My Grandmother and her brother owned property on the west side of Paugus Bay. My grand uncle (Dick Bell) would tent there for many years until he built his camp and he and his wife would spend all summer there. They both worked in Concord NH. My parents would always take us up to the camp every summer. Those were great times of swimming, boating, fishing and campfires at night. As fate would have it Uncle Dick passed away and we couldn't afford the price to buy it. I think the outrageous price was around $24,000. Last time I checked, it sold for over $350,000. I have been "Up the lake" every year for the past 60 years. My kids, now grown and with their own families still come up to join the wife and me every summer as we stay on Paugus at Whispering Pines. There must be something in the air or water that just draws people back.
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