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Argie's Wife · 10-21-2008, 02:10 PM

Lake Winnipesaukee is absolutely amazing when it comes to its islands.

Over 274 inhabitable islands many bearing the same name. (must have been interesting for the mail boat:-))

This is a list of Islands on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire.

If you have any other island info Please email us

1 island with greater than 1000 acres (Long Island 1186 ac.)

3 islands between 500 and 1000 acres
(Bear Island 780 ac., Cow Island 522 ac., Governor's Island 504 ac.)

7 islands between 100 and 500 acres
(Rattlesnake Island 368 ac., Welch Island 187 ac., Little Bear Island 143 ac., Stonedam Island 141 ac., Timber Island 136 ac., Sleepers Island 113 ac., Mark Island 102 ac.)

6 islands between 50 and 100 acres 25 islands between 10 and 50 acres

226 islands with less than 10 acres

Badger Island(11 acres)
Barndoor Island(88 acres)
Battleship Island
Beaver Island(7 acres)
Bear Island(780 acres) (second largest island)it is the only island with its own church.
Becky’s Garden (Winnipesaukee's smallest island)
Big Island
Big Beaver Island(30 acres)
Birch #1 Island(25 acres)
Birch #2 Island
Black Island
Black Cat Island(75 acres) One of the islands bridged to the mainland. Accessible year round.
Blanche Island
Blanchards Island
Blueberry Island
Breezy Island
Brew Island
Camp Island(28 acres)
Chase's Island(19 acres)
Children's Island
Chip Island
Church Island
Christmas Island(4 acres)
Cosy Island
Cove Island
Cove #1 Island
Cove #2 Island
Cove #3 Island
Cow Island(522 acres) Settled in 1812 by Paul Pillsbury who erected a grist mill here, and is said to be the founder of the world famous Pillsbury Flour firm.
Crescent Island
Cub Island
Dale Island
Devens Island
Diamond Island(37 acres) (In 1861 Diamond Island was home to The Diamond Island House, a hotel frequented by summer guests. The Mount Washington and the steamer Lady of the Lake docked at the island as part of their regular stops as a service to their lodgers. At one point it was rumored that the island supported a Brothel in which the patrons would arrive by train and take small boats to the island for the “illicit” entertainment. The hotel also hosted a restaurant and bowling alley and was later moved across the ice to the Weirs and became part of the Hotel Weirs which was destroyed by fire in 1924. During World War II the United States Navy operated a test sight for remote controlled submarines off the north western side of the island. Off the south side of the island remains a US Navy sound test laboratory and is a popular dive site. Today, Diamond Island is home to many summer residents in private cottages and homes. The islands convienient location to the mainland makes it a popular spot.once the site of a large hotel known as the Diamond Island House. In 1865, it became the property of the Winnipisseogee Lake Steamboat Company)
Dollar Island
Dolly Island
Dow Island(32 acres)
Eagle Island(named for its nesting site for a bald eagle in the 1880s)was owned by Jack Wright a famed Boston attorney. During ownership of the island, his wife planted forty two varieties of shrubs and trees on this tiny island.
East Twin Island
Echo Island
Evergreen Island
Farm Island(21 acres)
Far Ozone Island
Fish Island(4 acres)
Five Mile Island(13 acres)
Foley's Island
Ganzey Island(15 acres)
Gem Island
Gichigumi Island
Glines Island(7 acres)
Goodwin Island
Goose Island
Goose Egg Rock Island
Governor's Island(504 acres)
Grant Island
Guay Island
Gun Island
Gypsy Island
Half-Acre Island
Half Mile #1 Island
Half Mile #2 Island
Harbour Island
Harmony Island
Harvard Island
Hawk’s Nest Island
Helen Island
Hemlock Point Island
Hen Island
Hermit Island
Horse Island (Many years ago a summer resident of Center Harbor was transporting his horse to the Weirs by boat, when a storm arose, sinking the craft. They never found the man however the horse was found living contently on this island.)
Hull Island (9 acres)
Hurricane Island
Indian Island
Jib Island
Joe's Island(8 acres)
Jolly Island(50 acres)
Keel Island
Keniston Island(18 acres)
Kinneho Island(5 acres)
Isle of Pines Island
Ledge Island
Leroy Island
Less In Area Island
Lincoln Island
Little Island
Little Badger Island
Little Barndoor Island(6 acres)
Little Bear Island(143 acres)
Little Beaver Island
Little Birch Island
Little Blueberry Island
Little Camp Island(6 acres)
Little Cove Island
Little Ganzey Island
Little Goodwin Island
Little Huck Island
Little Keniston Island
Little Loon Island
Little Mark Island
Little One Mile Island
Little Pine Tree Island
Little Pine #1 Island
Little Pine #2 Island
Little Pine #3 Island
Little Plum Island
Little Ragged Island
Little Six Mile Island
Little Two Mile Island
Little Vixen Island
Little Whortleberry Island(6 acres)
Littlest Mud Island
Loan's Island
Lockes Island(42 acres)
Long Pine Island
Loon #1 Island
Loon #2 Island
Loon #3 Island
Loon #4 Island
Long Island(1,186 acres )(Winnipesaukee's largest island)
Mark Island(102 acres)
Melody Island (20 acres)
Melvin Island
Middle Beaver Island
Mink Island(26 acres)
Mt. Major Island
Moose Island
Nabby’s Island
Nine Acre Island(13 acres) How did it get its name?
North Pasture Island
Oak Island
October Eve Island
One Mile Island(6 acres)It was here on a foggy Thursday morning, early in 1910,that the old sidewheeler MOUNT WASHINGTON ran aground. There was very little damage done.
Outlaw Island
Overnight Island
Palmer Island
Parker Island
Penny #1 Island
Penny #2 Island
Perch Island
Pig Island
Pine Island(74 acres)
Pinehurst Island
Pistol Island
Pitchwood Island(15 acres)
PixieRock #3 Island
Pleasant
Pop Island
Poplar Island
Quarter Mile Island
Racoon Island
Ragged Island(12 acres)
Randall Island
Rattlesnake Island(368 acres) (Rattlesnakes were actually found on the island-in fact as late as the 1940's. The skins and remains of some of these snakes can be seen at the Libby Museum on Rt109 in Wolfeboro.
Rock #1 Island
Rock #2 Island
Rocky Ridge #1 Island
Rocky Ridge #2 Island
Rocky Ridge #3 Island
Round #1 Island(43 acres)
Round #2 Island
Saint's Rest Island
Sandy Island(67 acres)
Scavenger Island
Shelter Island
Shephard Island
Ship Island
Six Mile Island(23 acres)
Sleepers Island(113 acres)
Small Island
Spectacle (N)Island
Spectacle (S)Island
Spider Island
Spring Island
Squirrel Island
Starr Island
Steamboat Island
Stonedam Island(141 acres) (So named because of an old stone causeway connecting it with the mainland on Meredith Neck.)Island purchased in 1982 by Lakes Region Conservation Trust. Today's home of Stonedam Island Wildlife Preserve
Store Island
Three Mile Island(47 acres) (One of the summer homes of the Appalacian Mountain Club since 1900.)
Timber Island(136 acres)
Tip Island
Treasure Island(10)
Two Mile Island
Uppershoe Island
Wallace Island
Welch Island(187 acres)Map
Welcome Island
Wentworth Island
Whaleback Island(4 acres)
Whaleback Point Island
Whortleberry Island(69 acres)
Winch Island
Windswept Island
Worcester Island(18 acres)

10-21-2008, 02:10 PM	#34
Argie's Wife Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Alton Posts: 1,908 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 533 Thanked 579 Times in 260 Posts	from LakeWinnipesaukee.net Lake Winnipesaukee is absolutely amazing when it comes to its islands. Over 274 inhabitable islands many bearing the same name. (must have been interesting for the mail boat:-)) This is a list of Islands on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire. If you have any other island info Please email us 1 island with greater than 1000 acres (Long Island 1186 ac.) 3 islands between 500 and 1000 acres (Bear Island 780 ac., Cow Island 522 ac., Governor's Island 504 ac.) 7 islands between 100 and 500 acres (Rattlesnake Island 368 ac., Welch Island 187 ac., Little Bear Island 143 ac., Stonedam Island 141 ac., Timber Island 136 ac., Sleepers Island 113 ac., Mark Island 102 ac.) 6 islands between 50 and 100 acres 25 islands between 10 and 50 acres 226 islands with less than 10 acres Badger Island(11 acres) Barndoor Island(88 acres) Battleship Island Beaver Island(7 acres) Bear Island(780 acres) (second largest island)it is the only island with its own church. Becky’s Garden (Winnipesaukee's smallest island) Big Island Big Beaver Island(30 acres) Birch #1 Island(25 acres) Birch #2 Island Black Island Black Cat Island(75 acres) One of the islands bridged to the mainland. Accessible year round. Blanche Island Blanchards Island Blueberry Island Breezy Island Brew Island Camp Island(28 acres) Chase's Island(19 acres) Children's Island Chip Island Church Island Christmas Island(4 acres) Cosy Island Cove Island Cove #1 Island Cove #2 Island Cove #3 Island Cow Island(522 acres) Settled in 1812 by Paul Pillsbury who erected a grist mill here, and is said to be the founder of the world famous Pillsbury Flour firm. Crescent Island Cub Island Dale Island Devens Island Diamond Island(37 acres) (In 1861 Diamond Island was home to The Diamond Island House, a hotel frequented by summer guests. The Mount Washington and the steamer Lady of the Lake docked at the island as part of their regular stops as a service to their lodgers. At one point it was rumored that the island supported a Brothel in which the patrons would arrive by train and take small boats to the island for the “illicit” entertainment. The hotel also hosted a restaurant and bowling alley and was later moved across the ice to the Weirs and became part of the Hotel Weirs which was destroyed by fire in 1924. During World War II the United States Navy operated a test sight for remote controlled submarines off the north western side of the island. Off the south side of the island remains a US Navy sound test laboratory and is a popular dive site. Today, Diamond Island is home to many summer residents in private cottages and homes. The islands convienient location to the mainland makes it a popular spot.once the site of a large hotel known as the Diamond Island House. In 1865, it became the property of the Winnipisseogee Lake Steamboat Company) Dollar Island Dolly Island Dow Island(32 acres) Eagle Island(named for its nesting site for a bald eagle in the 1880s)was owned by Jack Wright a famed Boston attorney. During ownership of the island, his wife planted forty two varieties of shrubs and trees on this tiny island. East Twin Island Echo Island Evergreen Island Farm Island(21 acres) Far Ozone Island Fish Island(4 acres) Five Mile Island(13 acres) Foley's Island Ganzey Island(15 acres) Gem Island Gichigumi Island Glines Island(7 acres) Goodwin Island Goose Island Goose Egg Rock Island Governor's Island(504 acres) Grant Island Guay Island Gun Island Gypsy Island Half-Acre Island Half Mile #1 Island Half Mile #2 Island Harbour Island Harmony Island Harvard Island Hawk’s Nest Island Helen Island Hemlock Point Island Hen Island Hermit Island Horse Island (Many years ago a summer resident of Center Harbor was transporting his horse to the Weirs by boat, when a storm arose, sinking the craft. They never found the man however the horse was found living contently on this island.) Hull Island (9 acres) Hurricane Island Indian Island Jib Island Joe's Island(8 acres) Jolly Island(50 acres) Keel Island Keniston Island(18 acres) Kinneho Island(5 acres) Isle of Pines Island Ledge Island Leroy Island Less In Area Island Lincoln Island Little Island Little Badger Island Little Barndoor Island(6 acres) Little Bear Island(143 acres) Little Beaver Island Little Birch Island Little Blueberry Island Little Camp Island(6 acres) Little Cove Island Little Ganzey Island Little Goodwin Island Little Huck Island Little Keniston Island Little Loon Island Little Mark Island Little One Mile Island Little Pine Tree Island Little Pine #1 Island Little Pine #2 Island Little Pine #3 Island Little Plum Island Little Ragged Island Little Six Mile Island Little Two Mile Island Little Vixen Island Little Whortleberry Island(6 acres) Littlest Mud Island Loan's Island Lockes Island(42 acres) Long Pine Island Loon #1 Island Loon #2 Island Loon #3 Island Loon #4 Island Long Island(1,186 acres )(Winnipesaukee's largest island) Mark Island(102 acres) Melody Island (20 acres) Melvin Island Middle Beaver Island Mink Island(26 acres) Mt. Major Island Moose Island Nabby’s Island Nine Acre Island(13 acres) How did it get its name? North Pasture Island Oak Island October Eve Island One Mile Island(6 acres)It was here on a foggy Thursday morning, early in 1910,that the old sidewheeler MOUNT WASHINGTON ran aground. There was very little damage done. Outlaw Island Overnight Island Palmer Island Parker Island Penny #1 Island Penny #2 Island Perch Island Pig Island Pine Island(74 acres) Pinehurst Island Pistol Island Pitchwood Island(15 acres) PixieRock #3 Island Pleasant Pop Island Poplar Island Quarter Mile Island Racoon Island Ragged Island(12 acres) Randall Island Rattlesnake Island(368 acres) (Rattlesnakes were actually found on the island-in fact as late as the 1940's. The skins and remains of some of these snakes can be seen at the Libby Museum on Rt109 in Wolfeboro. Rock #1 Island Rock #2 Island Rocky Ridge #1 Island Rocky Ridge #2 Island Rocky Ridge #3 Island Round #1 Island(43 acres) Round #2 Island Saint's Rest Island Sandy Island(67 acres) Scavenger Island Shelter Island Shephard Island Ship Island Six Mile Island(23 acres) Sleepers Island(113 acres) Small Island Spectacle (N)Island Spectacle (S)Island Spider Island Spring Island Squirrel Island Starr Island Steamboat Island Stonedam Island(141 acres) (So named because of an old stone causeway connecting it with the mainland on Meredith Neck.)Island purchased in 1982 by Lakes Region Conservation Trust. Today's home of Stonedam Island Wildlife Preserve Store Island Three Mile Island(47 acres) (One of the summer homes of the Appalacian Mountain Club since 1900.) Timber Island(136 acres) Tip Island Treasure Island(10) Two Mile Island Uppershoe Island Wallace Island Welch Island(187 acres)Map Welcome Island Wentworth Island Whaleback Island(4 acres) Whaleback Point Island Whortleberry Island(69 acres) Winch Island Windswept Island Worcester Island(18 acres)