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Originally Posted by Islander

As I remember it, the Massachusetts State Police detail guarding the Govenor put out those lines without a permit. That is why a boat could legally enter the area.

Below is a copy of the swim line rules. Boats are not allowed in swim areas. They also require that only the shore front property owner can obtain a permit. This shows the property owner has rights to the lake that others do not have.
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Saf-C 404.08 Swim Lines.

(a) No person shall operate a boat within any permitted swim line on any public body of water.

(b) No person shall put or place a swim line in the public waters of any public body of water without prior written approval of the director.

(c) An application for a swim line permit, DSSS 41, shall be submitted to the director by the shore front property owner, or a duly authorized agent.

My recollection is that the "swim line" was a series of anchored, non-connected, floats.

You could slalom a canoe or bass boat through them, and not technically "cross" any line.

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/oldforu...mes;read=65395

How this enhanced Romney's enjoyment of the lake, I don't know.

It seems like a simple courtesy would have been extended by the State of New Hampshire to the visiting Governor back then, and negative (or just wrong) comments left off...today.