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Castle in the
6 MOTORCYCLE WEEK
Clouds
Tour this stone castle Tens of thousands of
(left), set on a bluff 750 ft motorcycle enthusiasts
(229 m) above Lake gather in and around
Winnipesaukee. Then Laconia in mid-June for
hike some of the 28 miles the adrenaline-charged
(45 km) of trails, or take touring, partying, and
a stroll to a waterfall. races of the Laconia
Motorcycle Week, a
Wolfeboro
7 popular annual event
since 1925. Area lodging
The village, a
resort destination since books up in advance.
1763, when the Royal
Ossipee
Governor built a summer 9
home here, represents Enjoy hiking,
the demure, gentrified blackberry picking, and
side of Winnipesaukee horseback riding in quiet
and is the largest com­ country roads around
munity on the lake. Ossipee, set in a pond­
dotted plateau just east
Meredith
8 of Lake Winnipesaukee.
Warm­water bass
Gunstock
fishing is one of the lures 0
of upscale Meredith, the Mountain
epicenter of tasteful Resort
resort development on Born as a Depression­
Lake Winnipesaukee. era public works project,
Capitalizing on New Gunstock has evolved
Hampshire’s lack of into a popular ski area.
sales tax, Meredith is In sum mer, vast forests
also the lake’s premier make it a favorite for
shopping destination. outdoor pursuits.
Squam Lake 5
Moultonborough Best known as the
25 loon­haunted lake of the
171
Holderness Ossipee 16
109 1981 movie On Golden
3 Pond, Squam (right) is a
Meredith Tuftonboro
natural paradise, best
Weirs Beach Glendale Wolfeboro appreciated on a boat
Lakeport tour with a guide from
Laconia 28 the Squam Lakes
11 Natural Science Center.
NEED TO KNOW Meredith; 603 745 2135; Gunstock Mountain Resort:
MAP M4–5 open May–Oct; adm 719 Cherry Valley Rd,
Gilford; 603 293 4341;
Lakes Region Association: Squam Lakes Natural open year-round; adm
Science Center: Rte 113,
Exit 20, Tilton; 603 286 8008
Holderness; 603 968 7194; • Catch free concerts on
M/S Mount Washington: open daily May–Oct; Saturday nights in July
211 Lakeside Ave, Weirs adm and August at Cate Park
Beach; 603 366 5531; open Castle in the Clouds: bandstand in Wolfeboro.
late May–mid-Oct; adm Moultonborough (Rte 171); • For dining with views of
Winnipesaukee Scenic 603 476 5900; open daily Winnipesaukee, try Patrick’s
Railroad: 154 Main St, Jun–mid Oct; adm Pub & Eatery (see p120).

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