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Looking at the buildings, not much has changed except Black’s awning.
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It's Minge Cove. Outside the cove you can see part of Treasure Island with Rattlesnake Island in the background.
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Thank you Top-Water. Fun reminisces, and yes, a relief from the overwhelming number of posts and news releases on that other topic. A couple of comments. I remember the Mount Washington Sundae (2 bananas, 6 scoops of ice cream as being a creation of Weeks' Dairy Bar in Laconia and a later a second location in Meredith. As teen-agers, my friend and I used to split one. First one to the middle won, the loser had to pay. Kellerhaus came later. It was originally "Hartland" the private residence of Myron Hart. Walking into Kellerhause, you ca see where the outside pillars were that led to a porch, now closed in to make a larger interior space. Mr. Hart also owned a boathouse in the Channel and a 1948 Chris Craft 28' sedan, named "Myth". That was the second boathouse south of Thurston Marine. The first boathouse, with multi-level raised roofs was owned by Victor Tompkins who built the Queen City Motel in Manchester and owned Tobey's Motor Court in Plymouth. His boat was a 42' Chris Craft; later he moved up to a 45' CC. Both were named "Wanderer". Moving south a couple more boathouses was the homeport of the Public Utilities Comm ission boats, 2 Steelcrafts used mostly to service aids to navigation, but they had blue lights and would also perform police functions. They were succeeded by today's Marine Patrol.
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old channel marker photo
The date on the photographs is November 12, 1965 but I cannot say whether that is the date taken or the date received. I believe these were taken to document the completion of the US Army Corps dredge of the channel and creation of the beach but cannot be certain.
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Yes, some great old photos. I'm just curious. The last photo looks like the tide's out!. Was the dam control different in those days or was it a bad drought?
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Shore Things had mentioned the Army Corps dredging work back in the '60s.
I wonder if they lowered the level for that? We're never at the lake beyond the end of October. I never knew it was lowered that much.
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I remember that year. I was 15 years old. It was the second year that we lived in our new home. We had a beautiful natural sand beach in front of the house. Unfortunately, there were many large rocks and boulders just below the water’s surface. It wasn’t exactly a perfect beach, but there wasn’t anything we could do about it.
It was two years later that the lake went down so low. My parents had no idea why this was happening. My father always had all kinds of radio equipment and always knew everything that was going on, or so I thought. So, my parents decided what a wonderful opportunity to have all the rocks removed from the beach. The company came in with their big equipment and the bulldozers could go approximately 30 feet out before there was any water. They worked all day long digging up the big rocks and pushing them over to the sides of the beach. We talked about that year for a long time after that, always wondering if the lake would ever go that low again and never understanding why it did that year. So, after all these years, it was because they put in Weirs Beach? That is so cool. |
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In your first post on the "stone" it was a good thing you added the commercial- I was a bit concerned as to what you were referring too!
Second photo- MAN-O-MAN! this pic is well after my memories of Teen Haven -The Blue Knights!- but still GREAT! About ten years ago I found Ron Piche (drummer/singer for the "Knights". I was a summer resident back in the Haven's hey-day, and loved every time I went there). Anyway, in talking with Ron on the phone (I never actually knew him- but he was summer famous!) I told him I would love to get an old poster for my camp. He was a bit reluctant to give one up, but over the course of a few calls it seemed he was considering. He even told me (remember, this was only about 2010) that his wife thought he should start another band. Then... he dropped off the radar! Thanks Toppy! |
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In the 50's the name was changed from Weirs to Weirs Beach. The second photo shows the expanded "new" docks at the south end of the old city docks. Those were built in the mid 60's. In the fifties there were still three stick multi-pilings lining Weirs Channel from when the old Mount was moored there in the winter. The picture shows mostly single piles set just for navigation. I was away at school 1965-66, so I have no personal recollection of the low water shown. I guess the water level was much closer to normal by the next summer as low water does not stand out in my mind. |
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Thanks Top-Water. I was a pre-schooer in those days, but I remember the races somewhat. We had a 1950 30' Chris Craft cabin cruiser, and my father often volunteered to be a picket boat for these races. 40 years later, we served as "Turn #3" for the offshore power boat races held in the Broads.
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I could be wrong but I think he stayed in Wolfeboro. I know a lot of the Red Sox stayed on Sewall Road.
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Rose-Edward Lodge and Cabins
If you look at and Supersize the map in this link,
http://weirsbeach.com/services/chamb...irs-beach-map/ look at location 26 north of The Weirs which is entitled: Rose-Edward Lodge and Cabins
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Top - I just found this thread and spent the last hour perusing. It is great to see these pictures and histories that far predate my time at the lake. One thing I notice is how much the trees have grown in and blocked the vistas in some of the pictures.
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That's Kimball's Castle. It was built by Benjamin Kimball who was a rich railroad magnate and helped to build the Lakeshore Railroad. Do a search on Photopost to find more images
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In the first pic just over the bridge on the right is the old McGraths general store before the furnace blew up and it burned. The owner Pete McGrath was in the building at the time he was hurt badly, its now Irwin Marine. Over on the right is the old roller skating rink with Alton Bay on the roof, its now condos.
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The Myrtle Ann circa 1945
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McGrath's Store......before that it was Wilson's Store
Sign says "Alton Bay Yacht Club"
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Wow great new pictures
I don't know where these great pictures come from but thanks to all. I am surprised regularly by the posts of such old pictures. I find them fascinating.
These pictures-all of them-are amazing. What I'd give to be able to go back in time and walk through say, one of the grand hotels in Ctr. Harbor or the Weirs or on Long Island for starters-or go for a flight with Bob Fogg, among many other things, like taking a sweet HackerCraft out for dinner at the Weirs on a warm summer evening. Wow. Such a pure simple time. |
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But when people were driving them they weren’t “old classic cars”.
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There have actually been three fires at the campground; 1945, 1967, and one more recently. Follow this link for a history of the campground and more information about the fires. https://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums...n+camp+meeting
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The date on the banner head of the newspaper is Friday, August 24, 1945. 🐻
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Yes, we eat carrots. However, we prefer honey though it may have an occasional stingy flavor. 🐻
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Thinking of devastating fires in Alton Bay reminds of the loss of the Oak Birch Inn on 28A on the east side of the bay. Luckily I had the pleasure of having drinks on the porch a few times and dining there once before it burnt to the ground.
See photos HERE (<----click) The Inn burnt on April 3, 1989. It had a bowling alley, movie theater, dancing and a casino at one time. Here is a link to a video of the Inn burning https://www.facebook.com/SunsetBob/v...3842596513365/ (courtesy Sunset Bob - RIP)
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The most striking thing about old pics from the Weirs is that over many decades they don't look much different. If they were all in B&W without cars it would be tough to tell the time period. I guess there is some good in consistency. |
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Wonderful World of Burlesque
This show did come to the Lakes Region, at the Lakes Region Playhouse in Gilford. I had the pleasure of serving breakfast to Tom Ewell when he came to Dorothy's Restaurant (now the Lyon's Den.) I also remember seeing several cast members at the Weirs when they went for a cruise on the Flying Yankee. Part of the act? Barbara Nichols wore a very deep cut swimsuit and she kept falling out. Up close, she was too old for that kind of stuff so it was more embarrassing than titillating. (Oops, sorry)
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As for the mini golf: That was a "Lomma" course, a company that built and shipped these courses all over the country. This one was inside the ballroom. 2-3 times a week it was taken apart and stored on dollies so the big bands could perform. Those crowds were dwindling so the Irwins upgraded the building (more fire exits) so they could have bigger crowds and moved to rock bands and concerts. Dancing was still not legal on Sundays, so those were concerts, seating on the dance floor. I recall names like "Peter & Gordon", "Teddy and tre Pandas" and "The Barbarians". In the winter, they stored boats on the dance floor. |
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I love the cars in these photos...Old woody station wagons, Studebaker Hawks.
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Camp Idlewild water skiing
Here's a 9:17 video www.youtube.com/watch?v=_luN5weloqw that looks like maybe year-1965, or so? All the water skiers are wearing a skier's belt which is no longer legal in NH for water skiing.
Check out the one kid who skis with the tow rope handle held between his legs while he juggles two tennis balls at the same time. Camp Idlewild was a summer camp for boys, ages 7-15, located on 200-acres of Cow Island, close to Tuftonboro and Wolfeboro, in operation from 1891 to 1970.
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In the fifties, we kept our boat at Irwin Marine in Lakeport. I remember steam engines running across the trestle across the bay. Once in awhile, cinders would blow over and get embedded in those beautiful mahogany transoms. I also remember kids swimming in the area, jumping off the trestle. This was before there was any amount of boat traffic from Lakeport Landing or Paugus Bay Marina.
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Nope, nothing missing, you can see the house # and the Post Office sign. So if you can find the West Office Post office address from that time frame that should be where this is.
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The varnished mahogany hull strikes me as pre-war. The white painted hull is more reminiscent, to me, ofpost war. Two different boats, same name. Irwin my have sold both, but I don't think they operated that particular charter business. Irwin has been successful selling boats for 100 years. I'm unaware of anybody that was successful long term in the boat charter business.
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Top, you were wondering about the beautiful old boathouse in post 291 It was owned by Carroll Piper and later moved to downtown Wolfeboro in back of the Yum Yum shop. It no longer exists. It's beautiful isn't it?
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Must have looked nice parked if front of your camp. Any guesses on where this picture is from. (I do not know)
[/QUOTE] Appears to be the Lakeshore Path which ran along the lake behind the Methodist Campground at the Weirs See more photos HERE
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Top-Water-The second photo of the guy and gal hamming it up appears to have been taken on the back of the wrap-around porch of the Veterans Association Headquarters building. The steps leading down to the porch and what appears to be the original Half Moon cottages in the background make me certain this is the spot. Don’t know who the folks may be but they seem to behaving a great time.
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No, post cards are a big business. You can google any post card caption and find a hundred people selling that card online. Some have high-res pics and you can easily see details that are lacking in lower-res pics. No super-vision required.
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The "QUEEN of the LAKES REGION" is a Chris-Craft owned by Jim Irwin Sr. (He is standing waving toward the stern). I think it is a 38' Custom Commuter 1929 or early 1930's. Irwin Marine probably has info about this. Jack Irwin would know.
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The "QUEEN of the LAKES REGION" is a Chris-Craft owned by Jim Irwin Sr. (He is standing waving toward the stern). I think it is a 38' Custom Commuter 1929 or early 1930's. Irwin Marine probably has info about this. Jack Irwin would know.
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NH was about 75% open in 1840; lots of pasture with over 600,000 sheep. When the wool market disappeared due to overseas competition, woodlands reappeared.
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and I like to think that I am not old yet lol, only 40 this year.
but I loved that spot because when you were cresting the hill and heading down it looked like you were driving into a tunnel under the lake and it just kept going
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There used to be a few but the one I have specific memory of was there. I think there was one coming in on 104 and pretty sure there was one on rt3 coming in from Holderness. I'm sure there must have been one on 25 at some point but I have no memory of it.
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I vaguely remember that one. There was/is a little parking turn out right before Patricia Shores and it was there
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I understand the section of stone wall near your camp was used to help herd sheep onto the barge that brought them to Welch Island for summer grazing.
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I remember growing up that my mother used to tell me that a lot of the properties around the lakes did not have electricity until after the hurricane went tearing thru the area (and flattening lots of woods) It opened wooded lands via destruction, provided plenty of wood for telephone poles, and made it much easier to provide electric and phone service to once isolated areas. I think the hurricane of 1954 may have been the last really bad hurricane in the area. |
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There was also one on Route 3 Northbound just past the Church and before the docks in Meredith.
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That is what Shirley told us about the stone wall. Also the spot at the shore end of the wall is an ideal barge landing spot. Of course you know about the remains of the sheep fence that ran north from near your place. I believe that the west section of Welch was all clear cut sheep pasture. I have also been told that workers, sheep herders or lumber jacks, took their lunch pails, then called dinner pails, to Dinner Rock for lunch.
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If the islands in the background are Moose and Ship, which islands are in the foreground? Their orientation makes it seem like they can’t be Plum and Quarter Mile. Also where is Dinner Rock off Welch Island? Sent from my iPhone using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app |
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I think that would be Plum Island. I love that picture. I don't think I knew there were cottages there at one time.
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Note the classic '60s red MGA. Probably quite new then. Today the almost 60 year old car would fetch upwards of $30k. Probably sold new for less than 1/10th of that.
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Always look for the "Bow Tie" and that will always tell you if it is a Chevrolet (unless it's been modified).
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Very curious if anyone out there knew the approximate time frame (in years) that the "Legionnaire 70" operated out of Alton Bay?
My guess would be 1940 to 1948, but that is just a guess........ |
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It's a 1955 Chevy Nomad, you can tell by the tail lights and the front fender spears which are unique. The larger photo is a 1958 Nomad, all '58 chevys had a one year only body style. The '57 chevys had the large tail fins.
The '57 Nomads are one of my favorite cars.
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Great photos!
Thanks so much for these! Really enjoyed looking at them. Wonder if there are any of Pine Island. Our property had an enormous boathouse, now sadly gone, and we have only one very grainy picture.
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What became of the Legionnaire ?
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That's a good question!
If I were to make a guess? Maybe it's been sitting in someone's barn for 70 years and appreciating in value! Or, maybe someone from Hollywood scooped it up to be used in nostalgic water scenes. Anyone have a guess? |
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The other one (when originally built) was sold to The Shah of Iran. I guess there were two of them at one time.
I'm guessing you could have got all your questions answered here from the owner and his wife 12 years ago. https://www.lwhs.us/news/news-2008septdowning.htm Must have been fun to attended, sounds like it was a very nice special presentation. Someone here has to know what happened to that boat. If you really want to know I would contact or visit the boat museum in Wolfeboro. This very old thread by McDude as some info as well. If you dig into it you might find some additional info on the fate of these boats. https://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums...ead.php?t=1499 Note: the letter that describes the racing accident that took place at the Alton bandstand years ago, that I never knew about, I have some photos of the hydroplane speedboat that was owned by Sandy Point. Last edited by Top-Water; 07-27-2020 at 05:39 AM. |
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