Lake Winnipesaukee at Sunset

Lake Winnipesaukee is the largest lake in New Hampshire. It is approximately 26 miles long (north-south) and from one to ten miles wide (east-west), covering 72 square miles (186 km²), with a maximum depth of 212 feet (64.6 meters). The lake contains some 253 islands (list of islands) and is indented by several peninsulas, a combination which yields a total shoreline of some 288 miles. The driving distance around the lake is 63 miles. The lake is 504 feet above sea level. It is the third-largest lake in New England (after Lake Champlain and Moosehead Lake), and second only to Moosehead for lakes entirely contained within New England. Picture of Lake Winnipesaukee at sunset for use on Lake Winni page. ... Picture of Lake Winnipesaukee at sunset for use on Lake Winni page. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the region in the United States of America. ... Landsat photo Lake Champlain (French: lac Champlain) is a large lake in North America, mostly within the borders of the United States (states of Vermont and New York) but partially situated across the US-Canada border in the province of Quebec. ... Map of Moosehead Lake. ...

History

Lake Winnipesaukee has been a tourist destination for more than a century, especially for residents escaping the summer heat of Boston and New York City. The Native American name "Winnipesaukee" means either "smile of the Great Spirit" or "beautiful water in a high place". Boston is a town and small port c. ... Nickname: Big Apple Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... An Aani (Atsina) named Assiniboin Boy. ...

Original steamer Mount Washington at Alton Bay

Winnipesaukee is a glacial lake and an unusual one at that, since the last glaciation actually reversed the flow of its waters. Draining the central portion of New Hampshire, it once flowed southeast, leaving via what is now Alton Bay toward the Atlantic Ocean. When glacial debris blocked this path, flow was redirected westward through Paugus Bay into the Winnipesaukee River. The latter flows west from the lake and joins the Pemigewasset River in Franklin to form the Merrimack River, which flows south to Massachusetts and into the Atlantic. Image File history File links Steamer_Mt. ... Image File history File links Steamer_Mt. ... Austrias longest glacier, the Pasterze, winds its 8 km (5 mile) route at the foot of Austrias highest mountain, the Grossglockner A glacier is a large, long-lasting river of ice that is formed on land and moves in response to gravity. ... Paugus Bay is a 1,220-acre water body located in Belknap County in the Lakes Region of central New Hampshire, in the city of Laconia. ... The Winnipesaukee River runs from Silver Lake, in Belmont, New Hampshire to Franklin, New Hampshire, where it joins the Pemigewasset River to form the Merrimack River. ... The Pemigewasset River is a river in the State of New Hampshire, USA. It is approximately 70 miles or 113 kilometers in length. ... Franklin is a city located in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, at the merging of the Pemigewasset and Winnipesaukee Rivers to form the Merrimack River. ... The Merrimack River, formed by the confluence of the Pemigewasset River (left) and Winnipesaukee River (right) is shown on a map of the northeastern United States The Merrimack River (or Merrimac River, an earlier spelling that is sometimes still used) is a 110-mile-long (177-kilometer-long) river in... Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area  Ranked 44th  - Total 10,555 sq mi (27,360 km²)  - Width 183 miles (295 km)  - Length 113 miles (182 km)  - % water 13. ...

Cities and Towns

Sunset over Lake Winnipesaukee from Long Island

The communities that surround the lake, clockwise from the southernmost town, are: Image File history File linksMetadata Winnipesaukee_Sunset_8-28-2002_(JJH). ... Image File history File linksMetadata Winnipesaukee_Sunset_8-28-2002_(JJH). ...

• Alton
• Gilford, home to Gunstock Recreation Area, noted for its skiing and hiking.
• Laconia, surrounding Paugus Bay, is the main commercial city on the lake. Included in Laconia is Weirs Beach, the largest public bathing area on Winnipesaukee.
• Meredith, whose harbor lies on the northwestern reach of the lake.
• Center Harbor
• Moultonborough
• Tuftonboro, which contains Melvin Village.
• Wolfeboro, which bills itself as the "oldest summer resort in America."

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Lakes Region

Along with the rest of New Hampshire's Lakes Region, which also encompasses Lake Winnisquam, Squam Lake and Newfound Lake, Winnipesaukee has been a vacation community for at least a century, particularly drawing people from the Boston region. The area is home to numerous summer theater troupes and offers a variety of land and water recreational activities. There are numerous hiking trails in and around the surrounding mountains which include the Ossipee Mountains to the east, the Belknap Range to the west, and Red Hill to the north. The Lakes Region of New Hampshire is the mid-state area surrounding Lake Winnipesaukee, Winnisquam Lake, and Squam Lake. ... Winnisquam Lake is located in Belknap County in central New Hampshire, in the communities of Sanbornton, Belmont, Laconia, and Meredith. ... It is a lake located in New Hampshire right outside of Holderness. ... Newfound Lake is located in Grafton County, New Hampshire, within the townships of Bridgewater, Bristol, and Hebron. ...

The steamship Mount Washington

The Mount Washington under full speed ahead. Oil painting by Peter Buck

The paddlesteamer Mount Washington, named after the highest of New Hampshire's White Mountains, was launched in spring 1871 to carry mail, goods and passengers on Lake Winnipesaukee, under the flag of the Boston and Maine Railroad. With a hull length of 178 feet and a beam of 49 feet she appeared as a typical representative of the North American sidewheelers around the second half of the century and was the largest steamer on the lake at that time. Image File history File links MountWashington. ... Image File history File links MountWashington. ... This article is about the White Mountains of New Hampshire. ... 1898 map The Boston and Maine Railroad (AAR reporting mark BM), also known by the abbreviation B&M, was the dominant railroad of the northern New England region of the United States for a century. ...

The huge paddle wheels were driven by a single cylinder steam engine of 450 HP at approximately 26 RPM. The power was transferred from the vertical single cylinder to the wheel shaft by the walking beam, high above the upper deck, oscillating in the frequency of the paddle wheels.

Known as "The Mount", her kitchen and restaurant service became famous. On December 23 1939, after 68 years of service, a nearby railroad station caught fire from an overheated stove. The Mount Washington had been towed next to it and was trapped in ice. She could not be moved away, and burned completely. Soon, with the introduction of ship propellers, the era of paddlewheelers ended, apart from a few vessels, which have been restored and kept in service as a tourist attraction. The Mount itself has been rebuilt, but today its power comes from propellers, its paddlewheels moving passively in response to the boat's forward progress. Still popular, it makes one or two round-trips on the lake per day during the summer season. ^[1]

Ice-Out Contest Lake Winnipesaukee is known for its annual Ice-Out Contest, in which people try to guess the earliest date that the Mount Washington (aka The Mount), a large cruise ship that carries tourists around the lake, can safely leave her port in Center Harbor and motor to four other ports (Weirs Beach, Alton Bay, Wolfeboro, and Meredith). Since records began being kept in 1851, ice-out has happened as early as March 29 and as late as May 12, although 90 percent of the time it is declared during April. Center Harbor is a town located in Belknap County, New Hampshire. ... Lake Winnipesaukee at Sunset The largest lake in New Hampshire, Lake Winnipesaukee is the sixth largest natural lake lying within the United States. ... This article describes the town as a whole. ... Meredith is a town located in Belknap County, New Hampshire. ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Popular culture

• The 1981 movie On Golden Pond was mainly filmed on Squam Lake, just northwest of Winnipesaukee, with a few scenes shot on Winnipesaukee itself.
• The 1991 movie comedy What About Bob? was set at Lake Winnipesaukee, but the actual filming was done at Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia.
• The 2006 comedy Click has a flashback depicting Adam Sandler as a kid playing on a beach on Lake Winnipesaukee.
• In a Three Stooges short in which the Stooges are census takers, Curly answers a query about his birthplace with "Lake Winnepesaukee." When Moe asks him to spell it, he switches course, and says "Make that Lake Erie. I've got an uncle there."

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References

1. ^ Edward H. Blackstone: Farewell Old Mount Washington, published 1969 by the Steamship Historical Society of America, 414 Pelton Ave. Staten Island, N.Y.

The New Hampshire State Almanac

External links

• Official Lake Winnipesaukee Website (lakewinnipesaukee.net)

• Lakes Region Association