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Originally Posted by BroadHopper
the post. I'm sure the webmaster can retreive it from the archive.
Bear in mind that the lake was a lot lower many moons ago before the dam was built. I have found field stone fences under water in places that was shallow. Cattle Landing was only a couple of feet deep and allows cattle to travel between the island and the mainland. The Weirs Channel was a small river between Winnipesaukee and 'Lake Paugus'.
EONS ago, the lake was much higher. There was a land mass in Lakeport that cause the water to flow from Alton Bay to the ocean. The was a thread on this and a booklet written. The booklet can be seen in the Laconia Public Library.
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LOL, Broadhopper! Eons ago was much longer than many moons ago, huh? I like that. Actually on my family's property, you can tell where the water used to go when it was higher. It was much higher. I have always wondered when exactly that was. I think it was in the late 1800s or early 1900s. Do you know? And when was many moons when it was much lower?