Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
02-07-2021, 06:42 PM
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dock setbacks +water depth
20 foot setback from the imaginary extension of the neighboring property line over the water. Dredging or dock modifications can be permitted if you cannot access a statutory boat slip.
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Forum: General Discussion
07-22-2020, 12:40 AM
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Replies: 158
Views: 121,021
Union Wharf
The town of Tuftonboro is working with an engineer on permitting improvements to Union Wharf. Right now the North side of the wharf is mostly unusable due to gravel and rock making it too shallow...
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Forum: General Discussion
07-09-2020, 12:46 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,488
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Forum: General Discussion
06-14-2020, 04:29 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 10,081
First arrived at the lake camping at Camp...
First arrived at the lake camping at Camp Iroquois with parents and grandparents in 1963. So I guess at the time it was 3 generations enjoying the lake. Grandparents then bought on Cow in 1965 and...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
03-11-2020, 03:10 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 10,792
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Forum: General Discussion
03-04-2020, 05:49 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 12,477
Fogg camp
Directly across from the old Marcus camp near the loon nest.
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Forum: General Discussion
03-03-2020, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 12,477
Lees mills camps
I own one of those old camps. We have no electricity so ice is a necessary part of our trips. In our exploration we have found two sunken wooden rowboats in front of the camp and up a stream leading...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-02-2020, 02:05 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 12,477
Moultonborough Ice House
Hi
Does anyone here on the forum have information on a Moultonborough ice house? I think it might have been near the Old Country Store.
I remember that my grandfather used to buy blocks of ice...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-24-2020, 05:53 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 32,780
Sailing
There was all kinds of fun to be had when we were kids on Cow. To start with exploring and building forts. The 1938 hurricane had knocked down many large pines on the Island that were never salvaged....
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Forum: General Discussion
02-20-2020, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 32,780
occupied lots
These lots were sold by an outfit called Island Sales Corporation. The bulk of the lots on this non Idlewild side of Cow were sold by them. My grandfathers lot was one of two sold on Oct 14 1965. The...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-20-2020, 06:32 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 32,780
Making a dugout canoe
In the fall of 1965 my grandfather bought a lot on Cow and the following spring built a tent platform a dock and what we called the sundeck. In the following years friends and relatives from our town...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-19-2020, 06:38 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 32,780
Lake childhood memories
I wonder if anyone would like to share their Lake childhood memories?
I remember being 5 years old (in 1963) and my grandfather and grandmother
took us tent camping at Camp Iroquois on the lake....
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Forum: General Discussion
02-13-2020, 12:43 PM
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Replies: 117
Views: 105,899
1965
Thanks for lots of great,thoughtful responses to my original post.
In 1965 my grandfather bought what was the second lot of a subdivision sold on the non idlewild side of Cow. He was informed of...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-11-2020, 12:19 PM
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Replies: 117
Views: 105,899
Island property prices
It seems to me that Island property prices have gone through the roof! As I look at listings it seems that 2-3 bedroom cottages are being priced in the 4-500 k range with some fancy places up to 900...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-06-2020, 07:23 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 8,259
Buoys
There is a book called 'Moultonborough as I remember' by Frances Stevens that talks about how her father used to maintain the buoys and lights for the northern half of the lake. This was done with...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
01-20-2020, 08:05 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 67,074
2009 build
Hi
I designed and built a 2000 square foot dormered cape with a covered wrap around porch in Tuftonboro in 2009. I acted as general contractor(my first time)
and arranged sitework...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-07-2020, 06:06 PM
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Replies: 158
Views: 121,021
Store
Congratulations to the new owners.
I hope they do well in their venture.
I understand also that separately the Town of Tuftonboro is in process of getting permitting for repairs of Union Wharf....
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Forum: General Discussion
11-21-2019, 09:25 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 19,217
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Forum: General Discussion
07-29-2019, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 217
Views: 217,815
current use
The way current use works is that the owner gets a reduced tax rate for keeping the property in its current use as farmland ,woodland, unproductive land etc. Once the property is developed it is...
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Forum: General Discussion
07-13-2019, 11:47 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 27,056
Nasty scar in a pristine area
All I can say is Wow. They must be trying to get a view of the Loon nest at the Marcus loon sanctuary. Heavy equipment is banging away as of today making the scar bigger. I wonder what the newly...
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Forum: General Discussion
07-02-2019, 10:09 AM
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Replies: 217
Views: 217,815
Farm Island
Back in 1965 my grandfather was looking at property on Cow Island. As he was boating over to Cow from 19 mile bay the real estate broker said he could buy the entirety of Farm Island for 5000...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-28-2018, 07:09 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 7,005
upside
Granted the damage is irritating and should be repaired or reimbursed by the barge company.
The upside however is that your neighbors owe you when that inevitable island time comes when you need...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-01-2018, 06:21 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 41,129
Hole in the wall
I looked at that property when it was listed quite a few years back for 99000. Its amazing how island property prices have changed.
In 1965 my grandfather bought a 1/2 acre lot on the Barber Pole...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-18-2017, 04:53 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,205
paddle boards
I would not try to take a paddle board or canoe through the spillway of the dam. With any rain at all the current is tremendous. If you overturned in that area you would then risk getting impaled on...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-16-2017, 04:22 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,205
lees pond
There is a dam that separates the two bodies of water. Navigation is not possible.
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