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mcdude · 03-06-2005, 09:42 AM

From Adair Mulligan's "The Gunstock Parish" (copyright 1995 by the Thompson-Ames Historical Society)
"It costs twelve cents to ride from Lake Village to Gilford Station, everyone called Sander's. After service ended, the slate-roofed station moved down Old Lakeshore Road to become a residence at No. 321" p. 190.

r.e.: Lakeshore Park, "The Lakeshore Inn and Park on Belknap Point Road were perhaps the most extensive summer development on Gilford's Winnipesaukee shore at the turn of the nineteenth century. The property was originally known as Carr's Point after Richard Carr's early farmstead, which itself was frequented by travellers from Meredith Bridge, bound for Alton or the seacoast. The Lakeshore Railroad, under the urging of its' president, Charles Busiel, purchased the property, intending to create the most popular resort on the southern shore of Winnipesaukee. The company envisioned a resort primarily for railroad employees, with an inn, pavillion, picnic area, tent platforms and a railroad station. Railroad management made certain that Lake Shore Park was a prime destination by both rail and water. The Maid of the Isles stopped there twice a day, and the Lady of the Lake four times a day. The Mount Washington also stopped there, until a shifting sand bar made the dock inaccessible to the big boat." p. 205.

03-06-2005, 09:42 AM	#21
mcdude Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rock Haven Lake - West Newfield, ME Posts: 5,361 Thanks: 374 Thanked 1,044 Times in 490 Posts	re: The Naughty Pine Grill From Adair Mulligan's "The Gunstock Parish" (copyright 1995 by the Thompson-Ames Historical Society) "It costs twelve cents to ride from Lake Village to Gilford Station, everyone called Sander's. After service ended, the slate-roofed station moved down Old Lakeshore Road to become a residence at No. 321" p. 190. r.e.: Lakeshore Park, "The Lakeshore Inn and Park on Belknap Point Road were perhaps the most extensive summer development on Gilford's Winnipesaukee shore at the turn of the nineteenth century. The property was originally known as Carr's Point after Richard Carr's early farmstead, which itself was frequented by travellers from Meredith Bridge, bound for Alton or the seacoast. The Lakeshore Railroad, under the urging of its' president, Charles Busiel, purchased the property, intending to create the most popular resort on the southern shore of Winnipesaukee. The company envisioned a resort primarily for railroad employees, with an inn, pavillion, picnic area, tent platforms and a railroad station. Railroad management made certain that Lake Shore Park was a prime destination by both rail and water. The Maid of the Isles stopped there twice a day, and the Lady of the Lake four times a day. The Mount Washington also stopped there, until a shifting sand bar made the dock inaccessible to the big boat." p. 205. __________________ Last edited by mcdude; 03-07-2005 at 07:33 AM.