When I first came to the lake as a wee girl (not ages ago, but long enough), we had a party line phone and no TV. There was roller skating at the Bayview Pavillion in the Alton Bay. McGrath's store was still standing in the Bay. Shibley's Restaurant was a soda fountain. Dockside in Wolfeboro was a worn-down station. The Yum-Yum Shop was a tiny little place and there was a giant nutcracker on Main Street.
Now we have cable-TV and internet in our home. The pavillion has empty condos. Shibley's is a moderately good restaurant. McGrath's in any form is now gone. Dockside is, well, Dockside. The Yum-Yum Shop is a whole building now, but the nutcracker that I loved is gone.
I don't really like the cable, but my kids, too. I kinda miss the partyline just for the novelty of it. The internet is mighty handy. I hate the pavillion, but at least there is a building there. I mourn the loss of McGrath's. We LOVE Dockside. We haven't been in the Yum-Yum Shop in years. I miss the nutcracker.
Everything changes. Some for better, some not. Can't be helped either way. At least Pop's Clam Shell hasn't changed one iota!
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P.S. I miss Bailey's, too.
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