There does happen to be EPA-recommended tick repellents, but they may only last for 8 hours.
-Alton Bay Resident never mentioned the type of repellent he was using, so don't blindly assume that he's polluting the water.
-For any of you with wells out there, the unsafe tick repellent will travel through the groundwater and probably end up in the wells. For those who use lakewater, you have far worse to worry about. Walk to an on-the-water gas station and count all the colors you see in the water. The surface is covered in gas.
-Alton Bay Resident never stated where they lived, and I didn't find a location on the profile, so it's also unfair to assume they live on the water. Having a lawn on the lake isn't necessarily bad; the lawn can actually stop some of the chemicals from flowing into the water, as oposed to dirt or rock, in which there is no way to stop the chemicals from flowing into the lake.
-However, if the lawn was by the lake at all, the chemicals WILL wash into it. The water in Meredith is cloudier than it was ten years ago. It's not just the fertilizer and the bug spray, it's the feeding the ducks and the heavy travel.
Besides the points made, looking after the lake should be everyone's #2 priority, just under y' know, the whole breathing deal. In all honesty it would be a shame to see a symbol of pride in New Hampshire slowly deteriorate. No matter what precautions are made, all of us have done something to the lake in some way, and I suppose the only way to repent about that is to get points across to tourists or new-time residents.
This wasn't meant to hurt anyone; it just shows that both sides of the points can be argued.
A garunteed way to rid of ticks: Surround yourself with fire on a beach until you feel the need to go inside. No trees should be abovehead
Goodnight