Beautiful old photographs of the lake

[Diver1111]

I was doing research in the Library of Congress website on Winnipesaukee and came across a slew of great images, attached. The clarity is impressive.

If you look closely often in the lower left corner there is often a description of what the image is about. These pictures are from all over the lake.

[HellRaZoR004]

That is awesome, thanks for sharing!

Any idea what bridge that is in the second photo? Water level looks very low with all the rocks.

[pjard]

Very interesting...I too wonder about that bridge. Could it be the Weirs?

[Winopt]

Thank you for taking the time to post these. It is hard to imagine how pristine the lake was in the early days. We are all fortunate to enjoy our beautiful playground.

[BaileyBecca]

Thank you for sharing these with us !

[mcdude]

Any idea what bridge that is in the second photo? Water level looks very low with all the rocks.

That's the old Weirs Channel Bridge

#10 is the old Alton Bay Station before it burned

[Just Sold]

Great find. I am trying to figure out the loction of photo #16.

[HellRaZoR004]

If #2 is the Weirs Bridge then #16 is looking the same way while on the bridge.

[minni on winni]

Wonder where they relocated that beautiful veterans statue? Thanks for sharing !

[Pineedles]

Thank you for posting. I never knew there was a stone bridge leading out to a boat house in Centre Harbor. I'll have to check out photos looking up towards town that I have.

[Merrymeeting]

Thank you for taking the time to post these. It is hard to imagine how pristine the lake was in the early days. We are all fortunate to enjoy our beautiful playground.

Agree on the thanks, but perhaps not the pristine thought. Look at the smoke belching from the Mount and Lady in the pictures, a lot of the clear cutting in the backgrounds, etc. Some day take a look at the history billboards near Back Bay in Wolfeboro. Based on much of the history I've read, I would not be surprised to learn that the lake is now more pristine than it might have been during the times shown in these photos.

[Onshore]

Thank you for posting. I never knew there was a stone bridge leading out to a boat house in Centre Harbor. I'll have to check out photos looking up towards town that I have.

Look at aerial images (Google, Bing, or whatever else you prefer) of Half Mile Island and the island between Half Mile and shore.

[Pineedles]

Look at aerial images (Google, Bing, or whatever else you prefer) of Half Mile Island and the island between Half Mile and shore.

Yes, thanks shore things. I am aware of the stone bridge that leads from the shore to half mile as our cottage is directly across from 1/2 mile and I have visited that area for over 50 years. But, the bridge is leading to a boathouse in the picture. What happened to the island? Photoshopped the island out and the boathouse in?

[Just Sold]

Yes, thanks shore things. I am aware of the stone bridge that leads from the shore to half mile as our cottage is directly across from 1/2 mile and I have visited that area for over 50 years. But, the bridge is leading to a boathouse in the picture. What happened to the island? Photoshopped the ockout and the boathouse in?
Look at Google Maps of Center Harbor. Just behind the Canoe Restaurant I believe you will see the foundation of where the dock ("bridge") and boat house once stood under the water.

[Pineedles]

Thanks Just Sold. I can see something there that seems to be rectangular in shape. Google maps hasn't updated their maps in the northern part of the lake yet, so its hard to see on real close-views. But I think you are right. Wonder what happened to the boathouse? Might be an interesting shallow dive spot.

[Airedale1]

Wonderful! Thank you for sharing these.

[Airedale1]

Wonder where they relocated that beautiful veterans statue? Thanks for sharing !

The statue sure was beautiful. I wondered the same thing myself and a little searching on the web yielded the following:

"....the statue, which was dedicated in 1894 in honor of Laommi Bean, a Weirs Beach farmer who was killed in the Civil War. Today, the sign is long gone, and the statue was struck by lightning and destroyed in 1931."

[Orion]

According to the History page on the NHVA:

1894 A beautiful civil War Soldier statue and water trough in honor of Laommi Bean of the 8th Regiment was erected at the base of New Hampshire Ave.

1931 A lightning strike destroyed the Civil War Soldier statue and water trough


Edit: oops, just saw the Airedale1 post after sending this.

[mcdude]

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/data/15038/medium/201WEIRSstatue.jpg.http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/data/15038/medium/20scanbusyweirs.jpg
more info on the fountain click here (http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1748&highlight=weirs+souvenir)

[garysanfran]

Agree on the thanks, but perhaps not the pristine thought. Look at the smoke belching from the Mount and Lady in the pictures, a lot of the clear cutting in the backgrounds, etc. Some day take a look at the history billboards near Back Bay in Wolfeboro. Based on much of the history I've ready, I would not be surprised to learn that the lake is now more pristine than it might have been during the times shown in these photos.

We spent a lot of money improving the quality of the Lake. I hope it did some good. I believe there was an asbestos factory in Meredith that dumped the stuff into the bay, and it lies there today encapsulated in mud. We don't do that stuff anymore.

[jetlag100]

Those are great pictures! It makes me sort of wish I was around in those times...the huge Inn in Center Harbor was just amazing! I sure wish these old places were still around...Just seeing everyone getting ready to off load at Bear Island is quite a sight, too! I can just imagine the thrill of knowing that your journey had finally come to fruition...Ah, the slower, laid back days...

[jbolty]

Those are great pictures! It makes me sort of wish I was around in those times...the huge Inn in Center Harbor was just amazing! I sure wish these old places were still around...Just seeing everyone getting ready to off load at Bear Island is quite a sight, too! I can just imagine the thrill of knowing that your journey had finally come to fruition...Ah, the slower, laid back days...

Amatex. Where mills falls is now. They made asbestos cloth or some such thing. The guys used to leave the factory covered in white dust.

I worked at the Tulsa gas on the corner during high school

Many years ago, like in 1967, we stopped at an asbestos mine in Canada and I brought back a piece for school.

Good times.

[thinkxingu]

Can someone tell me about the castle?

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[Tallyho]

Try this site for starters. Lots of information out there.
http://www.kimballcastle.com/castle-history.html

[mcdude]

Lots of photos and postcards of the Castle on Photopost http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/search.php?searchid=11482&cpage=1

[thinkxingu]

Thanks Tally and Dude--wish I were a millionaire and could purchase and rehab such a beautiful property!

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[dippasan]

Fantastic photo's, Thanks for posting.
The photo's of the old Mount Washington at the Weirs shows what appears to be Governors Island in the back with a steep slope that is bare with a structure/ house on top. Interesting.

[Tallyho]

The structure on Governors Island in the background is the summer residence of the German Ambassador to the US. A distant relative of mine was a caretaker there. I believe there is more information somewhere on this site.

[mcdude]

that would be HERE (http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6249&highlight=german+ambassador)

[dippasan]

The structure on Governors Island in the background is the summer residence of the German Ambassador to the US. A distant relative of mine was a caretaker there. I believe there is more information somewhere on this site.

Very cool. Thanks!
Amazing how mother nature can rebound. I'm sure the property was impressive.

[The Winster]

Thanks for posting these great old pictures. I'm going to check out that Library of Congress website.

[riverat]

Great picture in Meredith
https://www.facebook.com/NewHampshireThenAndNow/photos/pcb.729288430545820/729288117212518/?type=3&theater

[Quints]

Great & classic photos! Thanks for sharing.

[lagoon]

Diver1111, have you found any more photos specifically of the lake area of the Alton/Gilford line area? That would be on the south side of the lake just south of Rattlesnake Island.

Thanks for letting me know either way!

[Diver1111]

Sorry I have not. If I did I will post them.

[bbfan33]

thanks so much for posting these beautiful pictures.
Loved the one of Bear Island Landing.

[lagoon]

Do you have any additional pictures of the lake primarily in the Sleepers Island, Smith Point area.

Thanks,

Bill

[Diver1111]

Sorry I do not recall seeing any. However you may want to go to the Library of Congress/LOC website and dig deeper. Quite remarkable what they have online.

[tis]

isn't it sad that those amazing old hotels are all gone now?

[Barney Bear]

We never knew that there was, once, such a large hotel in Center Harbor. Very impressive! 🐻

[tis]

Barney, did you ever see picture of the old hotels in Wolfeboro? They were also amazing!!

[Winilyme]

Amazing photos. I feel certain I've seen some of them in prior strings over the years but never with such clarity.

As a conversation starter I'll sometimes ask someone what they would choose if they had a choice of:

1. Going back in time 100 years and spending a week exploring the Lake Winni region.
OR
2. Going forward in time 100 years and spending a week exploring the Lake Winni region.

I'd choose to GO BACK in time. What a trip it would be to see the mostly natural lake shores, the towns that have since developed into small cities or resorts, and the little hamlets on the northeast side of the lake that perhaps haven't changed so much in all that time. I'd stay away from the future since maybe I'm afraid of what I'd find.

What would you choose and why?

[Winilyme]

Three girls and their pets on the porch at a cabin in Meredith, Summer of 1911. Notice the girl in the center holding the cat, intently watching the dog on the right.

https://i.imgur.com/qUedN97.jpg

Of all the photos I've seen in this string and on this site, I think this is my favorite. I love all the landscapes but nothing gets to the heart of the lakes region more than close-ups of real people carrying on in their normal lives. I love the intimacy of this scene and wish there were more like it. This photo was taken 118 years ago yet, through it, I almost feel like I'm there.

[garysanfran]

I also love this photo...

Look at their shoes!!!

[ApS]

I also love this photo...Look at their shoes!!!
Twenty-five years later, those shoes would have been gold...:eek2:

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51-scHyLtRL._SX331_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg

(Writer was from this area).
:look:

[The Real BigGuy]

Twenty-five years later, those shoes would have been gold...:eek2:



https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51-scHyLtRL._SX331_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg



(Writer was from this area).

:look:



I met the author last Patriots Day. He was giving a talk about his experiences before during and after the war. Wonderful gentleman and a very interesting read!


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[Waco1148]

With the jeans and scarf she's right in style for 2019, but there's not a lot of girls who were wearing jeans in those days.

[pam.in.ny]

These are fabulous! Oh, to go back and see the lake at that time. Thank you for sharing.

[garysanfran]

That's s a structure around 10' tall. Kinda of large for a nav aid.

Maybe an outhouse...Although it's built over the water.

[jbolty]

looks more like a ticket booth of some sort

[salty dog]

Here's a little closer look. Yes, maybe a booth. Looks like the top facing square might be a hinged door/dutch window?

[WinnisquamZ]

How these individuals are dressed just makes me sweat looking at the photos!


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[Descant]

Thanks for the close up. If the lady is 5' tall, this structure could be 15' tall. I agree with a vending or ticket booth of some sort, but I would have expected signage. Perhaps a panel or two fold down and there is signage on the inside?

[Barney Bear]

Perhaps the structure is related to the Bear Island House, the hotel located up the road from the dock area. Note the luggage aboard the Mount Washington. 🐻

[jbolty]

I think a light house would be located so it was visible from all directions.

[ApS]

Another picture of the landing. Not the same quality and a little distorted. But this time looking into the landing. Note if you look closely you can see thru the building. 113 years ago. (Can anyone make out the text inside
seems one word is "Picnic" maybe)
I get the following on my cellphone:

"Excursion to Picnic Parties"

...not sure about the last word...
:confused:

[upthesaukee]

Does anyone know where this place (was/is) on the lake. Is that red hill in the background? I don't have a date on the card at the moment. At very first glance it looks like the dock at silver sands minus the little shack at the end of the dock. I can't help but think this is closer to Center Harbor

https://i.imgur.com/bzXCO67.jpg

Possibly Camp Lawrence on Bear Island, which faces towards the Broads.. Looks like a season area off the end of the dock to the right. The structure could be a lifeguard tower. The Camp had a similar structure when I went there in the 50's.

Dave

[Barney Bear]

The only land mass near the waterfront area on the east side of the camp is Dollar Island which is much smaller than the land seen is this photo. 🐻

[upthesaukee]

The only land mass near the waterfront area on the east side of the camp is Dollar Island which is much smaller than the land seen is this photo. 🐻

Back when the picture was taken, you got more from your Dollar than you do now. :D

Dave

[gillygirl]

Possibly Camp Lawrence on Bear Island, which faces towards the Broads.. Looks like a season area off the end of the dock to the right. The structure could be a lifeguard tower. The Camp had a similar structure when I went there in the 50's.

Dave

Camp Tecumseh?


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[Senter Cove Guy]

You can see Elkins boathouse in the middle of the picture and the Bald Peak Colony Club beach on the right. That’s the Ossipee mountains including Mt. Shaw and Bald Knob.

[ApS]

Check for the bottling plant to be sure!

[joey2665]

Maybe this answers both questions.

https://i.imgur.com/FWMM1rb.jpg

Not quite it answers one but not the "third leg" lol. If you look at the shoes the leg of the unseen person is different from the boots the man is wearing when he has the woman on his back.

[Barney Bear]

Upon enlarging the photo, it appears that the person behind the lady is another lady. 🐻

[JEEPONLY]

Not to mention, the "third leg" isn't wearing black boots!

[joey2665]

Very good catch on the different shoes / boots. :):)

Hey I said it two posts before JEEP. [emoji23]


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[JEEPONLY]

Hey I said it two posts before JEEP. [emoji23]

Yup, you did. Good find! Guess I got sidetracked by Barney Bear's comment.:look:

[Diver1111]

As I looked more closely at this diving board I see a very large black inflatable raft that the whole affair sits on. Looks like dead ringer for the one I found out in Weirs Bay a few years ago. I dove it and filmed it as usual and posted it some time ago..

It could well be the same one I found or at least made by the same company. What I found out there was the largest rubber raft I've ever seen-at least 25 feet long minimum and to this day I remain curious about what it was originally used for and of course, how it ended up way offshore.

It had big steel rectangular handles on it and I estimate the side tube diameter when it was inflated to be easily 3 feet.

I'm always impressed with the great historical material Forum members come up with and the variety of it covering a large range of topics.

[Pineedles]

Regarding the picture of the floating dock. I believe it is taken near the shore next to One mile island. A rock outcrop on the right might be Little One mile and the “shoreline” on the left to be Half-Mile Island. The Danes had and still have shore property in that area and a large floating dock would have been within their means. One other thing, is the boathouse on the opposite shore directly in the center of the picture might be Colonial Pines Resort.


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[BroadHopper]

That photo is definitely Lexington Drive (O'Shea's Industrial Park).

[Pineedles]

Yes, that’s it Top-Water. Do you remember stopping at our dock and giving me some O-rings and worms and showing me how to rig them? Still use the method today. Thanks again.


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[Nineacreguy]

Answering topwaters question re picture with dock. Having been a long time camper at Camp Tecumseh, Moultonborough Bay. I am nearly positive that that is the Camp dock, with Poplar Island in the front, and what we used to call the Bald Peak boathouse on the opposite shoreline. It wasn't floating. Very long crib dock.

[Nineacreguy]

Top-Water. I am 100% on it being Camp Tecumseh. They have an alumni web page with photos over the years. There is a near duplicate in the 1940's section.

[gillygirl]

@ Nineacreguy , Pineedles Gillygirl & Senter Cove Guy

Thank you all for helping me figure this out. I have been trying for a little while now.

You made my day. :):)

I never got a chance to do screen shot like I wanted to do, even though you all are sure it's Camp Tecumseh I'm not exactly sure were Camp Tecumseh (is or was).

But thank you all for helping me identify where that photo originates from.

Very cool that four of you confirmed its location. ;)

I feel so blessed that I could identify this from a canoe trip my late husband, and sister-brother-in-law took 13 years ago when we rented in Buzzell Cove. It’s such a lovely part of the lake. But aren’t they all in their own way?!


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[JEEPONLY]

So...
Did the Senter House and the Colonial Hotel exist at the same time- doing the same type of business?
Beautiful places!

Edit added: Same building- different names?

[JEEPONLY]

Thank you.

I guess I got confused by the Senter House picture caption "Opens June 24, 1893", and the link notation, "The town became a popular destination in the 19th century, and around 1830 the Senter House opened on the site of the present-day library."

[The Real BigGuy]

From that angle to the left corner of the boat house is actually looking at the “Hole-in-the Wall”


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[Tallyho]

The truck in front of Irwin's looks like a 1978 or 79 Ford 4wd F-150.

[The Real BigGuy]

Sorry Top-Water, I was scrolling down on my phone and it must have stopped just right (or wrong). I didn’t even know there was a second photo until I read your reply and scrolled back to see what you were talking about. mea culpa


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[tis]

That was the hurricane of 1938 apparently. It hit NH hard.

[ApS]

The hurricane of '38 hit in September.

That mature trees are snapped off halfway up suggests a twister.

[gillygirl]

I'm guessing this photo of the weirs was taken by a fortune teller.

Does anyone recognize any part of this image. Other than what is written on the picture no other information.

https://i.imgur.com/CvvlmDk.jpg

Could the house be what is now the Grand View Resort?


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[jbolty]

Where was this place where they had the so-called "Latch Key To The White Mountains" I seem to remember it on "Parade Road" or somewhere up near there, along with a nice senic view. Any one remember where this was? I can't quite remember where it was.



Near the location of the former griddle in the middle just before the old golf driving range on the same side

[tis]

Near the location of the former griddle in the middle just before the old golf driving range on the same side

Is that farm where they sold old boats for quite a long time?

[Descant]

I believe the "Latchkey" signs were "Welcome to Meredith" type, so there were multiples, one on Rt 3 near the Meredith/Laconia line, just past Tamarack, one as you come down the hill to the docks and one on Rt 25 on the Center Harbor town line. There may also have been one coming southbound on Rt 3. I don't recall one on Rt 104 or Parade Rd, but I traveled those roads rarely.

[jbolty]

I believe the "Latchkey" signs were "Welcome to Meredith" type, so there were multiples, one on Rt 3 near the Meredith/Laconia line, just past Tamarack, one as you come down the hill to the docks and one on Rt 25 on the Center Harbor town line. There may also have been one coming southbound on Rt 3. I don't recall one on Rt 104 or Parade Rd, but I traveled those roads rarely.

I'm sure you're right but the only one I have a specific recollection of is the one I mentioned. I remember that one looking half fallen down 40 years ago. Just did a quick google search and the term latchkey seems to have been used since the pretty early 1900s.

[Susie Cougar]

Where was this place where they had the so-called "Latch Key To The White Mountains" I seem to remember it on "Parade Road" or somewhere up near there, along with a nice senic view. Any one remember where this was? I can't quite remember where it was.

https://i.imgur.com/ym13KjV.jpg

I remember two of these signs. I know there was one on route 104, but I can’t exactly place where it was. It doesn’t seem to me it was on the boundary line, it seems it was further up 104. But that picture that you posted is haunting me.

The other one I remember very clearly. It was on route 25 just before you cross into Meredith. I was living in Brookhurst at the time and the sign was always my way of knowing that I was turning ahead.

[Waco1148]

There's a big "Latchkey" sign on a red garage in Meredith, on the left as you head down Pleasant St. going toward Meredith Neck. Here is another Latchkey image. The Post Office had a National Air Mail Week promotion in May, 1938 and towns could design their own logo to be used on airmail letters for that week only. This is what Meredith came up with. There were about 50 towns in NH that had their own "cachet" envelopes, kind of a collector item nowadays.

[fatlazyless]

www.mhsweb.org has a large old Meredith bit key sign on the side of their building that you can see here in their photo.

[fatlazyless]

Looking at the LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE license plate created from seven 1970's dark green & white NH plates ...... don't you think these old license plates were a better look than today's NH plate.

[tis]

Looking at the LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE license plate created from seven 1970's dark green & white NH plates ...... don't you think these old license plates were a better look than today's NH plate.

We used to change them every year (then maybe two?) and they alternated colors. One year they were green with white and the next they were white with green.

[Susie Cougar]

Top-Water , I googled Meredith New Hampshire latchkey signs. There were two articles, one from the Laconia Daily Sun and the other from New Hampshire Business Weekly. In September 2018, marking Meredith 250th year, new signs were erected at all four spots. The only picture they had showed the sign on route 25 as you leave Center Harbor to enter Meredith. It did not say exactly where the other signs were.
I do not know how to send a link. But, Annie Paquette, made all the new signs and put them up. I’m not up there now, but there must be someone that can verify the location of the signs now. I hope this helps.

[Susie Cougar]

It’s the sign on route 104 that is haunting me. I can see it looking like the photo that you posted, I just can’t pinpoint exactly where it is.

[Diver1111]

I believe they are in Meredith Bay just northwest of the old shake mill that processed them into what most people call shingles. They would pull logs into the mill from that conveyor.

Now of course it's the location of Church Landing.

[barefootbay]

This is one I need help on. I'm just not sure of its exact location. Obviously near Alton ...... but what cove is this?
Perhaps someone here knows where the "Bakeman Cabins" was.


https://i.imgur.com/qxGtuwL.jpg

Looks like Roberts Cove

[tis]

Yes, I totally agree with barefoot bay.

[thinkxingu]

Old image of the board walk area of the weirs before expansion of the tracks and hotels. Note the width of the street. I'm guessing this was taken before automobiles.

https://i.imgur.com/rdKP4W4.pngLook at all the open land!
I stopped by the Weirs the other day to find the home on Baker Ave. my family used to rent and it's sad to see how many of those homes, and the old hotel, are rundown and not maintained. We always visit in the summer when it's busy and the focus is on fun, so I hadn't noticed how bad it was.

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[thinkxingu]

The only places I really remember from my youth are the pier, roller rink, arcades, Frankensundae, Kellerhaus, the Trading Post (with the Indian statue), the hotel (where we'd watch fireworks from the porch and play pool in the game room, my brothers turning the pocket bumpers around so as not to pay), and the little store under the bridge walkway with crunchy plain donuts. I don't even really remember the beach.

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[thinkxingu]

The Mount Washinton Sundae ...................... YUMMY :) and I think a free one after you finish the first one............ any one remember that ??

https://i.imgur.com/TDSFeEa.jpg


How about the swing set down there? As a young kid and teen I thought that was one of the best ones out there.I don't remember the swings and, sadly, I've not found any photos from my childhood—which I've been going through while clearing out Dad's house—but this is the house (to the left) as of last week.15777

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[JEEPONLY]

Even though I wasn't around then, this picture emotes my remembrances of the area!

Thank you!

[The Real BigGuy]

Looking at the buildings, not much has changed except Black’s awning.


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[DRH]

I'm wondering if it is "Minge Cove" ........ but "West Alton" photo title vs East Alton in the first.

https://i.imgur.com/TiW6evb.jpgIt's Minge Cove. Outside the cove you can see part of Treasure Island with Rattlesnake Island in the background.

[Descant]

Thank you Top-Water. Fun reminisces, and yes, a relief from the overwhelming number of posts and news releases on that other topic. A couple of comments. I remember the Mount Washington Sundae (2 bananas, 6 scoops of ice cream as being a creation of Weeks' Dairy Bar in Laconia and a later a second location in Meredith. As teen-agers, my friend and I used to split one. First one to the middle won, the loser had to pay. Kellerhaus came later. It was originally "Hartland" the private residence of Myron Hart. Walking into Kellerhause, you ca see where the outside pillars were that led to a porch, now closed in to make a larger interior space. Mr. Hart also owned a boathouse in the Channel and a 1948 Chris Craft 28' sedan, named "Myth". That was the second boathouse south of Thurston Marine. The first boathouse, with multi-level raised roofs was owned by Victor Tompkins who built the Queen City Motel in Manchester and owned Tobey's Motor Court in Plymouth. His boat was a 42' Chris Craft; later he moved up to a 45' CC. Both were named "Wanderer". Moving south a couple more boathouses was the homeport of the Public Utilities Comm ission boats, 2 Steelcrafts used mostly to service aids to navigation, but they had blue lights and would also perform police functions. They were succeeded by today's Marine Patrol.
Sorry to ramble.

[Descant]

I think this big rock is still there.

https://i.imgur.com/WnuqIpn.jpg

Unusual picture. Time frame? SWat is the object in the water off the en of the dock/rock? Navaid?

[Onshore]

Unusual picture. Time frame? SWat is the object in the water off the en of the dock/rock? Navaid?

The rock is still there and incorporated into the docking facility. The thing in the water marked the entry to the Weirs Channel.

[Onshore]

The date on the photographs is November 12, 1965 but I cannot say whether that is the date taken or the date received. I believe these were taken to document the completion of the US Army Corps dredge of the channel and creation of the beach but cannot be certain.

[salty dog]

Yes, some great old photos. I'm just curious. The last photo looks like the tide's out!. Was the dam control different in those days or was it a bad drought?

[salty dog]

Shore Things had mentioned the Army Corps dredging work back in the '60s.
I wonder if they lowered the level for that? We're never at the lake beyond the end of October. I never knew it was lowered that much.

[Susie Cougar]

I remember that year. I was 15 years old. It was the second year that we lived in our new home. We had a beautiful natural sand beach in front of the house. Unfortunately, there were many large rocks and boulders just below the water’s surface. It wasn’t exactly a perfect beach, but there wasn’t anything we could do about it.
It was two years later that the lake went down so low. My parents had no idea why this was happening. My father always had all kinds of radio equipment and always knew everything that was going on, or so I thought. So, my parents decided what a wonderful opportunity to have all the rocks removed from the beach.

The company came in with their big equipment and the bulldozers could go approximately 30 feet out before there was any water. They worked all day long digging up the big rocks and pushing them over to the sides of the beach.

We talked about that year for a long time after that, always wondering if the lake would ever go that low again and never understanding why it did that year.
So, after all these years, it was because they put in Weirs Beach? That is so cool.

[JEEPONLY]

Another place that "Chroma-Stone" ring came in handy.

In your first post on the "stone" it was a good thing you added the commercial- I was a bit concerned as to what you were referring too! :eek:

Second photo- MAN-O-MAN! this pic is well after my memories of Teen Haven -The Blue Knights!- but still GREAT!

About ten years ago I found Ron Piche (drummer/singer for the "Knights". I was a summer resident back in the Haven's hey-day, and loved every time I went there). Anyway, in talking with Ron on the phone (I never actually knew him- but he was summer famous!) I told him I would love to get an old poster for my camp. He was a bit reluctant to give one up, but over the course of a few calls it seemed he was considering. He even told me (remember, this was only about 2010) that his wife thought he should start another band.

Then... he dropped off the radar! :(

Thanks Toppy!

[Descant]

I remember that year. I was 15 years old. It was the second year that we lived in our new home. We had a beautiful natural sand beach in front of the house. Unfortunately, there were many large rocks and boulders just below the water’s surface. It wasn’t exactly a perfect beach, but there wasn’t anything we could do about it.
It was two years later that the lake went down so low. My parents had no idea why this was happening. My father always had all kinds of radio equipment and always knew everything that was going on, or so I thought. So, my parents decided what a wonderful opportunity to have all the rocks removed from the beach.

The company came in with their big equipment and the bulldozers could go approximately 30 feet out before there was any water. They worked all day long digging up the big rocks and pushing them over to the sides of the beach.

We talked about that year for a long time after that, always wondering if the lake would ever go that low again and never understanding why it did that year.
So, after all these years, it was because they put in Weirs Beach? That is so cool.

Agreed. The dredging project was completed in 1950 http://weirsbeach.com/reasons-to-visit/beach/beach-history/weirs-channel-dredge/
In the 50's the name was changed from Weirs to Weirs Beach.
The second photo shows the expanded "new" docks at the south end of the old city docks. Those were built in the mid 60's. In the fifties there were still three stick multi-pilings lining Weirs Channel from when the old Mount was moored there in the winter. The picture shows mostly single piles set just for navigation. I was away at school 1965-66, so I have no personal recollection of the low water shown. I guess the water level was much closer to normal by the next summer as low water does not stand out in my mind.

[Descant]

Thanks Top-Water. I was a pre-schooer in those days, but I remember the races somewhat. We had a 1950 30' Chris Craft cabin cruiser, and my father often volunteered to be a picket boat for these races. 40 years later, we served as "Turn #3" for the offshore power boat races held in the Broads.

[tis]

I could be wrong but I think he stayed in Wolfeboro. I know a lot of the Red Sox stayed on Sewall Road.

[Senter Cove Guy]

I don't know ehere this place was. (Anybody ?)

https://i.imgur.com/yh0hgy8.jpg

If you look at and Supersize the map in this link,
http://weirsbeach.com/services/chamber-history/1952-weirs-beach-map/

look at location 26 north of The Weirs which is entitled: Rose-Edward Lodge and Cabins

[Pineedles]

Center Harbor:

I never knew that at one time you could purchase fuel here.

https://i.imgur.com/09BBSb1.jpg

Yes indeed, owned by the Ulms at the Center Harbor Sports Shop. Ron Ulm, recently passed away, would climb in his truck and drive down to the docks to fill up your tank. I filled up my 5 gal. tank, with the proper mix of oil for about $3.00. It lasted me nearly all week running my 14 hp. Scott outboard.


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[The Real BigGuy]

Top - I just found this thread and spent the last hour perusing. It is great to see these pictures and histories that far predate my time at the lake. One thing I notice is how much the trees have grown in and blocked the vistas in some of the pictures.

Thanks for taking the time to do this.


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[mcdude]

Glendale July 23, 1906:

Very old post card image. It certainly does not look like this now.

Edit: Is it just me or my imagination, if you look to the far left on the hill. Is that the Castle up there? You can barely make it out (I) think?

https://i.imgur.com/PkgovvP.jpg


That's Kimball's Castle. It was built by Benjamin Kimball who was a rich railroad magnate and helped to build the Lakeshore Railroad. Do a search on Photopost to find more images
https://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/data/531/medium/20scancloseupkimballs.jpg

[pondguy]

In the first pic just over the bridge on the right is the old McGraths general store before the furnace blew up and it burned. The owner Pete McGrath was in the building at the time he was hurt badly, its now Irwin Marine. Over on the right is the old roller skating rink with Alton Bay on the roof, its now condos.

[mcdude]

The Myrtle Ann circa 1945


https://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/data/531/medium/myrtle_inn.jpg

[mcdude]

McGrath's Store......before that it was Wilson's Store


https://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/data/531/medium/20scanmcgrathsgeneral.jpg

https://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/data/531/medium/20scanwilsonsstore.jpg


Sign says "Alton Bay Yacht Club"


https://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/data/531/medium/altonbayyachtclub.jpg

[Diver1111]

I don't know where these great pictures come from but thanks to all. I am surprised regularly by the posts of such old pictures. I find them fascinating.

These pictures-all of them-are amazing. What I'd give to be able to go back in time and walk through say, one of the grand hotels in Ctr. Harbor or the Weirs or on Long Island for starters-or go for a flight with Bob Fogg, among many other things, like taking a sweet HackerCraft out for dinner at the Weirs on a warm summer evening. Wow.

Such a pure simple time.

[The Real BigGuy]

But when people were driving them they weren’t “old classic cars”. [emoji16]


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[mcdude]

Judging by the other headlines this happened at the end of WWII. User McDude has a nice photo of the fire in the photo gallery (somewhere). While I have do not doubt this happened, I'm surprised that Alton had a thousand people to be homeless.

Any exact date on this fire? Seems like the Weirs Hotel fires and The Mount Washington (boat) fire got so much more coverage back then. Must have been a pretty big event for the Boston papers to cover it.

https://i.imgur.com/2Z8AkMn.jpg


There have actually been three fires at the campground; 1945, 1967, and one more recently.



https://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/data/15014/medium/campgroundfire1945.jpg


Follow this link for a history of the campground and more information about the fires.


https://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1696&highlight=alton+camp+meeting

[Descant]

I don't know where these great pictures come from but thanks to all. I am surprised regularly by the posts of such old pictures. I find them fascinating.

These pictures-all of them-are amazing. What I'd give to be able to go back in time and walk through say, one of the grand hotels in Ctr. Harbor or the Weirs or on Long Island for starters-or go for a flight with Bob Fogg, among many other things, like taking a sweet HackerCraft out for dinner at the Weirs on a warm summer evening. Wow.

Such a pure simple time.

According to this article, about 10 (out of 150) grand hotels survive. The Oceanic on Star Island is the only one that hasn't been fully renovated. You can still enjoy the "simpler time"
https://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20160406/NEWS/160409620

[Barney Bear]

The date on the banner head of the newspaper is Friday, August 24, 1945. 🐻

[Barney Bear]

Yes, we eat carrots. However, we prefer honey though it may have an occasional stingy flavor. 🐻

[mcdude]

Thinking of devastating fires in Alton Bay reminds of the loss of the Oak Birch Inn on 28A on the east side of the bay. Luckily I had the pleasure of having drinks on the porch a few times and dining there once before it burnt to the ground.


See photos HERE (<----click) (https://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1961)


The Inn burnt on April 3, 1989. It had a bowling alley, movie theater, dancing and a casino at one time.



https://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/data/15027/medium/20scanoakbirchinn.jpg

Here is a link to a video of the Inn burning


https://www.facebook.com/SunsetBob/videos/3842596513365/


(courtesy Sunset Bob - RIP)


https://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=7192&stc=1&d=1357243098

[jbolty]

A photo I should have put in with the other older "Tarlsons" images that I posted before. I guess I'll always have a soft spot for the "Weirs". I can still remember looking at that old "Cott" soft drink bilboard from years ago. I guess we alll have some special memory from visiting here including that simple baseball game they had in one of the arcades back then. You know the one where you get the ball to hit the ramp just right and you get a homerun.


I remember my little cousin being terrified by that quick draw cowboy game in one of the arcades.

The most striking thing about old pics from the Weirs is that over many decades they don't look much different. If they were all in B&W without cars it would be tough to tell the time period. I guess there is some good in consistency.

[Descant]

This show did come to the Lakes Region, at the Lakes Region Playhouse in Gilford. I had the pleasure of serving breakfast to Tom Ewell when he came to Dorothy's Restaurant (now the Lyon's Den.) I also remember seeing several cast members at the Weirs when they went for a cruise on the Flying Yankee. Part of the act? Barbara Nichols wore a very deep cut swimsuit and she kept falling out. Up close, she was too old for that kind of stuff so it was more embarrassing than titillating. (Oops, sorry)

[jbolty]

LOL I remember when my son came of age to hang around there, his game to ham it up on was the Frankenstein arcade game and make believe he was getting electrocuted.

As a side note ,,,,,,, a friend of mine many years ago asked me if I could make a part for a turn of the century arcade game that really did electrocute you. It was part of a strengrh test game. It cost 1 penny to play. Hard to imagine all the hours that went into producing that game just to get people to play for a penny. The metal work in the castings was elaborate.

I think of that when I watch the pickers show. Stuff was cheap, but of course wages were low too.

Did you ever see the show where Bob Lawton got his old game restored?

https://www.funspotnh.com/tv.htm

[mcdude]

@ Mcdude

In my travels trying to find old images of the lake I stumbled on these items. Is there any story with these images. Do you recognize either of these places?



Sorry....no clue!!

[Bigstan]

@ Mcdude

In my travels trying to find old images of the lake I stumbled on these items. Is there any story with these images. Do you recognize either of these places? I figured I would ask an Expert :) . "You" have done so much wonderful research on so many other topics, I thought you might know something about the 2 photos below.

This one caught my eye (below) because it was selling the same Chocolate candy as the Mount Washington. Admittedly I don't even know where these places were other than what is written on them.
https://i.imgur.com/1WuzJ1t.jpg

This one I only saved because it said Alton on it.
https://i.imgur.com/OO7TLqX.jpg

He's got old Socony (pre-Mobil) gas pumps, and the sign on the door says post office. House # looks like 7201. Find the post office address from ~ 1930 or so and that should be where this is.

[Barney Bear]

A wondering Bear would like to know. 🐻

[Descant]

:banana: You learn something new from the locals everyday in strange ways. Now I know why this boat is featured on this postcard. I did not know this until I seen your reply and put the two together. .......... Notice ........ no minature golf in this photo.

Thankyou :):)

https://i.imgur.com/uSk4CXL.jpg

The Flying Yankee was a c./1964 38' Chris Craft Sea Skiff, used for charters. I recall one day, I and two others were using the Yankee to upgrade our commercial captain's licenses. The first guy to go backed out of the dock. OOPS! About a foot, before he realized he had not untied the boat. Very embarrassing. On another occasion, the Yankee was on a bare boat charter, no captain, and they drove into the shallow waters south of Farrar Point where she perched on the rocks with a hole in her bottom.. In the early 60's, charts were printed by the NH Public Utilities Commission who also maintained the nav aids. Looking at my 1962 chart, there is a 'U' configuration of buoys in that cove so you can navigate along the shore, but nothing to indicate the middle of the bay is full of rocks. Since that time FL84 has been added, and the Bizer chart , in red, states "numerous shallow rocks in this area". Minimal damage, except for the running gear, so she was repaired and put back into service.

As for the mini golf:
That was a "Lomma" course, a company that built and shipped these courses all over the country. This one was inside the ballroom. 2-3 times a week it was taken apart and stored on dollies so the big bands could perform. Those crowds were dwindling so the Irwins upgraded the building (more fire exits) so they could have bigger crowds and moved to rock bands and concerts. Dancing was still not legal on Sundays, so those were concerts, seating on the dance floor. I recall names like "Peter & Gordon", "Teddy and tre Pandas" and "The Barbarians". In the winter, they stored boats on the dance floor.

[garysanfran]

I love the cars in these photos...Old woody station wagons, Studebaker Hawks.

[ApS]

Glad you are enjoying them. :) I know exactly what you mean. More old car photo's this time, a few from Wolfeboro .
Based on the parking lot collection, the Wolfeboro photo shouldn't be newer than 1955. :look:

Except for the roof rack, one could have been our car! :)

[Barney Bear]

Well done.

[fatlazyless]

Here's a 9:17 video www.youtube.com/watch?v=_luN5weloqw that looks like maybe year-1965, or so? All the water skiers are wearing a skier's belt which is no longer legal in NH for water skiing.

Check out the one kid who skis with the tow rope handle held between his legs while he juggles two tennis balls at the same time.

Camp Idlewild was a summer camp for boys, ages 7-15, located on 200-acres of Cow Island, close to Tuftonboro and Wolfeboro, in operation from 1891 to 1970.

[JEEPONLY]

A sight not seen by most folks here at the forum. From July 1913 an actual steam locomotive heading towards the Weirs from across Meredith bay. More than likely a regular event back in the day.

https://i.imgur.com/vyDbFVT.jpg

While ALL of the pics you post are interesting/intriguing- I love this one the best!

One of my brother's late father-in-law used to tell stories of paddling a canoe across the bay to pick up his date. Melvin area.

[Descant]

In the fifties, we kept our boat at Irwin Marine in Lakeport. I remember steam engines running across the trestle across the bay. Once in awhile, cinders would blow over and get embedded in those beautiful mahogany transoms. I also remember kids swimming in the area, jumping off the trestle. This was before there was any amount of boat traffic from Lakeport Landing or Paugus Bay Marina.

[Bigstan]

Thankyou for you help on this {I Think} I feel something is missing from your reply that I do not quite understand. Seem like a sentence is missing.

Nope, nothing missing, you can see the house # and the Post Office sign. So if you can find the West Office Post office address from that time frame that should be where this is.

[JEEPONLY]

Another time when TP was scarce!

[JEEPONLY]

It could never ever be scarcer than when the ladies were done with a roll it at the "Allen A" ladies room. :) :D

https://i.imgur.com/RhWqjpD.jpg

Or any other time!
Now I'm in trouble! :look:

[Descant]

The varnished mahogany hull strikes me as pre-war. The white painted hull is more reminiscent, to me, ofpost war. Two different boats, same name. Irwin my have sold both, but I don't think they operated that particular charter business. Irwin has been successful selling boats for 100 years. I'm unaware of anybody that was successful long term in the boat charter business.

[tis]

Top, you were wondering about the beautiful old boathouse in post 291 It was owned by Carroll Piper and later moved to downtown Wolfeboro in back of the Yum Yum shop. It no longer exists. It's beautiful isn't it?

[mcdude]

Must have looked nice parked if front of your camp. Any guesses on where this picture is from. (I do not know)
https://i.imgur.com/wANdkNi.jpg[/QUOTE]


Appears to be the Lakeshore Path which ran along the lake behind the Methodist Campground at the Weirs


https://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/data/15038/medium/20scanweirspath.jpg



https://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/data/15038/medium/20scanshorepath.JPG


https://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/data/15038/medium/201WEIRSinvitingporch.jpg


https://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/data/15014/176Shore_Path_at_Weirs_1906_2.jpg


https://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/data/15038/medium/201WEIRSshorepath1.jpg


https://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/data/531/medium/20scansummerpleasures.jpg


See more photos HERE (https://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/data/531/medium/20scansummerpleasures.jpg)

[WeirsGuard]

Weirs People of 1933

https://i.imgur.com/7TVCq3V.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/rI90fMF.jpg

Top-Water-The second photo of the guy and gal hamming it up appears to have been taken on the back of the wrap-around porch of the Veterans Association Headquarters building. The steps leading down to the porch and what appears to be the original Half Moon cottages in the background make me certain this is the spot. Don’t know who the folks may be but they seem to behaving a great time.

[Bigstan]

@ Bigstan

And I thought (Barney Bear) had some good eyes . Yours have to be some sort of "Men In Black Special Goverment X-ray" vision of some sort. Ended up blowing up the photo until I could find what you were talking about.

Thank you :):)

No, post cards are a big business. You can google any post card caption and find a hundred people selling that card online. Some have high-res pics and you can easily see details that are lacking in lower-res pics. No super-vision required.

[Alton Bay]

Great photos. Are you selling them on EBay?


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[WJT2]

The "QUEEN of the LAKES REGION" is a Chris-Craft owned by Jim Irwin Sr. (He is standing waving toward the stern). I think it is a 38' Custom Commuter 1929 or early 1930's. Irwin Marine probably has info about this. Jack Irwin would know.

[WJT2]

The "QUEEN of the LAKES REGION" is a Chris-Craft owned by Jim Irwin Sr. (He is standing waving toward the stern). I think it is a 38' Custom Commuter 1929 or early 1930's. Irwin Marine probably has info about this. Jack Irwin would know.

[ApS]

Alton bay with the kids from the late 30's ?? or early 40's ??
Just curious anyone possibly recognize that boat flag?
Gar Wood ?

[AC2717]

Posted selfishly as one of my favorite photos of the lakes region for a variety of reasons. If you know this photo you can't help but think how lucky we are to essentially have our own private fresh water ocean up here in New Hampshire. A real life view from here shows just how spectacular the lake really is. On a clear day you can just about see down to Alton Bay and really get to see just how big the big lake is? One of my favorites in real life when I travel this way. A somewhat diminished view nowadays by the growth of tall trees but still a spectacular view. The photo is from 1949 (I think). but still remember this from when I was young kid.

At the bottom of the hill you can just make out Loch Haven Inn & Cottages, (now Grouse Point) follow link below for more and better photos.

http://www.weirsbeach.com/newmedia/10views/view4.html

https://i.imgur.com/qXph1tT.jpg

I know exactly where this is and yes all the view from the traffic circle at 106 and three and to this spot is disappearing over the years from the tree growth. This was always for the past 20 years my favorite view and it is now almost gone. As well as the pull offs around the lake, the scenice views are no longer scenic because they are no longer there from the overgrowth and vegetation

[TheTimeTraveler]

I know exactly where this is and yes all the view from the traffic circle at 106 and three and to this spot is disappearing over the years from the tree growth. This was always for the past 20 years my favorite view and it is now almost gone. As well as the pull offs around the lake, the scenice views are no longer scenic because they are no longer there from the overgrowth and vegetation

Interesting observation, and likely very true.

I have read that in 1900 Vermont was 95% open land and 5% wooded, and today it is 5% open land, and 95% wooded. I imagine much of the same is true in New Hampshire.

[AC2717]

Interesting observation, and likely very true.

I have read that in 1900 Vermont was 95% open land and 5% wooded, and today it is 5% open land, and 95% wooded. I imagine much of the same is true in New Hampshire.

I would 100% agree. look at most of the photos here, how much vegetation is along the shore and the open roads.

sorry I will get off my soap box

[Slickcraft]

Interesting observation, and likely very true.

I have read that in 1900 Vermont was 95% open land and 5% wooded, and today it is 5% open land, and 95% wooded. I imagine much of the same is true in New Hampshire.

NH was about 75% open in 1840; lots of pasture with over 600,000 sheep. When the wool market disappeared due to overseas competition, woodlands reappeared.

[Susie Cougar]

I know exactly where this is and yes all the view from the traffic circle at 106 and three and to this spot is disappearing over the years from the tree growth. This was always for the past 20 years my favorite view and it is now almost gone. As well as the pull offs around the lake, the scenice views are no longer scenic because they are no longer there from the overgrowth and vegetation
Wasn’t there a fire there in the mid 60s? I vaguely remember that the restaurant at Loch Haven Inn had burned down and only the cabins were left.

[jbolty]

Funny we both remember it with fond memories. Not a place that is easy to forget. You only needed to see it once to remember it forever. Maybe the old age is kicking in .......... but I would swear this was one, of those places that had one of those "Latch-Key To The White Mountains" Signs.

Kind of. That sign was further along about where the old driving range is

[AC2717]

and I like to think that I am not old yet lol, only 40 this year.

but I loved that spot because when you were cresting the hill and heading down it looked like you were driving into a tunnel under the lake and it just kept going

[Susie Cougar]

Kind of. That sign was further along about where the old driving range is

I read that they had replaced those signs a couple of years ago. Did they not replace all of them? I’m not up there to check it out and this has been bugging me also.

[jbolty]

For a long time I thought there was on just off the road on "parade road". But I could of had it mixed up with some other place. I'm glad it is bugging you because someone or us is going to figure it out. (It's a bitch getting old.)

There used to be a few but the one I have specific memory of was there. I think there was one coming in on 104 and pretty sure there was one on rt3 coming in from Holderness. I'm sure there must have been one on 25 at some point but I have no memory of it.

[Susie Cougar]

I thank you for helping to try and solve this little mystery, Susie cougar would like to know too. Seems like we can all remember it ...... however we can not seem to pinpoint it. Plain as day I can remember it on parade road for some reason.
I wish someone could come on the forum and say they were here, here and here.

I remember that there was one on route 104, but I can’t place the exact location of that one in my head.

The one I remember very clearly was the one on route 25 on the Center Harbor / Meredith line.

[jbolty]

I remember that there was one on route 104, but I can’t place the exact location of that one in my head.

The one I remember very clearly was the one on route 25 on the Center Harbor / Meredith line.

I vaguely remember that one. There was/is a little parking turn out right before Patricia Shores and it was there

[Susie Cougar]

I vaguely remember that one. There was/is a little parking turn out right before Patricia Shores and it was there

Yes. It was on the right side of the road before you came to Brookhurst and Patrician Shores.

[Susie Cougar]

Yes. It was on the right side of the road before you came to Brookhurst and Patrician Shores.

Hey, think. You have to drive from Meredith to Moultonborough all the time. Is there a new sign on the Center Harbor/ Meredith line on route 25?

[Descant]

NH was about 75% open in 1840; lots of pasture with over 600,000 sheep. When the wool market disappeared due to overseas competition, woodlands reappeared.

I understand the section of stone wall near your camp was used to help herd sheep onto the barge that brought them to Welch Island for summer grazing.

[TheTimeTraveler]

Kids playing in the street the day after the hurricane of 1938 (Meredith)

https://i.imgur.com/V9fpGKx.jpg

This was an interesting photograph from the Hurricane of 1938 (imagine 82 years ago).

I remember growing up that my mother used to tell me that a lot of the properties around the lakes did not have electricity until after the hurricane went tearing thru the area (and flattening lots of woods)

It opened wooded lands via destruction, provided plenty of wood for telephone poles, and made it much easier to provide electric and phone service to once isolated areas.

I think the hurricane of 1954 may have been the last really bad hurricane in the area.

[farechofisherman]

There was also one on Route 3 Northbound just past the Church and before the docks in Meredith.

[Slickcraft]

I understand the section of stone wall near your camp was used to help herd sheep onto the barge that brought them to Welch Island for summer grazing.

That is what Shirley told us about the stone wall. Also the spot at the shore end of the wall is an ideal barge landing spot. Of course you know about the remains of the sheep fence that ran north from near your place. I believe that the west section of Welch was all clear cut sheep pasture. I have also been told that workers, sheep herders or lumber jacks, took their lunch pails, then called dinner pails, to Dinner Rock for lunch.

[LoveLakeLife]

A different season and view of Roberts Old Home Farm.


https://i.imgur.com/2BgwLQ6.jpg



If the islands in the background are Moose and Ship, which islands are in the foreground? Their orientation makes it seem like they can’t be Plum and Quarter Mile.

Also where is Dinner Rock off Welch Island?


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[tis]

I think that would be Plum Island. I love that picture. I don't think I knew there were cottages there at one time.

[Slickcraft]

If the islands in the background are Moose and Ship, which islands are in the foreground? Their orientation makes it seem like they can’t be Plum and Quarter Mile.

Also where is Dinner Rock off Welch Island?


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Dinner Rock is on the east side of Welch about 1,000' south of the NE corner point.

[TheTimeTraveler]

Victoria Pier Alton Bay

https://i.imgur.com/P8dwKvq.jpg

Note the old "Gulf" gasoline sign in the lower right hand side.......

[Barney Bear]

Triumph? 🐻

[ApS]

Funny how folks can spot out different things in old photos. I really did not notice the old gulf sign, but oddly noticed the old Mobil signs at Land-Ho in the other posts a few posts earlier.

Any one know what kind of car that red one is in front of Victoria PierClues:
scarely any fender ahead of the front wheels, polished wire wheel rims, small "swoosh"...

Late 1950's Austin-Healey 100-4?

[mcdude]

Victoria Pier Alton Bay

https://i.imgur.com/P8dwKvq.jpg


More on "Victoria Pier" click here https://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1850&highlight=victoria+pier


https://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/data/15042/medium/20scanvictoriapier2.jpg

[garysanfran]

Note the old "Gulf" gasoline sign in the lower right hand side.......

Note the classic '60s red MGA. Probably quite new then. Today the almost 60 year old car would fetch upwards of $30k. Probably sold new for less than 1/10th of that.

[fatlazyless]

Looks like a '57 Pontiac Safari wagon with the stripes.

[salty dog]

I don't know some of these old classic cars, but someone in town the past week or so has been driving one of these all restored.

Any one know what kind of car it is. Very fun to look at and think back that most of our parents had these cars as their daily drivers. As soon I had seen it I knew it was the same as this photo. Easy to identify with those vertical trim pieces on the back.

https://i.imgur.com/iCaZPwB.jpg



I'd say a '57 (?) Chevy Nomad wagon, two door.

[TheTimeTraveler]

Always look for the "Bow Tie" and that will always tell you if it is a Chevrolet (unless it's been modified).

[mcdude]

I found the advertisement post card touting it as the fastest boat in the world. Far from it but I bet for many passengers it was a fun ride. I wonder where this boat is now?

https://i.imgur.com/FOp0K3T.jpg


https://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/data/15014/legionnaire1.jpg


https://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/data/15014/legionnaire2.jpg


The first speed boat to carry passengers out of Alton Bay began operating around 1930. They are as follows;
1.-Yankee Flyer - 1930 - 30 foot Dodge, 350 HP.
2.-Minute Man - Dr. Webster - 1932, 26 foot Hackercraft, 175 HP.
3.- Legionnaire - and Legionnaire Special - Fred and Lester Downing - 1934, 28 foot Garwood, 150 HP, and 26 foot Chris Craft, 225 HP.
The Legionaire 70 arrived in 1940. 36 foot long by 8' 7". averaged 70 mph. Gas consumption 100 gallons per hour.



https://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/data/531/medium/20scancramsspeedboats.jpg


The first "go fast be loud" boats on the lake!!

[TheTimeTraveler]

Very curious if anyone out there knew the approximate time frame (in years) that the "Legionnaire 70" operated out of Alton Bay?

My guess would be 1940 to 1948, but that is just a guess........

[Denis D]

I'd say a '57 (?) Chevy Nomad wagon, two door.

It's a 1955 Chevy Nomad, you can tell by the tail lights and the front fender spears which are unique. The larger photo is a 1958 Nomad, all '58 chevys had a one year only body style. The '57 chevys had the large tail fins.
The '57 Nomads are one of my favorite cars.

[MungoMaxwell]

Thanks so much for these! Really enjoyed looking at them. Wonder if there are any of Pine Island. Our property had an enormous boathouse, now sadly gone, and we have only one very grainy picture.

[Barney Bear]

The Uncle Sam visits Pine Island as seen in the above photo. 🐻

[MungoMaxwell]

All I have at the moment. :look:

https://i.imgur.com/Ejaz8Aj.png

Pine Island Info / Story

(1947) Father Wouldn’t Let 12-Year-old John Goodhue Buy Pine Island in Winnipesaukee for $75
This article link below was originally written in 1947 By Raymond Smith.

https://rocherealty.com/1947-father-wouldnt-let-12-year-old-john-goodhue-buy-pine-island-in-winnipesaukee-for-75/

Very very interesting! Appreciate it!

[Descant]

That is what Shirley told us about the stone wall. Also the spot at the shore end of the wall is an ideal barge landing spot. Of course you know about the remains of the sheep fence that ran north from near your place. I believe that the west section of Welch was all clear cut sheep pasture. I have also been told that workers, sheep herders or lumber jacks, took their lunch pails, then called dinner pails, to Dinner Rock for lunch.

I've heard it called "Picnic rock" as often as "Dinner rock". Yes, I long thought it was sheep fence, but I've also been told it was to settle a dispute over lot lines. There is an iron pin/pipe on Shirley's lot line and a drill hole in a stone by Pebble Beach (it is now a sand beach that mark the end points of the fence and also thed lot line where Endicott Estates bought the center section of the island in 1950. Endicott Estates northern lot line would run from WHYC//Evans to a point south of Dinner Rock.

[WJT2]

If the islands in the background are Moose and Ship, which islands are in the foreground? Their orientation makes it seem like they can’t be Plum and Quarter Mile.

Also where is Dinner Rock off Welch Island?


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I would say Little Mark, Moose, Ship, and Rattlesnake

[barefootbay]

What became of the Legionnaire ?

[TheTimeTraveler]

What became of the Legionnaire ?

That's a good question!

If I were to make a guess? Maybe it's been sitting in someone's barn for 70 years and appreciating in value!

Or, maybe someone from Hollywood scooped it up to be used in nostalgic water scenes.

Anyone have a guess?

[Top-Water]

The other one (when originally built) was sold to The Shah of Iran. I guess there were two of them at one time.


I'm guessing you could have got all your questions answered here from the owner and his wife 12 years ago. https://www.lwhs.us/news/news-2008septdowning.htm

Must have been fun to attended, sounds like it was a very nice special presentation. Someone here has to know what happened to that boat. If you really want to know I would contact or visit the boat museum in Wolfeboro.


This very old thread by McDude as some info as well. If you dig into it you might find some additional info on the fate of these boats.
https://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1499

Note: the letter that describes the racing accident that took place at the Alton bandstand years ago, that I never knew about, I have some photos of the hydroplane speedboat that was owned by Sandy Point.

[sarc]

Looks like Roberts Cove

This is Roberts Cove and we own that property! How amazing to see this! Any idea what the date of the photo was? And any chance whoever took it could send me a copy of the image?

[ApS]

I met the author last Patriots Day. He was giving a talk about his experiences before during and after the war. Wonderful gentleman and a very interesting read!
Doug Bryant, author of The Navy Gave Me Shoes, is 94 years old. He's still sharp, and an hour ago, participated in an iHeart radio interview with Howie Carr.

He said he was on board a ship when World War II ended in the South Pacific. There was no real celebration of "VJ-Day" aboard, as alcohol wasn't permitted on U.S. ships. (Although their torpedoes could be tapped for 190-grain "fuel"). :eek2: