[Rattlesnake Gal]

According to the Lake Winnipesaukee Historical Society,

Winnipesaukee contains 274 inhabitable islands of which only 132 are one-quarter acre.

Click here for the very interesting full list.

It is interesting that there are:

2 - Birch Islands

3 - Cove Islands

2 - Half Mile Islands

3 - Little Pine Islands

4 - Loon Islands

2 - Penny Islands

2 - Rock Islands

3 - Rocky Ridge Islands

2 - Round Islands

Also, interesting that many are named for animals, fish, a reptile and an arachnid

Badger

Beaver


Bear


Big Beaver
From the Gallery of flyguy


Black Cat
From the Gallery of DRH


Cow
From the Gallery of Rose


Cub
From the Gallery of DRH


Eagle

Fish


Goose
From the Gallery of McDude


Goose Egg Rock (Also known as Rocky Island - Information from 1968-1969 Navigation Chart.)

Hawk’s Nest


Hen (Also known as Gypsy Island)

Horse

Little Badger


Little Bear
From the Gallery of Sunset Bob

Little Beaver

Little Loon

Little Vixen (Vixen is a female fox)


Loon

Middle Beaver


Mink
From the Gallery of Camp Island Girl


Moose

Perch


Pig
From the Just Sold Gallery

Raccoon


Rattlesnake

Scavenger

Shephard

Spider

Spring

Squirrel


Whaleback
From the Just Sold Gallery

Whaleback Point

There are four islands named after loons and not a single one named for our very abundant deer!
From the Gallery of baja-mamma

Next year I hope we can get pictures for Winnipesaukee.com's PhotoPost Gallery for many of our islands. (Notice how many I couldn't find photos for.)
Giving them good descriptions for those of us who might be using the search feature for threads like this.