Favorite part of summer 2016?

[salty dog]

There are many things we love about summer at the lake but three of our favorites are:

The views, the views and the views!

[Mr. V]

Fresh, sweet corn, straight from the field.

Ahh...

[ushaggerb]

At The Lake for our annual visit. Out in the boat. Stop to take a swim. My son and his girlfriend jump in the water. She looks a little apprehensive. She's used to California, the ocean shoreline, not used to deep, dark water. Tell them "there's nothing in The Lake that can possibly hurt you." No sharks, no nothing.

That night, at Church Landing, getting ready for dinner, look out at The Lake. I point out to my son a huge, huge dog swimming along the shore right toward us. Then it begins to dawn on me, "that's not a dog, that's a bear." Sure enough, juvenile bear swims right on past us, looking for shoreline. Finds it about 100 yards past us right by Meredith Marina, goes ashore, and is gone.

Son turns to me. "So, there's nothing in The Lake that can possibly hurt you, huh."

[DickR]

Originally Posted by ushaggerb

.....Sure enough, juvenile bear swims right on past us, looking for shoreline. ...... "So, there's nothing in The Lake that can possibly hurt you, huh."

Ah, but you could outswim a bear, even if you can't swim, I'd bet.

[HomeWood]

My favorite part was the total of 2.5 weeks we spent up there this Summer. There is never a bad time at the lake. I don't care if it's raining out...I'm at the lake!

My second favorite part of Summer is the end of it. The southern heat is unbearable!

[Dad sold the C * C]

We enjoyed the lake every weekend from May until now.
Kayaking with a coffee or adult beverage and talking to neighbors and meeting new people.
Listening to happy kids laughing and screaming as they play, ski, tube or boat ride.
Listening to the few kids cry and scream.... (Not our's we don't have children)
Sunsets on the boat
Reading with a 60lb poodle that thinks ALL poodles are lap dogs.

But my BEST memory of 2016 was when I safely bumped to a stop in the parking lot of the Tilton VIP after finding out on the exit 20 ramp that the truck had blown a brake line.
As an aside: I had 2 dogs and a cat and the VIP staff were great as I tried to find a way to the camp.

[dickiej]

There is nothing more relaxing than finding a protected little area on the lee side of an uninhabited island, throwing the anchor overboard, and swimming, snorkeling and sleeping in the sun. My wife and I are in healthcare and have very stressful jobs. When we can get up to the lake, it totally recharges our batteries.

[Meredith_Resident]

Lots of memories from Summer '16!

*Canoeing on Waukewan with a makeshift sail mounted to the middle brace of our canoe
*Riding our motorcycles to Tamworth to visit the Remick Farm & Doctor Museum
*Early morning walks by the Town Docks
*Walking down to the town docks to watch the Mt Washington drop off passengers from its cruise on Friday nights (it looks huge docked at the town docks)
*Trips to Pond Hill Ranch in Castleton, VT for the rodeo (Every Saaturday night @8PM Memorial Day through Labor Day)

I hated the humidity this year though. I'm very glad fall is in the air and I'm looking forward to a beautiful winter with ice on lake Winni this time (crossing my fingers!)

[radiocontester]

I put together a short video capturing a few of our experiences:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCkzE4V1T1U

Note: All pics/videos captured via cell phone....we are hacks