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Originally Posted by Shortstop
My first adult experiences at Winny were visiting a friend. He and his wife took me and mine to a large deep sandy bay he called Kona. There must have been 100 boats rafting in 6-10' of water. No walking around, like Braun, but a community no less. A few years later when I had a boat, we headed there, near Blueberry Isl. --- but no boats --- but 3 new big mansions. Over the next couple years, I heard stories of how it was now off-limits because rich people called the MP and you got chased out. I wanted to see and about 5 years ago, took my family - anchored anout 300 yards from shore and a woman in curlers appeared with arms flailing chasing me from her shore. Then my best friend returned a few weeks later and an older gent appeared from same mansion, again flailed arms, then swam out and shouted profanities at my friends family. That was 5-6 years ago, and I still see that bay empty today. With Braun and Patrician pretty crowded today - why don't we go back there and assert our right to use the lake?
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My 1995 Duncan wall chart of Lake Winnipesaukee shows that area south of the golf course at "Kona" has been posted "No Rafting" for at least ten years. "Rafting" usually starts with one anchored boat—and in shallow water, shorefront property waterlines and foot valves are at risk. If the NHMP doesn't wish to enforce this long-standing rule, perhaps they can charge an "anchoring fee" instead.
As to "Occupy the 1%", the vast majority of Winnipesaukee shorefront owners aren't in the "1%" demographic.
New Hampshire towns derive a great deal of income from the
five-figure annual property taxes they collect. This surcharge relieves the tax burden for
NH residents who are not "on" the lake. This "line in the sand" reinforces NH legislators in Concord, that a state tax (or sales tax) won't happen.
Perhaps "visitors" hadn't taken this into account.
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