Best time of year in Lakes Region?

Slickcraft · 09-02-2014, 11:44 AM

For us it started today!

Opinions may vary.

ishoot308 · 09-02-2014, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Slickcraft

For us it started today!

Opinions may vary.

I'm with you!

Dan

BroadHopper · 09-02-2014, 12:08 PM

Ditto! Off season is the best!

Chaselady · 09-02-2014, 12:09 PM

I so agree! Absolutely love September up here!

Rusty · 09-02-2014, 12:14 PM

Anytime of the year is a good time in the Lakes Region.

Irish mist · 09-02-2014, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Slickcraft

For us it started today!

Opinions may vary.

Autumn is just perfect in NH. I wish it was September & October all year long

fpartri497 · 09-02-2014, 02:12 PM

definatly agree best time of year Is NOW

rsmlp · 09-02-2014, 02:28 PM

after buying in '97 and spending our summers up here, we're empty nesters this year and living here full time. our FIRST sept/oct here on winni. yeah!

challmec · 09-02-2014, 02:28 PM

I agree absolutely 100%.. All the crowds are gone and the lake is calm!!!!

Happy Gourmand · 09-02-2014, 02:35 PM

Yup, boating season has just begun!

Patiently Watching · 09-02-2014, 02:39 PM

Absolutely!

Beautiful weather, cool nights for sleeping, places to park...

It is like summer for the locals!

JasonG · 09-02-2014, 02:48 PM

Is there a bad time? Really?

BroadHopper · 09-02-2014, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by JasonG

Is there a bad time? Really?

During the tourist season.

DRH · 09-02-2014, 07:39 PM

There's no question about the significant contribution tourists make to New Hampshire's economy, but for many years we've considered September to be the best month of the "summer" season. After Labor Day both the roads and the lake are much less crowded, yet the weather is usually still warm. Before we retired, we always took the week of Labor Day for vacation because it was so quiet compared to the summer months. Now, we look forward to the entire month of September each year as a time when we can enjoy the warm weather and the lake without the summer crowds. For those reasons, the best time of the year for us on the lake is right now!

LadyJane · 09-02-2014, 08:17 PM

I guess I am a technically a "tourist" , though I consider the lake my home away from home, and I've been here every month of the year. No matter the season, it is always beautiful and always great, of course. I would say though, when you have a stretch of weather like we're having now......we're past Labor Day but it's still summery, .....it is quite special and wonderful. It's quiet, the water is still warm enough for swimming and beautiful serene beach time, ...calm sunsets. It doesn't get much better than this.

Lakegeezer · 09-02-2014, 08:24 PM

A Tuesday in July, temperature about 83 degrees.
A crystal clear and sunny day in September.
A gentle 8" snowfall in still wind and temps in the high teens.

upthesaukee · 09-02-2014, 10:03 PM

Mom and Dad always took the week after Labor Day as vacation...great boating, great swimming (water is still plenty warm), and no crowds at the restaurants.

Bigguypontoon · 09-02-2014, 10:26 PM

Just bought a 2nd house on Paugus Bay and first year boater...looking forward to all seasons!

Greene's Basin Girl · 09-02-2014, 10:37 PM

I love this weather. We can still float and swim. Doesn't get any better post Labor Day. Greene's Basin is so calm and serene. The wonderful steamboats will arrive this upcoming weekend. The steamboats are so quiet. They add to the off season charm on the lake.

JasonG · 09-03-2014, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by BroadHopper

During the tourist season.

So you never go up during the tourist season?

rick35 · 09-03-2014, 10:44 PM

When our kids played high school sports we had to be home around August 15th for practices. We rarely came up to the lake after that and many times we closed up the camp for the season on labor day. When the younger one went away to college we had a chance to experience the lake after labor day. Wow! All the crowds were gone (many to HS sports commitments I bet) and we had the lake to ourselves. The first year we had temps in the 80's into October. It was amazing.

wickedtravelah · 09-04-2014, 06:55 AM

The solitude of winter is calming.

salty dog · 09-04-2014, 07:21 AM

We've logged about 55 hours on the boat this summer including our weeks vacation at the cabin in West Alton (just last week). We love the lake and never tire of it. Weekdays are always more relaxing then weekends. But September is just great. Crisp air, warm sun and generally calm and smooth. That's hard to beat.

fpartri497 · 09-04-2014, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by salty dog

we've logged about 55 hours on the boat this summer including our weeks vacation at the cabin in west alton (just last week). We love the lake and never tire of it. Weekdays are always more relaxing then weekends. But september is just great. Crisp air, warm sun and generally calm and smooth. That's hard to beat.

ahmen

:d

BroadHopper · 09-04-2014, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by JasonG

So you never go up during the tourist season?

I live here! During the tourist season I seek my 'solitude' on the other lakes.

znh · 09-04-2014, 01:01 PM

+1 more for loving this time of year. We have had some of our best days on the lake in mid-September. The kids always look forward to our September picnic on Ragged...weather looks great for this weekend as well. Bring it on !

Barbara · 09-04-2014, 01:49 PM

For us year round residents it's NOW!!

upthesaukee · 09-04-2014, 06:36 PM

We played golf with friends today, late lunch at El Jimador, then off to the boat with them. We cruised over to Hull and Blueberry Islands, then over to Melvin Village via the graveyard (and lived to tell about it). Then back to Nineteen Mile bay, then out past Barber's Pole on our way to a swing through Wolfeboro Bay. Had to take them by "a lakeshore property" we were thinking about buying ( Yep, Bob Bahr's place), then down through Robert's Cove before heading back to West Alton. Little to no traffic. Saw a couple of eagles, loons, some ducks, and lots of sea gulls. Even saw a couple of birdies in the morning (along with a bunch of bogies. Yup, love this time of year.

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tis · 09-04-2014, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by upthesaukee

We played golf with friends today, late lunch at El Jimador, then off to the boat with them. We cruised over to Hull and Blueberry Islands, then over to Melvin Village via the graveyard (and lived to tell about it). Then back to Nineteen Mile bay, then out past Barber's Pole on our way to a swing through Wolfeboro Bay. Had to take them by "a lakeshore property" we were thinking about buying ( Yep, Bob Bahr's place), then down through Robert's Cove before heading back to West Alton. Little to no traffic. Saw a couple of eagles, loons, some ducks, and lots of sea gulls. Even saw a couple of birdies in the morning (along with a bunch of bogies. Yup, love this time of year.

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Up, we must have followed you! We went up by Braun Bay, LongI Bridge, Nineteen Mile Bay, Barber's Pole, Wolfeboro Bay, Bahr's. A very similar route!! It was so wonderful out there today!!

glennsteely · 09-05-2014, 03:56 AM

You guys deserve this month......being a come-er, (not a from-er) myself, I have always enjoyed the fall at the lake the most, as an adult, anyway. When we owned our cottage, we were up in all 4 seasons, most years, but there is something special about when it calms down.....that big, big difference in the amount of boat traffic, starting in September, like someone just turned off a light switch, the color in the trees starting....the nights get cool quick, like magic, out come the electric blankets!! I love this time of year up at the lake, but seriously, all of you FROM-ERS deserve September and October, it is YOUR time to enjoy the little piece of heaven you own......by the way, have I told you I love you yet today? Well I do, and my family does too, and WE thank you for sharing what you own with us, it is very nice of you, that's why I say you deserve it, you guys share so well!!!

SteveA · 09-05-2014, 04:24 AM

.. all nasty comments will be ignored.

I don't really think this.. but it is funny!

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Dad sold the C * C · 09-05-2014, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by SteveA

.. all nasty comments will be ignored.

I don't really think this.. but it is funny!

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Because, they don't taste so good with all that sun screen basted on 'em

SteveA · 09-05-2014, 06:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Dad sold the C * C

Because, they don't taste so good with all that sun screen basted on 'em

LOL.. now that is funny!!!

Tired of Waiting · 09-05-2014, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by SteveA

.. all nasty comments will be ignored.

I don't really think this.. but it is funny!

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Because without them the locals would still be living in mud huts and cooking over donkey dung fires.

Of course that isn't really that bad of a life style if you like pristine quiet lakes and such!!

ToW

P. S. I'm just envious of the locals getting to enjoy this time of year.

BroadHopper · 09-05-2014, 10:14 AM

Popular back in the 80's with the natives.

'Make it in Mass, Spend it in NH'
'Welcome to NH, Now Go Home!'

09-02-2014, 11:44 AM	#1
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and The Taylor Community Posts: 3,301 Thanks: 1,222 Thanked 2,088 Times in 955 Posts	Best time of year in Lakes Region? For us it started today! Opinions may vary.

09-02-2014, 12:08 PM	#3
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,573 Thanks: 3,209 Thanked 1,103 Times in 794 Posts	Before Memorial and after Labor Day! Ditto! Off season is the best! __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

09-02-2014, 12:14 PM	#5
Rusty Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,028 Thanks: 603 Thanked 687 Times in 425 Posts	Anytime of the year is a good time in the Lakes Region. __________________ It's never crowded along the extra mile.

09-02-2014, 02:12 PM	#7
fpartri497 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Concord NH Posts: 681 Thanks: 97 Thanked 48 Times in 39 Posts	definatly agree best time of year Is NOW __________________ dont worry be happy

09-02-2014, 02:28 PM	#9
challmec Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 55 Thanks: 21 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts	best time of year I agree absolutely 100%.. All the crowds are gone and the lake is calm!!!!

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09-02-2014, 12:09 PM	#4
Chaselady Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Melvin Village Posts: 309 Thanks: 150 Thanked 105 Times in 73 Posts	I so agree! Absolutely love September up here!

09-02-2014, 02:28 PM	#8
rsmlp Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 474 Thanks: 5 Thanked 164 Times in 84 Posts	after buying in '97 and spending our summers up here, we're empty nesters this year and living here full time. our FIRST sept/oct here on winni. yeah!

09-02-2014, 02:35 PM	#10
Happy Gourmand Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ruskin FL Posts: 1,027 Thanks: 188 Thanked 322 Times in 179 Posts	Yup, boating season has just begun!

09-02-2014, 02:39 PM	#11
Patiently Watching Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 184 Thanks: 2 Thanked 42 Times in 34 Posts	Absolutely! Beautiful weather, cool nights for sleeping, places to park... It is like summer for the locals!

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09-02-2014, 02:48 PM	#12
JasonG Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 310 Thanks: 48 Thanked 45 Times in 33 Posts	Is there a bad time? Really?

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09-02-2014, 07:39 PM	#14
DRH Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Meredith, NH Posts: 1,686 Thanks: 1,202 Thanked 675 Times in 178 Posts	Best Time is Now! There's no question about the significant contribution tourists make to New Hampshire's economy, but for many years we've considered September to be the best month of the "summer" season. After Labor Day both the roads and the lake are much less crowded, yet the weather is usually still warm. Before we retired, we always took the week of Labor Day for vacation because it was so quiet compared to the summer months. Now, we look forward to the entire month of September each year as a time when we can enjoy the warm weather and the lake without the summer crowds. For those reasons, the best time of the year for us on the lake is right now! __________________ DRH

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09-02-2014, 08:17 PM	#15
LadyJane Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: northern Ct. Posts: 335 Thanks: 129 Thanked 50 Times in 33 Posts	I guess I am a technically a "tourist" , though I consider the lake my home away from home, and I've been here every month of the year. No matter the season, it is always beautiful and always great, of course. I would say though, when you have a stretch of weather like we're having now......we're past Labor Day but it's still summery, .....it is quite special and wonderful. It's quiet, the water is still warm enough for swimming and beautiful serene beach time, ...calm sunsets. It doesn't get much better than this.

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09-02-2014, 08:24 PM	#16
Lakegeezer Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 1,677 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 354 Thanked 639 Times in 290 Posts	Three favorites A Tuesday in July, temperature about 83 degrees. A crystal clear and sunny day in September. A gentle 8" snowfall in still wind and temps in the high teens. __________________ -lg

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09-02-2014, 10:03 PM	#17
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,597 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,457 Thanked 1,979 Times in 1,080 Posts	Great week... Mom and Dad always took the week after Labor Day as vacation...great boating, great swimming (water is still plenty warm), and no crowds at the restaurants. __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

09-02-2014, 10:26 PM	#18
Bigguypontoon Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	It's out first September at lake Wini Just bought a 2nd house on Paugus Bay and first year boater...looking forward to all seasons!

09-02-2014, 10:37 PM	#19
Greene's Basin Girl Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Moultonborough, NH Posts: 1,515 Thanks: 394 Thanked 527 Times in 269 Posts	I love this weather. We can still float and swim. Doesn't get any better post Labor Day. Greene's Basin is so calm and serene. The wonderful steamboats will arrive this upcoming weekend. The steamboats are so quiet. They add to the off season charm on the lake.

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09-03-2014, 10:44 PM	#21
rick35 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bear Island/Merrimack Posts: 807 Thanks: 58 Thanked 203 Times in 130 Posts	When our kids played high school sports we had to be home around August 15th for practices. We rarely came up to the lake after that and many times we closed up the camp for the season on labor day. When the younger one went away to college we had a chance to experience the lake after labor day. Wow! All the crowds were gone (many to HS sports commitments I bet) and we had the lake to ourselves. The first year we had temps in the 80's into October. It was amazing.

09-04-2014, 06:55 AM	#22
wickedtravelah Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Lakes Region (NH) Posts: 70 Thanks: 58 Thanked 13 Times in 11 Posts	The solitude of winter is calming.

09-04-2014, 07:21 AM	#23
salty dog Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Beverly Cove, Ma Posts: 359 Thanks: 288 Thanked 148 Times in 82 Posts	We've logged about 55 hours on the boat this summer including our weeks vacation at the cabin in West Alton (just last week). We love the lake and never tire of it. Weekdays are always more relaxing then weekends. But September is just great. Crisp air, warm sun and generally calm and smooth. That's hard to beat. __________________ I'd rather be relax'n at Winnipesaukee

09-04-2014, 01:01 PM	#26
znh Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 156 Thanks: 30 Thanked 40 Times in 25 Posts	+1 more for loving this time of year. We have had some of our best days on the lake in mid-September. The kids always look forward to our September picnic on Ragged...weather looks great for this weekend as well. Bring it on !

09-04-2014, 01:49 PM	#27
Barbara Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 251 Thanks: 48 Thanked 113 Times in 64 Posts	For us year round residents it's NOW!!

09-04-2014, 06:36 PM	#28
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,597 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,457 Thanked 1,979 Times in 1,080 Posts	We played golf with friends today, late lunch at El Jimador, then off to the boat with them. We cruised over to Hull and Blueberry Islands, then over to Melvin Village via the graveyard (and lived to tell about it). Then back to Nineteen Mile bay, then out past Barber's Pole on our way to a swing through Wolfeboro Bay. Had to take them by "a lakeshore property" we were thinking about buying ( Yep, Bob Bahr's place), then down through Robert's Cove before heading back to West Alton. Little to no traffic. Saw a couple of eagles, loons, some ducks, and lots of sea gulls. Even saw a couple of birdies in the morning (along with a bunch of bogies. Yup, love this time of year. Sent from my GT-P5210 using Tapatalk __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

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09-05-2014, 03:56 AM	#30
glennsteely Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Mantua, N.J. Posts: 472 Thanks: 90 Thanked 111 Times in 38 Posts	To all of you who reside year round.... You guys deserve this month......being a come-er, (not a from-er) myself, I have always enjoyed the fall at the lake the most, as an adult, anyway. When we owned our cottage, we were up in all 4 seasons, most years, but there is something special about when it calms down.....that big, big difference in the amount of boat traffic, starting in September, like someone just turned off a light switch, the color in the trees starting....the nights get cool quick, like magic, out come the electric blankets!! I love this time of year up at the lake, but seriously, all of you FROM-ERS deserve September and October, it is YOUR time to enjoy the little piece of heaven you own......by the way, have I told you I love you yet today? Well I do, and my family does too, and WE thank you for sharing what you own with us, it is very nice of you, that's why I say you deserve it, you guys share so well!!! __________________ You have to go out on a limb sometimes, cause that is where the fruit is. You can't get to the fruit from that nice safe spot, clinging to the trunk of the tree...... Last edited by glennsteely; 09-05-2014 at 03:58 AM. Reason: addition

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