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celeb visits to Winnipesaukee
I am a journalist writing about Lake Winnipesaukee...and I'm hoping to find out about the visits of certain famous people--namely Sophia Loren, Bob Dole, Prince Albert, Grace Kelly, and Drew Barrymore. Does anyone know when these individuals visited Winnipesaukee and what they did there? And do you know where I might find photos or news writeups?
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Bill Dole's Visit
Shook hands with Bob Dole at the craft show in Meredith in late August of 1996 during his presidential run.
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Donald Trump spoke at the Weirs Community Center! Big crowd! Hot night!
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Many thanks for the replies! But does anyone know when Sophia Loren came to Winnipesaukee....and what she did there?
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Jimmy Fallon visits Wolfboro several times a year, the wrestler HHH has a place on Meredith Bay and Mitt Romney has a place in Wolfboro
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Adam Sandler was here a few weeks ago. I don't know who Sophia Loren is. Sorry.
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Well, I live here full time so there's that.
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Famous Visitors
I recall seeing snippets that include Lloyd Bridges, Count Basie, President Theodore Roosevelt, Henry Fonda and I believe Katharine Hepburn, since part of On Golden Pind was filmed here. Mitt Romney, Fritz Weatherbee, Brad Garret, and Jerry Remy to name a few.
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Lakes Region Playhouse
hosted a number of celebrities when they were located where Fireside Motel is in Gilford. I believe there is a write up located in the Gilford History book located in the Gilford library. Many famous actors actually perform on stage!
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Class Act
Van Johnson performed at the Lakes Region Playhouse in the late sixties. Performers would often stay on Steamboat Island.
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Nicolas Sarkozy, the president of France, spent three weeks in Wolfeboro, in 2007.
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I read that Sophia Loren had gone to the restaurant on Cow Island.
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Famous People
Seth and Eloise Armen were owners of Steamboat Island for many years and they also owned The Lakes Region Playhouse. On more than one occasion they would be host to actors coming to the playhouse for summer theater. Many famous people visited and had residences in Wolfeboro. Madame Chiang Kai-shek had a residence people referred to as "The Chinese Embassy". The boat she owned Alalou II is now "Miss Meredith" . Check with Wolfeboro Historical Society and I am sure you will find more info. Good luck.
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I don't know when it was but I think I read it in Ron Guilmette's Islands of Winnipesaukee book.
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Way back when I was a counsellor at Camp Idlewild, a friend and I had a small outboard skiff and we spent a day off putting around the lake. We forgot only one thing - refilling the fuel tank! We ran out of gas next to Nipple Rock. After about a half hour trying to flag down some help, we finally got some from a very nice, old woody with around 8 folks on board. They towed us into Silver Sands. Upon thanking them, we finally got a good look at who was aboard - the cast at the Playhouse including Myrna Loi. We were so surprised that we didn't even think of getting autographs. We got gas and continued our explorings.
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I googled "Sophia Loren Winnipesaukee" and got a couple hits which both referred to her being in / visiting Wolfeboro. |
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To clarify: do you mean Debra Paget, the '50's actress? |
Babe Ruth
He played golf at Bald Peak Country Club years ago.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bos...?pid=123843160 |
Grace Kelly and kids were at Hanzel and Gretel shop in the 1960's
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Sophia Loren visited Cow Island in the 80s.
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You are right that Sophia Loren visited Lucy's on Cow Island. I believe she has done it several times. I think they even have pics up in the house. You need to see if you contact the family that runs Lucy's/ . They are local to the area.
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Shhh Sophia used to sneak up and visit with me...The wife doesn't know...:eek:
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You may want to check these threads too, https://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums...lebrities+lake http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...ead.php?t=5971 http://www.winnipesaukeeforum.com/ar...mes;read=64514 |
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Celeb visits to Winnipesaukee
I think Charles Bronson once had a place on the lake many years ago...
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claude raines lived in sandwich for many years and is buried in the cemetery on bean rd in moultonboro. grace kellys parents had a house in ball peak and the whole royal family from Monaco spent several summers there.
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A lot of the Red Sox stayed on Sewall Road in Wolfeboro. I don't know if Babe stayed there.
I just remembered Sammy White the Red Sox catcher stayed in Winter Harbor. |
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Back in the sixties my family vacationed at the Holiday bay cottages (or whatever they were called back then) on Paugus bay. At the resort next to us (Christmas island?), Jayne Mansfield was staying with her husband and crew including body guards. I think she was performing at the playhouse. I remember her and her husband with guards all piling into row boats in their Sunday best with her little dog for a trip on the bay. The whole event was hilarious as they tried to stay dry and manage the dog. My sister and I laughed ourselves to sleep that night.
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Saw Groucho Marx at Sawyers Dairy Bar on night back about 1958. He was performing across the street at the Lakes Region Playhouse.
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Eddie Westfall
Of the Boston Bruins in the early 70's rented the cottage next to us on the Walmart side of the lake. He would have multiple beer parties with fellow team mates. I remember the beautiful women, the beer flowing and the skinny dipping in the lake! Those were the days!
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Jayne Mansfield
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Princess Grace
Worked at the Melvin Village General Store (Geeze Louise now) in early 1970's and while visiting Bald Peak, Princess Grace would do some grocery shopping there. She was treated as "regular folk" and would leave with one or two bags. I would cheerfully carry them to her car as I was swooning over her beauty.
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Ike Visits Laconia
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Merrimack till the big 66 comes Mirror Lake till the big guy comes hahaha I like that signature! |
Lloyd Bridges
Lloyd Bridges came to the lake back in the mid 60's. He visited Lakes Region Divers supply owned by Thomas Keene. Went scuba diving with the local dive club. i remember very well because I had just become certified and was my first time out with the club. Keene's shop was on Paugus bay. Don't know where he stayed.
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Don't forget Sarah back in 2008...
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Not sure if it's true or not (First I had heard of it), but was talking to a guy this Monday who said that John Cena had built a multi million-dollar home up in Meredith on the water. Anyone else know or have heard that? Maybe Triple H has been influencing him :laugh:
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Celebs owned places on Winnipesaukee
Best way to research it is to go to www.nhdeeds.com. You need to down load..JAVA.....then you can look anybody by name and year in any county,,,,,anywhere in NH.
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Princess Grace at the lake
Hi, I worked at Bald Peak Colony Club(in Melvin Village) for several years in the mid 70's, and Princess Grace had dinner at the restaurant there. She had friends who had a home at Bald Peak and was staying with them.
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Jack Lemmon used to spend time in Jockey Cove in Wolfeboro as a young man, I’ve been told.
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A friend of mine delivered some tourism information to Princess Grace and Prince Rainer while they were at Bald Peak. Imagine her surprise to find Ingrid Bergman visiting as well. Sent from my iPhone using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app |
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Celebs at lake
Heard Patrick Chung of Pats has a place on Meredith Bay...
Steve Leach, former Bruin, had place on Rattlesnake. Not sure if still does. |
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Adam Sandler was in Meredith during week of 4th of July.
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At the risk of being "that guy," who cares? I'll never understand why people go gaga over celebrities and even less understand why they'd blow their cover through Facebook and forum selfies. Just leave Brittney alone!!!
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I heard Gronk and his brother bought a place on Governor's island.
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Obviously the biggest thing to ever happen was filming On Golden Pond back in about 1980. Set on Squam but the actors were seen all over Center Harbor since they were staying at the Mead Farm on Center Harbor Neck
My parents both worked at Mead Farm part time and struck up a friendship with a number of the cast and crew. The opening sequence for the TV show Newart shows a car driving in the area and from what I remember this scene was some B roll for Golden Pond that was never used in the movie. Henry Fonda is in the car seen here making the turn in Center Sandwich |
Le Tigre
Georges Benjamin Clemenceau, nick- named "Le Tigre" (The Tiger) (1841 –1929), was said to have visited the lake region in June of 1869. Clemenceau served as the Prime Minister of France from 1906 to 1909, and again from 1917 to 1920. Leading France for most of the final years of World War I, he was one of the principal architects of the Treaty of Versailles.
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celeb visit to Winnipesaukee
It was a night we all looked forward to before going back home to Bahstun for September. The Parents took us out to the Arlberg for dinner. Must have been 15 or 16 years old, suddenly the dining area got real quiet, and then in prances in good ole Captain Kirk.
William Shatner was seated at a table with an absolute knockout woman. Hard to continue with dinner, but we all got the look to behave and respect peoples privacy. Maybe they were picking blueberries on Belknap! Camping??? Smug! |
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Madame Chiang Kai-Shek the wife of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek lived many summers at her home in Tipps Cove. Just beyond Jockey Cove heading west. She was 106 when she past in 2003. She was the only women at the time to speak before the US Senate in 1943 requesting support for her husbands military battle fighting the China Communist. She would be seen in Wolfeboro every summer with her body guards.
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Visits
Darryl Hall has a boat at Mt View yacht club, I see him and his wife Erin all the time.
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Don't be surprised if you spot Ed Asner around Meredith this October. He's performing at the Winnipesaukee Playhouse!
Tickets are going quickly so if you want to catch this sitcom icon better book ahead: http://www.winnipesaukeeplayhouse.or...-prostate.html Thanks for the perfect segue into a shameless plug! |
I assume that Mitt Romney is the resident with the most "star power" today, assuming he still spends time at his Wolfeboro residence.
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My mom just reminded me of a time when we were at the old Paugus Diner and Vincent Price and Claude Raines were in the next booth. I don't remember because I was probably about 10 at the time.
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Grace Kelly had lunch at my parent’s house on Meredith Neck. I have a picture.
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Jockey Cove
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The president of France (Sarkovsky at the time?) rented a place on the lake. He had a huge amount of security as I recall. I think there were a few interesting stories at that time.
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RE: Jockey Cove- 1990s
It was Nolan D. Archibald- Chairman of the Board, CEO and president of Black & Decker. My research shows that Stanley and B&D didn't merge until 2010. his pwc of choice- Yamaha!
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I wonder if the OP ever wrote his article? It's almost the one year anniversary of this thread.
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Bob Montana (Archie Comics)
Bob Montana, the man who created Archie and the gang owned the house on Windswept Island just off Cow. After his untimely death from a heart attack, the house went for sale in 2016.
(https://www.curbed.com/2016/5/27/117...hampshire-lake) We used to go to Harilsa's when we were kids and buy the comics each week and read them over and over and over again during rainy days on Cow Island. Some of my best memories. |
Would Benning Wentworth count? The Harvard grad was the New Hampshire governor back in '41. 1741, that is...
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Claude Raines
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Franchot Tone
I maybe dating myself, but a friend stayed at Ames Farm years ago, and Franchot Tone was the name before his in the register. All the chambermaids were swooning.
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