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snowbird · 02-18-2005, 08:12 AM

Rattlesnake Gal is right on. And all lake history buffs should add "The Gunstock Parish" by Adair Mulligan (1995) to their references. Among other things, Ms. Mulligan capably describes pre-human history when the flow WAS out of Alton Bay and there WAS a natural dam preventing where it now goes. All this changed about 10,000 years ago when there was a tilting of the earth that changed the direction of flow.

Copies of Ms. Mulligan's excellent history may be purchased at Thompson-Ames Historical Society in Gilford for $35. It may be in other bookstores, like Inglenook. I consider it the most important recent addition to my own library.

02-18-2005, 08:12 AM	#25
snowbird Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Gilford Islander Posts: 55 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	The Gunstock Parish Rattlesnake Gal is right on. And all lake history buffs should add "The Gunstock Parish" by Adair Mulligan (1995) to their references. Among other things, Ms. Mulligan capably describes pre-human history when the flow WAS out of Alton Bay and there WAS a natural dam preventing where it now goes. All this changed about 10,000 years ago when there was a tilting of the earth that changed the direction of flow. Copies of Ms. Mulligan's excellent history may be purchased at Thompson-Ames Historical Society in Gilford for $35. It may be in other bookstores, like Inglenook. I consider it the most important recent addition to my own library.