Forum: Winni Wildlife
09-04-2023, 05:16 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 15,126
Speaking of Caterpillars...
1) More on Tussock Moths:
https://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24928&highlight=Tussock+Moth
2)The world's cutest caterpillar?:
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Forum: Getting Here
09-03-2023, 08:18 AM
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Replies: 64
Views: 39,454
We're Back to A Rotary...
Not really. They liked the flyover idea, but now I realize it would have to be tall enough to clear 18-wheelers, which would take up too much space. A detour could be arranged, but it's the residents...
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Forum: General Discussion
09-02-2023, 03:31 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 67,835
Circulators, Bubblers, Wakes, Copepods...
A few years ago, I found a large crayfish along my least-used shoreline. His picture is somewhere in another thread. Speaking of "shoreline disturbance", that crayfish (and I) were being hammered...
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Forum: Getting Here
08-31-2023, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 39,454
At The Sunoco Gas Station...
If you meant a "flyover", I'd suggest building that.
Two houses would need to be moved, but the flyover sounded good to two sisters I visited at the affected Sunoco station today.
But their...
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Forum: Winni Wildlife
08-31-2023, 05:44 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 15,126
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Forum: Boating
08-31-2023, 02:06 AM
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Replies: 219
Views: 220,291
OK, Then...
I'll go ahead and speculate (some more). :emb:
At ~11:00PM, the operator of left a residence in Tuftonboro (a town only a hundred watery yards from Wolfeboro), headed SE, passing a flashing-red...
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Forum: Boating
08-30-2023, 10:52 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 27,303
Showing The Flag...
Years ago, Winter Harbor used to see many "boating stops", lasting 10-15 minutes. One time, when a Jet Ski (from Washington, DC) was given a written warning not to tow a skier after sunset, they were...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
08-30-2023, 04:21 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,199
Winnipesaukee "Basin"...
The Winnipesaukee Basin extends far from the Big Lake--and surface flow eventually carries chemicals and their derivatives downhill to multiple lakes.
The larvae are something else's food: Usually...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-30-2023, 03:26 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 21,063
"Trade" Wind
Even after flying tens of thousands of miles, 'not sure what a "flight card" is. I merely copied TradeWind text when it came to dollars.
Eight paid-up passengers? One passenger? :confused:
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Forum: General Discussion
08-29-2023, 03:20 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 21,063
TradeWind Operates To The Bahamas...
One of TradeWind bases is Palm Beach, Florida, and operates a speedy Swiss-made Pilatus prop plane. Their website shows their three-hour range takes you to New Jersey. Only because they ask for my...
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Forum: Winni Wildlife
08-28-2023, 05:28 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 37,261
Golden Eagle?
IBoW is currently reporting a Golden Eagle ! :eek:
(Golden eagles are similar to, but heavier, than Bald Eagles). :look:
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Forum: Boating
08-27-2023, 04:35 AM
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Replies: 219
Views: 220,291
You Thought The Boat Looked Bad...?
A friend took pictures of the struck dock yesterday.
It's been badly crushed--as has the fencing. My friend says it was a metal fence. I thought it looked (from afar) like a long bicycle rack. Not...
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Forum: History
08-27-2023, 02:21 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 10,015
Windward...
Search is working better today, but you'll have to sift through other references to " windward"
https://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/search.php?searchid=19450248
The above link is working...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-26-2023, 11:57 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,723
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Forum: History
08-25-2023, 11:47 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 10,015
Search Here:
Check here for frequent references to Camp Windward:
https://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/search.php?searchid=19432089
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Forum: General Discussion
08-25-2023, 04:51 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 21,063
Where? Unknown...
Both exited Winter Harbor towards the Broads.
Thick forest obscured their destinations, but the boat could have docked among Marriotts' properties on Tuftonboro Neck.
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Forum: General Discussion
08-25-2023, 03:59 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 12,784
Finally, A "Normal" Lake Level...
Those of us who stay after the season may see a "bathtub ring" of leached contaminants on boulders around the lake. (Which is added to the usual contaminants added by fossil fuels, outboard and I/O...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-24-2023, 08:08 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 21,063
Somebody's Doing It...
A single engine DeHavilland turbine floatplane landed in the middle of Winter Harbor late this afternoon. The engine was shut off.
A blue and white Cobalt I/O went to meet them, approaching from...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
08-23-2023, 05:52 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 7,728
You're Gonna Need Three Big Trees...
I'd suggest examining your shorefront for a suitable base.
A neighbor had a big concrete block poured for his crank-up dock, but apparently winter's winds caused the suspended dock to sway enough...
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Forum: Boating
08-23-2023, 04:47 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 23,516
Progressive?
I found this while researching Progressive:
Low rates for high-risk drivers: :eek2:
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Forum: Getting Here
08-23-2023, 03:50 AM
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Replies: 64
Views: 39,454
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Forum: General Discussion
08-22-2023, 04:16 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 9,307
UPS, USPS and FedEx Compared...
Winter or summer, USPS has parked their trucks and searched for my house to deliver parcels, like FedEx always has.
UPS just makes a big pile under my rural mailbox. Neighbors alert me by email to...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-22-2023, 02:19 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 12,784
Leaching Is OK When Rain Does It...
(Emphasis on natural leaching, not immersed leaching).
Thompson's will "bead" rainwater for about two years. Its been several years since I last did any treatment, and probably treated the dock...
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Forum: Boating
08-21-2023, 06:54 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 22,315
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Forum: General Discussion
08-21-2023, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 14,600
School of Art...
Car & Driver magazine referred to the design as from the Art School of Hugh Herfner. :D
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