948 rattlesnake island, Lake Winnipesaukee, Alton New Hampshire

Brand New Rattlesnake Island Property

Presented by Michael Travis 22 South Main Street, Wolfeboro, NH 03894 Office: (603) 569-6060 Cell: (603) 303-2599 www.WaterfrontAgent.com

Enjoy island living at its best in this brand new

Rattlesnake Island property facing the Broads of Lake Winnipesaukee. Includes a guest cabin as well as boat dock and lift, stone break water, and is only a few steps up to the main cabin. When I first visited the property it reminded me of the incredible memories of our family island, the views, the privacy, the ultimate in living on a lake with a community of people who share the same love of nature and water.

The difference is that this property is brand new construction

with beautiful wood interior, new appliances, wood stove, cathedral ceilings, wrap around decks, new bedroom septic, and a large separate cabin.

Building an is-

land home is not for the faint at heart.

Enjoy the years of quality work without lifting a finger except perhaps at the closing table. This is a place generations of memories can be built. The guest house is unfinished inside but has all the wood and appliances ready to go. Can be purchased finished or be done as you like it.

Rattlesnake Island also has

hundreds of acres of conservation land and the best panoramic views of the lake from

9000 lb boat lift.

high up. The Rattlesnake Association also owns a mainland launch where there is parking and storage for your boats in the winter. —Michael Travis, RealtorŽ

20 x 28 Guest House

Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire

Panorama of Lake Winnipesaukee from summit of Mount Major.

Rattlesnake Island in the Broads of Lake Winnipesaukee

Lake Winnipesaukee is the largest lake in New Hampshire at over 44,000 acres and 200 feet deep surrounded by mountain vistas and the best that Mother Nature can provide. It encompasses the towns of Alton, Gilford, Laconia, Meredith, Center Harbor, Moultonborough, Tuftonboro and Wolfeboro. Each town has its own amenities and personality, all connected by the natural Luxury Estate on the Big Lake splendor of “The Big Lake”.

You will find some of the most valuable waterfront homes in the State on the 180 miles of shoreline, though by comparison to properties in surrounding states, the value is clear. The lake is a boating, fishing, scuba diving and water enthusiasts paradise. From late May to October, the MS Mount Washington, dating back to 1872 and today carries over 60,000 passengers a season with daily excursions and dinner cruises.

In the winter you will find some of the most unique “Bob Houses” dotting the icescape. Snowmobile trails criss cross the lake all the way to the Canadian border. You are in the heart of the best skiing in all of New England. Alton Bay has the the country's only FAA designated iceport on the frozen ice on Alton Bay. Winnipesaukee and the surrounding lakes make up what is known as the Lakes Region. The area was the inspiration and

MS Mount Washington c 1872 and today.

backdrop for the movie “On Golden Pond” screenplay written by New Hampshire native Ernest Thompson staring Henry and Jane Fonda and Katharine Hepburn. Other movies included “What about Bob”with Bill Murray, ’Click” with Adam Sandler and referenced to it in Three Stooges 1940 short "No Census, No Feeling", Lake Winnipesaukee History.

It is an unusual glacial Lake that reversed flow from going toward the ocean to the direction of the Merrimack River. Early explorers came to Laconia in the 1600’s hoping the rivers would lead to Lake Champlain and the Great Lakes. Native Americans name Alton Bay Iceport Winnipesaukee means either "Smile of the Great Spirit" or "Beautiful Water in a High Place." At the outlet of the Winnipesaukee River, the Winnipesaukee Indians, a subtribe of the Pennacook, lived and fished at a village called Acquadocton. Today, the site is called The Weirs, Lake Winnipesaukee Firsts.

• Center Harbor witnessed the first intercollegiate sporting event in the US when Harvard defeated Yale in the first Harvard-Yale Regatta on August 3, 1852.

• The M/V Sophie C, is the oldest, and one of only two currently operating floating United States Postal Service floating post offices since 1892.

• Alton Bay has the country's Wolfeboro Bay boating only FAA designated iceport on the frozen ice on Alton Bay. Lake Winnipesaukee • “Ice Out” contest is an annual • Lake Winnipesaukee is the event where people guess the largest lake in NH, 44,000 ac. date that the Mount Washing• Third largest in New England. ton can reach all of its ports, • 21 miles long and ranges from 1 to 9 miles wide.

There are records since 1851 • 72 square miles.

• French President Sarkozy • Maximum depth of 212 feet. spent his first US vacation in • 182 miles of shoreland.

Wolfeboro.

• 63 miles to drive around lake.

• Wolfeboro is Americas Oldest • There are at least 253 islands.

Summer Resort.

©2013, Michael Travis, Prudential Spencer-Hughes Real Estate • 22 S. Main Street, Wolfeboro, NH 03894 • Office. 603-569-6060 • Cell: 603-303-2599 • www.WaterfrontAgent.com

Features of 948 Rattlesnake Island, Alton NH • Fully insulated 2BR home with additional

Guest house Plumbed up for electric, water and sewer

guest house

• Lot size: 100 x 300 foot lot

(you can have everything but a stove in the guest house.

Main House

• 24x36 footprint w farmers porch wrap around • 20x28 including 8 x 20 Farmers porch deck and deck off bedroom.

• Wood Stove • Winch to bring from main house to • Hickory cabinets. guest house • Pine ceiling and walls • Cathedral ceilings • Cathedral ceilings • Two lofts • Electric stove dishwasher • Anderson dual paned argon gas filled • Frig, microwave, washer, dryer. low-E Window • Well and lake pump • Architectural shingles • 3BR septic Presby Environmental System • 200 amp service Exterior Features • Electric heat & wood stove.

• Boat Lift with remote switches • Wired for generator • 10,000 pound boat lift with dual motors.

• Ceiling fans • 40 foot dock • Recessed lights and lighting in dock.

• Stone Breakwater • Anderson dual paned argon gas filled low-E Window • Faces the Broads.

• Built w 2 x 12 floors and ceilings • Architectural shingles • Pex piping • Trolley goes from dock to deck with Super Duty 3000 winch rated for over • Insulated and closed floors to prevent 3000 pounds • $8000 of Framing lumber in guest house (enough to build a storage garage)

• Breakwater, Dock and Boat Lift • All wood interior • Wood Stove • Fully Applianced kitchen

Pricing

• Finished main home with unfinished guest house $399,999

• To Finish guest house $25K-50K

Presented by Michael Travis 22 South Main Street, Wolfeboro, NH 03894 Office: (603) 569-6060 Cell: (603) 303-2599 www.WaterfrontAgent.com

Rattlesnake Island on Lake Winnipesaukee

Rattlesnake Island is about 2 miles long and has about 5 miles of shoreland.

The topography varies greatly. Rattlesnake Island is the highest (in elevation) island on Lake Winnipesaukee. The top of "Mount Rattlesnake" rises just about 400 feet above the mean lake level. It affords some of the best views of the lake.

There are many hiking trails interconnecting all parts of the island.

There were reports of actual rattlesnakes living on the island giving it its

namesake. Legend has it that the last one was captured and became part of the collection of the Libby Museum in Wolfeboro. Rattlesnake Island Association owns a mainland area off of Rollin Road to the east of Smith Point which includes short term docking and two large parking areas for residents and guests. There is also an area for the parking of boat trailers. It represents some of the best lake living on the lake.