Trader Joe's or Wholefoods
 

We need a Trader Joe's or Wholefood Market, there is nothing like that around here. As vegetarian and someone who eats very healthy, I find it very difficult to find what I'm looking for around here. Shaws has their natural foods section but it's not nearly what Trader Joe's or Whole Foods has to offer. There are so many people in this area that are very health conscious, vegetarian, granola loving types. I think a store like that would thrive for sure. The little natural food stores are great but just dont cut it. ALSO...I do realize there will be one in Portsmouth soon but that's much too far.

Is there open area on Route 3 past the intersection with 25? Will look as I am just curious. It is already a commercial area. Also along that road to the transfer station in Moultonborough, there is quite a bit of land that might do well with some of that exit 23 commercial business. Just don't know if either area is busy enough in winter. Being right there at 93 is a huge help to those stores in winter I am sure. What would be the harm if some of those Big Box stores came to exit 23? We all go down to that area for different things from time to time.

I also wish one or two of our restaurants would find a way to have a nice salad bar.

I am not a business person so really have no idea what the area needs. I love the lake area just the way it is most of the time! (Not when I am having to drive down to exit 20, or when I am craving a nice salad bar meal though.) At least once a day I find myself saying right out loud, "I love it here."

Luvmypups...What is coming to Portsmouth? A Trader Joes or a Whole Foods?
Philbrick's Fresh Market is very nice, if you haven't tried it.

I'd rather travel
 

Is there open area on Route 3 past the intersection with 25? Will look as I am just curious. It is already a commercial area. Also along that road to the transfer station in Moultonborough, there is quite a bit of land that might do well with some of that exit 23 commercial business.

109 in the boro? Bite your tongue. For practical reasons, no, they'd never make it through the winter and the 109/25 intersection is already a train wreck. For purely selfish reasons, I'd rather head to North Conway or Tilton for anything I can't buy local than take a gorgeous road like that and wreck it. I'm trying to imagine driving 109 to the Sandwich Fair and instead of seeing those crazy wild turkeys and the gorgeous views, seeing paved parking lots and big box ugliness. No thanks.:(

Had our town fathers any inkling into future economies, they would have crafted a Main Street environment off of 25 in the boro - a place where people could park and walk from shop to shop of local stuff much like you can in Meredith or Wolfeboro.

Thanks twoplustwo!

I live on that road and can't imagine looking at a Walmart sign instead of Red Hill:(

I would love to see a store similar to J.Pace and sons in Saugus, Ma. I say it to my wife all the time. They have a great bakery, cold cuts, prepared foods, marinated meats, imported products. If I had any knowledge of running that type of business and the nerve to jump into the market in that area I would do it myself. As much as I enjoy alot of the food establishments in the Moultonborough area, a place like Pace's would blow them all out of the water when it comes to that type of store.

http://jpaceandson.com/index.php

Wine'ing Butcher
 

Tom, you need to check out The Wine'ing Butcher in Meredith or Gilford. Wonderful foods of all kinds.

http://www.thewineingbutcher.com/

Yes, I will try Meredith I was in the one in Gilford a couple of years ago. What they do sell is very good, from the website it looks like they have more than I remember. I will certainly make it a point to go into meredith.

Thank You

There's now Fiddleheads Market in Alton, right on Main St. They seem to feature various vendors - such as a The Meat Market, a seafood market, a cheese shop, and a bakery. Excellent wine and beer selection. Their produce is mostly local and very inexpensive.

And it appears a wine shop will be opening on Main St. in Alton, just across the street from the Town Hall. I don't know details on the dates of the grand opening or anything but I have seen an old, unused building go from "blah" to "WOW!" in a restoration project to make the market look very nice.

THAT seems like a major need that should be addressed, maybe by the local hospital if a few local doctors can not get together and do it.

There should be one in Wolfeboro too. I think it would do a tremendous business. However, can you imagine all the rules and regulations?????

Any idea when the wine shop will open?

No Not 109 in Moultonborough. I was speaking of that area on RTE 3 in Meredith after the intersection with Rte 25.
Past the hardware store etc.

Hi Lucky, TwoPlusTwo was referring to the road to the Mboro transfer station- that is 109 as well. I know, it is confusing but 109 shares 125 from the airport to the Old Country Store, when you take a right headed to the dump, you are on 109!

Maybe there is a market for a combo wine, cheese, bakery, dog groomer, laundermat, spa, and walk-in urgent care superstore!:DMaybe not.

What, no snowblower parts?:D

You need to go food shopping two or three times a week? Man! You must have a very hungry family.:eek: Then again being a regular like that they must send someone out to stop traffic for you.....:D

I heard a Trader Joe's is coming or is already there. I was down at the Hanover,Mass store about a month ago and I was telling the lady how I wished there were one near where I live and she said there is one in or coming to Portsmouth.

Sorry, but according to TJ's website, they're opening a store in Portland, Maine - not Portsmouth, NH... I wish they were coming to Portsmouth... :rolleye2:

(copy and paste from TJ's website:)

Coming Soon:
Athens, GA
New York (72nd & Broadway), NY
Omaha, NE
Portland, ME
Rochester, MN
West Des Moines, IA

Curious?
 

We have "The Fresh Market" here. I know it is very much like Whole Foods...is it the Philbrick's one you'd referred to? I can tell you ours is great! Probably would take a place the size of Portland, ME...and maybe Manchester (?) to get one in...and maybe Whole Foods has that Northeast market instead. It would be sure worth a drive (at least to Manchester) occasionally to sample...either "Whole" or "Fresh"! Personally, I am not familiar with Trader Joe's. Is that on the same order?

Looking at craigslist-business-Wolfeboro; the fudge store, the wine store, and store fixtures from Pronto Market are all up for sale. So, what-cha think and how-about-that?

Trader Joe's is much like Whole Foods - I've been to both. I think Trader Joe's offers more pre-made or frozen foods. Both hire really fun and free-spirit people and it looks like a fun place to work.

Fairly priced fitness center
 

Having lived in Manchester for a few years, I was used to the pricing structure of "Planet Fitness", costing about $10/month. What a shock when looking for a replacement near Moultonborough! The Fitness Edge has places in Meredith and M'boro but costs are $53/month (annual is $573) with a $80 enrollment fee. I can see double the price for a rural area, but five times more seems excessive. The area could use a fitness center that is fairly priced. There are tons of people that could use it.

The unoccupied retail store between Rite Aid and the sporting goods, whose name I do not recall, has been empty since November 2008, when it was first reconstructed.

There used to be such a good mix of stores in there; Ben Franklin, ParaFunalia, Heath Hdwe, Brooks, Phu-Jee, & Heath Super. Tape Escape across the p-lot. Boy-O-buoy, those were the good old days........laa-tee-daaaaaa.........and this is progress?.....:rolleye1:

And, here's hoping that empty retail space stays empty for the next twelve years.....yeah! ....(closed fist emoticon here)

Needed
 

A year round--reasonable pricing--grocery store in Tuftonboro.

Region needs youthful activities
 

This area is awful for single people in their 20s and 30s. There is no place to go after 9pm between Columbus Day and Memorial Day besides the bars which get old really quick. Even during the summer there aren't many places around here that are geared toward the younger crowd and/or are fun.

There should be a pool hall/bowling/darts/other games place geared toward youthful members, but add some class by requiring a dress code of some sort. I'm tired of going out and seeing all these bums or "ganstas" who always cause trouble. Have a lounge some place in town where you need to wear black shoes, a buttoned down shirt and charge $5 or $10 to get in.

Its sad how everything is done through the Internet now and thanks to these stupid smart phones, there is little to no face-to-face social interaction with anyone. There are no places to meet people outside of the bar setting. If there is, please tell me!

Your right- there aren't many places to go. Back in my teens and twenties there were a number of places to go to where you could socialize and dance. Of course that was many many moons ago!

Hey my thread made it to the elite status of over 10000 views....Yippeee....I am somebody now.:rolleye2::laugh::D

I agree with the no place to go comment. Noticed that as soon as I moved up here. Does everyone up here own black shoes though? Jus' sayin'! :eek: :D
I'd love to open a club like the Bahama Beach club of the 80's down in MA. I used to go there all the time until it burned down. I wouldn't think people would mind dressing up a bit and throwing down $10.00 every once in a while for some dancing and socializing. You are right. The bar scene gets a bit old after a while. You see the same old bar flys.....:eek:

Friday nites, 6-8-pm, at the Meredith Community Center, for just one dollar you can get instruction in climbing their 24' high 'Mt Meredith' climbing wall which includes a wicked bad overhang!

Who knows....maybe they could raise the price up to ten dollars and require 'Lakeside Semi-Formal Attire' for this weekly Friday night event and serve up an adult beverage or two or three. (See other thread down in winter sports because it will not be held on Nov 12 or Nov 26.)

Oh I would love to see that on video. Bunch of inebriated people trying to do a climbing wall.....That would be a barrel of laughs....:laugh:

"Come on Fred...Hic....I'll...Hic...race ya to the top...hic....." :laugh:

Hmmmm......rock climbing for a buck, I'm in....sounds like fun :D

This week I took a trip to The Butterfly Place in Westford, MA. Here is a link to their site: https://butterflyplace-ma.com/

They open around Valentines Day (2/14) and stay open until October 31st. They are open 7 days a week.

For those of you that have never been to this type of business. They are a large indoor greenhouse garden with hundreds of butterflies flying all around you. Also they have a pair of Gouldian Finches flying freely inside and a lovely Koi pond. There are benches inside that you can sit down on and just enjoy the beauty that surrounds you. Also, it is 80 degrees inside there.:) It is a wonderful escape from Winter. It is about 70 miles from Laconia. If we had one here in the Lakes Region I would be there at least once a week in the Winter.

Below are a few images that I took there.

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h33/Airedale1/BF3.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3...ale1/BF2-1.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3...le1/Finch1.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3...dale1/BF22.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3...dale1/BF33.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3...le1/BF12-1.jpg

I think this type of business would be a wonderful and welcome addition to the Lakes Region.

Just stunning photos. That's no phone camera.:laugh:

There is STILL no dermatoligist in the Lakes Region. This is not good for the area. I had to take a family member down to Concord last week. I can't belive that we can't find a dermatoligist to set up a practice here.

Adult & Pediatric Dermatology, PC, Samuel D Goos, MD
240 South Main Street
Wolfeboro, NH 03894
(603) 569-3376

Directions:
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&sa...ed=0CBkQnwIwAA

Thanks Rusty. From where I am Concord is a closer drive. Laconia really needs to get their own practice.

I have always wondered why there wasnt a west marine in the area.

A Flatbread Pizza...
 

I've had this argument with my wife several times (she's in the commercial real estate restaurant business) and she thinks they'd never open in the Lakes Region. She says it's not busy enough.

I disagree (lovingly of course-ha ha).

Take Patrick's Pub, for instance. They do a great business in the summer for obvious reasons and in the winter they get the Gunstock, snow mobile crowd, as well as the leaf-peepers in the fall. And because Patrick's is so popular and has consistently good food they seem to do a steady business, even in the "off" season.

Now there's a Flatbread in North Conway that does an amazing business and I'm thinking one in the Lakes Region would have a similar crowd, but maybe the summer/winter crowds would be flip-flopped because of the summer crowd at the lake and the ski crowd in NC.

Just my two cents.

I also think the Gilford area would be a perfect location!!!

Let's start a petition to get Flatbread to the Lakes Region!!!

The Flatbread co. is looking to expand with more bowling centers at this time.

robmac...
 

Really? Do you have an "in" there?

That's a great angle with the bowling alley.

There used to be a restaurant/bowling alley in Boston that was hugely popular. I'd love to see a Flatbread/alley around Winnipesaukee.