30 Years!

webmaster · 07-30-2025, 11:11 PM

I have to note that 30 years ago today I registered the name winnipesaukee.com and began to build a crude site as I learned HTML and the workings of the WWW. I had just sold our house in Moultonboro (a big mistake) and thought working on a Lakes Region webpage would keep me connected to the area. It sure did. The first feature was a series of aerial pictures that are still available here. A few years later I figured out how to add a forum and other interactive features that are still available today. For 24 years the WeirsCAM provided live views from its perch on the Winnipesaukee Pier. Our Forumfests around the lake were great fun.

It has been a great hobby for 30 years and has created many ups and downs for me. Mostly ups. Unfortunately, for financial and technical reasons I have some decisions to make about its future.

A sincere thanks to everyone that participates and contributes to the site. Some of you have been regular visitors for 25 years or more!

Don

tis · 07-31-2025, 05:25 AM

It must take a ton of time but I hope you keep it going. I would miss it. Thanks for all your hard work for all those years!!

fatlazyless · 07-31-2025, 06:38 AM

Oh come on ........ you will have NO PROBLEM keep'n this forum going for another THIRTY YEARS ....... no problem ...... you can do it ...... ho-ho-ho!...

phoenix · 07-31-2025, 06:45 AM

Thanks Don I have been on for over 21 years and got the pleasure of meeting you at Peppers

pjard · 07-31-2025, 07:13 AM

Thank you....I've been on this forum a very long time. It's a very helpful web site. Again, thank you!!!

Winilyme · 07-31-2025, 07:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by webmaster

I have to note that 30 years ago today I registered the name winnipesaukee.com and began to build a crude site as I learned HTML and the workings of the WWW. I had just sold our house in Moultonboro (a big mistake) and thought working on a Lakes Region webpage would keep me connected to the area. It sure did. The first feature was a series of aerial pictures that are still available here. A few years later I figured out how to add a forum and other interactive features that are still available today. For 24 years the WeirsCAM provided live views from its perch on the Winnipesaukee Pier. Our Forumfests around the lake were great fun.

It has been a great hobby for 30 years and has created many ups and downs for me. Mostly ups. Unfortunately, for financial and technical reasons I have some decisions to make about its future.

A sincere thanks to everyone that participates and contributes to the site. Some of you have been regular visitors for 25 years or more!

Don

I pray that the forum doesn’t go away. I totally get, Don, that you can’t do it forever but I hope there are good options to keep it going. Perhaps a current forum member would be interested in picking it up with training and transition under you??? Only when you are ready of course 20 or so years from now

Such an enjoyable and helpful resource. I hope you can keep us updated on plans/options moving forward. Thank you.

smith point boater · 07-31-2025, 07:28 AM

For everything you've done and continue to do for us. If circumstances dictate you need to stop this then so be it and best of luck going forward.

upthesaukee · 07-31-2025, 07:45 AM

Webmaster, thanks for all you have done and continue to do for all of us.

I have 22.5 years and counting on this wonderful website.

Dave

SAMIAM · 07-31-2025, 07:54 AM

If you could use some financial assistance to keep things running just let us know.Many would be happy to support this site

thinkxingu · 07-31-2025, 08:13 AM

Finding this forum when we purchased at the lake was priceless—I've received so much great information!

Thanks for all you've done.

Sent from my SM-S931U using Tapatalk

Woodsy · 07-31-2025, 08:23 AM

Way to go Don! Thanks for the years of hard work moderating some hot topics!

Woodsy

dippasan · 07-31-2025, 09:30 AM

We bought our island property in 2010 and I became a member of the forum in 2011 and it has become a site that I visit almost daily. This site helps get us through the long New England winters where we can, for a minute, forget about the snow and cold outside and count the days to ice out and warmer weather. (Don't get me wrong, I like winter too).

So much great content on here for everyone

Sincere thanks to you for your vision

Slickcraft · 07-31-2025, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SAMIAM

If you could use some financial assistance to keep things running just let us know.Many would be happy to support this site

Good idea.

Don: I have used the top banner "Donate" button in the past that uses Pay Pal. Recently, however, I get a can not process message and the donation does not go through even though I get a thanks.

Alan

Excalibur · 07-31-2025, 12:47 PM

Hi Don,

Wow that was a great investment and learning experience back then. The .com craze and bubble investments.

Well now we are in a growing bubble and everyone is learning LLM
https://github.com/rasbt/LLMs-from-scratch/tree/main

Life just keep getting more interesting and things evolve as history repeats itself.

To many more years of learning something new !!

Moccasin · 07-31-2025, 12:55 PM

Let us know what is needed to support this.

A lake visitor all my life, and all my parents' and my grandparents' and my great grandmother's life... I check the website everyday. I look for weather, for stories, for interesting wild life reports, for those glorious pictures. Even when I can't physically get to NH, I am planning for it! I want to be on top of lake and NH issues. I love everything Winnipesaukee.com represents.

Thank you for 30 years! I hope there can be more.

ghfromaltonbay · 07-31-2025, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slickcraft

Good idea.

Don: I have used the top banner "Donate" button in the past that uses Pay Pal. Recently, however, I get a can not process message and the donation does not go through even though I get a thanks.

Alan

I get the same message. It thanks me for my donation, but Paypal gives an error message saying the donation cannot be processed.

Newbiesaukee · 07-31-2025, 03:52 PM

…..for all you’ve done. I smile every time I see the old threads about the Forum Fests.

It’s been a large, happy part of my life for over 20 years.

MDoug · 08-01-2025, 07:35 PM

Many thanks!!

Juiced06GTO · 08-02-2025, 12:05 AM

I too found this place and have enjoyed tons of great interactions! I'd really hate to see it go, it is one of the few remaining true forums left that I visit regularly! I enjoy these so much better than the groups on the other social media platforms and it brings me back to memories of being on my various car forums over the years. I made friends from those that have now been in my life for over 20 years and our kids have become friends!

Hopefully we can come together and keep this alive for a while longer, let us know what we can do!!

No Wake Zone · 08-05-2025, 01:26 PM

Thank you for everything you do.

gravy boat · 08-05-2025, 01:45 PM

Thank you for creating a great site!!

Pineedles · 08-06-2025, 07:54 PM

Don, I'm sure you can find a buyer for this fantastic forum you have created and maintained. Although i don't post as much as I used to, i have actively followed threads both new and old here. Thank you for all your hard work, not only for the technical stuff but keeping this a place that encouraged debate but most always knew when to put the lid on things before they boiled over.

Best Wishes my friend,

Pineedles
Jeff

Donzi Minx · 08-07-2025, 08:59 AM

Incredible. It is such a wealth of information about the lake for us people who are situated in Mass. My association with the site has been like an addiction for 18 years, as the family property vaporized in West Alton this keeps me attached. Don you have done an outstanding with the site, thank you.

Grant · 08-08-2025, 03:16 PM

Thanks, Don. "Lake.cc" has been a much-needed lifeline to the Lake for us for years, and your efforts have been greatly appreciated.

07-30-2025, 11:11 PM	#1
webmaster Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 2,460 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 459 Thanked 3,932 Times in 843 Posts	30 Years! I have to note that 30 years ago today I registered the name winnipesaukee.com and began to build a crude site as I learned HTML and the workings of the WWW. I had just sold our house in Moultonboro (a big mistake) and thought working on a Lakes Region webpage would keep me connected to the area. It sure did. The first feature was a series of aerial pictures that are still available here. A few years later I figured out how to add a forum and other interactive features that are still available today. For 24 years the WeirsCAM provided live views from its perch on the Winnipesaukee Pier. Our Forumfests around the lake were great fun. It has been a great hobby for 30 years and has created many ups and downs for me. Mostly ups. Unfortunately, for financial and technical reasons I have some decisions to make about its future. A sincere thanks to everyone that participates and contributes to the site. Some of you have been regular visitors for 25 years or more! Don

07-31-2025, 06:38 AM	#3
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,797 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 301 Thanked 1,026 Times in 746 Posts	Oh come on ........ you will have NO PROBLEM keep'n this forum going for another THIRTY YEARS ....... no problem ...... you can do it ...... ho-ho-ho!... __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!

07-31-2025, 06:45 AM	#4
phoenix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: phoenix and moultonboro Posts: 1,560 Thanks: 61 Thanked 276 Times in 194 Posts	Thanks Don I have been on for over 21 years and got the pleasure of meeting you at Peppers __________________ it's tough to make predictions specially about the future

07-31-2025, 07:28 AM	#7
smith point boater Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: West Alton,NH Posts: 217 Thanks: 339 Thanked 99 Times in 58 Posts	Thank you For everything you've done and continue to do for us. If circumstances dictate you need to stop this then so be it and best of luck going forward.

07-31-2025, 07:45 AM	#8
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,604 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,469 Thanked 1,983 Times in 1,083 Posts	Thanks for all you do. Webmaster, thanks for all you have done and continue to do for all of us. I have 22.5 years and counting on this wonderful website. Dave __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

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tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,775 Thanks: 755 Thanked 1,464 Times in 1,020 Posts	It must take a ton of time but I hope you keep it going. I would miss it. Thanks for all your hard work for all those years!!

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07-31-2025, 08:23 AM	#11
Woodsy Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Weirs Beach Posts: 1,968 Thanks: 80 Thanked 980 Times in 440 Posts	Way to go Don! Thanks for the years of hard work moderating some hot topics! Woodsy __________________ The only way to eliminate ignorant behavior is through education. You can't fix stupid.

07-31-2025, 09:30 AM	#12
dippasan Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Hooksett NH and Sleepers Isl Posts: 394 Thanks: 289 Thanked 191 Times in 84 Posts	Thank you We bought our island property in 2010 and I became a member of the forum in 2011 and it has become a site that I visit almost daily. This site helps get us through the long New England winters where we can, for a minute, forget about the snow and cold outside and count the days to ice out and warmer weather. (Don't get me wrong, I like winter too). So much great content on here for everyone Sincere thanks to you for your vision __________________ Luck is when preparedness meets opportunity

07-31-2025, 12:47 PM	#14
Excalibur Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Gilford,NH is where I would like to be and Southborough, MA is where I have to be Posts: 90 Thanks: 15 Thanked 11 Times in 4 Posts	Hi Don, Wow that was a great investment and learning experience back then. The .com craze and bubble investments. Well now we are in a growing bubble and everyone is learning LLM https://github.com/rasbt/LLMs-from-scratch/tree/main Life just keep getting more interesting and things evolve as history repeats itself. To many more years of learning something new !!

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07-31-2025, 12:55 PM	#15
Moccasin Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NY MA IL & Braun Bay Posts: 38 Thanks: 45 Thanked 9 Times in 4 Posts	Lake Forum means so much to us all Let us know what is needed to support this. A lake visitor all my life, and all my parents' and my grandparents' and my great grandmother's life... I check the website everyday. I look for weather, for stories, for interesting wild life reports, for those glorious pictures. Even when I can't physically get to NH, I am planning for it! I want to be on top of lake and NH issues. I love everything Winnipesaukee.com represents. Thank you for 30 years! I hope there can be more.

07-31-2025, 03:52 PM	#17
Newbiesaukee Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Coral Gables, winter; Long Island, summer Posts: 1,357 Thanks: 951 Thanked 573 Times in 298 Posts	Thank you… …..for all you’ve done. I smile every time I see the old threads about the Forum Fests. It’s been a large, happy part of my life for over 20 years. __________________ "You're only young once, but you can be immature forever."

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08-02-2025, 12:05 AM	#19
Juiced06GTO Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 216 Thanks: 9 Thanked 84 Times in 49 Posts	I too found this place and have enjoyed tons of great interactions! I'd really hate to see it go, it is one of the few remaining true forums left that I visit regularly! I enjoy these so much better than the groups on the other social media platforms and it brings me back to memories of being on my various car forums over the years. I made friends from those that have now been in my life for over 20 years and our kids have become friends! Hopefully we can come together and keep this alive for a while longer, let us know what we can do!!

08-05-2025, 01:26 PM	#20
No Wake Zone Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2022 Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Thank you for everything you do.

08-05-2025, 01:45 PM	#21
gravy boat Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Gilford year round, West Alton summers Posts: 595 Thanks: 601 Thanked 203 Times in 102 Posts	Thanks Thank you for creating a great site!!

08-06-2025, 07:54 PM	#22
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,547 Thanks: 1,073 Thanked 668 Times in 367 Posts	Don, I'm sure you can find a buyer for this fantastic forum you have created and maintained. Although i don't post as much as I used to, i have actively followed threads both new and old here. Thank you for all your hard work, not only for the technical stuff but keeping this a place that encouraged debate but most always knew when to put the lid on things before they boiled over. Best Wishes my friend, Pineedles Jeff

08-07-2025, 08:59 AM	#23
Donzi Minx Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Melrose, Mass. Posts: 194 Thanks: 0 Thanked 184 Times in 53 Posts	30 Years Incredible. It is such a wealth of information about the lake for us people who are situated in Mass. My association with the site has been like an addiction for 18 years, as the family property vaporized in West Alton this keeps me attached. Don you have done an outstanding with the site, thank you.

08-08-2025, 03:16 PM	#24
Grant Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pennsyltuckey, Tuftonboro, Moultonborough Posts: 1,503 Thanks: 382 Thanked 231 Times in 125 Posts	Thanks, Don. "Lake.cc" has been a much-needed lifeline to the Lake for us for years, and your efforts have been greatly appreciated. __________________ "When I die, please don't let my wife sell my dive gear for what I told her I paid for it."