Most Expensive Lakefront Property

Paugus Bay Resident · 09-19-2005, 10:05 PM

Mr. V,

Guess I'm in line with Lake Geezer. Everything you see as a disadvantage, I see as an advantage

course, that's why I live here.

In terms of

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There are not a lot of lucrative opportunities for a self-starting professional

couldn't disagree with you more. As the owner of a couple of small businesses, I've found NH to be a very entreprenurial state with lots of opportunity and little of the stifling beurocracy I've seen elsewhere. I recently read where we have the highest per capita income and the lowest poverty rate in the country. Highest percentage of people with insurance, etc.

In terms of schools, Gilford and Alton, to name a few do pretty well. We also have some of the best private schools (Phillips Exeter, Tilton School, Brewster, etc.).

Winter, skiing, snowmobiling, ice fishing, snuggling by a fire, cutting down your Christmas tree, hot chocolate ..... (OK, sometimes it doesn't seem to ever end

)

People, mostly no BS, easy to get to know if your not pushy.

Slow pace, just the way I like it.

Cities, I'll take Portsmouth any day, Portland a close second. Easy ride to Boston if I need to raise my blood pressure.

Anyway, as I said earlier, guess that's why I live here. Not perfect, but not too shabby either

glennsteely · 09-19-2005, 11:50 PM

If I thought I could make the money I make now, I would be there already....

Paugus Bay Resident · 09-20-2005, 12:39 AM

Just have to have a little imagination and be willing to do a major career change

(coupe of years to make it happen doesn't hurt either)

Pineedles · 09-20-2005, 08:22 AM

Earlier in my life I dreamed of living at the lake. In more recent years I've come to realize that my time here is a rejuvenation. The "Porch Paralysis" (sitting on the fron porch facing the lake) that I as well as my many relatives that share this cottage enjoy is a chance to unwind from the realities of our lives in many different states across the Northeast.

Yes, I said share. I wanted to address some of the postulations by contributors to this thread. Built in 1892 this "cottage" has passed through several generations and has survived because of the wisdom of my great uncle and grandfather whom designated a system of sharing the house in 2 week increments during the months of June through September. The sibling rivilary hasn't occurred because we all acknowledge that most of us only get 2 weeks vacation from our jobs as well as it makes it affordable as far as taxes go when we all share the expenses.

This is no McMansion and could be considered a tear-down but it serves the purpose of a place of recovery, and if I lived here there would be nothing to recover from and it might lose its charm.

I'm not criticizing those who choose to make this their home, just add another perspective to being "upthesaukee".

Grant · 09-20-2005, 02:54 PM

A few weeks ago, as I was pondering the end of another summer season, sitting on the dock enjoying the stars, it came to me:

"I want to live here, not leave here."

Pineedles · 09-20-2005, 07:22 PM

But, "I'll be back".

glennsteely · 09-20-2005, 09:40 PM

Me too!!! I second that. Still and all, I would like to live in that air...

09-19-2005, 11:50 PM	#2
glennsteely Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Mantua, N.J. Posts: 472 Thanks: 90 Thanked 111 Times in 38 Posts	I would rather live in NH than anywhere in the world.... If I thought I could make the money I make now, I would be there already.... __________________ You have to go out on a limb sometimes, cause that is where the fruit is. You can't get to the fruit from that nice safe spot, clinging to the trunk of the tree......

09-20-2005, 12:39 AM	#3
Paugus Bay Resident Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Gilmanton, NH Posts: 754 Thanks: 136 Thanked 93 Times in 51 Posts	Just have to have a little imagination and be willing to do a major career change (coupe of years to make it happen doesn't hurt either) Last edited by Paugus Bay Resident; 09-20-2005 at 10:25 AM.

09-20-2005, 08:22 AM	#4
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,545 Thanks: 1,072 Thanked 668 Times in 367 Posts	It wouldn't be a vacation if I lived here Earlier in my life I dreamed of living at the lake. In more recent years I've come to realize that my time here is a rejuvenation. The "Porch Paralysis" (sitting on the fron porch facing the lake) that I as well as my many relatives that share this cottage enjoy is a chance to unwind from the realities of our lives in many different states across the Northeast. Yes, I said share. I wanted to address some of the postulations by contributors to this thread. Built in 1892 this "cottage" has passed through several generations and has survived because of the wisdom of my great uncle and grandfather whom designated a system of sharing the house in 2 week increments during the months of June through September. The sibling rivilary hasn't occurred because we all acknowledge that most of us only get 2 weeks vacation from our jobs as well as it makes it affordable as far as taxes go when we all share the expenses. This is no McMansion and could be considered a tear-down but it serves the purpose of a place of recovery, and if I lived here there would be nothing to recover from and it might lose its charm. I'm not criticizing those who choose to make this their home, just add another perspective to being "upthesaukee".

09-20-2005, 02:54 PM	#5
Grant Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pennsyltuckey, Tuftonboro, Moultonborough Posts: 1,500 Thanks: 375 Thanked 230 Times in 124 Posts	Simple A few weeks ago, as I was pondering the end of another summer season, sitting on the dock enjoying the stars, it came to me: "I want to live here, not leave here." __________________ "When I die, please don't let my wife sell my dive gear for what I told her I paid for it."

09-20-2005, 07:22 PM	#6
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,545 Thanks: 1,072 Thanked 668 Times in 367 Posts	Nice sentiment But, "I'll be back".

09-20-2005, 09:40 PM	#7
glennsteely Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Mantua, N.J. Posts: 472 Thanks: 90 Thanked 111 Times in 38 Posts	Pineneedles.. Me too!!! I second that. Still and all, I would like to live in that air... __________________ You have to go out on a limb sometimes, cause that is where the fruit is. You can't get to the fruit from that nice safe spot, clinging to the trunk of the tree......