My maternal grandparents bought a small cottage on Winnipesaukee in Melvin Village in 1919 for $1200. The cottage was located across a small cove from the Wawbeek Cottage Colony (near the Abenaki Tower) and directly across the lake from Black Island. For a very brief time they also owned Five Mile Island (which they bought sight unseen for another Brigden family member). The property stayed in our family until 1984 when it was sold on short notice. From the time that we lost our cottage my dream was to be able to provide my children with the same summertime life and experiences that I was fortunate even to have every year. Unfortunately I wasn't able to provide that opportunity for my children...but with the purchase of our place on Rattlesnake in 2011 I hope that my grandchildren will get to experience the wonders of lake life like I did.
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