Poll: What generation are you?

[WeirsBeachBoater]

After my visit to Forum Fest, I realized that I am probably in the minority on the site. I wonder what the average age of our members is? Please take the poll

[chipj29]

I am on the low end of the 40-60 range. ;)

[VitaBene]

44 and feeling great!!

[gtxrider]

Old enough to know better but too young to care.

[Argie's Wife]

WBB - I'm gonna assume you're about 30?

(AW will be having her 29th b-day for the nineth time this October.) :D

[WeirsBeachBoater]

33 to be exact. I just noticed I seemed to be one of the younger members at the fest. I know at least one other poster personally that is around my age. I was just hoping that people my age that love the lake were on here as well. I notice in the poll there even seems to be some under 30, good to see!

[AC2717]

I am going to hit 28 this November!:banana:

[sa meredith]

I turned 29 this past January...for the 12th time. So, well, actually just do the math.
I try not to.

[Cristen]

I know there are lots of winni lovers my age!! I am 31! :)

[SteveA]

I've decided to stop counting.... born 5/6/51 older than dirt! :emb:

Youth is wasted on the young! :laugh:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1951

[RLW]

I'm 69 and damn proud of it. Over 57 years of it has been spent at the big lake in Alton and the rest on the ocean half way up the state of Maine.:)

[nicole]

39 and I will be 40 in December. I remember as a teen thinking 30 was very old. As you can imagine, I no longer feel that way. :)

[codeman671]

I was not there, but just turned 37. My wife is going to be 29 for the 6th time on Saturday. :laugh:

[Sunset Bob]

Turned 55 at ForumFest.

[Argie's Wife]

Turned 55 at ForumFest.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US?! (Yes, I'm yelling!)

You should have let us sing to you... or maybe spank you? :laugh::eek:

[WinnDixie]

Shoot! I knew it! I'm the oldest...oh well, guess there is no age limit on enjoying the Lakes Region and liking to hear all the goings on. :)

[Hermit Cover]

Two very good years.......I was born the day of the unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler and Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin helped me celebrate my 25th by walking on the moon.....I am ....... OLD! I guess that makes me part of the Pepsi Generation.:)

[Waterbaby]

I LIKE this poll, lol. I'm just to one side of smack dab in the middle of the 40-60 age group, and I'll firmly deny every word of this whenever I'm lucky enough to meet any of my fellow forum posters! :laugh:

On another note, I wasn't able to make FF -- yet again -- thought I was going to, then promised my 13-yr-old to take him to Clark's for Train weekend, not realizing there was a clash of dates at the time. :emb: I was very sorry to miss yet another one, BUT son and I had a wonderful time in Lincoln. I hope the weather in M'boro was close to as wonderful as it was in Lincoln, and it sounds like Krista did a fabulous job with the organization -- kudos to her, SteveA, rrr, and everyone who donated raffle prizes and to all who participated in the FF! :cheers::banana::cheers:

[Rattlesnake Guy]

"Older than I once was/ Younger than I'll be..."
La La La...
Paul Simon

[twoplustwo]

44 and feeling great!!

I'm 44 and need a nap:D

[ApS]

"...I was born the day of the unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler..."
Boy, are YOU old! :eek:

Ummm...What date was that? :emb:

After my visit to Forum Fest, I realized that I am probably in the minority on the site. I wonder what the average age of our members is? Please take the poll
I noticed the same thing at ForumFest '08, but anticipated that the number of attendees at a September Forum Fest would include retirees: the average age of members here is probably much younger. (Many at the ForumFest '08 haven't replied as yet, making this poll somewhat more "youthful".)

[dpg]

47...48 this winter. :eek:

[Happy Gourmand]

...39 with 24 years of experience at it!!!:laugh:

[Dave R]

At 42 years old, I find it amusing to be lumped in with the "up to 60 year old" crowd by a 33 year old. I'm only 9 years older than you, WeirsBeachBoater, but you have me in the same category as someone almost twice your age. Where's the 40 to 50 option? :D

[WeirsBeachBoater]

Dave R, I meant no offense to anyone, I came up with the categories by what I observed at the FF. It looked to me in my humble opinion, that most at the fest, were between 40-60. According to the poll, it looks like that is true and it is the largest demographic on our site.

[Dave R]

Dave R, I meant no offense to anyone, I came up with the categories by what I observed at the FF. It looked to me in my humble opinion, that most at the fest, were between 40-60. According to the poll, it looks like that is true and it is the largest demographic on our site.

I was not offended at all. Amused, just amused. :D No worries.

[Old Hubbard Rd]

I think there should have been a 40-50 then 50-60 category.

[ironhorsetim]

I think there should have been a 40-50 then 50-60 category.I could be in both of those category's :laugh:

[CarolnRick]

:laugh:I may be 54, but from the neck up I'll always be 16......just ask my wife...

[gtxrider]

You have to grow old not up! My head says 18 but my body just laughs!!!:laugh:

[dpg]

You have to grow old not up! My head says 18 but my body just laughs!!!:laugh:


Come on now, you still haven't revealed your age. :confused:

[gtxrider]

easy math born in 1954!

[Dave M]

Age is 62 and loving it. The body is slower but some parts are still alive and kicking, Yahoo.

Dave M

[tricia1218]

34 years been at the lake since I was 7

[DRH]

Two very good years.......I was born the day of the unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler and Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin helped me celebrate my 25th by walking on the moon.....I am ....... OLD! I guess that makes me part of the Pepsi Generation.:)I'm not too far behind you, HC. I was 20 (almost 21) when Armstrong and Aldrin walked on the moon.

[GWC...]

There may be snow on the roof; but there is still a little smoke rising from the chimney... :D

[RLW]

This is what was popular just before I started to drive :laugh:

Metallic Team 1939 Orange Ford Lincoln Zephyr

[islandAl]

This is my 61st summer at the Lake. Do not remember the first few years.
Thanks to my late parents for making that decision so long ago to buy an island. :)

[Sunbeam lodge]

Born in June of 1931. So Im working on 78. Just beginning to feel like 50.

[SteveA]

SCOREBOARD: MAY 6, 1951
Boston Braves 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Braves Field
Boston Red Sox 5, St. Louis Browns 4 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Browns 8, Boston Red Sox 2 at Sportsman's Park III

Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Must have been a double header....

"Hitting is the most important part of the game. It is where the big money is, where much of the status is, and the fan interest." - Ted Williams (Some things NEVER change) :emb:

[ILoveWinnipesaukee]

I hit the half century mark this October. Glad to be truly middle age. Now for the fun half of the century. :laugh:

[Seeker]

Born the year Norman Rockwell painted "Rosie the Riveter":eek:

[Ropetow]

11-29-56, and my personality matches much of my astrological sign's attributes! Pity my wife!

[Meredith lady]

I'm fifty...it's nifty

[Rattlesnake Gal]

When I arrived into this world, The Beatles yelled for Help! :laugh:

[Grant]

47...so I guess it's halftime...

[GrandmaBig6]

44 years this November. 11/22 to be exact!!!

Mary

[White Rook]

When I was a boy, I enjoyed these TV programs ......

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055666/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051308/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Stooges

OK, to be specific, I'll be 55 on October 19th.

[badfish]

Me: 1955, my motorcycle: 1952 My Wife: much newer than that!!

[Rose]

I am a member of Generation Jones, which is 1954-1965. Arguably, the most catastrophic (for lack of a better word) event to happen in the US in this time frame happened the year I was born...can you guess the year?

Sorry, I can't just come out and tell you my age...you have to work for it.

[Blue Thunder]

I am a member of Generation Jones, which is 1954-1965. Arguably, the most catastrophic (for lack of a better word) event to happen in the US in this time frame happened the year I was born...can you guess the year?

Sorry, I can't just come out and tell you my age...you have to work for it.


JFK's assassination?

BT

[PennyPenny]

44 and feeling great!!
John, I guess I have a couple of years on you. However, only my hairdresser knows for sure! Good to see that there are so many in our own age bracket.
Oh, and whoever else cares, I am 47, no grey.!!!

[nj2nh]

Well, I am 48 (just typing it makes me gag) and I live for those days on the lake.

Now, my boys are 12 and 14 and they, too, live for their days on the lake. I clearly remember thinking Lake Winnie was in the sticks, boring as all get out and the worst place ever during my teen years and early twenties. I guess we start out smart and then have a middling period when we are incredibly stupid. My boys aren't quite there yet and I hope they never get there.

Of course, having a TV and a boat helps. Didn't have those back in the 70's. We didn't even have a regular phone. We had a party line well into my high school years.

nj2nh

[Rose]

JFK's assassination?

BT

And we have a winner!!!

[PennyPenny]

I am a member of Generation Jones, which is 1954-1965. Arguably, the most catastrophic (for lack of a better word) event to happen in the US in this time frame happened the year I was born...can you guess the year?

Sorry, I can't just come out and tell you my age...you have to work for it.Blue Thunder got to answer before me!' I remember watching his funeral on a black and white TV. I was glued to the set. I was almost 3! Probably one of about 3 memories of my really,really younger years. BTW I was born in '61 and have always been facinated by the Kennedys.

[Blue Thunder]

And we have a winner!!!

And you're younger than me!!!

BT

[Slickcraft]

JFK's assassination?

BT

I was in an undergrad enginering class in fluid dymanics at UCONN that Friday afternoon and looking out at the steps of the student union we saw a large group assembled. Someone came down the hallway shouting "Kennedy has been shot". That Sunday morning watching live TV I saw Jack Ruby shoot Oswald. So that puts me somewhat into the 60+ group. :cool:

[Misty Blue]

Just remember kids...

"The older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune!"

PS. White Rock. I was the proud owner of a genuine Matel Seargent Saunders tommy gun! 'Used red dot caps!

Misty Blue.

[upthesaukee]

...I remember taking surveys on paper, and checking the first set of boxes, then saying "oops" as I checked the second set of boxes, etc.

Now I am checking the last set of boxes (62, but who's counting), and am feeling really good about it, especially since this past Wednesday, my wife has to check the same box as I do (no M-n-M, not the M box!!!!):D.

[Orion]

....especially when that poll button includes 40-60. I guess it's skewed a bit. Would be interesting to see a split count on that group.

1952 was a good year :)

[Cal]

I'll be 62 in January but I refuse to grow up:)

[LittleTed67]

Just joined this great forum, so this is my first post.

I'm 41 and hubby is 43, but we both feel better than we did in our 20's - here's hoping the trend continues! ;)

[angela4design]

I'll be 30 on the first day of spring in 2009. I wonder if I'll wish the winter lasted longer? nah.

[White Rook]

Just remember kids...

"The older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune!"

PS. White Rock. I was the proud owner of a genuine Matel Seargent Saunders tommy gun! 'Used red dot caps!

Misty Blue.


Hi Misty Blue,

I don't recall the Mattel Sgt. Saunders Tommy Gun however, I did have a 'Rifleman' rifle that used red dot caps. Too cool. :D

[ghfromaltonbay]

Just turned 56 two days after attending Forum Fest. Guess I have Sunset Bob and the Webmaster beat by a year.

[SIKSUKR]

I still have my GI Joe and all the accessories.

[hilltopper]

Turned 33 in August. :cheers:

[Pineedles]

George Blanda threw for 36 (record) touchdowns for the Houston Oilers, when I was 7 years old. I go the card # 69.:)

[mets3007]

I am 27, but, I will be turning 28 on Oct 11th woo hooo 2 more yrs to 30 lol.

[riverat]

I remember when they showed the first color tv programs and and the first VW Beetle hit the road in the US . I'm 54

[Orion]

......when you bought a Honda, it could only be one thing.....a motor scooter!

[Joe Kerr]

I'm "To old to rock n roll but to young to die". (Ian Adnerson)

I remember when a cell was a jail room.
I remember when good music was in HiFi monaural.
I remember when a simple computer took up a huge warehouse.
I remember when a scanner was a radio and not a computer accessory.
I remember the thrill of my first video game at home, PONG.
I remember cars with fins.
I remember the Lakes Region Playhouse (near Sawyers)
I remember the Margate when it was a great place to stay,
I remember a nicer more innocent time.

Hey, WeirsBeachBoater, you youngster, were you feeling out of place at the FF due to your age? Are you younger than you look? There must be younger people on the forum that just are not posting in this thread.

Don't forget to use your AARP discounts :laugh:.

[ironhorsetim]

I still have my GI Joe and all the accessories.

All you have to say about that is..$$$$$$ :D
and remember The Wizard of Oz changing from black and white to color half way thru the Movie?

[Waterbaby]

I remember when they showed the first color tv programs and and the first VW Beetle hit the road in the US . I'm 54

Do you remember "bop bop beetle"? Did you ever play that? :laugh:

[WeirsBeachBoater]

I remember when a cell was called a Car Phone (mounted in vehicle)
I remember when good music was on tape.
I remember when a simple computer was the Apple IIe
I remember when a scanner was a police radio.
I remember the thrill of my first video game at home, Donkey Kong or pitfall?
I remember cars with fins, I remember seeing them, at the antique car show!
I remember the Lakes Region Playhouse (near Sawyers) I remember B Maes!
I remember the Driftwood Motel it was a great place to stay!
I remember a nicer more innocent time. Ya it was called when we were kids.

I just know I was definately the youngest member at the FF. I never feel out of place. I am comfortable in any crowd. Comes with the territory. But I wish there had been more people representing the Gen X Winni Lovers!

PS. Actually I am hoping for a smoking hot Cougar, who lives lakefront and wants to take me in, so I can retire early and help her spend her millions!!! Is that so much to ask???? LOL

[chipj29]

PS. Actually I am hoping for a smoking hot Cougar, who lives lakefront and wants to take me in, so I can retire early and help her spend her millions!!! Is that so much to ask???? LOL

And the truth shall set you free! :laugh:
No it isn't too much to ask...keep looking, there is one out there, somewhere, just waiting for YOU!! :D

BTW...if you find her, ask if she has a sister. I might need a backup plan someday! :D
Yes dear, that was a joke. :cool:

[sa meredith]

I sometimes pretend to be on the cougar hunt (to look, not capture) and I must say...the lakes region does not provide many sightings. There are some...but it is not a place cougars tent to settle...in my opinion.
Now, head north, to say Ottawa, Canada, and...oh, my God...
Perhaps it is because cats are afraid of water?
A bit off topic, I know...

[mets3007]

You dont have to be old to remember Bmae's lol I used to stay there every summer from 1988-2000, thats when the price went up too much and i do long for the restaurant there with the breakfast buffet back in the 1980s and early 1990s those were the days lol.

[WinnDixie]

Have to play the "do you remember" a little
Do any of you remember...
When REALLY large numbers of what we kids called "four-motored bombers" would fly overhead..lots of times at night. They made a very deep, loud droning sound that was scary. Never realized back then I would not ever hear that sound again. That's OK, though!
When the time was announced on the radio ,it would be "It is now 8 o'clock, Eastern Wartime."
We would race home after school to listen to "Superman", "Tom Mix", "The Lone Ranger" on the radio and pray it wouldn't be too filled with static. It would stay light quite a long time at night, even in winter, because of "Eastern Wartime"
We would save up Box Tops forever and send away, along with 25 cents, for a magic ring or some marvelous artifact Superman or Tom Mix was using. We'd wait an eternity for it to arrive...and...omigod, what a piece of junk it was!! Even a kid knew it...not that you could admit it. I wonder if anyone actually saved one of them...through all these years.
Later on, there were "real cars" again on the scene. My family had one with fins, actually. It shifted with push buttons!
Cool music (!) arrived, like Bill Haley and the Comets...and you had 45's.
And, finally...my family being the last ones on the planet to get one...we had television!
Anyone remember that stuff??

[Orion]

I think you Winn - Dixie! ;)

[tis]

Orion, I bet you have just been waiting for a chance to say that, right?? :D

[Chickie]

WinnDixie:

I remember it all. Guess we must be of the same vintage. I, too, was a member of the Tom Mix Straight Shooters Club and there wasn't a premium I didn’t send for. Let me see, there was the Look Around Ring, the Whistling Ring and who can ever forget the Indian arrowhead that glowed in the dark? It had a magnifying glass and compass built right in. Does it get any better than that? Once on a roll with the glow-in-the-dark items, along came the spurs with the same marvelous properties. Amazing!

I believe the cost of the rings was 10 cents, but then inflation began to set in and the arrowhead and spurs were a quarter. Junk, you say? What do you expect for a dime, the Hope Diamond? To purchase all of these “can’t do without gems”, you needed a box top from Ralston cereal. Oh, how I hated that stuff, but always promised my Mom I would eat it if she would only purchase a box. Once I got my grubby little hands on the box top, the promises usually went out the window. Needless to say, it had a very long shelf life at our house. The first child at school to receive their long awaited prize was surely the most popular kid of the day and all gathered ‘round to marvel at the wonders of it all.

Thanks for the memories

[Mee-n-Mac]

WinnDixie:

I remember it all. Guess we must be of the same vintage. I, too, was a member of the Tom Mix Straight Shooters Club and there wasn't a premium I didn’t send for. Let me see, there was the Look Around Ring, the Whistling Ring and who can ever forget the Indian arrowhead that glowed in the dark? It had a magnifying glass and compass built right in. Does it get any better than that? Once on a roll with the glow-in-the-dark items, along came the spurs with the same marvelous properties. Amazing!

I believe the cost of the rings was 10 cents, but then inflation began to set in and the arrowhead and spurs were a quarter. Junk, you say? What do you expect for a dime, the Hope Diamond? To purchase all of these “can’t do without gems”, you needed a box top from Ralston cereal. Oh, how I hated that stuff, but always promised my Mom I would eat it if she would only purchase a box. Once I got my grubby little hands on the box top, the promises usually went out the window. Needless to say, it had a very long shelf life at our house. The first child at school to receive their long awaited prize was surely the most popular kid of the day and all gathered ‘round to marvel at the wonders of it all.

Thanks for the memories

I guess we in the following "Cracker JacK" generation got your leftovers ... the trinkets they couldn't sell ..... :D

Back when the only service was full service. (self service, what's that ?)
Back when air for your tires was free and they were checked while you filled up .... for $7.25 ... in the station wagon.
Back when the best gas station was the one that gave out the most S&H Green stamps.
Back when Dad went "through town" to avoid the toll on the highway ... saving $0.25.

And I'm a youngun .... relatively speaking. ;)

[WinnDixie]

For awhile there I was afraid nobody would remember those "way back" days.
I apologize for the "junk" comment, but I guess, when you are seven, you do expect The Hope Diamond...especially when you've waited so long for that wonderful thing to arrive! I will admit, too, that the glow-in-the-dark items were a little classier than the ring which sported that "tin can-ish" material so "one size fit all". My husband, on his lunch break at home from Mechanic Street School in Lakeport, was fortunate to discover his Whistling Ring had arrived...after waiting for the better part of forever. You are right--when he went back that afternoon he was--indeed--the Man of the Hour (for about two minutes), until the ring accidently dropped down the register! He said he threw a spectacular fit ,and all possibilities for learning ceased until the custodian somehow retrieved the ring. Yes, those were the days!

[MaidenCove07]

I turned 40 this year and have been on the lake for 40 summers.....(except the summer of 1994 - was in Korea serving in the Army that year. Couldn't afford a flight home.)

[tis]

I am on the upper end of the 40-60 group. I have been lucky enough to have spent all of those years on the lake and still own the family place with siblings, and also our own places. I think I belong with riverrat and Joe Kerr.

[ILoveWinnipesaukee]

I grew up in the 60's & early 70's, and remember spending summers at the Margate riding in John's cruiser, I also remember the White Owl Hotel that was across the street from the Margate and had the outdoor pool, traffic was going so slow it was no problem running across the street to swim in the unheated pool.

I also remember when Caramel Corn was available in several places on Weirs and the Ballroom was at the end of the warf. Another memory was watching David Cassidy's father and James Whitemore at the Playhouse in Gilford. Oh those memories, ones that can never be taken away with development and change.

[Chickie]

WinnDixie - Losing that precious ring down the register can only be described as a near catastrophe, but luckily it was retrievable and life-long trauma was prevented. I must admit that the rings were not 24-carat gold, but the arrowheads and spurs were of a better quality material and workmanship. I have most of those items tucked away in a box of childhood souvenirs somewhere, and the last time I checked, the whistling ring was still operational, although a bit tarnished. I wonder how many toys of today will still be whistling along in 60 years? It was actually a good investment, as I probably could more than double my investment if I were willing to part with it and offer it for sale to a collector.

Mechanic Street School? Ah, yes I remember it well. Who can ever forget the beautiful artwork we created with love and a gob of paste? The paste incidentally came in a huge jar and was distributed to each child on a piece of arithmetic paper. It had the distinctive aroma of teaberry gum and many a student was seen licking his or her fingers after applying it to paper. The inkwells were filled from a large jug and often leaked down into our desks, ruining everything it came in contact with, including the beautiful art we had worked so hard to complete. Music class was my favorite and I still can remember many of the songs we learned. As with all things in life, there are good and bad memories associated with school days, but we survived and can now look back upon them with fondness (for the most part).

[KBoater]

Since I just celebrated my 70th this summer with a party at the lake, I guess I'm at the high end of this rating and I'm still boating. ;)

[mrportjeff]

Remember when there was no Grocery Store in the Gilford area - then Dan's Star Market came with its directional arrows on the floor?
How about when the Kellerhaus was not up the hill from the Wiers?
How about when Gunstock ran the chairlifts in the summer so you could walk down the moutians?
Remember when there was no Patricks Pub?
Silver Sands Motel and White Sands Motel right next to each other?
No St Helenas Church?
The Big Banana?
No Laconia By-Pass?
No Tilton Outlets?
Saunders Bay Motel and Cottages?
The Kings Grant Inn and the cruise boat that went out twice a day from its' dock on Dockham Shore Road?
The Saturday Night Dances at the Winnipesaukee Yacht Club?
The Mart?
Fireworks every Sunday Night at the Weirs?
Hickory Stick Farm?
Wendys on Paugus Bay (where you could get to by boat?)

I could go on and on - thanks for letting me take a storll down memory lane

[WinnDixie]

The more I hear, the better it gets! Thanks, again, Chickie! Now I can admit I, too, licked my fingers when using that slippery, icky pale white glue!! Some time I wish you would post a picture of some of those bygone treasures...I am in awe that you actually still have them.

mrportjeff: I remember when Dan's Star Market was pretty much the "go to" supermarket( I shopped there for years, even after it became Jackson's Star Market)...but I most of all missed The Big Banana when it left...and why did it?? It was always mobbed.

Flboater...I am right there..turned 71 this summer ( I can't imagine how this has happened!!). I would say that I still golf, but that would be a stretch, considering how I bash the ball around...but...to everyone...isn't it great we are all on the correct side of the ground and having this much fun! A great thread, esp. considering all the "downer" news we contend with!

[Orion]

...but...to everyone...isn't it great we are all on the correct side of the ground and having this much fun! A great thread, esp. considering all the "downer" news we contend with!

Amen, WinnDixie.....and thanks for reminding us all to take the proper perspective!:)

[Newbiesaukee]

When my grandparents were my present age, they were OLD. Hard to believe. We were the last family on the block to get T.V. There was Milton Berle on Tuesday nights along with "professional" wrestling as well as Howdy Doody and I Love Lucy. My favorite was "Winky Dink." The deal was you sent in for a sheet of clear plastic to put over the T.V. screen so you could draw directly on the TV along with Winky Dink.

This year, the big excitement was that I am now on Medicare.:):)Now if I can only figure out Part D.

[Rose]

My favorite was "Winky Dink." The deal was you sent in for a sheet of clear plastic to put over the T.V. screen so you could draw directly on the TV along with Winky Dink.

I had that!!!! I think it lasted about a week before my evil older brother used regular crayons on the plastic which wouldn't come off. I'd forgotten the name...thanks for the reminder.

[PennyPenny]

Some people are discussing the Gilford/Laconia town line area on Rt 3. The Big Banana I remember, but what was the ice cream store to the left of the building? I remember McIntyre Circle as it was called back then in the late 60's early70's( and I think into the early 80's?) I remember if you wanted soft serve icecream, it was DQ on the Ave, but if you wanted hard ice cream with more flavors in the sugar cone you had to go to McIntyre Circle. Also, if you kept on the road headed toward home, Meredith, there was a KFC almost across the street from the Margate. AND if Dad didn't stop for ice cream at DQ or the circle, we would cross our fingers and hope for the Tamarack with all of their flavors. Sometimes we would get our icecream there and Mom would shop in BasketWorld while we sat in the car savoring every lick. To be so young and innocent again. Thanks to whoever started this thread!:):):)

[mets3007]

I have a few 1980s memories as well

1. Staying at Bmae's then going to the buffett in the AM

2. going to Frankensundae at nite for my ice cream fix

3. going to Sawyers the original for 830m Fries lol

4. I used to never like the train rides back until 2001 cause it took too long

5. spending the day with my dad as my Mom and Grandparents antiqued shopping

6. going to dinner with Dad while my Mom and Grandparents went to William Tell Inn

7. spending the day at Funspot ( i still go there but for not as long as I used to)

8. I also remembered when we used to get off at exit 20 and when we saw the Bmae's and Funspot billboards my grandmother would turn around in the car in front of me and my Dad and wave that we made it

[Chickie]

Penny,Penny - The restaurant next to the Big Banana was called the Red Barn in more recent years, but had been Foster's Restaurant when first built in the late 1940's. They had a good variety of ice cream flavors and a take-out window. For a short time there was a soft serve place on the other side of the Big Banana, as well. It looked like a small chalet and was better than DQ in my estimation. They had more than just the usual two flavors and their orange-pineapple was to die for. The first soft serve I ever had was called frozen pudding. Remember?

[mcdude]

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/data/531/medium/20scansawyers.jpg

anyone remember the short-lived Road Kill Cafe in this same general vicinity?

[Skipper of the Sea Que]

anyone remember the short-lived Road Kill Cafe in this same general vicinity?

Sure do remember the Road Kill Restaurant. I thought it was around for a few seasons. Somewhere in my "well organized" :( file system is an old menu from the place. Item names on the menu that Granny Clampett would probably cook for the Beverly Hillbillies crew.

[SLI]

Been reading this forum for awhile and finally decided to register! I'm right smack in the middle of the 40-60 age group! Some days I feel like closer to the next group up!:eek:

[angela4design]

Yup, Big Banana was one of my favorite places. And, remember Zayre's at the Belknap Mall and The Globe where the Gilford 8 cinema is now?

[sa meredith]

Staying at the "Holiday Bungalows" on Paugus Bay every summer.
Bowling on the Weirs strip.
Waiting in lines that took forever at The Kellerhaus.
Dinners with the family at The Windmill. (I think it is a furniture store now???)
And, hitting golf balls at a driving range that is on the left hand side of the street, heading toward the Weirs, a short while after Funspot. The remains are still there. The old lights, and the land was never used for anything. It still looks very much like a driving range that was simply abandoned. I give it a look every time I drive by, and think back 30 years, of my dad sitting there, watch me hit golf balls.
How does the Eddie Money song go? "I wanna go back, go back, and do it all over, but I can't go back, I know...."

[RLW]

Been reading this forum for awhile and finally decided to register! I'm right smack in the middle of the 40-60 age group! Some days I feel like closer to the next group up!:eek:

Now come on, are you saying that there is something wrong with the next group up never mind 2 groups up???? You will be there some day and you will wish you never had said that.:coolsm:

[katiesmom]

Angela I think it was Mammoth Mart at the Gilford 8 the Globe was at the beginning of the boulavard where those condos are now if I remember correctly and I think there was an ice cream place on the boulevard kind of by the doll house cottages, actually I'm pretty sure it was called the Boulevard drive inn anybody remember that?

[PennyPenny]

Angela I think it was Mammoth Mart at the Gilford 8 the Globe was at the beginning of the boulevard where those condos are now if I remember correctly and I think there was an ice cream place on the boulevard kind of by the doll house cottages, actually I'm pretty sure it was called the Boulevard drive inn anybody remember that?I remember the Globe actually being in both locations, the condo area and the Cinema 8 building. I don't remember which one first but I think it was the condo location. Remember Grants that was in the same mall as Osco Drug and Dans Star Market before K-Mart was there? Are you talking about the Drive-In ice cream place that was Bakers Drive-IN at one point and now it is a realestate office(i think) It was headed north past the gun shop.

[mcdude]

Staying at the "Holiday Bungalows" on Paugus Bay every summer.
http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/data/531/medium/20scanholidaybungalows.jpg

[Waterbaby]

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/data/531/medium/20scanholidaybungalows.jpg

Gotta love that the sign says "heated", lol -- I remember those type cabins from when I was little and the grandparents took us on trips during the summer and renting heated cabins was a huge deal, it could get chilly even during the summer! (Not to the Lake, other areas, but that era of cabins.) Anyone know if the Holiday Bungalows had knotty-pine interior? That's what I picture.

[mets3007]

Ahh the Roadkill Cafe, i remember that place in the mid 1990's with their sound effects and funny signs another place I miss.

[Chickie]

Great photo mcdude. Thanks for posting it. Did you know that before Foster’s Restaurant was built, there was a Howard Johnson’s at that location? It was moved to the Weirs in the mid to late ‘40s and burned to the ground a number of years later. Prior to Howard Johnson’s, there had been another restaurant there called “Dutch Land”, which was probably the first restaurant in this area to offer curb service. The waitresses were dressed in Dutch costumes and took and delivered orders right to the cars. I remember my mother speaking of it, as it was quite a novelty. I believe it was operating there in the late 1930’s to early ‘40s, when Howard Johnson purchased and renovated it.

[tricia1218]

I remember the big banana before the Road Kill Cafe was there. And the trip Frankensunday by boat (Town Docks now), I also remember being able to waterski during the weekend on Paugus Bay, too crowded now ahhh the memories :)

[mcdude]

.... before Foster’s Restaurant was built, there was a Howard Johnson’s at that location? It was moved to the Weirs in the mid to late ‘40s and burned to the ground a number of years later. .
http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopost/data/531/medium/20scandrivein2.JPG
This postcard shows the distinctive orange roof of HoJo's along side the drive-in entrance at the Weirs before it burned.

[granitebox]

Anyone remember OBIs in Alton Bay? The Oak Birch Inn on Route 28A heading toward Wolfboro. Had docks and full movie theatre in the back with bar, restaurant and rocking chairs spread throughout the porch areas. I believe burned to the ground in the 90s?

[WinnDixie]

I keep thinking "be quiet,you're done, now"...and then another memory looms! Chickie, help me out with this one, I know you'll recall this, because you remember everything...and save all that old, precious stuff. How good is that!! In the 60's there was a HUGE statue of (??) Paul Bunyon (??)on Union Ave., pretty near Cantin's. We lived in CT at the time, and our little girls would wait anxiously to spot that statue, knowing they were almost at their grandparents, for a weekend visit, AKA "Anything your little hearts desire will be yours"! Also, during the visit they'd look for the huge chimpanzee, with the banana, atop The Big Banana. Did that sign last the whole time BB was in business??

BTW, I ate at the Howard Johnson's in the Weirs, quite a few times....ah, the "28 flavors"!

[Sunset Bob]

Anyone remember OBIs in Alton Bay? The Oak Birch Inn on Route 28A heading toward Wolfboro. Had docks and full movie theatre in the back with bar, restaurant and rocking chairs spread throughout the porch areas. I believe burned to the ground in the 90s?

I tryed to post a link but I can't.
There are a lot of pictures on photo post of the Oak Birch Inn and of the fire on 4/3/89;

[Chickie]

WinnDixie,

The Paul Bunyan statue was in the parking lot of the Time Out Pub on the corner of Bridge Street. It was later the Backwater Grille (or something like that). It burned a few years ago and was finally torn down after several years of being boarded up following the fire. It never reopened. The Chimp sign at the Big Banana was repainted several times and remained to the end.

I will definitely hold on to my Tom Mix memorabilia, as I fully intend to enter the pearly gates wearing my whistling ring and glow-in-the-dark spurs, with the Indian arrowhead hanging from my neck. The built-in compass should prove most useful for the journey.

Re HoJo’s: After it was moved to the Weirs, the lot remained vacant until Foster’s Restaurant was built. Around 1946-47 a circus came to town by rail and was unloaded in Lakeport. The animals were walked from the station to McIntyre Circle where the tents were erected. Every kid around turned out to watch. Needless to say, it was a very big deal and so exciting. Seeing the huge elephants coming down Union Avenue was quite a sight to behold. What a day! What a day! Anyone remember that?

[mrportjeff]

My son loved that place - he was young and the put gummie worms in his ice cream sundae - I know the chicken place that was near the Marget , but I do not think it was KFC - as I recall they speciallized in Broasted Chicken - how 'bout the Boulevard - they had great hot dogs.

Remember the animal petting zoo that used to be accross from funspot?

Remember when B Maes was called B Mae Dennys but they had to change the name because of the Dennys Restuarant chain?

Howard Johnsons across the street from the Weirs sign? - Mow the Lobster Place

I could go on and on - and I may in my next post!

[summersux]

30-40 y/o................................................. ................

[Just Sold]

Well, I am 2nd generation at the lake. My dad was at the lake in the 20's. and early 30's returning in the 50's. He spent time at the Y camp on Bear Island in his youth and he had a boat on the lake back then too.

I have been coming here since 1957. Next year I will be in the top age category :eek:!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ILoveWinnipesaukee]

Does anyone remember the Captain's Table that used to be around the corner from the Margate, they had a trout tank outside and as kids we would feed the trout while waiting in line for dinner. I also remember the White Owl motel that was where the Shaws is today, there was also a KFC there with the huge bucket sign, they moved down the street I noticed today.

Also does anyone remember when Mamouth Mart was across from the airport?

[Pineedles]

I am the 5th generation on the lake. Although my great, great, great, grandfather is buried in the Quaker cemetery (Friends Cemetery) in Center Sandwich. Uriah Hoag. A real smart guy, as far I am concerned.:laugh:

[wifi]

Does anyone remember the Captain's Table that used to be around the corner from the Margate, they had a trout tank outside and as kids we would feed the trout while waiting in line for dinner......Also does anyone remember when Mamouth Mart was across from the airport?


Wasn't the Captain's table formerly The Windmill Restaraunt? The Windmill was there for years and years, years and more years ago, LOL

I remember "The Mart" being built. It also comes to mind someone lost their life putting up the water tower. I remember hearing it on WLNH AM, FM wasn't around then.

Remember comercial airliners landing in Laconia Airport, the old one? It was one of the major airlines (Northeast?), prop of course :)

Ah yes, memory lane.... and now back to the reality of paying the mortgage...

[Chickie]

The Captain’s Table and the Windmill were two different restaurants. The Captain’s Table occupied the present Lakes Region Veterinarian Hospital building, while the Windmill Restaurant was at the bottom of White Oaks Road. The building is still there but I don’t know what it is now. It was an antique shop and a paint store for a while after the Windmill ceased to be.

The Captain’s Table was first known as Chickland, a restaurant built about 1958 by Edward Spadafora. He later changed the name to the Captain’s Table and it operated under that name until around 1981. After that time it had two or three different owners and all specialized in seafood. They had seafaring names but I can’t recall what they were. I believe one of them had “Anchor” in the name. Wonder if anyone remembers these restaurants? It operated as a Wendy’s in the early to mid 1990’s, prior to Wendy's relocation to Lakeshore Road.

I remember the White Owl Cabins and next to them were the Bluebird Cabins, then the Douglas House on the same side of the street. On the lake side of the street (next to the cemetery) were the Sunset Cabins, Happy Landing Cabins and Douglas House owned a piece of property on that side, as well. Then there was the Swedish Village with its distinctive red cabins dotting the landscape. All gone but not forgotten.

[WinnDixie]

Hi Chickie! These questions about the OLD days do bring us out don't they?? I remember eating at The Captain's Table, and I think, also, one of the later seafood ones. Like you, can't remember the name (does that say something about us or the place???). It seemed to me The Captain's table was always pretty busy... so,just like my question relative to The Big Banana, I wonder why it went away? That was "Burger Alley" then, and having a decent seafood place there was great. Even now, it seems surprising that this pretty water location hosts a Veterinarian (no offense to the Vet) and not a nice eating place! Not enough parking?

I do have a question about "The Mart". I do (barely) remember it. Was it in the location that The Globe eventually moved to, from the bottom of White Oaks Rd.? Isn't that now where the movie theater is? I liked the old original Globe store, and you couldn't beat their bargains. IMO it never was the same after it moved...oh well...goodbye "past"!!

[Chickie]

The owners of the Shore Diner purchased the Captain's Table around 1970 and operated it until 1981. The old Shore Diner was torn down in 1973 to make way for Burger King. After they sold the Captain’s Table in ’81, they operated the Paugus Diner just up the road. I don’t know why those seafood restaurants went out of business. They all started off with a bang but patronage eventually dwindled. I guess it was the sign of the times - people were riding the wave of the new fast food places.

I remember the opening of MacDonald’s in Laconia was a big event. About a year prior to their arrival on the scene, an enterprising man started his own mini business based on the McDonald model. It was called Mr. Beef and was located on Union Avenue near the Messer Street junction – sold burgers and shakes only. He was doing a tremendous business and raking in the bucks when rumor spread that McDonald’s was coming to town. When McDonald’s opened its doors, his business took a nosedive and he erected a sign out front which read, “Old McDonald had a farm and I wish he had stayed there.”

Yes, the Globe was first located at the foot of White Oaks Road and was actually an expansion of the old Keller’s Ice Cream building. It was there for several years before moving to the location across from the airport. I am not certain about this, but think the “Mart” was built while Globe was still at the first location. They ran concurrently for a few years and when the Mart closed, the Globe moved there, as it was a larger building. Everyone loved the old Globe. If you couldn’t find an item anywhere, you could find it at Globe and at quite a bargain price.

Those were the days!

[WinnDixie]

Wow, I guess the McDonald's opening WAS a big event!! I think some of the readers might get a kick out of this, but you can back me up, Chickie. They had the police out on Union Ave. directing traffic, which was backed up in both directions, big-time! You just inched along, and the parking lot couldn't begin to hold everyone. I had to drive by to get home, and my two girls wanted to stop in the worst way...but we had to wait a few days until things quited down. For McDonald's!! Over the years "it growed"--like Topsy--with at least two additions--at different times-- out to the right, as you faced the front. Have had many a cup of coffee with friends there at McDonald's, and--eventually--watched grandsons bouncing around in the tub of balls. Where has the time gone!

[Chickie]

Yes, the opening of McDonald's brought an onslaught of people who had been anxiously awaiting their first taste of those cholesterol filled burgers we all grew to love. The menu was quite limited – hamburgers, cheeseburgers and fries, as I recall. I don’t believe the fish sandwich had been introduced at that stage - definitely no Big Macs and no drive-thru window. They had six to eight ordering stations and there were long lines at all of them during the lunch and dinner hours for weeks to come. It was a busy place. Burger King never cause such a stir when they opened a couple years later and the subsequent fast food establishments were generally greeted with a “ho-hum”. The age of fast food had come to Laconia and Union Avenue was soon to be transformed into Fast Food Lane.

[The Skipper]

You're bringing back too many memories. I guess I am getting old. I remember decades at the lake.

[winniwannabe]

[I've been coming to the Lake for 48 yrs. My dad and family had places in
Alton Bay, my kids-now 19 & 17 coming since they were born!!:)

[Winni-Retired]

I am on the leading edge of the baby boomer generation 31-Dec-1946.

I am old enough to remember the Shore Dinner and the ice cream parlor across from the old Swedish Village next to the golf driving range.

The big thing for me as a child was to reach the age where I could skipper our boat. It was a wooden row boat with a 5 HP Evinrude on the back.

I have been coming to the lake since 1957 and at one point in the 70's purchased a home on Long Island for a outlandish price of 44,000 including 300 feet of waterfront with dock and swim platform. Marriage, 2 Children and job assignments around the world forced us to sell it. If we kept that and put zero into our 401K over the years, we would be well off today since the house sat on two lots.

[EZ-Pass]

Someone has to remember something I don't. I sitting here thinking of all the different places thinking someone has to be older than I am. Right now only some of the post cards are.:laugh:

[camp guy]

I'm 67, 3rd generation in Wolfeboro, wonderful wife, wonderful children, wonderful grandchildren. If the next 67 years will be as good as the first 67, sign me up, I'm ready.

[jmen24]

After reading through all the posts, it appears that I am the youngest to post so far in this thread, with 47 other under 30's someone has to be younger.

I am 27 (28 on 9/11) and remember the Big Bannana, no NHMS and the exit 20 Tilton strip being built up. I am sure there are other things in my time frame that are just not coming to mind.

[wifi]

..... I am sure there are other things in my time frame that are just not coming to mind.

If all you could remember was things from your past, you would wish you were younger :emb:


I remember them blasting out out for the new Route 11 (this is the current one, with the vistas), and Rt 11 was what is now Lake Shore Drive (Gilford). We daily walked across Rt 11 to get to our mail box on the other side :eek:

[winnilakegirl]

Proudly 49 but act 25

[bigdog]

I was a teenager in late 60' s, early seventies..... Use to spend my entire summer in Gilford, as the family owned a lake cottage. (No longer owned)

As teenagers, we use to go to the Weirs Saturday night (usually by boat),
to a place called 'Teen Haven'. The place use to hold teen dances, and they had live bands! We use to dance till midnight. Met many girls there both local and those vacationing like myself.

It was a safe place for kids to meet and have fun, no alcohol or drugs.
I still have fond memories about this place.

[LovelyToSeeYou]

I only joined the Winnipesaukee Forum this week so I am like a kid with a new toy. I first came to the lake when I was nine and had a new baby brother. I am lucky to have purchased something and find myself saying out loud that I love it here several times a day!!!

[gtxrider]

Just remember kids...

"The older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune!"

PS. White Rock. I was the proud owner of a genuine Matel Seargent Saunders tommy gun! 'Used red dot caps!

Misty Blue.
Loved toy guns! Gee we didn't grow up to shoot up the world.

I had a Daisy Cheyenne rifle Mattel 45 Pistol that used greeny sickum gaps and a Mattel Guerrilla Tommy Gun.

Take look and see what those old guns a worth to collectors now!:eek:

We would watch COMBAT, I think it was on Tuesday nights.

[Winni Lover]

I am second generation Winni lover. Mom & Dad introduced my sister and I to Lake Winnipesaukee when I was about 7. Can't remember all the details of that initial stay at the lake; but I do remember my Dad driving around the lakes region in our trusty 1949 Ford 4-dr sedan looking for a place to stay. By chance, we found a vacancy in Wolfeboro. It's been a love relationship ever since; although we now tend to gravitate toward Moultonborough/Center Harbor/Meredith.

After Mom died in 2001 (Dad in 1987). My sister and I cruised out just beyond Wolfeboro Bay in the boat and threw two red roses into the water as a "Thank You Mom & Dad" for bringing us to this wonderful paradise.

I'm 65 years old now..feeling like 45 with plenty mor lake visits planned.!!

[challmec]

I will be 61 soon and enjoying the best time of my life!!!!

[WinnDixie]

Good grief I am now two years older than when I first posted here...and that is seriously old!! It's been fun to re-read this thread. The best part for me, however, is that the Forum makes me feel much younger!! Not only that, in the two years gone by, I have actually met--in person--Chickie and the R-guys! I've also made a couple other friends. It's lots of fun!

[Marauder]

WOW, I remember TEEN HAVEN in Weirs, just got in contact recently with a boy I dated from Welch Island back then.
Great memories!
Thanks BigDog!:D

[WinnDixie]

I've decided: I'm just going to live forever. So far, so good!!

[SIKSUKR]

Interesting poll numbers.Only 20% are under 40.The other 80% over 40.:eek:

[Orion]

Oops. Can we re-vote? I've changed brackets since this poll came out. :laugh:

[garysanfran]

The Captain's Table is mentioned. I can't recall where exactly that was.

Teen Haven is also mentioned...Man! Do I have memories of that place as well as Irwin Gardens.

Could we add another category...Over 80? Or two...Over 100? Then I won't have to be in the last category.

[joey2665]

The Captain's Table is mentioned. I can't recall where exactly that was.



Teen Haven is also mentioned...Man! Do I have memories of that place as well as Irwin Gardens.



Could we add another category...Over 80? Or two...Over 100? Then I won't have to be in the last category.



Christmas Island Steak House, maybe ?


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[garysanfran]

The cars I see in these old photos. I have to remind myself these are not photos of old cars but old photos of new cars.

[ApS]

Also mentioned a few times is the thread. The Paugus Bay water front is just beyond the building on the other side off this street view. As mentioned "Those were the days!"

https://i.imgur.com/0ZHBreE.jpg

Maybe the "Car" buff's can identify the years and models of the cars in photo.

"Car buff" here. :coolsm:

The newest car is the green 1958 Pontiac (left). The other green car is a 1956 Dodge (right).

The white convertible is a 1956 Studebaker Sky Hawk. It had a Studebaker "look" to it, but had to look it up. :o The same model as a coupe sold recently at auction for $37,000, and went to Britain. :eek2:

[whalebackpoint'r]

Well, I was a kid when my dad had to paint the top half of the car headlights black, and we had those red and blue ration discs. We used to watch the blimps float out of South Weymouth, MA. Search lights were part of our defense. Take a guess!

[Barney Bear]

World War II - 1941 to 1945. 🗽

[Top-Water]

Back to the lakes region. And also mentioned in this thread.

From post #122

The Captain’s Table was first known as Chickland, a restaurant built about 1958 by Edward Spadafora.

This area of the lake has changed so much "Chickland" actually came in two different flavors. I'm pretty sure the green flavor was first, just an assumption. based on the amount of trees in the back ground. I think that the pinkish red version was latter. Paugus bay is in the background. In the second image you can just make out "Little Island" in the background. Now-a-days can you actually have a restaurant called "Chickland" ? :):)

Maybe one of the historians here would know if in the pinkish red version photo what that little green building is outside. Was that the landing for the "FOXY BOAT" service. (See link below) I'd love to know if it was their lake port departure and arrival location. So much has change in this location over the years it's hard to remember where everything was back then.

https://i.imgur.com/LQxhzdB.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/KrfceS1.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/KEFudYv.jpg

https://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5792&highlight=FOXY+BOAT

[joey2665]

Awesome photos thank you. So much history and so much changed. I really wish I had discovered the lake earlier in life. I was almost 40 my first visit. [emoji22]. But as they say better late than never. [emoji4]


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[Kings Bluff]

65 years old and coming up on 65 Summers on the lake in Alton Bay.

[WJT2]

I am 64. Have had the privilege of being involved at Lake W for 60 Yrs. I have family who is six generation at same camp on Birch Island. Now that's a legacy!

[Paugus Bay Resident]

66 and been hanging around the lake since I was 8. Unfortunately I'm in a different poll bracket that I was when I originally entered :)

[ghfromaltonbay]

Obviously it was 1966 when everyone on the coast line of Massachusetts was in a panic about the invasion. :liplick:
https://i.imgur.com/FFCL8mm.jpg

Very likely Barney Bear is correct with WWII ration tokens.

I'm now 66 (changed categories since I answered the poll) and have been at the lake since 1959. Had to laugh when I saw this movie mentioned. My grandparents took us to see it at the Colonial Theater in Laconia. We stay at Sandy Point. My grandfather left the lights on in his 1959 Chevy, and naturally when we got out of the movie the battery was dead. By the time we got out of the show and found the car wouldn't start, the sidewalks had been rolled up and no one was around. My grandmother and younger brother stayed with the car, and Pop and my brother and I started walking. We were on Union Ave. and a policeman stopped and wound up taking us to Cantin Chevrolet where a tow truck was on night duty. He took us back and got the car going again and we drove back to Sandy Point hoping that the car would be fully charged by the time we arrived. Still watch the movie whenever I see it's on. "Emergency, everyone to get from street!"

[KlisterKid]

Hello,
I wanted to vote in your poll. I got a message: "This is an old threat. It was started 5019 days ago, there may be recent replies...."

Yours,
Bill:coolsm:

[Laconiaflower]

Millennial

[thinkxingu]

Thread from the grave award winner!

Xennial, since I'm here.

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