Leave it all alone!
The thing that I like best about the lake is that there is a little bit of everything for everyone. Wolfeboro and Meredith are definitely upscale. The Weirs is kitschy (I am sure that is spelled wrong), but I love it the way it is. Alton is somewhere in between. Moultonboro, Tuftonboro and Center Harbor are, mostly, "bedroom" communities.
I remember when the Weirs had bowling. You can still see the lanes at the Half Moon. I can see the merit in upgrading and modernizing the Weirs, but I wouldn't mind if it stayed the way it was. Of course, my kids love the Volcano Mini-Golf. Frankly, it was one of the best. I haven't been to the waterslide there since I was a teenager. My kids, oddly, don't want to try the waterslides there, but they did enjoy Surf Coaster a few times. (We go to Water Country now).
It's too bad there isn't a way to make what is there great without destroying the history. I hate to see everything slowly disappear. I see it every summer. I was devastated when Bailey's in Wolfeboro became The Front Porch (even though I know the current owners). I like the new mini-golf in Alton, but we miss the old one terribly. The Pavilion in Alton Bay is a crime. I can't believe that McGrath's is gone finally and forever. If Black's in Wolfeboro or the Old Country Store in Moultonboro ever close, I will simply curl up and die!
I know things change, but that doesn't mean I have to like it.
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