There is an opportunity for us to comment to the state on yet another rafting ban on Lake Winnipesaukee. I'm against it, but no matter what your opinion is, this is a good chance to voice it to the state.
There is an article in the Citizen Online,
http://www4.citizen.com/September200..._09.25_04d.asp
reporting on a hearing that occured to ban rafting on Black Cove. In that article is an email address and phone number where you can voice your opinion. In the article, it describes good reasons for the ban. It is near a Girl Scout camp, and the growth of rafting has caused them to use the cove less.
My opinion is that there should be a single rule. Either rafting is or it is not allowed - anywhere on the lake. Each time a cove is shut off to those that are looking to raft for the afternoon, it concentrates the rafting traffic into fewer and fewer coves. Why should any cove be special enough to push the traffic on others? Winnipesaukee is getting "built out", and there are too few coves left that are without homes. There are may valid reasons for not wanting rafters hanging outside your home for the afternoon, but I fail to see why banishment should be applied in a piecemeal fashion. All or nothing!