[parrothead]

My grandparents bought a small cottage in Meredith in the 40's, which the whole family would spend the summer at. My grandparents passed away in the late 60's and early 70's, but the house stayed in the family until the mid 80's before it had to be sold. Before that we would spend the summers at the house, usually there would be 15 - 20 of us at the house for most weekends. There was no TV all of the Aunts, Uncles, and cousins would play games, tell stories, and just hang out. I spent many summers after that working at the camps on Bear Island, and now my parents live in Meredith. So the lake has been my home (atleast for part of the year) fro my whole life. The only thing I don't like is that I can't afford to live up there permanently.