My annual mid-April Tour of the lake

Island Girl · 04-16-2004, 11:04 PM

April is the time we always got a little anxious to see how the ice out was advancing so we came to the lake min-April each year. We usually just went to Glendale, Ames Farm, Rattlesnake Landing, Minge Cove and Alton Bay.

Today I did the annual tour, but added a few sites. Paugus Bay, The Weirs, Meredith, Center Harbor, Trexlers, Jonathan's Landing, Harilla's Landing, Partrician Shores, Glendale, Lincoln Park, and more. I am uploading to PhotoPost for safe keeping but you can see them now on my smugmug site. Sorry I did not have time to describe the locations. You can add a comment to the pictures if you know where it is. You can also control whether it is a slide show or thumbnails on which you can click.
http://islandgirl.smugmug.com/gallery/100182

Today was an incredibly beautiful day for picture taking.

Senter Cove Guy · 04-17-2004, 07:46 AM

I just took the tour and it was awesome. Thanks. Two weeks and I'll be there.

Janet · 04-17-2004, 08:55 AM

Great pictures!!!!! Thanks for all your great pictures throughout the year. Helps us lake lovers from Texas get our fix!

Winnisquam Guy · 04-17-2004, 08:56 AM

Excellent tour. As always, your photos are wonderful. I especially liked the fisherman sitting on the dock, it reminds me of my grandfather and his early season obsession of fishing as soon as the ice moved out a few feet from the shore. Does anyone remember dipping for smelt? We used to do that on winnisquam and had a blast. late night fish fries and the occasional pickeral, salmon or bass chasing our smelt.

i am still in the running for ice out

Rattlesnake Gal · 04-17-2004, 09:03 AM

Great pictures! Thanks for taking the time to share them with us.

DRH · 04-17-2004, 09:43 AM

Thanks, IG, for the excellent pictures.

Don

KBoater · 04-17-2004, 09:56 AM

Thanks for tour. I just mailed my boat registration to Concord. I only have 2 more cruises here and then heading north to start getting out on the BIG Lake.

Orion · 04-17-2004, 10:01 AM

Thanks IG for such a great service to this community. Great pictures that really tell the story of the ice. Still looks like some pretty good sheets of ice remaining, but we've got the heat coming this weekend.
Orion

mets3007 · 04-17-2004, 05:22 PM

I love the photos. 77 days and counting. I cant wait til I get back to the weirs. This will be my 16th year going up there. I hope for many more years since Im still in my low 20's

Silver Duck · 04-17-2004, 05:48 PM

Thanks - I really enjoyed the slide show!

Fred

RI Swamp Yankee · 04-17-2004, 08:14 PM

Thanks for the tour IG

Cal · 04-18-2004, 08:46 AM

GREAT shots...Greatly appreciated

Lin · 04-18-2004, 02:31 PM

Island Girl, awesome trip around the lake. Thanks so much for posting the photos.

Hermit Cover · 04-18-2004, 02:54 PM

Randy says: "Yo, IG, Dog, I loved these pics! They always great 'cause Girl of the Island, you just got it goin on, Dog! Keep it up Girl! Yo, Yo, Yo"

Paula: "Island Girl, you make me want to be a cheerleader again! I love what you do and I can tell you do, too...and all your fans are screaming for more! You have that beautiful Lake to work with and I had some beautiful Lakers to look at every day, but back to the subject. You are just the B....E....S....T!!!"

Simon: "Island Girl, These were just OK pictures as far as I'm concerned, certainly not your best..(background crowd 'boos' rain in). But I guess if you keep them coming your fans will keep looking for them and I guess that's OK.....But what do I know?? The only photo I like to see is my own."

Ryan: "Island Girl, What does Simon know?" You are a 'Winner' but we can't find out for sure til we sell some stuff. We'll be right back!" Hope you come back reall soon, too!"

C Tucker · 04-18-2004, 03:27 PM

Wonderful photos. Great to see all parts of the lake as the boat is not in yet!The north end of the lake near Center Harbor is now clear of all ice. A small squall late Saturday afternoon cleared it. We saw many more fishing boats out this morning. Ice-out is almost here.

Island Girl · 04-18-2004, 05:39 PM

Thank you all for your kind remarks. It is so amazing to have seen so much ice on Friday and look at the reports and webcams today and see so much water.

I hope my boat is in the water soon, because I am definitely ready to get out there!

See you all on the lake. Thank you all for your support.

Lin · 04-18-2004, 06:28 PM

I have to tell you Island Girl that this is my favorite view. I grew up during the summers of my youth on Shakerjerry road out by little Ganzy Is. now I Wentworth shores. My husband and I rented a cottage for a few years on Ferry rd before we got onto Hanson Cove. I love getting back up there for that Million Dollar view. It's just the perfect mountain view in all of the United States.

Steve · 04-18-2004, 06:52 PM

Great pictures! Thanks for sharing.

Tom Cat · 04-18-2004, 07:04 PM

Thanks for the outstanding pictures. I would be interested to know what camera you are using. Thanks

Island Girl · 04-18-2004, 08:13 PM

Sony F707 5 megapixel.

Mariahman81 · 04-20-2004, 07:14 AM

Island Girl,

Thanks so much for your tour... so good to see so many great shots around the lake. What fantastic pics... making us all wish we were out cruizin on the lake! Thanks again, and please keep takin pics for us all to enjoy!

Mariahman81

fpartri497 · 04-20-2004, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Island Girl

Sony F707 5 megapixel.

Excellent Choice Of Cameras. I Have been Using F707 Since Its Introduction Several Years Ago. Great Pictures!

fp

Island Girl · 04-20-2004, 07:38 AM

I have been very happy with this camera. The blues and reds are little intense but that can be overcome easily. I was looking forward to replacing this camera with the sony F828, but the reviews of its flaws kept me away. I have considered the Rebel which does take wonderful pictures, but I am much to lazy to deal with learning all of the SLR mechanisms and to not have the option of taking pictures with the LCD viewer.

All in all I will look forward to new cameras and replacing this one when a new one catches my eye. Until then, the F707 is great.

Thanks for the thumbs up on the 707; it's always nice to hear I made a sound decision.

04-16-2004, 11:04 PM	#1
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,352 Thanks: 18 Thanked 535 Times in 179 Posts	My annual mid-April Tour of the lake April is the time we always got a little anxious to see how the ice out was advancing so we came to the lake min-April each year. We usually just went to Glendale, Ames Farm, Rattlesnake Landing, Minge Cove and Alton Bay. Today I did the annual tour, but added a few sites. Paugus Bay, The Weirs, Meredith, Center Harbor, Trexlers, Jonathan's Landing, Harilla's Landing, Partrician Shores, Glendale, Lincoln Park, and more. I am uploading to PhotoPost for safe keeping but you can see them now on my smugmug site. Sorry I did not have time to describe the locations. You can add a comment to the pictures if you know where it is. You can also control whether it is a slide show or thumbnails on which you can click. http://islandgirl.smugmug.com/gallery/100182 Today was an incredibly beautiful day for picture taking. __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

04-17-2004, 07:46 AM	#2
Senter Cove Guy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 593 Thanks: 283 Thanked 427 Times in 139 Posts	Awesome Tour I just took the tour and it was awesome. Thanks. Two weeks and I'll be there.

04-17-2004, 08:55 AM	#3
Janet Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 467 Thanks: 230 Thanked 130 Times in 88 Posts	Thanks Island Girl Great pictures!!!!! Thanks for all your great pictures throughout the year. Helps us lake lovers from Texas get our fix!

04-17-2004, 08:56 AM	#4
Winnisquam Guy Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Amherst, NH Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Tour Excellent tour. As always, your photos are wonderful. I especially liked the fisherman sitting on the dock, it reminds me of my grandfather and his early season obsession of fishing as soon as the ice moved out a few feet from the shore. Does anyone remember dipping for smelt? We used to do that on winnisquam and had a blast. late night fish fries and the occasional pickeral, salmon or bass chasing our smelt. i am still in the running for ice out

04-17-2004, 09:03 AM	#5
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,451 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	Thanks! Great pictures! Thanks for taking the time to share them with us.

04-17-2004, 09:43 AM	#6
DRH Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Meredith Posts: 1,670 Thanks: 1,183 Thanked 655 Times in 173 Posts	Great Photos! Thanks, IG, for the excellent pictures. Don

04-17-2004, 09:56 AM	#7
KBoater Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Wolfeboro Posts: 521 Thanks: 10 Thanked 29 Times in 15 Posts	Thanks Thanks for tour. I just mailed my boat registration to Concord. I only have 2 more cruises here and then heading north to start getting out on the BIG Lake.

04-17-2004, 10:01 AM	#8
Orion Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Cow Island Posts: 914 Thanks: 602 Thanked 193 Times in 91 Posts	Thank you so much! Thanks IG for such a great service to this community. Great pictures that really tell the story of the ice. Still looks like some pretty good sheets of ice remaining, but we've got the heat coming this weekend. Orion

04-17-2004, 05:22 PM	#9
mets3007 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 170 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I love the photos. 77 days and counting. I cant wait til I get back to the weirs. This will be my 16th year going up there. I hope for many more years since Im still in my low 20's

04-17-2004, 05:48 PM	#10
Silver Duck Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Billerica, MA Posts: 364 Thanks: 40 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Wonderful Pictures Thanks - I really enjoyed the slide show! Fred

04-17-2004, 08:14 PM	#11
RI Swamp Yankee Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: North Kingstown RI Posts: 688 Thanks: 143 Thanked 83 Times in 55 Posts	Fantastic Thanks for the tour IG __________________ Gene ~ aka "another RI Swamp Yankee"

04-18-2004, 08:46 AM	#12
Cal Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Pitman , NJ Posts: 627 Thanks: 40 Thanked 21 Times in 12 Posts	GREAT shots...Greatly appreciated __________________ Paddle faster , I think I here banjos

04-18-2004, 02:31 PM	#13
Lin Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Massachusetts & Moultonborough Posts: 673 Thanks: 41 Thanked 15 Times in 11 Posts	Island Girl photo tour Island Girl, awesome trip around the lake. Thanks so much for posting the photos. __________________ Lin

04-18-2004, 02:54 PM	#14
Hermit Cover Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Hermit Cove Posts: 354 Thanks: 20 Thanked 68 Times in 40 Posts	Island Girl Lake Winnie Idol Randy says: "Yo, IG, Dog, I loved these pics! They always great 'cause Girl of the Island, you just got it goin on, Dog! Keep it up Girl! Yo, Yo, Yo" Paula: "Island Girl, you make me want to be a cheerleader again! I love what you do and I can tell you do, too...and all your fans are screaming for more! You have that beautiful Lake to work with and I had some beautiful Lakers to look at every day, but back to the subject. You are just the B....E....S....T!!!" Simon: "Island Girl, These were just OK pictures as far as I'm concerned, certainly not your best..(background crowd 'boos' rain in). But I guess if you keep them coming your fans will keep looking for them and I guess that's OK.....But what do I know?? The only photo I like to see is my own." Ryan: "Island Girl, What does Simon know?" You are a 'Winner' but we can't find out for sure til we sell some stuff. We'll be right back!" Hope you come back reall soon, too!"

04-18-2004, 03:27 PM	#15
C Tucker Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Black Cat Island and Epsom, NH Posts: 64 Thanks: 14 Thanked 17 Times in 15 Posts	Wonderful photos. Great to see all parts of the lake as the boat is not in yet!The north end of the lake near Center Harbor is now clear of all ice. A small squall late Saturday afternoon cleared it. We saw many more fishing boats out this morning. Ice-out is almost here.

04-18-2004, 05:39 PM	#16
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,352 Thanks: 18 Thanked 535 Times in 179 Posts	What a difference a couple of days make. Thank you all for your kind remarks. It is so amazing to have seen so much ice on Friday and look at the reports and webcams today and see so much water. I hope my boat is in the water soon, because I am definitely ready to get out there! See you all on the lake. Thank you all for your support. __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade Last edited by Island Girl; 04-18-2004 at 06:27 PM.

04-18-2004, 06:28 PM	#17
Lin Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Massachusetts & Moultonborough Posts: 673 Thanks: 41 Thanked 15 Times in 11 Posts	Mt. Washington View I have to tell you Island Girl that this is my favorite view. I grew up during the summers of my youth on Shakerjerry road out by little Ganzy Is. now I Wentworth shores. My husband and I rented a cottage for a few years on Ferry rd before we got onto Hanson Cove. I love getting back up there for that Million Dollar view. It's just the perfect mountain view in all of the United States. __________________ Lin

04-18-2004, 06:52 PM	#18
Steve Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Southern NH Posts: 109 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Great pictures! Thanks for sharing.

04-18-2004, 07:04 PM	#19
Tom Cat Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Melrose, Ma Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for the outstanding pictures. I would be interested to know what camera you are using. Thanks __________________ Tom Cat

04-18-2004, 08:13 PM	#20
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,352 Thanks: 18 Thanked 535 Times in 179 Posts	My current camera is... Sony F707 5 megapixel. __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

04-20-2004, 07:14 AM	#21
Mariahman81 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 9 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Awesome Pics Island Girl, Thanks so much for your tour... so good to see so many great shots around the lake. What fantastic pics... making us all wish we were out cruizin on the lake! Thanks again, and please keep takin pics for us all to enjoy! Mariahman81

04-20-2004, 07:38 AM	#23
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,352 Thanks: 18 Thanked 535 Times in 179 Posts	Sony F707 I have been very happy with this camera. The blues and reds are little intense but that can be overcome easily. I was looking forward to replacing this camera with the sony F828, but the reviews of its flaws kept me away. I have considered the Rebel which does take wonderful pictures, but I am much to lazy to deal with learning all of the SLR mechanisms and to not have the option of taking pictures with the LCD viewer. All in all I will look forward to new cameras and replacing this one when a new one catches my eye. Until then, the F707 is great. Thanks for the thumbs up on the 707; it's always nice to hear I made a sound decision. __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade