NH Lakes Region Real Estate

Lake Winnipesaukee has all kinds of summer and winter activities. Here are a few, The Winnipesaukee Ice Fishing Derby - boating/fishing - sailing - classic wooden boat show - steam boat races. The summer starts with the annual Ice-Out Contest a popular event in which people try to guess the date that the Mount Washington, a large cruise ship that carries tourists around the lake, can safely leave her port on Saunders Bay and motor to four other ports. 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 early April.

In addition to boating you can visit the oldest summer resort in the US, Wolfeboro. the artists communities around the lake, and don’t forget the State Fairs in the fall, Lancaster, Deerfield and Sandwich to name a few. Squam Lake where On Golden Pond was filmed is just to the north and Newfound Lake is just to the west.

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Lake Winnipesaukee Boat Launches

Alton NH
Alton Bay Public Launch – Downing’s Landing – Robert Cove Marina – West Alton Marine
Center Harbor
Public Docks next to town docks
Gilford NH
Ames Farm Inn –Ellacoya State Park - Fay’s Boat Yard – Silver Sands Marin
Laconia NH
Christmas Island Resort – Lakeport Landing Marina
Meredith NH
Meredith Public Docks – Meredith Marina - Shep Brown’s Boat Basin
Moultonborough NH
Harilla Landing – Lee’s Mills – Moultonborough Public Launch – States Landing
Tuftonboro NH
Melvin Village Public Landing
Wolfeboro NH
Back Bay Marina – Goodhue and Hawkins - Libby Museum – Wolfeboro Public Launch

Squam Lake, Lake Opechee, Lake Waukewan, Lake Winona, Lake Wicwas, and Newfound Lake
all have boat launches with parking.

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Lake Winnipesaukee External links

• LakeWinnipesaukee.net
• Winnipesaukee.com
• Paintings of Lake Winnipesaukee
• LWHS.us Lake Winnipesaukee Historical Society
• LRCT.org Lakes Region Conservation Trust
• Lake level graphs

Lake Winnipesaukee Weather and climate

Average summertime on or next to the water brings days around 80 °F (26 °C), with overnight lows around 65 °F (18 °C). Less than half a mile away from the water, days can be warmer and nights cooler by several degrees. Summer's most extreme temperatures away from the water may be as high as 100 °F (38 °C) and as low as 50 °F (10 °C). A typical winter day brings a maximum of 28 °F (-2 °C) with overnight minimum around 15 °F (-9 °C). Typical wintertime extremes are 50 °F (10 °C) and -20 °F (-28 °C) but even greater extremes have been recorded nearby.

The water temperature typically reaches the upper 70s F (around 25 °C) in late July and cools into the 60s (around 18 °C) in September. Several days of hot, humid weather at the height of summer can bring the water temperature well above 80 °F (26 °C.) It normally freezes during the last week of December. Ice thickness during a typical winter can be in excess of 18 inches (460 mm) in many parts of the lake.

Lake Winnipesaukee 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 can safely leave her port in Center Harbor and motor to four other ports (Weirs Beach, Alton Bay, Wolfeboro, and Meredith). Since records began 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.

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