New Kid on the Block.

MGWillia · 09-17-2014, 12:03 PM

Greetings all. I just wanted to thank you for adding me to this site. I have been watching your discussions for awhile now and and enjoy the lively and informative dialog about a place dear to my heart. When I was a boy and young man with his new family, I spent many summers on Alton Bay. My parents, at different times, owned three different cottages. I currently live in Ohio but, after 23 years in the Army and 13 years as a teacher, my wife and I looking to move back home sometime this year. We will most likely have a few questions along the way and look forward to watching your discussions and pictures to help bring us back up to speed. Again, thanks!

Marty

DRH · 09-17-2014, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by MGWillia

Greetings all. I just wanted to thank you for adding me to this site. I have been watching your discussions for awhile now and and enjoy the lively and informative dialog about a place dear to my heart. When I was a boy and young man with his new family, I spent many summers on Alton Bay. My parents, at different times, owned three different cottages. I currently live in Ohio but, after 23 years in the Army and 13 years as a teacher, my wife and I looking to move back home sometime this year. We will most likely have a few questions along the way and look forward to watching your discussions and pictures to help bring us back up to speed. Again, thanks!

Marty

Welcome aboard, Marty. You'll be able to obtain answers (and opinions, of course!) on this site for pretty much any Winnipesaukee-related question you may have.

As was the case with your family, mine started vacationing on the lake when I was a boy (teenager, in my case), and now my wife (forum name "Quilt Lady") and I are happily retired on the lake in West Alton.

Feel free to ask your questions here, and send me a PM directly if you like.

By the way, thanks for your 23 years of service in the Army!

GTO · 09-17-2014, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by DRH

Welcome aboard, Marty. You'll be able to obtain answers (and opinions, of course!) on this site for pretty much any Winnipesaukee-related question you may have.

As was the case with your family, mine started vacationing on the lake when I was a boy (teenager, in my case), and now my wife (forum name "Quilt Lady") and I are happily retired on the lake in West Alton.

Feel free to ask your questions here, and send me a PM directly if you like.

By the way, thanks for your 23 years of service in the Army!

And in just a few short minutes...you will be officially welcomed to the forum by our online forum welcome committee (of one)

Phantom · 09-17-2014, 02:54 PM

LMAO .... GTO

surprised it hasn't popped in already

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LadyJane · 09-17-2014, 05:01 PM

Hi Marty ! welcome to the Forum , and I hope you get back to Alton Bay soon.

RLW · 09-17-2014, 06:31 PM

MGWillia, I was just browsing through the forum and noticed that you are fairly new to posting on the forum and glad you have joined us. Have fun and enjoy the Winni Forum while making many new friends.

First off I must say you are the lucky 400th person this old geezer has welcomed to this wonderful Winni forum in the last 3 years. Second you will get a lot of good advise from our members and hope you will chime in once and a while give out some of you knowledge to others. Hope your move comes shortly.

I forgot to say thanks to some of my audience GTO & Phantom, Thanks guys.

pjard · 09-17-2014, 08:25 PM

Welcome! Get up here as soon as you can.

Greene's Basin Girl · 09-17-2014, 09:34 PM

The love of the Lakes Region is a part of us. So many of my friends and myself have been enjoying the lake our entire lives. I have friends who have unfortunately lost their husbands. They are still here alone and enjoying it. I also have lifetime lake friends that have married and their spouses just do not enjoy the lake as much as they do. Of course this isn't always the case. I belong to a women's organization and many of the women who move up here full time feel very lonely and isolated when the summer ends. They miss all the shopping and having everything right down the road. The winters seen longer as I get older, but I break it up with trips to Florida. I absolutely love the lake and the woods. What a wonderful place to live. I feel so lucky to be here each and every day.
Enjoy your move to the lake!

BaileyBecca · 09-18-2014, 02:21 PM

Welcome Marty! Thanks for your USA years of service!

Semper Fi!

Dennis & Jennifer

MGWillia · 10-16-2014, 08:36 PM

Whirlwind visit!
Been a great (albeit wet) day at the Bay. We drove out in 16 hours yesterday, hauling a 6/12 uhaul. Today, rented a storage unit and viewed several houses. Spent some time with my folks, attended a community dinner, then checked out the wolfeboro playhouse... Whew. Tomorrow, after a quick breakfast at the Alton Diner, back on the road to ohio (sans trailer).... It's another step!

Dad sold the C * C · 10-17-2014, 06:33 AM

Congrats on "one more step" closer to your goal.

16 hrs while pulling a trailer isn't bad. We know the road well as my wife is from the Akron area

SAMIAM · 10-17-2014, 08:32 AM

Welcome to the forum and thanks for your service. As one that was lucky enough to grow up on the lakes (lived on Opechee, Winnisquam and Winnipesaukee over the years) it's always nice to see some one coming back.

GodSmile · 10-18-2014, 04:39 AM

Congratulations on your impending move to the Lakes Region. I'm living in MA but looking to move to retire there (hopefully pre-retire if I can figure everything out). Anything you can share relative to what you learn on pricing in the various towns would be appreciated. Have not looked too closely yet but I'm under the impression Alton may be best value in the area.

09-17-2014, 12:03 PM	#1
MGWillia Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Alton Bay! Posts: 165 Thanks: 116 Thanked 128 Times in 46 Posts	New Kid on the Block. Greetings all. I just wanted to thank you for adding me to this site. I have been watching your discussions for awhile now and and enjoy the lively and informative dialog about a place dear to my heart. When I was a boy and young man with his new family, I spent many summers on Alton Bay. My parents, at different times, owned three different cottages. I currently live in Ohio but, after 23 years in the Army and 13 years as a teacher, my wife and I looking to move back home sometime this year. We will most likely have a few questions along the way and look forward to watching your discussions and pictures to help bring us back up to speed. Again, thanks! Marty

09-17-2014, 02:54 PM	#4
Phantom Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Berlin, Ma / Gilford Posts: 1,931 Thanks: 445 Thanked 604 Times in 340 Posts	LMAO .... GTO surprised it hasn't popped in already . __________________ *A bad day on the Big Lake (although I've never had one) - Still beats a day at the office!!*

09-17-2014, 06:31 PM	#6
RLW Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Alton Bay on the mountain by a lake Posts: 2,023 Thanks: 563 Thanked 444 Times in 311 Posts	*MGWillia,* I was just browsing through the forum and noticed that you are fairly new to posting on the forum and glad you have joined us. Have fun and enjoy the Winni Forum while making many new friends. First off I must say you are the lucky 400th person this old geezer has welcomed to this wonderful Winni forum in the last 3 years. Second you will get a lot of good advise from our members and hope you will chime in once and a while give out some of you knowledge to others. Hope your move comes shortly. I forgot to say thanks to some of my audience GTO & Phantom, Thanks guys. __________________ There is nothing better than living on Alton Mountain & our grand kids visits. Last edited by RLW; 09-17-2014 at 06:33 PM. Reason: added a couple members names

09-18-2014, 02:21 PM	#9
BaileyBecca Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Mayslanding, NJ and Tanglewood Shores Posts: 213 Thanks: 442 Thanked 74 Times in 26 Posts	Welcome Marty! Thanks for your USA years of service! Semper Fi! Dennis & Jennifer __________________ BaileyBecca

10-18-2014, 04:39 AM	#13
GodSmile Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 188 Thanks: 91 Thanked 56 Times in 36 Posts	Congratulations and please share what you find out Congratulations on your impending move to the Lakes Region. I'm living in MA but looking to move to retire there (hopefully pre-retire if I can figure everything out). Anything you can share relative to what you learn on pricing in the various towns would be appreciated. Have not looked too closely yet but I'm under the impression Alton may be best value in the area.

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09-17-2014, 05:01 PM	#5
LadyJane Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: northern Ct. Posts: 335 Thanks: 129 Thanked 50 Times in 33 Posts	Hi Marty ! welcome to the Forum , and I hope you get back to Alton Bay soon.

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09-17-2014, 08:25 PM	#7
pjard Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 626 Thanks: 453 Thanked 184 Times in 97 Posts	Welcome! Get up here as soon as you can.

09-17-2014, 09:34 PM	#8
Greene's Basin Girl Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Moultonborough, NH Posts: 1,515 Thanks: 394 Thanked 527 Times in 269 Posts	The love of the Lakes Region is a part of us. So many of my friends and myself have been enjoying the lake our entire lives. I have friends who have unfortunately lost their husbands. They are still here alone and enjoying it. I also have lifetime lake friends that have married and their spouses just do not enjoy the lake as much as they do. Of course this isn't always the case. I belong to a women's organization and many of the women who move up here full time feel very lonely and isolated when the summer ends. They miss all the shopping and having everything right down the road. The winters seen longer as I get older, but I break it up with trips to Florida. I absolutely love the lake and the woods. What a wonderful place to live. I feel so lucky to be here each and every day. Enjoy your move to the lake!

10-16-2014, 08:36 PM	#10
MGWillia Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Alton Bay! Posts: 165 Thanks: 116 Thanked 128 Times in 46 Posts	Whirlwind visit! Been a great (albeit wet) day at the Bay. We drove out in 16 hours yesterday, hauling a 6/12 uhaul. Today, rented a storage unit and viewed several houses. Spent some time with my folks, attended a community dinner, then checked out the wolfeboro playhouse... Whew. Tomorrow, after a quick breakfast at the Alton Diner, back on the road to ohio (sans trailer).... It's another step!

10-17-2014, 06:33 AM	#11
Dad sold the C * C Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 273 Thanks: 119 Thanked 62 Times in 40 Posts	Congrats on "one more step" closer to your goal. 16 hrs while pulling a trailer isn't bad. We know the road well as my wife is from the Akron area

10-17-2014, 08:32 AM	#12
SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,836 Thanks: 326 Thanked 1,626 Times in 562 Posts	Welcome to the forum and thanks for your service. As one that was lucky enough to grow up on the lakes (lived on Opechee, Winnisquam and Winnipesaukee over the years) it's always nice to see some one coming back.