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| Here is a fitting moment, given the lake was the site of the first Harvard-Yale Regatta in 1852. Harvard won. |
Of course, it is impossible to talk about it without also appreciating New Hampshire's largest lake, Winnipesaukee, on which it borders.
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| This is the view from my husband's family's land and cottage. |
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| The land has been in my husband's family for many generations; his 9th great grandfather - Governor of (what then encompassed) New Hampshire - was the first in the family to visit Winnipesaukee in 1630. |
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| [Insert Escher's Three Worlds reference here.] |
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| Yesterday (Friday) we had to wear jackets as we got ready for lunch on the porch. |
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| My mother-in-law has been coming here since she was a child. |
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| Black's has been here forever and to me it has the same feel as the late great The Fligors in Edgartown. |
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| There are many loons on the lake and The Loon Center is in nearby Meredith. |
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| This is the place for ice cream, as long as you treat the lines as community building activities. |
Wolfeboro is also where The Society of the Descendants of the Founding Fathers of New England is based, to which we all belong.
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| At least some residents would prefer that Mitt spends more time here over the next four years. |
Wolfeboro hosts its annual antique car and wooden boat show, although it rained this year.
The public spaces are where many musical events are held.
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| Any real New Englander calls it Na Hampsha. |
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| This was hand made and given to the town by Russian visitors. |
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| It is a dog town. |
Past the depot is a great place to go for walks.
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| Wolfeboro's original spelling. |
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| This public trail was once the train route. |
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| My dog-in-law admires the work of the local beavers. |
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| Wednesday's View From the Hotel Room Window.... |
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| ...and Thursday's Speaking Venue (Cybersecurity). |
19 comments:
The "All Aboard" is a dream boat.
I do so love these posts on New England towns, and especially enjoy that you often include local dogs and cats. Wolfeboro and Lake Winnepesaukee are so beautiful.
Your photos are beautiful and bring back memories of some autumn childhood vacations in those areas. You were just in my work neighborhood (I work across the street) - hope you enjoyed the lovely weather here while it lasted!
since you mentioned the presidential candidates, i can not help but asking that most preppy people are republican?
Your blog is giving me lots of great ideas of towns I want to visit--thanks!
How lucky you are to have a family place there! I hope they don't tax the old-timers to oblivion as badly as they do on the Connecticut and Rhode Island coasts. I went to camp in Tuftonboro on Dan Hole Pond (oddly, not a pond but a lake). One of my best memories is a several day long camping and canoeing trip to Winnipesaukee. We stayed on an island inhabited almost exclusively by blueberry bushes and millions of daddy long legs.
Lord, that such beauty should be so concentrated in one part of the world. Maybe the Puritans were onto something with all their songs of praise.
"On Lake Winnipesaukee our Camp Winaukee stands,
Where we are always happy, the best place in the land."
From 1944-1957, camper, waiter, counselor. "Will ne'er forget, will ne'er regret, will sing its praises ever, the best place in the land."
You had perfect weather. I'm so glad you were there this week instead of next week! Lucky you to have such nice neighbors! ;)
How funny to read this post! That's the building where I work (National Press Building). Wish I had seen you!
This brings back so many childhood memories. I remember going up to Land's End Camps at Melvin Village in Wolfeboro where there was no electricity or running water. We had to use outhouses and pump our water from the lake. I thought it was wonderful and my mother absolutely hated it!
You made it to D.C.! Be sure to stop in Baltimore before you go home, hon.
We stayed in Wolfeboro what beautiful little New Hampshire town! Had a fun WW2 museum there I recall!
If you're still in DC e-mail me!
If you are one cove over from Romney, you are one cove over from my Aunt-in-law. She is on the town end of his street. My in-laws live further out off Main Street.
As so often, great, inspiring photos! But wait, Muffy! Was there a zombie apocalypse? Where have all the people gone?
I do hope The Loon Center does a swift trade in amusing tee shirts!
You might want to qualify your comment about your husband's family being the first to visit a place as being the first WHITE family to visit that place. I am sure the natives knew all about it and likely visited there often. I do enjoy reading your blog, but those little omissions that whites often make are frustrating to your (admittedly small number) readers of color.
@Anonymous 3:39: I believe you misread the caption. It reads "his 9th great grandfather was the first in the family to visit Winnipesaukee in 1630."
Hi Muffy, Thought about your blog this morning when reading the posts from the Tamarac Hill Farm facebook page. Your blog is one of only a few we read. And, we are very limited in our face book usage.That being said, Denny Emerson is an old New Englander who seems to have some of your interests in New England life and culture.
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