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Forum: General Discussion 06-10-2011, 08:43 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 5,728
Posted By PapaBarnCat
If you look closely at the bottom of the screen,...

If you look closely at the bottom of the screen, you'll see that the images actually come from different sources, such as the State and different Federal agencies. This'll affect the quality...
Forum: Polls 06-10-2011, 08:25 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 12,614
Posted By PapaBarnCat
I do remember in the 60's that "CB" was really...

I do remember in the 60's that "CB" was really popular for boating (prior to the "CB" licensing requirement's removal) and that "Marine Control" (callsign KBC8913) used to monitor Channel 13. From...
Forum: Polls 06-09-2011, 08:34 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 12,614
Posted By PapaBarnCat
Comunications methods used in the area.

What methods of communications do you you use in (or while in) the Winnipesaukee region?
Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance 06-09-2011, 08:21 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 15,546
Posted By PapaBarnCat
Exclamation Non-Chemical Method

Have you thought of getting some Ant Lions (Doodlebugs)? They'll happily eat all the little ants, and won't poison anything. http://organicgardensite.com/bugs-beneficial/antlions/
Forum: General Discussion 06-09-2011, 08:02 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 13,614
Posted By PapaBarnCat
Question Can anyone point me to any articles, photo's,...

Can anyone point me to any articles, photo's, whatever of the fire? That building was my father's birthplace. Feel free to PM me.

Thanks!
Forum: Boating 06-03-2011, 08:56 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 14,336
Posted By PapaBarnCat
Red face The one thing that scares me about operating a...

The one thing that scares me about operating a submersible on/in the lake actually would be surfacing. I'd want a darn good sonar system, so I knew for sure what was on the surface as with my luck,...
Forum: History 05-25-2011, 08:52 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 86,334
Posted By PapaBarnCat
Thank you for this thread..

I just, as a "newbie" stumbled on this thread. I want to thank all the participants in this thread. My late father was an avid pilot many years ago, prior to marrying my mother and then me coming...
Forum: History 05-23-2011, 12:58 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,446
Posted By PapaBarnCat
Hmm? Wonder if it was Hornetown Road? ...

Hmm? Wonder if it was Hornetown Road?



From what I understand it was billed as the "Million Dollar Show", and collection was moved in 1973 to Glenbow Museum...
Forum: History 05-21-2011, 09:17 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 16,277
Posted By PapaBarnCat
WOW! Guess people do remember! Thanks McDude for...

WOW! Guess people do remember! Thanks McDude for posting the photo's so I could show my "much better half".

Was the adjacent mini-golf owned by the same folks? That was a "classic" as in;...
Forum: History 05-21-2011, 06:15 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,446
Posted By PapaBarnCat
Question Schuller's Museum of Art & Chivalry? Alton or New Durham?

Going back to when I must've been in a single digit age (Bef: 1963) I seem to remember visiting the "Schuller's Museum of Art & Chivalry", along with my parents, my aunt and uncle. If I remember...
Forum: History 05-19-2011, 09:22 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 16,277
Posted By PapaBarnCat
Blue Jay Lunchonette - Alton Bay

Does anyone remember this place, located across from Butler's Busy Corner store? In the 60's on summer vacation, my parents would have me boat down to the town dock each morning and go up to the Blue...
Forum: General Discussion 05-19-2011, 08:52 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,290
Posted By PapaBarnCat
Island Education Request

In the times I've visited and summered around the lake, I never really learned anything about island life. Yeah, I understand about needing a boat, and everything arriving by boat (or over the ice)...
Forum: General Discussion 05-19-2011, 08:23 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 8,746
Posted By PapaBarnCat
Darn. I can close my eyes and see the inside, but...

Darn. I can close my eyes and see the inside, but that doesn't help you. I'll try to keep it in mind if I come across any of my old photo's. My visits since the 70's have been so rushed that I didn't...
Forum: General Discussion 05-18-2011, 09:44 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 10,592
Posted By PapaBarnCat
Please let us know if the trackage your friend's...

Please let us know if the trackage your friend's driveway crossed was actively in use, and by which railroad. Most railroads are unbelievably fussy about anything happening along their right of way...
Forum: General Discussion 05-18-2011, 03:39 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 10,592
Posted By PapaBarnCat
Question Please advise how you make out. If unsuccessful,...

Please advise how you make out. If unsuccessful, I will gladly continue research.
Forum: Polls 05-16-2011, 07:44 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 19,159
Posted By PapaBarnCat
Does your ancestry involve the lake?

Was one of your ancestors a resident of the Winnipesaukee towns or villages (or islands)?
Forum: General Discussion 05-16-2011, 12:40 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 10,592
Posted By PapaBarnCat
Was in contact with a friend at a brokerage. She...

Was in contact with a friend at a brokerage. She wasn't sure. However I think I've found something. These people have a private crossing program for Railroad Protective Liability....
Forum: General Discussion 05-16-2011, 12:00 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 10,592
Posted By PapaBarnCat
Hmmmm.. "Official crossing", as in a public...

Hmmmm.. "Official crossing", as in a public crossing? Would the State be a named insured? I used to work for a "specialty insurance" broker. I'd be happy to e-mail my old contacts to try to help you,...
Forum: Boating 05-15-2011, 11:15 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 14,336
Posted By PapaBarnCat
So now I know what "Larry the Cable Guy" did...

So now I know what "Larry the Cable Guy" did during the 80's..

I always thought that the sight of a submarine surfacing near the Mount whilst she was underway would prove an "interesting" event...
Forum: History 05-15-2011, 09:02 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 3,284
Posted By PapaBarnCat
Lily Pond Park - Rte 28 in Alton, anyone recall?

Back in the early '60's, my uncle purchased a property on Rte 28 and Lily Pond Rd. in Alton that was known as "Lily Pond Park", which included a large (and quite old) house that had apparently served...
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