Advice for lake front property

[erick26]

We have been looking at properties on the lake for the past 2 years mostly in the Alton-Laconia/Gilford area due to travel time and access. It will be a second home, mostly summer use with some winter use for skiing etc. Our biggest question seems to be around view/functionality meaning we are trying to figure out if we want a quiet cove area for water sports etc that may not give us the best view "on the lake" vs being out in the open water areas and constantly being pounded by wind and boat waves. We've talked to a few people and seem to get conflicting views, some say the open areas are not that bad and others tell me their swim platforms broke off the chains. Not sure if there is a happy medium but thought I would put this out there if anyone has an opinion 😜 (I know that's a loaded question). Thanks, Eric