Get your bobhouse off the ice by April 1st!

All bobhouses, or ice shanties, must be removed from the ice by the end of the day on April 1, according to state Read more »

Shore Land Protection Moratorium?

Less than one year after its passage, the New Hampshire Senate is already considering a moratorium on the Comprehensive Shore land Protection Act.

Legislators has heard testimony on Senate Bill 139-FN and will discuss the moratorium in an executive session early this month.  Read more »

ICE FISHING ON WINNIPESAUKEE

 

Written by Pat Rollins from the Citizen.  When I ran into my buddy Bob the other day he’d just come off the lake after a day of fishing with his two sons. I asked the young boys how they did and both of them looked at me with a big smile and started telling me about all the fun they had fishing on Lake Winnipesaukee with their dad. Read more »

50-foot rule for shore owners

Thousands of shorefront property owners and builders across the state are on a crash course to understand a new permit system that goes into effect tomorrow.

Effective July 1, a state shoreland permit is required for Read more »

Bikers pack Weirs Beach for Motorcycle Week finale

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RAY MONGEAU/CITIZEN PHOTO Weirs Beach was packed with motorcycles and riders on Saturday as Motorcycle Week was drawing to a close.


While attendance at the 85th annual Laconia Motorcycle Week may have started out slow, it finished strong with thousands turning out at Weirs Beach on Read more »

Bike Week said off to good start

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DARYL CARLSON/CITIZEN PHOTO MONDAY’S SHOWERS did not deter motorcyclist from steaming through the Weirs to take in the 85th Laconia Bike Week

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Bike Week 2008 is off to a good start, say rally and law enforcement officials, even though some Read more »

Trout For Successful Fishing!

Article Date: Friday, June 6, 2008
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New Hampton Fish and Game Inland Fisheries Superintendent Randy Ayers weighs year-old brook trout that will be stocked at local streams and ponds.
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Just in time for summer, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department is wrapping up its annual stocking of rivers, streams, ponds and lakes with several kinds Read more »

Preparing For Another Boating Season From Lake Winnipesaukee To The Seacoast

The ice is gone and the warm weather has arrived, which means summer is coming. And to get ready for the boating season there are a few preparations Marine Patrol is making to do just that. Read more »

Lake Winnipesaukee Boat Speed Limit Clears Panel

CONCORD — By a split vote, the Senate’s Transportation Committee on Wednesday recommended the passage of a boating speed limit on Lake Winnipesaukee. Read more »

LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE – MSS Mt. Washington completes trial cruise

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Mike Colclough/For The Citizen GOV. JOHN LYNCH takes the helm of the MS Mount Washington during its annual shakedown cruise on Monday as Capt. Paul Smith provides navigation tips. Capt. Leo O’Connell is in the background.


The first call of the Lakes Region’s summer season sounded through Center Harbor in the low blare of the MS Mount Washington’s horn. The Mount made its annual shakedown cruise Read more »