How old were you when you first came to the lake?

eillac@dow · 01-23-2016, 12:31 AM

Well, let me put it to you this way....I am the youngest of 23 cousins...and I was born in August of 65. I believe my oldest cousin would be about 69.

I can only tell you that my crib on the island was a bureau drawer. My mom and aunts would take out the drawers, lay blankets in and put us down for the night.

So 50 years later, I am still on the island!

Nice thread!

glennsteely · 01-31-2016, 08:53 AM

Wow!! I thought a subject like this, DEMANDED top level thought and explanation....
I was....159 days old!! 6 months old, give or take.
I've been enjoying it ever since!!

polarisman14 · 01-31-2016, 05:28 PM

Can't put an exact age on it but I'd say 10-12 years old...I was fortunate enough to be invited to a family camp by a close friend of mine. I spent 1-2 weeks a summer on Bear Island for a few years, then they sold the camp and my time drew to a close. That was fifteen years ago.

Another close friend of mine who was born into boating in the Fall River, MA area moved up here at 18 and got back into boating 5 years ago...So did I. I've never been more into it then I am now. Never too late to get involved.

Electric man · 01-31-2016, 09:25 PM

1967 at the age of 12

HomeWood · 02-01-2016, 08:44 AM

Birth. 1979

01-31-2016, 08:53 AM	#2
glennsteely Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Mantua, N.J. Posts: 472 Thanks: 90 Thanked 111 Times in 38 Posts	Yes! Outstanding thread indeed!!! Wow!! I thought a subject like this, DEMANDED top level thought and explanation.... I was....159 days old!! 6 months old, give or take. I've been enjoying it ever since!! __________________ 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...... Last edited by glennsteely; 01-31-2016 at 08:55 AM. Reason: Boo-boo.

01-31-2016, 05:28 PM	#3
polarisman14 Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Gilmanton, NH Posts: 139 Thanks: 37 Thanked 23 Times in 20 Posts	Can't put an exact age on it but I'd say 10-12 years old...I was fortunate enough to be invited to a family camp by a close friend of mine. I spent 1-2 weeks a summer on Bear Island for a few years, then they sold the camp and my time drew to a close. That was fifteen years ago. Another close friend of mine who was born into boating in the Fall River, MA area moved up here at 18 and got back into boating 5 years ago...So did I. I've never been more into it then I am now. Never too late to get involved. __________________ >>>Matt<<< To Tow: 2007 Honda Ridgeline RTL To Float: 1977 MFG Gypsy Star 17 O/B

01-23-2016, 12:31 AM	#1
eillac@dow Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Dow Island & Weymouth, MA Posts: 365 Thanks: 295 Thanked 94 Times in 48 Posts	Well, let me put it to you this way....I am the youngest of 23 cousins...and I was born in August of 65. I believe my oldest cousin would be about 69. I can only tell you that my crib on the island was a bureau drawer. My mom and aunts would take out the drawers, lay blankets in and put us down for the night. So 50 years later, I am still on the island! Nice thread!

01-31-2016, 09:25 PM	#4
Electric man Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Framingham,MA Posts: 16 Thanks: 277 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	1967 at the age of 12

02-01-2016, 08:44 AM	#5
HomeWood Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Clayton,NC / Sanbornton,NH Posts: 611 Thanks: 126 Thanked 137 Times in 75 Posts	Birth. 1979