There used to be a few but the one I have specific memory of was there. I think there was one coming in on 104 and pretty sure there was one on rt3 coming in from Holderness. I'm sure there must have been one on 25 at some point but I have no memory of it.

I remember that there was one on route 104, but I can’t place the exact location of that one in my head.

The one I remember very clearly was the one on route 25 on the Center Harbor / Meredith line.

I vaguely remember that one. There was/is a little parking turn out right before Patricia Shores and it was there

Yes. It was on the right side of the road before you came to Brookhurst and Patrician Shores.

Hey, think. You have to drive from Meredith to Moultonborough all the time. Is there a new sign on the Center Harbor/ Meredith line on route 25?

I understand the section of stone wall near your camp was used to help herd sheep onto the barge that brought them to Welch Island for summer grazing.

This was an interesting photograph from the Hurricane of 1938 (imagine 82 years ago).

I remember growing up that my mother used to tell me that a lot of the properties around the lakes did not have electricity until after the hurricane went tearing thru the area (and flattening lots of woods)

It opened wooded lands via destruction, provided plenty of wood for telephone poles, and made it much easier to provide electric and phone service to once isolated areas.

I think the hurricane of 1954 may have been the last really bad hurricane in the area.

Sign
 

There was also one on Route 3 Northbound just past the Church and before the docks in Meredith.

That is what Shirley told us about the stone wall. Also the spot at the shore end of the wall is an ideal barge landing spot. Of course you know about the remains of the sheep fence that ran north from near your place. I believe that the west section of Welch was all clear cut sheep pasture. I have also been told that workers, sheep herders or lumber jacks, took their lunch pails, then called dinner pails, to Dinner Rock for lunch.

If the islands in the background are Moose and Ship, which islands are in the foreground? Their orientation makes it seem like they can’t be Plum and Quarter Mile.

Also where is Dinner Rock off Welch Island?


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I think that would be Plum Island. I love that picture. I don't think I knew there were cottages there at one time.

Dinner Rock is on the east side of Welch about 1,000' south of the NE corner point.

Note the old "Gulf" gasoline sign in the lower right hand side.......

Hot Wheels
 

Triumph? 🐻

Going with First Guess--MGA Is Second Guess...
 

Clues:
scarely any fender ahead of the front wheels, polished wire wheel rims, small "swoosh"...

Late 1950's Austin-Healey 100-4?

More on "Victoria Pier" click here https://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums...=victoria+pier


https://www.winnipesaukee.com/photop...toriapier2.jpg

Note the classic '60s red MGA. Probably quite new then. Today the almost 60 year old car would fetch upwards of $30k. Probably sold new for less than 1/10th of that.

Looks like a '57 Pontiac Safari wagon with the stripes.

I'd say a '57 (?) Chevy Nomad wagon, two door.

Always look for the "Bow Tie" and that will always tell you if it is a Chevrolet (unless it's been modified).

https://www.winnipesaukee.com/photop...gionnaire1.jpg


https://www.winnipesaukee.com/photop...gionnaire2.jpg


The first speed boat to carry passengers out of Alton Bay began operating around 1930. They are as follows;
1.-Yankee Flyer - 1930 - 30 foot Dodge, 350 HP.
2.-Minute Man - Dr. Webster - 1932, 26 foot Hackercraft, 175 HP.
3.- Legionnaire - and Legionnaire Special - Fred and Lester Downing - 1934, 28 foot Garwood, 150 HP, and 26 foot Chris Craft, 225 HP.
The Legionaire 70 arrived in 1940. 36 foot long by 8' 7". averaged 70 mph. Gas consumption 100 gallons per hour.



https://www.winnipesaukee.com/photop...speedboats.jpg


The first "go fast be loud" boats on the lake!!

Very curious if anyone out there knew the approximate time frame (in years) that the "Legionnaire 70" operated out of Alton Bay?

My guess would be 1940 to 1948, but that is just a guess........

It's a 1955 Chevy Nomad, you can tell by the tail lights and the front fender spears which are unique. The larger photo is a 1958 Nomad, all '58 chevys had a one year only body style. The '57 chevys had the large tail fins.
The '57 Nomads are one of my favorite cars.

Great photos!
 

Thanks so much for these! Really enjoyed looking at them. Wonder if there are any of Pine Island. Our property had an enormous boathouse, now sadly gone, and we have only one very grainy picture.

Patriotic Visitor
 

The Uncle Sam visits Pine Island as seen in the above photo. 🐻

Thanks for that picture!
 

Very very interesting! Appreciate it!

I've heard it called "Picnic rock" as often as "Dinner rock". Yes, I long thought it was sheep fence, but I've also been told it was to settle a dispute over lot lines. There is an iron pin/pipe on Shirley's lot line and a drill hole in a stone by Pebble Beach (it is now a sand beach that mark the end points of the fence and also thed lot line where Endicott Estates bought the center section of the island in 1950. Endicott Estates northern lot line would run from WHYC//Evans to a point south of Dinner Rock.

I would say Little Mark, Moose, Ship, and Rattlesnake

What became of the Legionnaire ?

That's a good question!

If I were to make a guess? Maybe it's been sitting in someone's barn for 70 years and appreciating in value!

Or, maybe someone from Hollywood scooped it up to be used in nostalgic water scenes.

Anyone have a guess?

The other one (when originally built) was sold to The Shah of Iran. I guess there were two of them at one time.


I'm guessing you could have got all your questions answered here from the owner and his wife 12 years ago. https://www.lwhs.us/news/news-2008septdowning.htm

Must have been fun to attended, sounds like it was a very nice special presentation. Someone here has to know what happened to that boat. If you really want to know I would contact or visit the boat museum in Wolfeboro.


This very old thread by McDude as some info as well. If you dig into it you might find some additional info on the fate of these boats.
https://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums...ead.php?t=1499

Note: the letter that describes the racing accident that took place at the Alton bandstand years ago, that I never knew about, I have some photos of the hydroplane speedboat that was owned by Sandy Point.

This is Roberts Cove and we own that property! How amazing to see this! Any idea what the date of the photo was? And any chance whoever took it could send me a copy of the image?

Today is VJ-Day, 75 Years...
 

Doug Bryant, author of The Navy Gave Me Shoes, is 94 years old. He's still sharp, and an hour ago, participated in an iHeart radio interview with Howie Carr.

He said he was on board a ship when World War II ended in the South Pacific. There was no real celebration of "VJ-Day" aboard, as alcohol wasn't permitted on U.S. ships. (Although their torpedoes could be tapped for 190-grain "fuel"). :eek2: