestyle featuring everything needed, wanted or desired by the boating enthusiast. A one stop shop, showcasing everything from power boats, jet skis, cruisers, motor yachts, docks, canoes, kayaks, inflatables, runabouts, fishing boats, jetboats, paddle boards, pontoon and deck boats. “This boat show has grown in popularity over the years,” said Anthony. “We expect to be draw-
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ing thousands from New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine and Vermont since the proximity to all of these areas is very convenient.” Additionally there will be many other companies supporting the boating lifestyle as well as informative booths to educate the boating enthusiast. Admission is $10 for adults and children under 12 are admitted free and must be accompanied by an adult. March 22-24 is the perfect time to buy a boat-Just in time to get ready for summer! LIFE IS GREAT IN A BOAT! For more information on the Great Northeast Boat Show visit greatnortheastboatshow.com.
GREAT NORTHEAST BOAT SHOW — GENERAL INFO —
Boat Show Hours: Friday, March 22, Noon-8pm Saturday, March 23, 10am-8pm Sunday, March 24, 10am-4pm
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Admission: Adults - $10. // Children under 12 - No Charge (must be accompanied by parent). Location: NH Sportsplex, 68 Technology Dr, Bedford, NH. Directions: Everett Turnpike Exit 13 (non toll road/ Manchester Airport Exit) follow signage for S. River Road (Route 3) NH Sportsplex is located behind Sullivan Tire on Rt 3 South River Road. Turn from Rt 3 onto Technology Drive.
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by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr.
feet of logs were floated down the Connecticut River in a July log drive made possible by heavy rains that resulted in very high water in the river. The logs had been cut in the northern woods during the winter and were headed for Holyoke, Massachusetts. The president of the company involved, George Van Dyke, drove up and down the valley in his automobile, supervising the crew of men who were keeping the logs flowing. Continuing with news from the western part of the state, a twoyear spree of breaking and entering crimes involving Claremont stores was solved when police
Contributing Writer
I was not here in the summer of 1906, but the Laconia Press Association was busy gathering all sorts of information, some of which I would like to share with you. For instance, Plymouth residents will surely be interested to know that on a Wednesday afternoon in July a “runaway” was on South Main Street and that Irving H. Chase became the owner of “ a fine two-seated automobile”, but there were even more exciting going-on’s during that summer of years gone by. About sixty million
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discovered that “…the jobs were the work of a gang of boys ranging from seven to eleven years.” The “Laconia Democrat ” newspaper reported that “ They acquired their taste for burglary by reading dime novels, and four of the lads have gone to reform school while the youngest are probably to be thoroughly spanked.” A former President of the United States, Grover Cleveland arrived in Tamworth by train on an early July day and was taken to his new summer home which was two miles outside the village. His wife and children had previously arrived in town and President Cleveland was accompanied by his personal physician, Dr. J.D. Bryant, who also was a personal friend. Cleveland planned to spend the summer in the state and do some fishing. In 1906, as today, there was a lot of activity on New Hampshire lakes in the summer with one hundred new power boats being launched on Lake Winnipesaukee that season. The mail boat on the big lake, “Dolphin”, was anticipating a busy season with news that sixty members of the Appalachian Mountain Club were at The Mile Island and that another sixty persons were at the Y.M.C.A.
Camp on Sandy Island, while the camps at Birch and Jolly Islands were fully occupied. Over one thousand pieces of mail a day were being delivered. You may not know that there was also a Sunday paper boat, the steamer “ Belknap” that made a 75 mile trip on Lake Winnipesaukee during the summer which was owned by druggist and newsdealer, George A. Collins from Lakeport. Passengers could ride along for 50 cents, A new boat was to be available for passengers on Lake Winnisquam during that summer of 1906 with the introduction of the gasoline fueled “ Uncle Fred “, a thirty foot long vessel with an eight foot beam, able to carry from thirty to forty passengers, and owned by John P. and Frank W. Shaw of Meredith Center. Church events on and around the lakes seemed to prosper in the state in the summers of the early 1900’s. The Lakeport Baptist Sunday School excursion was scheduled for July 19th on The Gov. Endicott with the group being left at Lake Shore Park for lunch before continuing to Melvin. An evangelical, inter-denominational camp-meeting was held for several days in Tuftonboro. The objective was stated as being See SUMMER on BOAT18
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The author with a 35” trophy lake trout that he caught and released in Lake Champlain.
by Tim Moore Contributing Writer
Catch and release can be a controversial topic. Opinions vary about whether it is ethical to kill a trophy fish to have it mounted. I know anglers who wouldn’t dream of releasing a trophy fish. I also have colleagues in the guiding industry who either won’t allow clients to keep trophy-sized fish (their clients know this ahead of time) or charge a fee for keeping a trophy. Some anglers believe a skin mount looks better than a fiberglass replica. It usually boils down to personal preference and what many anglers were raised to believe. Either way, it’s an often-heated debate and I thought I’d share
some of my thoughts on the matter. I recently visited Sequoia National Park with my girlfriend Sam. The Giant Forest section of the park contains a concentration of giant Sequoia trees, some as ancient as 2100 years old. During our time in the park, it became apparent that the main reason these trees aren’t allowed to be cut is because once they’re gone, they’re gone. There may be many smaller sequoias in the forest, but for various reasons, many will not live long enough to become giants. Environmental factors, such as storms and disease, will kill many trees before they have a chance to become giants. The ones that will live long enough to become giants…well, it will take more than a thousand years. It struck me while walking among, and learning about, the giant sequoias, that the same can be said for many trophy-sized fish. With most fish, the older they get the slower
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Bass Pro Shops
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Billerica Motorsports + Marine Inc.
Contoocook River Canoe Co. LLC
Scarab Jetboats and Vortex by Chaparral Jetboats
We will be displaying kayaks, stand up paddle boards, canoes and have information on rentals, instruction, guided kayak fishing trips and sup yoga. SHOW SPECIALS ON ALL BOATS
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DEALERS
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Fay’s Boat Yard, Inc.
daSaliva Motorsports is located at 7 Moultonboro Neck Rd, Moultonborough 603-253-6688 and 710 Rte. 111 Hampstead, 603-3297810. We specialize in sales, service, parts, and accessories for Seadoo Watercrafts, Yamaha Watercrafts, Ski-Doo Snowmobiles, Can-Am SSV, ATV & Spyder’s. SPECIALIZING IN FUN!
Fay’s Boat Yard on Lake Winnipesaukee , Avalon, Glastron , Scarab, Wellcraft and Rinker. We are a family run 4th generation business focused on family fun.
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Aluminum and Fiberglass Fishing Boats, Party Pontoons, Fishing Pontoons. www.Hooksett.TrackerBoatCenter.com
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www.Billericamotorsports.com
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Lake Winnipesaukee Boat Tours
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Goodhue Boat Company Booth # 15
Goodhue Boat Company is an authorized Cobalt Boats, Chaparral Boats, Boston Whaler and Mastercraft Boats dealership serving the Lakes Region. With two great locations Goodhue & Hawkins and Shep Browns, both rooted in building long-term relationships with our customers. www.goodhueandhawkins.com
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Irwin Marine
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Port Harbor Marine
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Celebrating 100 Years In business! Voted top 100 boat dealers in North America. www.irwinmarine.com
Authorized Dealer for Ranger Pontoons, Ranger Aluminum Boats, Grady White, Key West and Southward Deckboats. www.Portharbormarine.com
Melvin Village Marina Booth # 1
A full service marina on Lake Winnipesaukee with a location in Ossipee NH. Gas, Rentals, Ship Store Sales and Service. Four Winns, Harris Flotebote, Lund, Robalo www.melvinvillagemarina.com
Meredith Marina
Rockingham Boat Booth # 2
Rinker Boats www.Rockinghamboat.com
Trexler’s Marina Inc Booth # 11
Booth # 10
Meredith Marina is the Lakes Regions Pontoon and Deckboat headquarters, featuring Godfrey Pontoons, and Hurricane Deckboats! Come and catch the endless wave with Tige’ Inboards for the best surf experience! www.Meredithmarina.com
Featuring Manitou Pontoon Boats, Pioneer and Suzuki Outboards. Family owned & operated since 1972. Sales, Service, Storage, Valet, Accessories & Boat Rental. www.trexlers.com
Winnisquam Marine, Inc. Booth # 5
Monadnock Marina LLC Booth # 4
Monadnock Boat Store with 2 great locations! The South Store in Rindge, NH and the North Store in Stoddard, NH. Monadnock Boat Store is your local dealer for Sylvan Pontoons, Starcraft Runabouts and Larson.
New England’s Largest Pontoon Boat Dealer. Locations on Winnisquam and Winnipesaukee. Valet spots reserved for boat sales. Bennington Pontoons, Crownlike, Bayliner and HeyDay. 100 plus Boats In Stock. www.winnisquammarine.com
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Paugus Bay Marina Booth # 23
Authorized Dealer for Formula Boats and Bryant Boats. www.Paugusbaymarina.com
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Ameriprise Financial
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Financial Planning Ameripriseadvisors.com/ Rob.A.Martin
Valet Service Winter Storage Fuel Dock
NEW & USED SALES • SERVICE • PARTS • SHIPS STORE • VALET SERVICE • WINTER STORAGE • FUEL DOCK • REGISTRATIONS • FISHING LICENSES • BAIT
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Lake Life Brand is a NH Apparel and Accessories Company. Our clothing is designed with the lake in mind. Our designs capture our love of lake lifestyle culture and activities. lakelifebrand.com
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American Frozen Foods
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Farm Direct Home Delivery Service. We will be sampling our amazing cheese cake. AmericanFoods.com
MTM Insurance sells insurance protection for assets you love most. Specializing in insurance both in and out of the water. We insure boats, marinas, dealerships, repair shops and more. mtminsur.com
North East Dock Sales Booth # 13
New Hampshire Department of Safety Division of State Police New Hampshire Marine Patrol Get Your New Hampshire Safe Boater Education Certificate! New Hampshire does have a mandatory boating education law. Everyone 16 years of age and older who operates a motorboat over 25 horsepower on New Hampshire waters must have a boating education certificate. Boating safety is a concern for everyone on the water. Boaters can keep themselves and their passengers’ safe by learning about responsible boat operation, etiquette, and the rules of the waterways.
The program offers a one day class or evening classes. To search /register for a class visit www.boatingeducation.nh.gov Visit our website at www.marinepatrol.nh.gov to learn more about New Hampshire’s boating laws and regulations. Start enjoying your boating experience and remember to wear your life jacket!
Chappell Tractor
Booth - Front Entrance Chappell Tractor is an authorized Kubota, New Holland and Mahindra Dealership serving the Brentwood, Milford and Concord NH area. You’ll Notice The Difference! Chappelltractor.com
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Cutlery, culinary Tools, BBQ & Garden Tools, Cookware, Flatware, Scissors, Sporting Knives. Cutco.com
Retail sales of Aluminum Docks, Wavearmour Swim Rafts and Jet Ski Ports. www.northeastboatdocks.com
Shore Side Docks Booth # 14
Manufacture of Aluminum Boat Docks , Cable and Hydraulic Boat Lifts. www.shoresidedocks.com
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anything. In fact, remova crawl after their sixth ing the older declining year, and continues to fish can help the system slow throughout their life. by preventing them from When you add factors, creating more unhealthy NH SPORTSPLEX • Bedford, NHthe such as disease, competi- fish. The trouble is, tion for food, and fishing only way to know if a fish pressure, you can knock you catch is near the end many of the older fish off of its life is to educate the list of trophy hopefuls. yourself (thoroughly) on Additionally, many fish how to determine the age in a given water body will of the species in question establish an average and and make an informed a maximum size based on decision. water quality, forage base, I’m personally a fan of competition for food, and replica mounts over skin genetics. mounts. I’ve seen the best A March 2001 study of both and I prefer the conducted by the Maine look and longevity of the Department of Inland replica. I also appreciate Fisheries (Google “Lake the fact that the repliTrout Plan” to read it for cated fish still swims. I yourself) showed that want to emphasize that I due to genetics and fish- respect an angler’s right ing pressure, many of to keep and kill a trophy the lake trout in Sebago fish when the law permits Lake will max out at 21”- it, but like anything, just 24” long. This is because because you can, doesn’t there isn’t enough food for mean you always should. them, and anglers want If you find the right replito keep the biggest fish, ca artist, you can have the leaving mostly smaller same fish, for around the fish. The cycle continues same price, hanging on until there aren’t many (or your wall, and it will look any) big fish left. For the the same 20 years from deer hunters out there, now, unlike many skin taking all the trophy-sized mounts I’ve seen. Who is fish out of a system is right is a personal matter the equivalent to taking and a decision that is up all the beautiful whitetail to the discretion of each bucks out of an area, leav- individual angler. I’m not ing only scraggly smaller one to judge, but I do bucks behind. Scraggly feel sad and disappointed bucks usually breed more when I see pictures of a scraggly bucks, until all dead trophy fish that was you have left are scraggly killed simply so it could be bucks. The difference be- hung on a wall. ing that sometimes anoth er “beautiful” buck could Tim Moore is a full time wander into the area and licensed NH fishing guide breed. Not the case with and the owner of Tim most fish. Moore Outdoors LLC, ofMost trophy-sized fish fering New Hampshire are old, and they are usu- fishing charters on Lake ally of prime breeding Winnipesaukee. He is also size/age. With fishing, a member of the New Engyou’re dealing with more of land Outdoor Writers’ Asa closed system with limi- sociation. Visit www.Timtations that don’t apply to MooreOutdoors.com for wildlife, such as the abil- more information. ity to move from one water body to another. However, just like anything, there are exceptions to every rule. Some trophy fish are near the end of their life and removing them from the system won’t hurt or change much of
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An old summer view at Weirs Beach. was seven by fourteen; moreover, those owned by John Driscoll and George McCrillis were even larger in size. Not all of the news in the summer of ’06 in central
New Hampshire was good news. Farmer Alexander McAllister of Webster had pastured a herd of cattle on Kearsarge Mountain, but sometime after a terrific thunderstorm had passed over the mountain a fisherman found eleven of Webster’s cattle dead, the apparent victims of a lightning strike. Sadly, four people drowned in New Hampshire waters in the period of a week, including one in Lake Opeeche and one in Squam Lake. Thirty people lost their lives by drowning throughout New England in the first ten days of the month. As in these days there were fishing expeditions to the wilds of northern New Hampshire. The Laconia Press Association injected some humor into its account of one such adventure involving Drygoodsman Jamie Dinsmoor, Druggist George Quimby, Editor Monty Weeks, and a Mr. Reuben Hoyt from Belmont. In preparation for their trip during the previous winter they had accumulated a large outfit, and by their account, the natives around Colebrook
and West Stewartstown “…mistook the outfit for the Walter Wellman expedition in search of the north pole.” They paddled ten miles up the Dead Diamond stream where they camped for a few days before returning to “ Millsfield pond stream.” The fish weren’t biting well but the mosquitoes, black flies, and midges were. Dinsmoor was given the job of cook, but the team reported that no one suffered serious injury because Quimby had brought an ample supply of drugs and opiates, and they caught enough fish to feed themselves even though the fishing wasn’t great. Reporting on events outside of the area ‘The Laconia Democrat” revealed that a group of farmers from a town in Maryland had agreed to donate all of the eggs their hens laid on Sundays to a local church. The “Boston Globe” was wondering if this made the hens “lay members” of the Church. So there you have a sample of some of the news from a summer 113 years in the past.
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