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For many of us, this is just another step in a long era. Glendale has long been a major port on the lake, although more local service than tourist/commercial, and not so famous.

It wasn't just the NHMP HQ.
Goodhue's Boat Yard served a lot of islanders and provided a lot of economic activity, as did Dorothy's Restaurant (Dot's is the place in New Durham) and the Glendale Store and later, the Iron Pot (pub).

As a youngster, I remember going o Glendale the day after the fire. Cap'n Jack still had trouble talking. Edie (wife)said he cried all night. I would have cried too.

But, he was a Goodhie and a man of Winnipesaukee. It wasn't long before the plans were in place to rebuild, with the building that is there now. Well, it was there until a few days ago.

Only a few years later, it made economic sense for the state to relocate from the Weirs Channel (where the kept two Steelcraft patrol boats operated by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC). There was no Marine Patrol as we know it). So they bought Goodhue Boat Yard. Cap'n Jack was a State Rep. in those days.

In the sixties, Glendale was a booming (summer) place. You could literally hitchhike from Glendale to any Gilford Island up until about 2 a.m. There were that many island kids working at local family restaurants, the Weirs, etc. Then the condos came and killed all those jobs. Another story.

Maybe this should all be on the History pages, but when you talk about Glendale, it's all boating.

Who remembers Bud Abbott and the
"Limit"?