The Islands Of Winnipesaukee

Author : Ron Guilmette
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781938905544
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Islands of Winnipesaukee written by Ron Guilmette and published by . This book was released on 2014-06-15 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "According to many sources, New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee has been a tourist destination for more than a century, and the Town of Wolfeboro became the “Oldest Summer Resort in America” when Colonial Governor John Wentworth established a summer home there in 1770.The Native American name Winnipesaukee means either “Smile of the Great Spirit” or “Beautiful water in a high place”, depending on whose translation you use.Islands are places of discovery, mystery, isolation and adventure. There is also a certain dreaminess and romance to the idea of traveling to and living on an island. Think of the many movies that featured island life: Robinson Crusoe, Swiss Family Robinson, Treasure Island, Blue Lagoon, and Cast Away to name a few.Bizer Corporation, one of the premier makers of boating charts for Lake Winnipesaukee, has a list of 253 islands on the lake, and old wives tales claim there are 365 islands, one for every day of the year.In The Islands of Winnipesaukee, the authors document their kayaking adventures to all of the islands on the lake, with more than 275 beautiful, full-color photographs and remembrances."

Author : Bruce D. Heald
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738523552
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lake Winnipesaukee written by Bruce D. Heald and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A world unto itself, Lake Winnipesaukee and its environs have attracted and sustained a variety of cultures over the past centuries, from early American Indian tribes, to New World settlers, to today's seasonal tourists. Whether Indian hunter, aspiring pioneer, or modern-day angler, each, in turn, fell for the region's wild allure: its sheer natural beauty, fertile soils, and waters teeming with an assortment of fish, including great quantities of shad, salmon, pickerel, smelt, and trout. Within this magnificent setting, scores of hardy, resolute frontier men and women worked tirelessly to fashion homes and towns along the bays, tributaries, islands, and shoreline of the lake. Lake Winnipesaukee documents the history of the region from its early Native American heritage to the lasting legacy of the first American settlers. With over 150 accompanying illustrations, the many stories recorded in this unique volume evoke memories of a simpler way of life, when the lake was evolving from a scattering of humble villages, like Laconia, Meredith, and Wolfeboro, and just beginning to toy with a budding tourist industry. Readers of many generations will enjoy reliving the early summer camps, upstart businesses, and the variety of entertainment and recreation the lake's waters have provided, such as canoe trips, steamships rides, and ski boat adventures.

Author : Boston and Lowell Railroad Corporation
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.XC/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Winnipesaukee and about There written by Boston and Lowell Railroad Corporation and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Christopher Hage
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738577913
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nicollet Island written by Christopher Hage and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Above St. Anthony Falls, in the middle of the Mississippi River, hidden in the heart of Minneapolis, lies Wita Waste, the beautiful island. Named Wita Waste by Dakota Indians, it is known now as Nicollet Island, the only inhabited island in the Mississippi. Over the centuries, it has been a sacred birthing place, at the center of the lumber and flour-milling industries that built Minneapolis, and involved in the collapse of the Eastman tunnel, which almost doomed those industries. One of Minneapolis's largest fires, the great conflagration of 1893, started there. It has been the home of pioneers, veterans, elite barons of the Gilded Age, Roman Catholic monks, hippies, artists, vagrants, and donkeys. Many of their houses still remain, preserving Minneapolis's architectural heritage. Nicollet Island has been at the center of numerous controversies ranging from its original land claim to proposals to locate the state capitol there, to, more recently, the threatened demolition of its historic houses. Nicollet Island is the history of Minnesota in miniature, and its tale is one of beauty, romance, disaster, and conflict.

Author : Stephanie Erickson
Publisher : History Press
ISBN 13 : 9781467155465
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Islands of Southern Lake Winnipesaukee written by Stephanie Erickson and published by History Press. This book was released on 2024-05-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The islands of southern Lake Winnipesaukee have a rich and diverse history. The first summer home on Sleepers Island was Hale's castle, a replica of a medieval castle constructed by the same stone masons who built Castle in the Clouds in Moultonborough. An indigenous archeological site and other relics have been uncovered on Rattlesnake Island. Treasure Island and Cub Island were originally developed as a boy's summer camp. Diamond Island was a stop for the steamboat Lady of the Lake, and the Diamond Island House was cut in half and moved across the lake to become the Hotel Weirs. In later years, the U.S. Navy established a research station on the island. Local author and islander Stephanie Erickson shares the history of the islands and how they have shaped the culture of the islanders today.

Author : John Alan Hopper
Publisher : John Hopper
ISBN 13 : 9780692109373
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The History of Bear Island written by John Alan Hopper and published by John Hopper. This book was released on 2018-06 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a detailed study of the history of settlement on Bear Island, Lake Winnipesaukee. Drawing upon meticulous original research, the book traces how the founding of the New Hampshire colony in 1623 and the establishment of Meredith in the 1760s ultimately created the environment in which the first farmers settled on Bear Island in the early 1800s. It then delves in great detail into the ownership changes that took place on the island, traversing four periods: the era of year-round farmers; the 19th century summer tourism era; the early summer vacation era; and finally the rapid expansion of the vacation era after WWII. This history is enriched throughout with vignettes about people and events that impacted the entire Lakes Region and well beyond. These include such topics as the sheep craze, the Lakeport dam, the railroad, the steamboat, and the Methodists among numerous side stories. The book closes with vignettes on the early, largely untold history of more than 30 other islands.

Author : Charles B. McLane
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Islands of the Mid-Maine Coast written by Charles B. McLane and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bruce Heald
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439613893
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lake Winnipesaukee written by Bruce Heald and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2001-07-10 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A world unto itself, Lake Winnipesaukee and its environs have attracted and sustained a variety of cultures over the past centuries, from early American Indian tribes, to New World settlers, to today's seasonal tourists. Whether Indian hunter, aspiring pioneer, or modern-day angler, each, in turn, fell for the region's wild allure: its sheer natural beauty, fertile soils, and waters teeming with an assortment of fish, including great quantities of shad, salmon, pickerel, smelt, and trout. Within this magnificent setting, scores of hardy, resolute frontier men and women worked tirelessly to fashion homes and towns along the bays, tributaries, islands, and shoreline of the lake. Lake Winnipesaukee documents the history of the region from its early Native American heritage to the lasting legacy of the first American settlers. With over 150 accompanying illustrations, the many stories recorded in this unique volume evoke memories of a simpler way of life, when the lake was evolving from a scattering of humble villages, like Laconia, Meredith, and Wolfeboro, and just beginning to toy with a budding tourist industry. Readers of many generations will enjoy reliving the early summer camps, upstart businesses, and the variety of entertainment and recreation the lake's waters have provided, such as canoe trips, steamships rides, and ski boat adventures.

Author : Deborah Jo Larson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780873518666
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book One Frozen Lake written by Deborah Jo Larson and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Grandpa introduces grandchild to the art of ice fishing--sharing a cozy ice shack, sorting colorful tackle, and finding ways to pass the time. But where are the fish? Will they ever catch a fish?"--

Author : Michael Weymouth
Publisher : Weymouth Design
ISBN 13 : 9780615797533
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maine written by Michael Weymouth and published by Weymouth Design. This book was released on 2013-09-30 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poet Elizabeth Garber and Painter/photographer Michael Weymouth have collaborated on a book about the Penobscot Bay area of the Maine coast with a special focus on the islands in the Bay. Poets, painters and photographers will love this book as will all those who love the Maine coast.