Forum: History
11-29-2004, 12:59 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 32,668
the "old" Lake
I was just reading this thread now that colder weather is here and I spend more time inside. The maps are great! Interesting about the water quality. One of the things that the Lake has going for...
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Forum: History
11-27-2004, 10:12 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 9,396
Historical "manuscript"
Marvelous reading. Thank you so much. Do you happen to have any more infor about Meredith Neck and or Bear Island? I would love to know more about the area before my relatives lived here (prior to...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-27-2004, 09:47 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,904
lsland living
I too grew up with summers at the island. It was a 4 hour trip from Mass and once we got there we stayed. There were always sticks to pick up, forts to build, deer to watch for, morning swims and...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-27-2004, 09:23 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 6,162
cell phones
I've had very good luck with u.s. cellular here in meredith - all the way to western massachusetts
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Forum: General Discussion
11-27-2004, 07:12 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,422
Water Level
I noticed today that there was water flowing over the dam from Lake Waukewan, so I guess it isn't too low. When I was little (about 50 -55 years ago)when we came up to the island to close up I used...
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Forum: Boating
11-27-2004, 06:40 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 12,417
overnights
Towns are more lax in the offseason. I do reject the idea that towns accomodate trailered boats when they do not accomodate their own land owners. In Meredith there are hundreds of water front...
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Forum: History
11-24-2004, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 17,006
getting older
Thanks for the idea - I know it didn't have anything to do with horseboats but I couldn't figure out how else to post it in this forum. Of course in that vein, in the old days the Lake was used for...
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Forum: History
11-24-2004, 12:32 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 17,006
getting older - new alternatives
I found out that I am seriously getting older when I took my kayak out to Bear Island to check on the closing up process. I couldn't get out of the thing! Then I had trouble getting it on top of...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-24-2004, 10:51 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,087
fall
Glad you are coming up. Don't forget that we are further north than you are so it is colder up here. There aren't many boats on the lake now, many cottages have been closed up so if you are on the...
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Forum: History
10-24-2004, 10:42 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 11,117
interesting!
Do you know of anyway of copying that great chart? I'd love to put it up on the wall and look for houses that are still standing, railroads long forgotten, etc.
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Forum: General Discussion
07-06-2004, 10:20 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 4,485
politically correct
So, I must be politcally correct in my use of terms must I? Perhaps I am old fashioned because I'm old. I thought I got my point accross. I did not enjoy being labeled by someone who doesn't even...
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Forum: Boating
07-05-2004, 04:27 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 7,727
scared
That sort of thing scares the heck out of me. Sometimes someone will go out for a paddle in the dark - no lights. Back when my husband and i went out quite a bit in the dark, he drove and I stood...
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Forum: Boating
07-05-2004, 04:20 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,520
tubing etc
The other day I saw a boat pulling a tube with 2 kids on it. There was one person on the boat. I always thought that when you were pulling someone whether it be on skiis, board, tube, or what have...
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Forum: General Discussion
07-02-2004, 11:07 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 12,160
camp
I too prefer a camp over a McMansion; I enjoy cozy areas; I like to relax without "boundries"; to quietly become one with nature; to allow my mind to drift and dream; to be free from "shoulds and...
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Forum: General Discussion
07-02-2004, 10:50 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 4,485
not so rare
I don't see a lot of bad feelings against colored people; I personally am still surprised when I see one but actually I have never heard anything against them in 50 years. Thirty years ago a mixed...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-30-2004, 09:06 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 12,160
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Forum: General Discussion
06-30-2004, 08:54 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 6,110
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
06-30-2004, 08:47 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 10,716
Sears houses
Yup, Sears as in Sears and Roebuck. Of course they don't offer them any more - stopped in the twenties or thirties, but they sold maybe 75,000 or them. They were nice houses and I guess a lot of...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
06-28-2004, 09:53 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 10,716
Sears kit houses
I have recently gotten interested in Sears kit houses. A number of people have said that they own one. I haven't been able to find pictures of cottages but have pictures of houses. Does anyone...
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Forum: Boating
06-20-2004, 09:24 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,559
overheating
I hope you shut it down immediately. Is it a new boat or used? Most marine engines are water cooled, impellers are rubber and wear out. Replacing an impeller is pretty routine maintenance. ...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
06-02-2004, 12:39 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 9,069
bubbler
On an island you put it in the last thing (ours goes in Dec.). You don't have to turn it on the minute you put it in. Use a timer also. Unfortunately the lake level goes up and down so it has to...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-01-2004, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 6,873
safe lawns
Actually I answered my own question by reading my last "people places and plants' magazine. There is a nice article about having a nice lawn and garden without using chemicals.
Yes money talks...
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Forum: Getting Here
05-30-2004, 11:55 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 6,690
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Forum: General Discussion
05-30-2004, 11:50 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,340
50a ERA
Hate to think that the fifties era are antique, but I suppose. . .I know you are right about the lake being used as a dump especially for island people. Long ago it was just too hard to take things...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-30-2004, 11:27 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 6,873
lawns
Aren't there any organically safe nutrients on the market? Do we have to use Scott's?
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