Sawyers

tricia1218 · 08-29-2005, 04:18 PM

I heard from a local, this past weekend that when Sawyers closes on Labor Day they will not be opening in 2006? I hope this is only a rumor.

fmgate · 08-29-2005, 04:37 PM

The Sawyer family is indeed seeking to sell. One prospective buyer is Irving, who hopes to construct a gas station/convenience store. That deal may have fallen through. The latest I heard is that Jordan's Ice Cream of Belmont may, in fact, be the new prospective buyer. In addition, they may seek to keep the establishment mostly "as is", but keep it open longer (Easter to Thanksgiving). All of this is rumor, of course, with no verification as of yet.

Aquadeziac · 09-06-2005, 10:58 AM

When I came home yesterday afternoon the family was there doing their normal Labor Day chores: Putting the pink plywood over the screens, pulling all the kitchen appliances out in the parking lot and steam cleaning them. "Thank You for a Great Summer" signs in the windows. Doesn't seem like they would do all that work if they were outta there. I think a problem with Irving would be the wet-lands constraint in the rear. Lets just hope that if they don't come back, at least maybe it will stay a quaint little snack-bar. I will miss them.

Just Sold · 10-27-2005, 07:30 AM

It was very sad to see the For Sale sign in front of Sawyer's yesterday. It is now 2 months since it went on the market and it has not gone under contract yet.
http://ambiance.qti.net/nhdetail.asp?lid=223567

I would like to see someone buy it and keep it open vs a gas station as was rumored a while back.

Rattlesnake Gal · 10-27-2005, 08:25 AM

Roger Amsden from The Weirs Times did a great piece on Sawyer's.
You can read it online from their archives. September 29, 2005.

tricia1218 · 10-27-2005, 09:12 AM

Great Article! And I was glad to read they will not be replaced by a convenient store. I hope to be visiting Sawyers in the summer of 2006.

Just Sold · 10-27-2005, 09:56 PM

Thanks RG for the link to the article. A great read and I too am glad to hear they want the tradition continued.

We have an ice cream place, Memories in Kingston, down our way in an old dairy farm, which was sold a couple of years ago and the new owners are continuing the business just the way it always has been done. So I hope the Sawyers find a similar buyer for their place and the traditions will continue there too.

itchin for fishin · 08-30-2006, 08:42 PM

I need a good frappe. Is Sawyers still open? What are their hours?
Thanks.

Aquadeziac · 08-30-2006, 08:57 PM

I was just by there tonite and they are still open. Means Labor Day weekend is the end for them. They are open till 9pm. Thought they were closing last weekend so the kids could go back to school but was surprised to see them open tonite.

Airwaves · 08-30-2006, 09:12 PM

I noticed they moved the "for sale" sign off to the side of the building when they opened for the season, have they sold it yet?

imalocal · 08-31-2006, 08:06 AM

As far as I know, they are still looking for someone to buy the place and keep it as a restaurant. They will even sell the recipes to a buyer who will keep the restaurant open. I think maybe I will have to have a lobster roll tomorrow before they close for the season

GWC... · 09-02-2006, 10:23 AM

This weekend is last-call for your Sawyer-fix, with Sunday being their last day of the 2006 season.

Lobster roll, clam plate, and frozen pudd'n - yum!

Labor Day, Monday, will be too late!

MaidenCove07 · 04-06-2007, 03:53 PM

Any official word about Sawyer's operating this summer???
Could really use a Scallop and clam plate with fabulous cole slaw, a cup of their awesome corn chowder and some Black Raspberry for desert right about now!!!
(Think I just added 5 pounds to my waistline just thinking about it!!!

)

SAMIAM · 04-07-2007, 08:42 AM

I heard from one of their suppliers that they were opening as usual.

fatnoah · 04-10-2007, 12:31 PM

I certainly hope Sawyer's remains open. I grew up in Laconia and my father passed away (at age 46) due to cancer several years ago. My family always went to Sawyer's on the weekends and it's the last place we went out to eat as a family.

Island Life · 04-10-2007, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fatnoah

I certainly hope Sawyer's remains open. I grew up in Laconia and my father passed away (at age 46) due to cancer several years ago. My family always went to Sawyer's on the weekends and it's the last place we went out to eat as a family.

Sorry to hear this sad news. I, too, have a very emotional connection to Sawyers. Nothing as dramatic as yours. It just stands as one of the last remaining food establishments that I can remember going to as a child. And I love that it still looks the same way I remember it looking. Now, as an adult, I look forward to our first trip to Sawyers each summer. Then I sigh all summer when my kids ask me - daily - "can we go to Sawyers?"

Resident 2B · 05-04-2007, 07:53 PM

Drove past Sawyer's today and there is a big sign in the window that says:

Opening
May
11

R2B

Woodsy · 05-14-2007, 11:09 AM

Drove by Sawyers on Mother's Day.... they were open and with quite the crowd!!

Woodsy

fmgate · 07-25-2007, 03:31 PM

A story of interest to those who were worried that Sawyer's would be sold and changed into a gas station or convenience store.

http://www.citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll...295/-1/CITIZEN

jetskier · 07-25-2007, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fmgate

A story of interest to those who were worried that Sawyer's would be sold and changed into a gas station or convenience store.

http://www.citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll...295/-1/CITIZEN

"That and a fresh coat of pain should really breathe some new life into this long standing, thriving business."

I sure hope not.

Seriously, it is nice to see that Sawyer's will be around for years to come. They have become a lake tradition.

Jetskier

08-29-2005, 04:18 PM	#1
tricia1218 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: MA/Paugus Bay Posts: 155 Thanks: 31 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Sawyers I heard from a local, this past weekend that when Sawyers closes on Labor Day they will not be opening in 2006? I hope this is only a rumor.

09-06-2005, 10:58 AM	#3
Aquadeziac Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Concord NH Posts: 239 Thanks: 19 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	When I came home yesterday afternoon the family was there doing their normal Labor Day chores: Putting the pink plywood over the screens, pulling all the kitchen appliances out in the parking lot and steam cleaning them. "Thank You for a Great Summer" signs in the windows. Doesn't seem like they would do all that work if they were outta there. I think a problem with Irving would be the wet-lands constraint in the rear. Lets just hope that if they don't come back, at least maybe it will stay a quaint little snack-bar. I will miss them. __________________ "He who dies with the most toys wins"

10-27-2005, 07:30 AM	#4
Just Sold Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Suncook, NH, but at The Lake at Heart Posts: 2,612 Thanks: 1,082 Thanked 433 Times in 209 Posts	Still No Takers? It was very sad to see the For Sale sign in front of Sawyer's yesterday. It is now 2 months since it went on the market and it has not gone under contract yet. http://ambiance.qti.net/nhdetail.asp?lid=223567 I would like to see someone buy it and keep it open vs a gas station as was rumored a while back. __________________ Just Sold At the lake the stress of daily life just melts away. Pro Re Nata

10-27-2005, 08:25 AM	#5
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,447 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	Weirs Times Article Roger Amsden from The Weirs Times did a great piece on Sawyer's. You can read it online from their archives. September 29, 2005.

10-27-2005, 09:56 PM	#7
Just Sold Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Suncook, NH, but at The Lake at Heart Posts: 2,612 Thanks: 1,082 Thanked 433 Times in 209 Posts	Thanks RG for the link to the article. A great read and I too am glad to hear they want the tradition continued. We have an ice cream place, Memories in Kingston, down our way in an old dairy farm, which was sold a couple of years ago and the new owners are continuing the business just the way it always has been done. So I hope the Sawyers find a similar buyer for their place and the traditions will continue there too. __________________ Just Sold At the lake the stress of daily life just melts away. Pro Re Nata

08-29-2005, 04:37 PM	#2
fmgate Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 43 Thanks: 8 Thanked 10 Times in 4 Posts	The Sawyer family is indeed seeking to sell. One prospective buyer is Irving, who hopes to construct a gas station/convenience store. That deal may have fallen through. The latest I heard is that Jordan's Ice Cream of Belmont may, in fact, be the new prospective buyer. In addition, they may seek to keep the establishment mostly "as is", but keep it open longer (Easter to Thanksgiving). All of this is rumor, of course, with no verification as of yet.

10-27-2005, 09:12 AM	#6
tricia1218 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: MA/Paugus Bay Posts: 155 Thanks: 31 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Great Article! And I was glad to read they will not be replaced by a convenient store. I hope to be visiting Sawyers in the summer of 2006.

08-30-2006, 08:42 PM	#8
itchin for fishin Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 105 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Sawyers I need a good frappe. Is Sawyers still open? What are their hours? Thanks.

08-30-2006, 08:57 PM	#9
Aquadeziac Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Concord NH Posts: 239 Thanks: 19 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	I was just by there tonite and they are still open. Means Labor Day weekend is the end for them. They are open till 9pm. Thought they were closing last weekend so the kids could go back to school but was surprised to see them open tonite. __________________ "He who dies with the most toys wins"

08-30-2006, 09:12 PM	#10
Airwaves Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: I'm right here! Posts: 1,153 Thanks: 9 Thanked 102 Times in 37 Posts	I noticed they moved the "for sale" sign off to the side of the building when they opened for the season, have they sold it yet?

08-31-2006, 08:06 AM	#11
imalocal Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 42 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	As far as I know, they are still looking for someone to buy the place and keep it as a restaurant. They will even sell the recipes to a buyer who will keep the restaurant open. I think maybe I will have to have a lobster roll tomorrow before they close for the season

09-02-2006, 10:23 AM	#12
GWC... Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,325 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	This weekend is last-call for your Sawyer-fix, with Sunday being their last day of the 2006 season. Lobster roll, clam plate, and frozen pudd'n - yum! Labor Day, Monday, will be too late! __________________ [Assume funny, clever sig is here. Laugh and reflect... ]

04-06-2007, 03:53 PM	#13
MaidenCove07 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Manchester in Winter, Weirs Beach in Summer & Fall Posts: 132 Thanks: 29 Thanked 17 Times in 7 Posts	Will they be open this summer>? Any official word about Sawyer's operating this summer??? Could really use a Scallop and clam plate with fabulous cole slaw, a cup of their awesome corn chowder and some Black Raspberry for desert right about now!!! (Think I just added 5 pounds to my waistline just thinking about it!!! )

04-07-2007, 08:42 AM	#14
SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,836 Thanks: 326 Thanked 1,626 Times in 562 Posts	I heard from one of their suppliers that they were opening as usual.

04-10-2007, 12:31 PM	#15
fatnoah Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 37 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	I certainly hope Sawyer's remains open. I grew up in Laconia and my father passed away (at age 46) due to cancer several years ago. My family always went to Sawyer's on the weekends and it's the last place we went out to eat as a family.

05-04-2007, 07:53 PM	#17
Resident 2B Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Shore, MA Posts: 1,352 Thanks: 987 Thanked 310 Times in 161 Posts	Sawyer's Opening Drove past Sawyer's today and there is a big sign in the window that says: Opening May 11 R2B

05-14-2007, 11:09 AM	#18
Woodsy Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Weirs Beach Posts: 1,949 Thanks: 80 Thanked 969 Times in 432 Posts	Drove by Sawyers on Mother's Day.... they were open and with quite the crowd!! Woodsy __________________ The only way to eliminate ignorant behavior is through education. You can't fix stupid.

07-25-2007, 03:31 PM	#19
fmgate Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 43 Thanks: 8 Thanked 10 Times in 4 Posts	A story of interest to those who were worried that Sawyer's would be sold and changed into a gas station or convenience store. http://www.citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll...295/-1/CITIZEN