What's in a name?

[Grant]

Least creative forum handle ever. And it's my first name, not my last.

My grandfather (and some of his brothers), from Haverhill, went to camp at Wyanoke in the 1910s and fell in love with the place. Fast-forward to 1945, and he and his wife bought a place in Tuftonboro. My dad grew up in that house, and spends about five months a year in it now. My mom also vacationed on the Lake a few times when she was young. I was born in 1961, and have been coming to the same place ever since. It's essentially been the most consistent "home" in my 46 years. I spent summers there, and also went to Camp Belknap in Wolfeboro. My two boys both have gone there as well (one still does) and my twin daughters will be CITs at Huckins on Ossipee this year. My wife was smitten with the place after her first visit, and we've done a good job of passing along the bug. It's really not hard.

I love the Lake in all seasons, and really enjoy hiking the White, Sandwich, and Ossipee Mountains, fishing for anything, boating, taking in sunsets from Abenaki Tower and, as the avatar illustrates, pursuing my obsession with SCUBA.

T-minus nine days 'til the opening Winnipesaukee dive of the season. And the opening of my annual Fishing for -- But Not Catching -- Salmon Season.