Ideal Island.....

winnipiseogee · 04-06-2014, 08:08 AM

We live year round in Meredith and we have 2 very young children. We never want to leave here in the summer but we find that we take the lake for granted and feel a bit over run by tourists!

I've been debating an island place for years and my boss have finally given in and agreed it could be a great idea!

My initial thought is that Cow or Bear would be great because of the community and options it gives to the kids (read friends when they get to be teenagers). Cow might be nice because we are so involved in Meredith that escaping to Tuftonboro could be a great idea. Everything is on the table at this point though.

With our work schedules it probably isn't realistic to live out there and commute all summer. We'd probably just do thursday to sunday every weekend.

We've built a number of houses on the lake so I'm not afraid of trying to build something new but... Seems like it would be WAY easier to buy a pre-existing house than to manage an island construction process.

I've been reading all the threads on electricity, septics, water etc - lots of wonderful info on this forum!!!!

I'd love to hear anyone else's thoughts though. Throw em at me!!!

04-06-2014, 08:08 AM	#1
winnipiseogee Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 297 Thanks: 67 Thanked 152 Times in 79 Posts	Ideal Island..... We live year round in Meredith and we have 2 very young children. We never want to leave here in the summer but we find that we take the lake for granted and feel a bit over run by tourists! I've been debating an island place for years and my boss have finally given in and agreed it could be a great idea! My initial thought is that Cow or Bear would be great because of the community and options it gives to the kids (read friends when they get to be teenagers). Cow might be nice because we are so involved in Meredith that escaping to Tuftonboro could be a great idea. Everything is on the table at this point though. With our work schedules it probably isn't realistic to live out there and commute all summer. We'd probably just do thursday to sunday every weekend. We've built a number of houses on the lake so I'm not afraid of trying to build something new but... Seems like it would be WAY easier to buy a pre-existing house than to manage an island construction process. I've been reading all the threads on electricity, septics, water etc - lots of wonderful info on this forum!!!! I'd love to hear anyone else's thoughts though. Throw em at me!!!