Winnipesaukee Forum - View Single Post - Looking for a "Lakes Region" business historian

PaugusBayFireFighter · 10-19-2012, 10:02 AM

I grew up and lived most of my 45 years in Waltham Mass. I became quite the local history buff. Waltham, "The Watch City", was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution and I lived just a couple of miles from the Battle Green in Lexington which, we all know, was the site of the first battle of The American Revolutionary War. Being a firefighter in the city and having ability to inspect all the old mills and famous estates added to my fascination. I'm very excited to learn the history of the lakes region starting with my new home, Laconia. I've started by studying the Bizer chart of Lake Winnipesaukee, trying to put names on the islands I've been cruising through the past summers. Not to mention how important, as many of you have stressed, it is to KNOW the lake WITHOUT depending on a chart.
The region is rich with history. This forum is a fantastic resource and I'm very happy to have found it.

10-19-2012, 10:02 AM	#8
PaugusBayFireFighter Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 837 Thanks: 361 Thanked 674 Times in 264 Posts	I grew up and lived most of my 45 years in Waltham Mass. I became quite the local history buff. Waltham, "The Watch City", was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution and I lived just a couple of miles from the Battle Green in Lexington which, we all know, was the site of the first battle of The American Revolutionary War. Being a firefighter in the city and having ability to inspect all the old mills and famous estates added to my fascination. I'm very excited to learn the history of the lakes region starting with my new home, Laconia. I've started by studying the Bizer chart of Lake Winnipesaukee, trying to put names on the islands I've been cruising through the past summers. Not to mention how important, as many of you have stressed, it is to KNOW the lake WITHOUT depending on a chart. The region is rich with history. This forum is a fantastic resource and I'm very happy to have found it.