On the northern shore of the big lake, dwelt the chieftain of the woodlands, Ahanton. He was renowned for his courage, but even more so for the beauty of his daughter, Ellacoya. Many warriors pursued her. Yet all were rejected until one day, Kona, a young chief from a rival tribe to the south, appeared in the village. In response to the legend of Ellacoya’s beauty, he had traveled across the lake in his canoe to win her hand.

Leading an expedition to expel invaders, Chief Ahanton...

MEREDITH – Frank Roche, President of Roche Realty Group, Inc., with offices in Meredith and Laconia, has announced that Mary O’Neill recently joined the Meredith office at 97 Daniel Webster Highway.

Mary was born and raised in Laconia. She grew up on Old North Main Street on Lake Opechee. After being homeschooled through high school, she commuted from home to the University of New Hampshire in Durham for four years. She was a Presidential Merit Scholar and graduated third in...