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WELCOME,
to Lake Winnipesaukee vacationer's paradise overlooking breathtaking
natural beauty and an abundance of recreational activities.
If you want to enjoy the lake, what better way then to find a
spot to embrace your slice of tranquility. A place that you can
dock your boat, or rent a personal watercraft (i.e. jet ski) and
begin to explore all the secret treasures this lake has to offer.
Lake Winnipesaukee - - - " The Beautiful Water in a High Place"
to many is one of the most beautiful bodies of water. This lake
of seventy-two square miles contains two hundred and seventy-four
habitable islands and is situated in the central portion of New
Hampshire. It was discovered by the white men in 1652, when a
party of surveyors, seeking the source of the Merrimack River,
to mark the northern boundary of the Massachusetts Bay Colony,
placed that line at the Indian village. Hundreds upon thousands
of tourists from all over the world make seasonal visits to this
recreational paradise each year with the confidence of relaxing
the spirit, for which it was utilized by the Indians hundreds
of years ago.
SOME
FACTS:
Winnipesaukee is one of the three largest fresh water lakes in
the continental U.S. which lies wholly within one state. The general
depths of the lake are between 35-90 feet. There are, of course,
exceptions with soundings from over 200', southeast of Rattlesnake
Island; depths of 155' southeast of Steamboat Island and 100'
near Mark Island toward Governor's Island. There are many duplicate
names of islands. There are four Loon Islands and three each of
the following: Rock Island, Cove Island and Little Pine Island.
Devens Island: The area between Cow Island and Little Bear is
sometimes referred to as The Hole in the Wall. Forty Islands:
Refers to Kinneho, Crescent, Fish and Pop Islands.
FOLK
LORE: Many moons ago on the Northern Shore of this beautiful lake
there lived a great chief, Wonaton, renowned for his great courage
in war, and for the beauty of his fair daughter, Mineola. She
had many suitors, but refused them all. One day, Adiwando, the
young chief of a hostile tribe to the South, hearing so much of
the fair Mineola, paddled across the lake and fearlessly entered
the village of his enemies. Her father happened to be away at
the time, and admiring his courage, the rest of the Indians did
not harm him. Before long, he and the Indian maid were desperately
in love with each other. Wonaton, on his return was angered to
find the chief of the enemy in his camp and a suitor for the hand
of his daughter, that he immediately raised his tomahawk to kill
him. Mineola, rushing in between them pleaded with her father
for the life of her lover, and finally succeeded in reconciling
them. After the wedding ceremony, the tribe followed halfway across
the lake. The sky when they started was overcast and the waters
black, but just as they were about to turn and leave them, the
sun came out and the waters sparkled around the canoe of Mineola
and Adiwando. "This is a good omen," said Wonaton, and "here after
these waters shall be called Winnipesaukee, or Smile of the Great
Spirit:"
Lake
Winnipesaukee's HOTTEST Personal
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