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“Boy’s Will” Steamboat Ride Story & Photo by Barbara Neville Wilson We’re chugging smoothly on the water, barely a wake behind us, no smoke from the stack, just a fine cloud of steam rising from the waterline, and we’ve caught the attention of the man on his raft with children on floaties around him.

“What’s the motor?” he calls out.

“Wood. Steam,” says Bruce at the helm.

“Look at that,” commands the man to his son. “That’s hilarious!” he says incredulously.

It’s a reaction I’ll hear again, and yet again, as I ride smoothly across the sparkling water. I am with Earl Morse, captain, builder, boiler keeper and inveterate tinkerer of the “Boy’s Will”, a steamboat built on a replica hull, and Bruce, his brother drafted today to take readings for their latest experiment and to man the helm.

Until this morning, the closest I’ve gotten to a steamboat was watching The African Queen, the 1951 classic movie with Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn. Although populated with significant numbers of classic wooden boats and reproductions, the Lakes Region has far fewer active steamboats.

The steam engine revolutionized transportation in the early 1800s, allowed civilization to reach the shores of lakes like Winnipesaukee by the end of the 19th century, and virtually disappeared by the 1920s.

Wood or tin hulls were topped by a small boiler and stack amidships that powered the propeller and moved the vessel forward. Built more for utility than speed, a boat’s successful captain learned how to control his fire to adjust the steam pressure and achieve “hull speed,” the point at which the bow of the boat moves smoothly through the water, breaking no wake behind it.

Today Earl is testing his engine and making notes so he can compare it to another engine he’s been working on.

“Sixty pounds,” he yells out to Bruce.

“4.4,” his brother responds. There are no speedometers on boats, so Bruce is gauging speed from the GPS on his phone.

We pass a family kayaking.

“Blow the whistle!” cries a child.

Another makes the universal sign for “Blow the horn.”

Earl shakes his head. He doesn’t think he’s built enough pressure yet but reaches for the cord anyway. The whistle sounds weakly. He shrugs his shoulders and yells to the boaters. “Not enough steam,” he apologizes. They nod in sympathy.

“So is it fun to see people’s reaction to the whistle?” I ask.

The brothers chuckle. Bruce says, “It’s a compulsion.”

Earl agrees quietly, “The whistle is the reason for having the boat. The boat is a portable whistle platform.”

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Sandwich Area Happenings

By Diane Cook Johnson Summer is winding down. Many of our seasonal families have headed back to their year-round homes so their children can go back to school and other activities. Most of our local college and other students have also started their fall schedule. However, there is still a lot going on in the Lakes Region and the Sandwich area always has a lot to offer.

Exemplary Country Estates of New Hampshire Thanks to a grant from New Hampshire Humanities, the Friends of the Wentworth Library will host the program ‘Exemplary Country Estates of New Hampshire’ on Thursday, September 15 at 7 pm. The program is free and open to the public; refreshments will be served following the presentation.

In the early 20th century, the New Hampshire Board of Agriculture launched a drive to boost the rural economy and promote tourism through the sale of abandoned farms to summer residents. After introducing the country house movement, speaker Cristina Ashjian focuses attention on some of • Steamboat Continued from page 3 He tells me he built the engine from scratch, gathering components here, gathering components there until finally he could assemble everything, but he couldn’t get the whistle to work.

“He was despondent,” Bruce says.

“I was in a blue funk,” Earl admits.

With coaxing and subtle adjustments, the engine pressure builds. At 70 pounds—“5 miles per hour,” Bruce says—Earl pulls again. The whistle sounds clear and loud. I can’t help but smile. I understand the excuse to build a boat.

Mere seconds later, Earl reports,

the great country estates featured in the state’s promotional “New Hampshire Farms for Summer Homes” publication between 1902 and 1913. Which private estates were recognized as exemplary, and who were their owners?

TCNA Benefit Concert People are beginning ask when the next TCNA Benefit Concert will be. Thanks to the generosity of both the Barnstormers Theatre and the phenomenal contingent of talented, local musicians, the answer is Saturday, September 10, at 7 pm in the Barnstormer’s Theater in Tamworth.

The suggested donation [$10] is flexible and family-friendly. MC Doug Hazard will be joined by Natalie Hebden, Taylor Whiteside, Peter Heimlich, Stanza 21 [Mary Edes, Ellen Farnum, Hans Stafford and Martel], Peg Loughran, Cindy Duchin, Peggy Johnson, Sandwich Range [Doug Hazard, Lisa Ferguson, Jonno and Dick Hodges] and perhaps a surprise or two.

Bearcamp Valley Garden Club On Sunday, September 18 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm, members, guests, and interested folks are invited to the

Doris L. Benz Community Center, 18 Heard Road in Sandwich for a “tasting” of vegetables and other plants that various of the members have grown during the season which will be presented in delicious fashion.

Some things will be served right from the garden, and other things will be turned into delicious dishes for your eating enjoyment. There will be some old standbys, as well as a few unusual things that you may not have tried before. This promises to be a fun time so by all means bring your spouse and your friends. If you happen to have something in your garden that you would like to share, please let Elaine know at epaulfs@gmail.com. Extra produce contributions on the day of the event will be donated to the food bank.

Sandwich Apple Project What kinds of apples grow on that gnarly old tree in your back yard or wood lot? The Sandwich Apple Project will try to identify those apples at Discovery, October 1 from1 to 5 pm at Range View Farm, Sandwich, NH. Ben Watson, author of Cider, Hard & Sweet, will demonstrate how experts identify apples by shape, color, taste,

texture and even fragrance. Watson will bring several heirloom apples for tasting.

The Sandwich Apple Project invites anyone to bring a dozen or more apples from a mystery tree. The apples will be classified and photographed. Then each apple finder (or Discoverer) will hand around samples for tasting and tell any lore he or she knows about the apple.

The first settlers who arrived in Sandwich in 1776 planted orchards as soon as they cleared the forest. Sandwich once produced enough apples to fill a dozen railroad cars that left Ossipee Junction each fall for Boston markets.

Today, John Pries and Martha Carlson have launched the Sandwich Apple Project with the goal of finding lost heirloom apples. Next spring twigs from Discovery trees can be grafted onto new rootstock so the apples can be brought back into production.

The Project began last spring when members of the Sandwich Agricultural Committee met at Range View to graft a few twigs from an old tree at Lower Corners, the first settlement in Sand• Sandwich Continued on page 5

“72 pounds” and pronounces that we have reached hull speed, right around 5 miles per hour. I look behind us and see no wake. Earl points out the bow riding the water at plane.

Testing the engine, he allows the pressure to rise more. At 72 psi, the bow starts to rise, and Bruce reports we are going 5.6 mph. At 80 pounds, the speed is still 5.6 “because,” Earl explains, the bow now has to plow through the water instead of riding it. It uses the “extra energy to climb the bow wave.”

The “Boy’s Will” can be driven singlehandedly, and boats like it probably often were used to deliver goods and summer folk from one side

of a lake to another. Earl sits midships where he can feed the fire with chunks of wood that look no longer than six inches, adjust water going into the boiler and the steam pressure, purge particulates, hand-lubricate the engine, and perform the ever important whistle blowing. I don’t think we’ll see driverless steamboats any time soon.

I glance around and see birds flying overhead, kayakers and rafters, and I realize that I can hear their voices and they don’t shield themselves as we come along. Unlike gas-powered engines, the steam engine is nearly silent and with speed properly adjusted, we leave no waves behind. I feel like I’ve returned to a quieter time and a calmer way of life.

“Do you have other boats?” I ask Earl.

No, although he has other engines, he sticks to just the “Boy’s Will.” “One toy at a time,” he says. He keeps it simple.

The “Boy’s Will” has been a labor of love. Stationed in Europe as a teacher for the Department of Defense, Earl attended many steamboat meets, usually populated by larger, commercial vessels. When he returned to the states and decided to get a small steamboat for himself, he chose not to buy one “ready to go” for $40,000 or

$50,000, but to assemble his own from parts. Having taught science, he was intrigued by the opportunity to theorize and experiment. He would not have been successful, though, without help from the “Steam Geezers,” as he calls them, who coached him along the way.

He had been playing with steam engines since he was a boy, but this was his first full-size boat. He built it on a fiberglass replica of a Rose hull. The engine takes enough energy. He doesn’t need to worry about maintaining a wooden hull, too.

He built the “Boy’s Will” over 199293 but never stops tinkering with it. He enjoys posting about his and others’ steam projects on his website, www. earlmorse.org and looks forward to the annual Steamboat Meet held at Lee’s Mills in Moultonboro each September.

Steam Geezers gather and newbies like me get to meet them. It’s the largest small steamboat gathering in the world.

The Steamboat Meet runs from September 9 to 18 off Lee’s Mills Road in Moultonboro. For more information, contact director David Thompson at 603-476-2224.

If you’re lucky, you may be able to catch a ride. Make sure they blow the whistle. It’s the whole reason for steam, according to Earl.

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The next meeting of the Sandwich Business Group will be held September 12 at 8:30 am at the Corner House in Sandwich. All Sandwich business owners and people who want to support business in Sandwich are welcome and are encouraged to join. Discover Sandwich brochures can be found in many locations in town.

In the Round If you like a thought provoking and interesting discussion, check out In the Round (usually held at the Benz Center) on Sunday morning starting at 8:45 am. Each week a different topic of general interest is explored. For more information, please call Jan Goldman, 603-284-7532.

In the Round is a community discussion group to which all are welcome. Its purpose is to examine and explore a wide range of topics of interest to the group as inhabitants of Sandwich and its surroundings.

It welcomes all ages and ranges of interests with the only requisites being an open mind and common courtesy.

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Discovery is open to the public and is free. Anyone who wishes to bring apples should harvest the apple tree as soon as the apples ripen. Keep the apples in a cool place, away from bears, until October 1.

Participants are invited to help Rudy Carlson make cider. Bring a peck or a bushel of apples and jugs for that. Participants are also invited to bring apple desserts for general tasting.

For more information and to RSVP, contact appleproject@sandwichfarmersmarket.org. Range View Farm is at 342 Vittum Hill Road, Sandwich.

Chapman Sanctuary and Visney Woods The walking trails at the Chapman Wild Bird Sanctuary and Visney Woods at 740 Mount Israel Road are open daily from dawn to dusk. Maps are available at the sign-in board. The trails are open to foot traffic and are free. Public facilities are not available.

For more information, please call 603284-6428.

Sandwich Fair The Sandwich Fair will be here before we know it. The Sandwich Fair Association encourages everyone to take some photos, paint a picture, grow some vegetables, start working on recipes, put up some preserves, finish or start and finish a crafting project…. so that you can exhibit and possibly win a ribbon and/or prize at the Fair.

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Outdoor Fun for Kids at Prescott Farm Story & Photos by Sarah Wright I’ve always loved Prescott Farm on White Oak Road in Laconia. They have hiking trails that are easy enough for young kids, great events and children’s programs, a beautiful garden and picturesque barn, and now they’ve added an awesome natural playground within the trees.

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It felt like we were being transported to a secret spot in the forest with the whimsical sculptures of animals about, and my kids’ eyes lit up.

The first part of the new Playscape had musical instruments. Wooden planks strung between two trees magically made musical notes when hit with the provided sticks. Then there were the tones of natural wind chimes and buckets to drum on noisily. This is definitely a place where a kid can let loose! If your child is into crafting, there’s a natural loom that you can “thread” sticks through. Or, for the builders, a Loose Parts Area piled with all kinds of materials from the surrounding woods to stack, arrange, or pile into whatever you want them to be. We saw evidence of more creativity under the large tree house, where kids had made makeshift lean-tos with large branches, and in the Fairy House area,

where I saw a tiny structure at the base of a tree.

My boys were drawn to the tree house of course, with its inviting ramp and slide. I liked the tree trunk table in the house, and chairs fashioned from stumps. The view of the neighboring trees was also lovely. But the kids were there to play, and they soon set their eyes upon the amazing Forest Kitchen with all its pots and pans. The smiles on my boys’ faces when they saw all the mud were priceless. Someone had kindly left behind a murky stew in the cooking bowl, and the boys immediately started spooning it out into the muffin pan and adding a nice sprinkle of twigs and soil to the top of each one. I turned down their generous offer of “dirt cupcakes,” and sat back to watch them enjoy being able to create culinary masterpieces with whatever they could find on the ground. This was their favorite spot.

I found a relaxing bench swing chained between two trees, and the kids soon joined me for a pleasant ride.

But our day wasn’t over yet. We still wanted to explore the trails at Prescott Farm. We stopped in at the Pardoe Building, the hub for all the farm’s programs, to use the restrooms and refill our water bottles at the cooler.

If you’re going to take your kids on one of the farm’s hiking trails, borrow an Explorer Backpack at the Pardoe Building. It’s full of interesting information and fun activities for kids.

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September 5, 2016 • Prescott Farm Continued from page 6 Choose the Pond Explorer Backpack if you’re heading to the pond. In it, you’ll find magnifying glasses and jars, pond nets, Ziploc bags and other containers, and a pond life field guide. Or your child could choose the Birds and Animals Backpack, and he or she can learn about animal tracking, and flip through field guides about mammals and birds. Binoculars are also available to use while you’re at the farm. Before you head out on the trails, be sure to say hello to Bucky the box turtle or— if you’re so inclined—visit with the worms in the composting bin.

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Sept. 5, Acoustic Monday, 5:30 – 8:30 pm, enjoy dinner and live music, Castle in the Clouds, Rt. 171/455 Old Mountain Rd., Moultonboro, 476-5900, www. castleintheclouds.org.

Sept. 6, Book & Author Luncheon, with Elizabeth Marshall (author of The Hidden Life of Dogs), Bald Peak Colony Club, 12 noon, by Moultonboro Public Library, tickets: 476-8895.

Sept. 6, Interment of Japanese-Americans, A Father’s Voice and a Young Boy’s Remembrances, 7 pm, Wright Museum, Center St., Wolfeboro, $8 p/p, pre-register: 569-1212.

Sept. 6, Poor Houses & Town Farms: A Hard Row for Paupers, 7 pm, at Meredith Historical Society, 45 Main St., Meredith, free, info: 279-4303.

Sept. 7, Claude Bourbon Medieval Spanish/blues concert, 7 pm, Wakefield Opera House, 2 High St., Sanbornville, tickets: 522-0126.

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Sept. 7, Food Preservation & Jam Making Workshop, 5 pm, Global Action Local Awareness, Ossipee, pre-register: 539-6460, www.galacommunity.org.

Sept. 7, Public Reception for launch of Artist in Residence with Larry Frates, 5-7 pm, free, Belknap Mill, 25 Beacon St. East, Laconia, info: 524-8813, www.belknapmill.org.

Sept. 7-10, The Waltz, 7:30 pm; also at 2 pm on 9/10; Winnipesaukee Playhouse, Meredith, info/tickets: 279-0333, www.winnipesaukeeplayhouse.org.

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Sept. 8, Jazz at Sunset, 5:30 – 8:30 pm, Castle in the Clouds, Rt. 171/455 Old Mountain Rd., Moultonboro, tickets: 476-5900, www.castleintheclouds.org.

Sept. 8, Lasagna Dinner, seatings at 5 & 7 pm, hosted by Union Congregational Church, takes place at Reunion Grange Hall, 80 Main St., Union, tickets: 473-2727.

Sept. 8, Lions, Zebras & Ostrich, Oh My: Wildlife in Tanzania with Ruth Smith, travel program series, Great Hall, Wolfeboro Town Hall, free, 7 pm, public welcome, 569-2428.

FOLLOW THE GRAIN an exhibit of turned & carved wood Sept. 1 – 30 Sign up today for our Sept. 10 Nuno felted scarf class with Melinda Labarge. It’s fun!

League of NH Craftsmen Meredith Fine Craft Gallery 279 DW Hwy. • Meredith • 603-279-7920 • www.nhcrafts.org/Meredith Like us on Facebook so you can see other beautiful things made by NH’s finest artists ~ www.facebook.com/nhcraft

Tramway Artisans at the Tramway Marketplace Unique Gifts Jewelry Furniture Candles and Scents Garden Decor Home, Lake and Lodge Decor More!

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Junction of Routes 16 and 25 (Next to McDonald’s) • West Ossipee Open Seven Days • 539-5700

Sept. 8 – 11, YMCA Camp Belknap Women’s Wellness Retreat, activities for mind, body and spirit, 11 Chase Point Rd., Mirror Lake, info: 569-3475.

Sept. 9, Music in the Pub with Audrey Drake, 6:30 pm, Corner House Inn, 22 Main St. Sandwich, 284-6219.

Sept.9-18, Steamboat Meet, Lee’s Mill Rd., Moultonboro, 476-2224 Sept. 9-10, Home Brewer’s Jamboree, Tamworth Camping Area, www. homebrewersjamboree.com.

Sept. 10, Grange Fair, Grange #71, North Rd., Danbury.

Sept. 10, Multicultural Festival (14th annual), 10 am – 4 pm, crafts, food, music, vendors all over downtown Laconia, Rotary Park/Belknap Mill, info: www. laconiamulticulturalfestival.org.

Sept. 10, NE Slalom Championships, 8 am, Back Bay, Wolfeboro, great spectator viewing.

Sept. 10, Nuno Felt Scarf Class, 9 am – 3 pm, League of NH Craftsmen Meredith Gallery, DW Highway, Meredith, info: 279-7920.

Sept. 10, Quincy Pasture Forest Fern Walk, 9 – 11:30 am, Quincy Bog Natural Area, Rumney, www.quincybog.org.

Sept. 10, 6th Annual Community Caregivers Mini Golf Tournament, Paradise Falls Mini Golf Course, Moultonboro, fundraiser, 1 pm registration, 2 pm shotgun start, info/ pre-register: 253-9275.

Sept. 10, Plymouth Annual Town Wide Yard Sale, sales all over town, info: www. facebook.com/PlymouthYardSaleNH. Sept. 10, Raptor Spectacular, live animal exhibits, info, 9:30 am – 5 pm, Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, Holderness, info: 968-7194, www.nhnature.org.

Sept. 10 Shaker Broom Making, 9:30 am – 4:30 pm, learn to make Shaker brooms, Canterbury Shaker Village, Shaker Rd., Canterbury, info/pre-register: 783-9511, www. shakers.org.

Sept. 10-11, Intro to Timber Framing, 9 am-4 pm, Prescott Farm, 928 White Oaks Rd., Laconia, demo by historic preservation expert, registration deadline: 8/27; call 366-5695, www.prescottfarm.org.

Sept. 11, Squam Ridge Race, 7:45 am, Squam Lakes Assoc., Holderness, 968-7336, www.squamlakes.org.

Sept. 11, Touch a Truck, The Nick, Wolfeboro Area Rec. Assoc, 11 am – 2 pm, 5691027.

Sept. 12, NH on Skis, with E. John B. Allen, history of skiing, 7 pm, Moultonboro Public Library, 4 Holland St., Moultonboro, 476-8895.

Sept. 12, Opechee Garden Club Business Meeting & Speaker – Folklore of Garden & Wildflowers by Marilyn Gilmour, 1 pm, Gilford Community Church, Potter Hill Rd., Gilford, info: opecheegardenclub2012@gmail.com.

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NH’s Oldest Candy and Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Shoppe Sept. 13, Modern Dowsing, Glen Johnson speaks about “water witching, 7 pm, Wakefield/Brookfield Historical Society, 2851 Wakefield Rd., music at 6:30 pm, refreshments, free, public welcome, info: 340-2295.

Sept. 13, On the Wing, documentary film presentation/discussion with producer Brad Branch, 6:30 pm, Wright Museum, Center St., Wolfeboro, $8 p/p, limited seating; preregister: 569-1212.

Sept. 14, Nature Play Time, Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, Holderness, 10-11 am, outdoor free play for ages 3 and under, pre-registration required: 968-7194, www. nhnature.org.

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Homemade Chocolate Our Famous Make-Your-Own-Sundae Smorgasbord 10 Rooms of Wicked Cool Gifts!

Sept. 15, Annual Robbie Mills Memorial Golf Tournament, Lochmere Country Club, Tilton, hosted by MetroCast, info: www.metrocast.com or call 330-7710.

Hours: Weekdays 10am-6pm Saturday 10am - 9pm & Sunday 10am -6pm

Sept. 15, Bears in New Hampshire Lecture, Friends of the Libby Annual Meeting, 7 pm, free, public welcome, presented by Dennis Walsh of NH Fish & Game, Libby Museum, Wolfeboro, 569-5709, www.thelibbymuseum.org.

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Sept. 15, NH Army National Guard 8th Annual Retiree Luncheon, 10:30 am registration, 11 am opening ceremony, Join Force Headquarters, Military Reservation, Concord, info: 623-7757, email: dave_follansbee@comcast.net.

ONGOING Adult Summer Sailing Series, Wednesdays, Squam Lakes Assoc., Holderness, 5 – 7 pm, throughout the summer, info: 968-7336, www.squamlakes.org.

Arts Walk, last Saturday of each month, 5 – 8 pm, self guided tour of galleries and arts locations in Wolfeboro, 569-2762, hosted by Governor Wentworth Arts Council, www. wolfeboroarts.org.

Belknap Mill, programs and self-guided tours of the Power House, 1823 historic former textile mill. Hours/information: 524-8813. The Mill Plaza, 25 Beacon Street East, Laconia.

Benz Center Senior Meals, Sandwich, each Wednesday at noon. Well-balanced meal.

Age 60 and older, small donation requested, 284-7211, http://www.benzcommuitycenter. webs.com.

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For Every Season at Wingate Farm features an ever-changing variety of intriguing and unique items including quality antiques, vintage and new merchandise for the discriminating buyer and collector.

Billiards Club, Monday nights at 6:30 pm, Tapply Thompson Community Center, Bristol, pick-up pool games, chance to socialize, info: 744-8159.

Book Sale, first Sat. of each month, Cook Memorial Library, Tamworth, 10 am – noon, 323-8510.

Concerts at 12 Main, Arts Center at 12 Main, Sandwich village, 7:30 pm, select concerts. Info: 284-7115, contact@advicetotheplayers.org.

Country, Bluegrass, and Gospel Music Jam, Tuesdays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm, Old White Church, Route 109A, Tuftonboro, across from Tuftonboro General Store and Post Office. Musicians and listeners welcome. Free. Call 569-3861.

Country Acoustic Picking Party, Wednesdays, 7 – 9 pm, Tilton Senior Center, Tilton.

Explore Squam Cruise, daily 11 am, 1 & 3 pm, Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, Holderness, 968-7194, www.nhnature.org.

Franklin Hospital Summer Farmer’s Market, Tuesday afternoons, 3 – 6 pm, through Sept. 13, on the lawn of the hospital grounds, Aiken Ave., Franklin, info: 934-2060 ext.

8369.

History of Fashion, through Sept. 20, “From Fifth Avenue to Town House Road: Fashion and Accessories in Effingham,” free, public welcome, by Effingham Historical Society, exhibit at County Courthouse, Courthouse Square, Ossipee, call for a viewing (allow 24 hr. notice): 539-4071.

Kirkwood Gardens, stroll the garden with many colorful plants and shrubs that naturally attract birds. Free and open to public. Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, 23 Science Center Road, Holderness, 968-7194, www.nhnature.org.

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Lakes Region Genealogy Interest Group, meets last Thursday of the month; weekly morning classes on Wednesday from 10 – 11:30 am at Wolfeboro Public Library, for more info call Cindy Scott: 569-2428.

Lake Winnipesaukee Museum, Rte. 3, Weirs Beach. Preserving and promoting history of Lake Winnipesaukee and vicinity with memorabilia, photos, maps, models of famous steamboats 1833-1939, posters and photos of grand hotels plus artifacts ranging from Indian arrowheads to Big Band posters. Lectures and children’s corner. Call for hours: 366-5950, www.lwhs.us.

Libby Museum, a museum of natural history, Tuesday-Saturday 10 am – 4 pm, Sunday noon – 4 pm, Route 109, Wolfeboro, for more information: 569-5709, www. thelibbymuseum.org.

Live Blues, every Friday night at 8 pm, Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem St., Laconia. Call 494-3334, pitmansfreightroom.com.

Live Jazz, every Thursday at 8 pm, Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem St., Laconia.

Call 494-3334, pitmansfreightroom.com Loon Cruise, Mondays & Wednesdays 3 – 4:30 pm, Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, Holderness, 968-7194, www.nhnature.org.

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Masonic Breakfast, First Sunday of each month, 7 – 11:30 am, 35 Trotting Track Road, Wolfeboro. Fresh fruit, omelets made to order, scrambled eggs, hash browns, cereal etc.

New Hampshire Boat Museum, “We’ve Got You Covered: Art From MotorBoating Magazine Covers 1914-1935”, an exhibit of boating magazine covers, runs through Oct. 10, 399 Center St., Wolfeboro, info: 569-4554, wwwnhbm.org.

New Horizons Band of the Lakes Region, meets Tuesdays at 7 pm at Music Clinic, Rt. 3, Belmont, all musicians welcome, info: 528-6672.

Open Mic/Jam Night, Thursdays, 7 – 11 pm, Hawg’s Pen Cafe, Farmington. All levels, styles, and genres welcome. Info: shadowsoundmusic@yahoo.com.

Open Mic, every Friday at 7:30 pm, The Back Room at the Mill Fudge Factory, 2 Central St., Bristol, 744-0405, themillfudgefactory.com.

Ossipee Knit/Crochet meets at the Ossipee Public Library on the second and fourth Friday of each month, 1:30-3 pm.

Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center, dawn – dusk, 928 White Oaks Rd., Laconia. Historic farm with 160 acres offers three miles of hiking trails, gardens, bird and wildlife viewing plus barn. Special events and programs throughout the year. Call 366-5695, www.prescottfarm.org.

Raptor Encounter Saturday, September 10 11:00 a.m.

Radio-Controlled Sailing on Back Bay, Bridge-Falls Path, Wolfeboro. One-meter Solings compete 1 pm Tuesdays, US12’s compete 1 pm Thursdays, both sessions weather permitting. Free-sailing Footy’s available for youngsters to try on Tuesday.

More information at nhbm.org.

We welcome the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) for an exciting Raptor Encounter. Enjoy a flight demonstration, touchable artifacts, and hands-on materials as you view live falcons, hawks, and owls.

Railroad Museum, 1 Chapel St., Union, visit the restored 1911 Boston & Maine Railroad Station housing railroad artifacts, tour the 1903 Railroad Snowplow, and view the 1909 era Boston & Maine Model Railroad in the restored 1875 Freight House. Heritage Park Railroad Museum is open Saturdays and Sundays noon to 4 pm. Admission is free. www.historicwakefieldnh.com.

Cost: $10 for members; $12 for non-members $23 non-member program/trail pass combo

Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm, daily activities and Tours, Monday-Friday, 10 am to 4 pm, Saturday 10 am to 3 pm. A full day of history-based exploration for all generations. 323-7591.

River Otter Feeding, every Mon., Wed. & Fri., 11:30 am, watch playful river otters enjoy lunch, Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, Holderness, info: 968-7194, www. nhnature.org.

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Sailboat Races, Thursday evenings, Lake Winnipesaukee Sailing Assoc., Gilford, www. lwsa.org, time/location: j80fleet1captain@lwsa.org.

Sandwich Farmer’s Market, Corner House Parking Lot, Center Sandwich, 9 – 11:30 am.

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Sandwich Historical Society, “Old Highways: North Sandwich to the Notch” exhibit in the Wentworth Room at Elisha Marston House Museum, Sandwich, for more information: www.sandwichhistorical.org or 284-6269.

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Sculpture Walk, sponsored by Greater Meredith Program, free, open to public, tour outdoor, juried Meredith sculpture walk year round, info: www.greatermeredithprogram. com.

Taking the Lead: Women and the White Mountains, through Oct. 7, exhibit at Museum of the White Mountains, 34 Highland St., Plymouth, info: 535-3214.

Tamworth Summer Farmer’s Market, Saturdays, through Oct. 22, parking lot of Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 30 Tamworth Rd., Tamworth, 9 am – 1 pm, info: www.tamworthfarmersmarket.org.

Thursday Laconia Outdoor Marketplace, weekly through Sept. 24, municipal parking lot, downtown Laconia, weekly market from 3 – 6 pm, veggies, breads, crafts, farm produce and more, info: 528-8541.

Trails open, Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, Holderness, 9:30 am – 5 pm, last trail admission at 3:30 pm, interactive trail with live animal exhibits. Admission charge; 968-7194, www.nhnature.org.

Turtle Talk, every Tuesday at 1:30 pm, interactive discussion, Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, Holderness, info: 968-7194, www.nhnature.org.

Up Close to Animals, Saturdays and Sundays at noon and 2 pm through Oct. 9, Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, Holderness, info: 968-7194.

Wolfeboro Farmer’s Market, through Oct. 6, Thursdays from 12:30 – 4:30 pm. Cate Park, Wolfeboro, info: www.wolfeboroareafarmersmarket.com.

Wolfeboro Inn Special Events, Sushi Night, every Tues., 4 – 9 pm; every other Thur.

Date Night with free babysitting, 5 – 9pm; Sun. Brunch, every Sun. 10 am – 2 pm; Wolfe’s Tavern, Wolfeboro Inn, 90 N. Main St., Wolfeboro, 569-3016, www.wolfeboroinn.com.

Wolfeboro Rotary Club Meeting, Mondays, 5:30 pm, 1812 Room at Wolfeboro Inn, Wolfeboro, light dinner, guest speaker on various topics of interest, for more info: www. wolfebororotary.org.

Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad, Meredith, scenic tours of Winnipesaukee and Paugus Bay, featuring daily entertainment and popular “Rail & Sail” package with M/S Mount Washington, daily through August 28, and Sept. 3 & 4, www.hoborr.com.

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Felted Pumpkins and Gourds The League of NH Craftsmen Meredith Fine Craft Gallery invites you to attend a class to learn to create your own unique Felted Pumpkins and Gourds on Saturday, September 17 from 10 am to 2:30 pm. The familiar symbols of the autumn harvest are perfect for dressing up a harvest table and to incorporate into your seasonal home décor.

Students will be guided through the entire felting process to complete their own needle-felted pumpkin or gourd made entirely of wool. Juried fiber artist, Carolyn Wright, will teach students to build the basic shape, add color, and define specific pumpkin or gourd details to each one-of-a-kind piece.

The felting process makes a large tuft of wool condense down into a more dense mass of wool with the use of

special felting needles. Each needle has small barbs cut in one direction along the shaft of the needle, which creates a felting or matting together of wool fibers as the barbs pull the fibers down to compress and lock them together to make beautiful fiber sculptures.

This class is fun for all skill levels, ages 10 and up, from beginners to novices and no prior felting experience is necessary.

Tuition for this class is $20.00 per student to be pre-paid to the League at sign-up and there is an additional materials fee of $10.00, which is to be paid directly to the instructor on the day of class. Space is limited and preregistration is required. To pre-register, visit the League of NH Craftsmen on 279 DW Highway, Meredith, or call 603-279-7920.

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Silent film classic ‘The Freshman’ on Thursday, Sept. 22 Celebrate football season with Harold Lloyd’s comic masterpiece about college life, with live music.

What happens when a first-year student’s dreams of college collide with the realities of campus life?

The result is Harold Lloyd in ‘The Freshman’ (1925), one of the most popular comedies of the silent film era. Filled with classic scenes and a great story, ‘The Freshman’ endures as one of Lloyd’s most crowd-pleasing movies.

See for yourself with a screening of ‘The Freshman’ (1925) on Thursday, September 22 at 6:30 pm at the Flying Monkey Moviehouse and Performance Center, 39 South Main St., Plymouth.

The program will be shown with live music by Jeff Rapsis, a New Hampshirebased silent film accompanist. General admission is $10 per person.

The program is the latest in the Flying Monkey’s popular silent film series, which offers audiences a chance to experience silent film as it was intended: on the big screen, with live music, and in a theater with an audience.

“Put the whole experience back together, and you can see why people first fell in love with the movies,” Rapsis said.

‘The Freshman,’ the most successful film of Lloyd’s career, was an enormous box office smash. Its release sparked a craze for college films that lasted well beyond the 1920s, and even a popular hit song, the collegiate fox trot “Freshie.”

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Harold Lloyd strives for gridiron glory in The Freshman (1925). The silent film comedy is regarded as Lloyd’s masterpiece.(Courtesy Photo) town newbie, to Tate College, where he hopes to achieve fame as Big Man on Campus. Instead, his quest to win popularity becomes a humiliating college-wide joke, with Harold getting tricked by upperclassmen into hosting the school’s annual “Fall Frolic” at his own expense.

Realizing he’s an outcast, Lloyd decides he can make his mark on the college football team, where he holds the lowly position of waterboy and serves as tackling dummy. On the day of the Big Game, can the bespectacled “freshie” somehow save the day and bring gridiron glory to dear old Tate?

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game sequence was shot on the field at the actual Rose Bowl in 1924. The crowd scenes were shot at halftime at California Memorial Stadium during the November 1924 “Big Game” between UC Berkeley and Stanford University. Other exterior scenes were filmed near the USC campus in Los Angeles.

Beyond its comic appeal, ‘The Freshman’ today has acquired an additional layer of interest in its depiction of college life in the 1920s— a time of raccoon coats, ukuleles, and many other long-gone fads and fashions.

“It was long before television, the Internet, cellphones, or Facebook,” said Rapsis. “To us today, it looks like college on another planet, which I think adds to the appeal of a film like ‘The Freshman.’ But at its core, ‘The Freshman’ is still a great story about people, and that’s why it remains such an entertaining experience today, especially when shown as Lloyd

intended it.”

In 1990, ‘The Freshman’ was selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant,” named in only the second year of voting and one of the first 50 films to receive such an honor.

Lloyd, along with Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, is recognized as one of the silent screen’s three great clowns. Lloyd’s character, a young go-getter ready to struggle to win the day, proved hugely popular in the 1920s. While Chaplin and Keaton were always critical favorites, Lloyd’s films reigned as the top-grossing comedies throughout the period.

However, Lloyd’s public image faded after his retirement in the 1930s, when he turned his energies to charitable causes such as the Shriners. He retained control over his films, refusing to release them for television and only rarely allowing them to be screened at revivals, fearing modern audiences wouldn’t know how to respond to his work or to silent films in general. He died in 1971.

In recent years, Lloyd’s family has taken steps to restore Harold’s reputation and public image. They’ve released his work on DVD, and arranged for more frequent screenings of his films in the environment for which they were made: in theaters with live music and a large audience.

Despite the passage of time, audiences continue to respond just as strongly as when the films were new, with features such as ‘The Freshman’ embraced as timeless achievements from the golden era of silent film comedy.

For more information, visit www. flyingmonkeynh.com or call 603-5362551.

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Gilford - This new home has been built with quality and style. Open in design with a Great Room with glowing hardwood flooring and sliders leading to an enormous deck that overlooks lovely mountain views. Irrigation, central air, alarm system, large expanse of lawn and covered porch. A wonderful new home. $395,000

Gilford - This desirable Gilford condo is spacious with three bedrooms. An end unit with two main level decks allows easy access to the expanse of lawn. Lake and mountain views from both levels of the home. Enjoy tennis, beach, a day dock and a list for moorings. It is a wonderful condominium association. $279,000

Gilford - A view lot in Gunstock Acres with beach rights. It is perfect for building your new home and overlooking majestic lake and mountain views. $87,900

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BELMONT - Nice little 1-bedroom, 1-bath condo right on the water in Winnisquam Beach Resort. Shared beach, docks and more. $74,900 #4482020

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MEREDITH - Enjoy nature, privacy and outdoor recreation? This 28+ acre parcel with 1,700’ of shorefront is a must see! $1,495,000 #4365813

GILFORD - Beautiful and tastefully updated Broadview Condo private end unit. Shared beach, tennis and docks. $459,000 #4461658

FRANKLIN - Wonderful open concept Ranch on 2.13 acres with 52’ of water frontage & dock on beautiful Webster Lake. $337,500 #4494658

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Privacy and serenity can be found on this waterfront parcel on Wakondah Pond. The waterfront faces west for outstanding sunsets.

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Wolfeboro

This wonderful 3-bedroom waterfront home offers an incredible amenity. Direct boating access from its new T-dock to Crescent Lake & Lake Wentworth! Sitting sweetly on Smith River, this home features nice clear swimming from the level waterfront. The Master Bedroom suite sits privately in the new addition with its own newly enclosed balcony.

Wonderful rustic beams and classic woodwork add to the charm. The lower level family room with pellet stove is great for more entertaining space. Just outside of Wolfeboro Center with great access to shopping!

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WOLFEBORO // Prestigious Winnipesaukee Waterfront Estate, 180° views, 4.5 private acres, 6 bedrooms, entertaining kitchen, Great Room, full mahogany covered deck, sandy beach, 2-slip covered docking and sunsets!

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WOLFEBORO // Gorgeous setting on Lake Wentworth’s north shore. 1,700 sq. ft. yearround cottage has 2-bedroom, 1-bath with astonishing views of lake and mountains.

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TUFTONBORO // Attractive 3-bedroom, 3-bath Colonial with 127’ of level frontage on Mirror Lake, convenient location, gorgeous views, garage, dock and landscaped yard. A great value! $299,000 (4461752)

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GANSY ISLAND – MOULTONBOROUGH This Gansy Island offering is made up of six adjacent lots, all separately deeded, and located in a quiet part of Lake Winnipesaukee. An area known for the mountain views, calm waters, fishing, loons and songbirds. $1,000,500 (4483452)

WOLFEBORO // PRICE REDUCED Wonderful waterfront cottage at Piping Rock Resort with glorious sunset views across Winter Harbor, 2-bedroom, 1-bath, screen porch, assigned dock slip and a sandy beach. $295,000 (4448391) Call 569-3128

BARNSTEAD // Year-round Ranch with a 400 sq. ft. family room in the walk-out basement. 100’ on Half Moon Lake with a lift up dock & sunsets. Natural shoreline has a western exposure, tall pine trees, screened porch. $269,000 (4482454) Call 875-3128

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NEW DURHAM // Beautiful crystal clear Merrymeeting Lake. This parcel offers two lots of record with 200’ of lake frontage and .94 acres. Fantastic long sweeping views and southwest exposure. $325,000 (4478920) Call 875-3128

WOLFEBORO // Beautiful 5+ Acre building lot with spectacular mountain views. Private, tranquil, water access to pristine Lower Beech Pond. 4BR State Approved Septic Design. $178,800 (4047661) Call 569-3128

TUFTONBORO // Lake Winnipesaukee .28 acre lot with new dock, survey completed, located at end of the stream that connects Mirror Lake to Winter Harbor. Possible building site. $199,000 (4442565) Call 569-3128

RUMNEY // Stinson Lake access with this large parcel! Views from the top. Walk to the shared beach with day dock, fire pit and beach. Kayak and canoe, swim, enjoy. $56,800 (4468516) Call 253-9360

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One-of-a-kind property on beloved White Oak Pond. This home was completely renovated and also added onto by the current owner. New addition includes large kitchen and wraparound covered porch overlooking the water. Large attached barn is the perfect place for kayaks, row boats and canoes. Amazing landscaping throughout the property. Private dock for your boating needs. This property is a must see and offers a strong value for waterfront in Holderness.

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WOLFEBORO: Lovely Winter Harbor home with beautiful WOLFEBORO: Get exactly what you want! Quality new landscaping, dock, boathouse and wonderful entertaining construction with 5,500 sf. and 220’ of sandy bottom waspaces. $1,675,000 MLS #4502333 terfront with dock. $4,350,000 MLS #4481699

WOLFEBORO: A nature lover’s dream on 35 acres! Two WOLFEBORO: 1812 Period Colonial with a spacious incustom homes, boasting high end finishes with Willey terior, refinished hardwood floors and attached, original Brook waterfront. $1,175,000 MLS #4493381 post and beam barn. $275,000 MLS #4498652

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Author Presentation and Book Signing The Parish Helpers of the First Congregational Church of Wakefield, United Church of Christ will host a presentation by author Mj Pettengill who will discuss her book, Etched in Granite, at the church on September 8 at 1 pm. A book signing and refreshments in the Fellowship Hall will follow the presentation.

The public is welcome.

P e t t e n g i l l ’s novel is set in Ossipee, NH at the site of the County Farm.

The following is a brief synopsis of the book: “The year is 1872. The Civil War has ended, leaving behind a nation torn and economically depressed. Etched in Granite is a harrowing account of life and death on a rural New England Poor Farm – a tragic, yet triumphant novel that tells a story of courage, survival, and secrets surrounding lost love.

“The story is narrated by the three principal characters: Abigail, a young woman facing unimaginable hardship

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when agonizing circumstances and betrayal lead to life on the Poor Farm; Nellie, an Abenaki elder and healer enduring great loss while exhibiting resilience during a time of social, racial, and religious intolerance; and Silas, a spirited farm boss illuminating the conflicts of balancing a position of authority with his personal life while navigating small town politics.

Their unforgettable stories are carefully woven together to reveal a hidden part of America’s somber past.

“The novel was inspired by Mj Pettingill’s discovery of a pauper cemetery in New Hampshire where there are 298 numbered graves. It is her mission to give voices to those silenced, to evoke images where they have been erased, and to replace the numbers with names.”

The First Congregational Church of Wakefield, UCC is located at 2718 Wakefield Road in Wakefield, NH (across from the Wakefield Inn). For more information, call the church at 603-522-3189.

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Register Now for the NH Marathon The 24th Annual NH Marathon event is scheduled for Saturday, October 1 at 9 am in the Newfound area. This year, over 600 participants are expected for the 26.2 mile run and its fellow events including a 13.1 half marathon, 10K road race & health walk. Not only does the field feature many local runners, but also has participants registered from 43 states and eight athletes from different countries.

With the help of generous sponsors, the NH Marathon has raised and donated $220,750 since 1995 to give to local youth-centered non-profit organizations. The popular event also benefits the economy by bringing in many athletes and families who support local businesses.

Participants in the 10K run and marathon will begin on Lake Street, in front of the Newfound Memorial Middle School, while the Half Marathoners start at the Sculptured Rocks in Groton. Downtown Bristol traffic going both ways will be temporarily delayed while runners start out, though North Main Street will remain open as a detour.

A big turnout means the need for volunteers is greater than ever with many tasks required to ensure the safety of participants, spectators and drivers. Jobs include helping with registration, parking cars, directing traffic, manning water stops along the route and assisting at the finish line.

Many of these positions require only

a few hours on the morning of race day; if you would like to be part of the annual event, please call Race Director Dan MacLean at 744-2713 or email race@nhmarathon.com.

In addition to the races, participants and spectators alike can enjoy the

annual craft fair held from 9 am to 3 pm with an assortment of arts, crafts and demonstrations from many local artisans and vendors. Those seeking additional information can contact Nancy Mills at 744-9488 or camry@ metrocast.net.

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Women’s Club Kickoff Meeting President Harriet Bicksler of the Moultonborough Women’s Club (MWC) has announced that the first meeting of the new season will be on Monday, September 12 at 11:30 am at Geneva Point. Meeting at the Geneva Point location is a long-time tradition, which began with picnics in the old red barn on the property.

For the past seven years, the Women’s Club has been using Geneva Point’s lovely, spacious community center.

It’s also time to run the Coffee Can Auction conducted by Rose Kennedy and Sally Burgeson. Members are asked to bring some nice, worthwhile, articles, unwrapped, for club members

to view. Tickets are purchased, articles are viewed and then members decide which coffee can to place their ticket, hoping to win that selected treasure.

Members are also asked to bring a bagged lunch. Desserts and drinks will be provided. “Making Strides For Cancer” MWC organizers Nancy McDonough and Lynn Tuttle are getting an early start and ask sponsors to be ready to sign up at this meeting.

Collecting for the American Cancer Society is also a longtime tradition and the club has turned over an astonishing amount of $108,945 since its inception.

More information can be found at moultonboroughwomensclub.org.

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Outstanding NH Women Gertrude Seiders: Country Nurse, Friend to Tamworth

By Kathi Caldwell-Hopper Photos courtesy Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm There were babies to be delivered at all hours of the day or night, often in remote country locations. There were the vague illnesses that could be difficult to diagnose and the elderly who needed someone to listen as much as they needed a bottle of medicine.

There were long hours, sleepless nights, heavy patient loads, improvising when necessary because the nearest hospital was many miles away.

If this all sounds so depressing that one would wonder why a person would choose such a job and life, rest assured that isn’t the entire story. There was also a lot of fellowship, a sense of commitment and community and the joy that came from helping others and often curing an illness.

Such was the life of country nurse Gertrude Seiders, who worked alongside Dr. Remick Sr. and his son, Dr. Edwin C. Remick, in rural Tamworth, NH. Gertrude was a true country nurse, helping people all over the area and although quiet and unassuming, she had to be tough to endure travel over snowy roads to reach sick patients or to make decisions that could help a patient when no hospital medical staff was there to give advice.

Gertrude’s story is one of independence, courage and skill, but few have heard of her. According to June O’Donal, museum educator at the Remick Museum, “in my opinion, Gertrude Seiders is an unsung hero (as most nurses were back then).”

Gertrude was born in South Portland, Maine in 1902 and graduated from Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary.

She moved to Tamworth around 1928.

It is unclear why she made the decision

Gertrude Seiders, a nurse in Tamworth, NH for many years. to move from the more populated Portland area to rural NH, although she liked the country.

Charlotte Dyer, a Tamworth resident who moved to the town with her family in the 1960s, knew the Remicks and Gertrude quite well. She recalls, “I was a teenager at the time and we moved into the house across the street from the doctor’s office. We used Dr. Remick as our family doctor and Gertrude was his

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Indeed, the Remicks were so interested in harness racing that Dr. Remick taught Charlotte to drive the horses. (He also employed her to work on his farm in Tamworth.)

Gertrude was hired by the elder Dr. Edwin Remick as a private duty nurse for pneumonia patients. She was the

Tamworth town nurse for a year and got to know the Remick family. Father and son, Drs. Remick, were fixtures in the area and served the population well as skilled physicians.

She went to work for the Drs. Remick in 1930 and had a private residence in the home where Dr. Remick Sr. had formerly had his medical practice; she moved into the house after the elder Dr. Remick passed away in 1935.

By the time Charlotte and her family moved to Tamworth, Gertrude was a fixture in the community and would have likely been in her 60s. “She was like family to everyone,” Charlotte remembers. “She wasn’t a city person and she liked the country. She also liked the small-town camaraderie.”

Assisting the doctors in their busy practice would have been quite challenging in the 1930s when diphtheria, tuberculosis and other illnesses were rampant and antibiotics was not yet in use. Such illnesses as polio were also a scourge and Gertrude would have had to use all her skills to combat the illnesses she encountered.

Staff at the Remick Museum (once the property and residence of Dr. Remick and his wife, Marion) discovered a notebook kept by Gertrude. It explains some of the challenges of nursing in Tamworth, such as a patient who came to the doctor’s office with pain in her leg and side. In vain, Gertrude did all she could, bandaging and elevating the patient’s leg, and eventually providing medicine for the pain.

Another entry tells of a springtime baby delivered by Dr. Remick Sr. and the follow-up care provided by both the doctor and nurse Gertrude.

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African Wildlife at Wolfeboro Public Library On Thursday, September 8 at 7 pm, the Wolfeboro Public Library will present Lions and Zebras and Ostrich, Oh My! – a Tanzanian Adventure with naturalist and journalist Ruth Smith.

The program is one of the events in the library’s yearlong Travel the World Series.

The plains of Tanzania are home to about a quarter of Africa’s large mammals and hundreds of bird species. Smith will share memories and photographs from a trip she took through the Serengeti and surrounding countryside. Images of elephant herds, towers of giraffes, a coalition of cheetahs, migrating wildebeest, mischievous monkeys, flamboyant flamingos and many more incredible creatures will show what it is like to experience “zoo” animals in their • Outstanding Women Continued from page 22 says Charlotte. She laughs as she recalls that every year Gertrude would wait until the day before Christmas to do all her shopping. Then she would stay up into the wee hours of Christmas morning wrapping gifts. Whether this was a family tradition or because she was so busy as a nurse, it is unknown.

Because she lived above the doctor’s office, Gertrude got to know the family quite well. Doctor Edwin C. Remick was married and likely Gertrude became quite friendly with his wife, Marion. They may have been about the same age and both were intelligent

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women.

Along with the Remicks, Gertrude was a fan of harness racing and when Dr. Remick started to compete, she assisted Marion with the horses.

When the Remicks took a vacation to Florida in the winters, Gertrude usually accompanied them, underscoring the closeness of the family. “I don’t think she was lonely – Dr. Remick had a large practice and Gertrude was busy.

In her days off, she did a lot of reading or she went with Marion to watch Dr. Remick compete in harness racing,” Charlotte says. “The doctor was well known in harness racing circles.”

Gertrude carried on as a nurse and was someone people relied upon when

they had medical issues. Charlotte remembers the day before her sister left Tamworth to attend nursing school, Dr. Remick taught her how to give an injection without hurting the patient.

“He was an excellent teacher and it’s sure that Gertrude learned from him how to give shots without hurting the patient.”

As the years went on, Gertrude saw her friend Marion Remick pass away, and by 1983, the nurse that took care of Tamworth was experiencing the need for some help. Gertrude’s niece, Earline Wright, moved in with Gertrude and cared for her elderly aunt.

Gertrude passed away in 1985 and it was likely a sad day for those in

Ruth Smith has spent most of her career sharing her passion for the outdoors with children and adults as an environmental educator with NH Audubon and other environmental organizations. She also models her commitment to the earth by living in a solar-powered home and raising much of her own food in an organic garden.

In 2013 she fulfilled a lifetime dream and traveled to Tanzania to experience the wildlife and history of the region.

The program is free and open to the public, thanks to the support for the travel series from the Friends of Wolfeboro Public Library, and will be held in the library’s meeting room.

For further information about this presentation, call 569-2428 or visit www.wolfeborolibrary.org.

town who had known her for so long.

She had braved snowstorms to deliver babies, listened to the worries of those struggling during the Great Depression years, and administered alongside Dr. Remick, to thousands of patients in the rural town over the 40-plus years she lived in the area.

Gertrude Seiders saw it all and had courage and compassion, both qualities that helped in her work and made her truly an outstanding NH woman.

(Thanks to June O’Donal of the Remick Museum and Tamworth resident Charlotte Dyer who provided information for this story.)

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Blame That Fair Food Obsession On Abe—Honest!

By Barbara Neville Wilson Photos from www.sandwichfair.org Whether fried dough, sausage and peppers, French fries, soup in a bread bowl, fried pickles, cotton candy, apple crisp, fried Oreos, bloomin’ onion or funnel cake, it’s coming. In these first weeks of fall, your favorite fair food obsession is coming to the Rochester Fair, Deerfield Fair, Sandwich Fair or another agricultural fair near you.

And no matter your dietary obsession, in a roundabout, theapple-falls-pretty-far-from-the-tree kind of way, you can thank Abe Lincoln. Honest.

Not that our 16th president invented the American agricultural fair. That distinction goes to Elkanah Watson who, in 1807, was amazed at the positive reception his two merino sheep received when he tied them to a tree in the town square of Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

He realized he was on to something that could be much, much bigger.

“If two animals were capable of exciting this much attention, what would be the effect of such a display on a larger scale of different animals?” he is reported to have said.

Within four years he had established the Berkshire County Agricultural Society, and he described its first fair: “It was as

splendid, novel and imposing as anything of the kind ever exhibited in America. In this procession were 69 oxen, connected by chains, drawing a plough held by the oldest man in the country—a band of music—a platform, upon wheels, carrying a broadloom cloth and spinning jenny…the pens were occupied by some excellent animals.” Some of those excellent oxen, sheep, cattle and swine owners were awarded cash prizes totaling $70 for their efforts.

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September 5, 2016 Boston, and the Rochester Fair is September 16 to 25. The 140-yearold Deerfield Fair opens September 26 and runs through October 2. The last fair of the season is in Sandwich, from October 8 to 10.

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Lincoln’s influence is still seen in our regional fairs today. In New Hampshire, the US Department of Agriculture, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension, schools, and clubs like 4H, garden clubs and quilting societies continue to have a strong presence at fairs, not only sharing knowledge, but also encouraging individuals to higher achievement through competition. Lincoln and Watson both recognized that prizes and praise “stimulate…discovery and invention into extraordinary activity.” Have you ever watched the face of a child spying his first prize ribbon on a vegetable sculpture, or the focused determination of the horsewoman coaxing a team through the course after the near

flawless performance of a rival?

How much engine tinkering and design revolution has been inspired on the track of the tractor pull or the runway of the barnstormer?

At one time, the fair trend was so strong in the Lakes Region that nearly every town and village had a fair of some sort, but through the years, efficiencies and economies of scale have reduced the number and frequency of fairs to several largescale regional celebrations. From now until mid-October, you can compete for prizes, ride the Ferris Wheel, watch the oxen pull, take a helicopter ride, see demonstrations of fabulous Ginzu knives, watch kids tap dance, and indulge your favorite food obsession at a fair almost every weekend.

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More than 21,000 Gallons of Hazardous Waste Safely Removed For each of the past 29 years residents and property owners in the Lakes Region have had an opportunity to safely dispose of hazardous products from their household, reducing the likelihood of accidents in their home.

On July 30 and August 6 more than 2,100 Lakes Region households dropped off a total of more than 21,000 gallons of hazardous products, ensuring that these materials will not enter our drinking water or the environment, on which our local economy is so dependent.

Since 1987 the Lakes Region Planning Commission (LRPC) has coordinated household hazardous waste (HHW) collections in the Lakes Region. In 2016, twenty-four communities pooled their resources, along with a small grant from the NH Department of Environmental Resources (NH DES) to provide their residents and property owners with the opportunity to rid their homes of toxic materials without

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The continued success of the collection is due to many people, especially the sixty volunteers and municipal employees who turned out to assist with surveys, traffic control, and the unloading of used motor oil and fluorescent bulbs, along with the enthusiastic assistance of local coordinators who helped organize and publicize the collections.

The Lakes Region Planning Commission is very grateful and would like to say thank you for the significant amount of donations from residents.

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If you still have hazardous products in your home that you wish to dispose of, the Lakes Region Household Hazardous Product Facility in Wolfeboro will be open September 17 and October 15 from 8:30 am – 12 pm.

A fee is charged at these collections to cover the costs of disposal; for details, call 569-5826 or 651-7530.

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Mark Your Calendars for Fall Fun!

By Sarah Wright It might be hard to believe, but cooler temperatures are on the way. I hope.

That’s how many people feel after this very hot and humid summer. I also love the fall for the beautiful leaves, and all the apple and pumpkin goodies. New Hampshire knows how to celebrate fall, and there are plenty of fun things to do to ring in the season. In between road trips to ogle the leaves, plan to attend one of these local happenings.

My kids love Prescott Farm on White Oaks Road in Laconia. It has great hiking trails and wonderful programs for kids as well as adults, and of course their new outdoor playground in the woods. One event we make sure not to miss is their Annual Harvest Festival, which takes place this year on September 17, from 10 am to 3 pm. Enjoy horse drawn hayrides, face painting, a petting farm, food, music, games, crafts, workshop demonstrations, and a hay jump. Prescott Farm is located at 928 White Oaks Road in Laconia. For more information, visit www.prescottfarm.org or call 603-3665695.

Another farm I enjoy with my family is the Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm in Tamworth. We’ve been to their Harvest Festival, too, and it’s a wonderful event! This year’s Harvest Festival will be on Saturday, September 24, from 11 am to 3 pm. Located at 58 Cleveland Hill Road, visitors can enjoy wagon rides, live music, vendors, animals, agricultural displays, crafts and games for kids, and seasonal foods.

There are also plenty of demonstrations including fiber arts, woodcarving, blacksmithing, beekeeping, and basket weaving, among many others. My kids like helping make apple cider by peeling, cutting, and pressing the apples.

Getting a taste of the final result is well worth the effort! For more information,

call 603-323-7591 or visit the farm online at www.remickmuseum.org.

Squam Lakes Natural Science Center is very popular with its awesome trail filled with great exhibits of wild animals and birds. This includes the Gordon Children’s Center where kids can learn about wildlife through play, and the outdoor Playscape that teaches kids about the relationship between predator and prey. Well, there are two can’tmiss events at the center this fall to help you celebrate the season. Grownups will want to take in the tranquility of Squam Lake on the Nearer to Nature Fall Foliage Cruise on September 23, from 10 am to noon. Naturalist Margaret Gillespie has written a book about the four seasons, delving into nature’s mysteries. On this special cruise, you will explore her favorite places on Squam Lake and hear her stories about local fauna and flora. Space is limited on the boat, so advance registration is required, by calling 603-968-7194, extension 7. Walk-ins may be accommodated if space is available. Park at the Center and then walk across the street

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On October 15 at the Squam Lakes Science Center, bring the kids to the Halloween Hoot ’N Howl from 6 to 8:30 pm. Enjoy an eerily entertaining 40-minute guided tour around the Science Center grounds. Trail walks feature live skits with a seasonal theme and depart every 10 minutes from 6 to 7:30 pm. Come in costume and dress suitably for outdoor weather. After your journey, warm up with Halloween games and tasty treats! The Science Center is located at 23 Science Center Road in Holderness. Call 603-9687194 or visit www.nhnature.org for further information.

If you love craft shows, don’t miss the 18th Annual Autumn Craft Festival

presented by Castleberry Fairs & Festivals at Mill Falls Marketplace in Meredith on Saturday, October 1 from 10 am to 6 pm and on Sunday, October 2 from 10 am to 4 pm. A wide variety of craftspeople and artisans will display and sell their American made works including fine jewelry, country wood crafts, original watercolors, pottery, scarves, quilts, photography, painted antiques, puzzles, dolls, metal sculpture, wall hangings, clocks, lamps, hats, ceramics, dolls, quilts, stained glass, candles, soap, primitive and folk art, painted slate, hand-carved signs, soft sculpture, dried floral, fleece, leather, botanicals, oil paintings, calligraphy, tapestry, pewter, cheese boards, and more. Wow! Come sample the culinary delights of kettle corn, lemonade, herbal dips, maple products, jams, jellies, salsas, wine slush mix, honey and much more. Enjoy craft demonstrations each day. The festival is held rain or shine. Mills Falls Marketplace is located directly on Route 3 in Meredith.

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Bank of NH Helps Raise the Roof at the Mill The Belknap Mill Society is pleased to recognize Bank of New Hampshire for their $10,000 contribution to the Raise the Roof campaign. “Being 185 years old, Bank of New Hampshire understands the importance of preserving a historic landmark such as the Belknap Mill,” stated Mark Primeau, president & CEO for Bank of New Hampshire. “The Belknap Mill is a staple in the Lakes Region community, providing education, history and meeting space. Bank of New Hampshire is proud to be able to help.”

The work to replace the highest peaks of the Belknap Mill’s roof is in progress

through early September. The lower roof above the Mill’s Power House will be replaced in the spring of 2017.

The Belknap Mill was constructed in 1823, and its monitor roof and centered belfry is a typical example of mill design from the early stages of the Industrial Revolution. Today, it is the only remaining unaltered example in New Hampshire.

“The Belknap Mill is the historic gateway to Laconia and the predecessor to the businesses and manufacturers that drive our regional economy today,” said Allison Ambrose, president of the Belknap Mill Society.

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and support from our local businesses and manufacturing sector. The Society is proud to work with Bank of New Hampshire to undertake this important preservation project in support of our shared New Hampshire heritage. We appreciate Bank of New Hampshire’s commitment to the Lakes Region and the Laconia community.”

Preserving the historic Belknap Mill is the work of the entire community.

To make a donation to raise a new roof over the Mill, email development@

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Built in 1823, the Belknap Mill is the oldest unaltered textile mill in the United States and is recognized on the National Register of Historic Places as a site worthy of preservation. The Society relies on the continued support of donors and its members. To learn more about the Belknap Mill Society, to make a general donation or to learn about becoming a member, visit www. belknapmill.org.

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season. Foliage cruises are scheduled for October 2 and October 9. Board the boat from the Weirs Beach docks.

Children under age 13 cruise for free.

“Live Free and Carve” at the New Hampshire Pumpkin Festival, one of the largest fall events in the state. The festival was held in Laconia last year, and it was a big success! Don’t miss the full day of events and activities this year on October 22. You won’t want to miss seeing over 20,000 Jack-O-Lanterns on display, purchasing food and crafts from over 80 vendors, watching the Grand Parade, and enjoying haunted attractions, scenic train rides, games, amusement rides, live entertainment, and more. There’s even a 5K/10K race in the morning to participate in, or just cheer from the sidelines. To get the latest information about the event, check for updates at www.nhpumpkinfestival.com.

There’s still plenty to do in the Lakes Region before winter hibernation sets in. Fall is one of the best times in New England—go forth and enjoy!

Moulton Farm at 18 Quarry Road in Meredith also has a great corn maze.

Find the answers to the trivia questions in the maze and earn a sugar cookie.

There’s also pumpkin bowling and a pumpkin toss next to the maze. Pick your pumpkin in the field and then purchase some delicious cider donuts at the Cider Bellies stand. There’s nothing like a warm donut on a cool fall day. Moulton Farm can be reached at 603-279-3915 or online at www.moultonfarm.com.

Cruise on Lake Winnipesaukee before it gets too cold on a Mount Washington Foliage Dinner Cruise.

Enjoy the romance of the lake at night on a sunset cruise with dinner and dancing to live music. The Sunday dinner cruises are available in September and October from 5 to 7 pm. (The cruise on October 9 will be from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.) See the leaves change color as the Lakes Region winds down for the

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Heads of State in the Lakes Region

By Barbara Neville Wilson You can argue politics, but it’s hard to argue good taste. Plenty of heads-of-state have had the good taste to spend time in New Hampshire, even when they were not campaigning. Here are some New Hampshire sightings that may surprise you.

2016 summer camps are winding down now, but when their son Albert attended a nearby camp in 1971, Princess Grace and Prince Rainier spent time at Bald Peak Colony Club in Moultonboro. A number of people, including Steve Durgin, manager of Wolfeboro’s Goodhue & Hawkins Navy Yard, tell stories of the grace and humility of the princess during personal encounters. Prince Albert II now rules Monaco.

Prince Albert II is not the only child of a head-of-state to go to summer camps in New Hampshire.

Both Sasha and Malia Obama have attended camp here, too.

The first Harvard-Yale Boat Race, said to have launched all intercollegiate sports in 1852, was watched by future President Franklin Pierce from the Coe House in Center Harbor. He awarded the championship trophy to Harvard.

The outcome of this year’s HarvardYale Race, held in Connecticut, was declared a “no result” when the Harvard boat sank in remarkably turbulent waters. Perhaps the teams should consider returning home to Winnipesaukee in 2017.

In 1926 the new-fangled snowmobile, invented by Virgil White, led the funeral procession for the father of President Calvin Coolidge in neighboring Vermont.

White was a successful and

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influential Ford dealer in Ossipee.

The new company formed to sell the snowmobiles was led by Huntley Spaulding, future governor of New Hampshire.

We’d like to think that if the railroad had come to Wolfeboro in time, Abraham Lincoln would have visited when he came to visit son Robert at Phillips Exeter Academy in 1860. In order to raise money for a train ticket, it is said Lincoln accepted $200 to speak at Cooper Union in New York. Many historians suggest the speech was the catalyst for Lincoln’s run for president.

Who would think that a boy’s need to spend a year in preparation for college admission could lead to the election of a president?

After retiring from the White House, President Grover Cleveland made his summer home in Tamworth, but it wasn’t close enough to good fishing, so he built a fishing shack on Ossipee’s Duncan Lake. His son, Francis, founded the Barnstormers Theatre where former

First Lady Frances Cleveland was often seen in the box office.

Oney Judge, an enslaved cook, escaped Philadelphia in 1796. She stowed away on a ship going north to Portsmouth, NH. She lived out her life in the area, evading capture and return to her owner: President George Washington.

French President Nicholas Sarkozy vacationed at a Wolfeboro home in the summer of 2007. Rent is said to have been $30,000/week.

The home has recently passed to new owners, and according to a summer 2016 lake tour, it is currently considered the second most expensive home on Lake Winnipesaukee.

Presidents Ulysses S. Grant visited the Old Man in the Mountain in Franconia Notch in 1869, and President Eisenhower visited nearly 100 years later in 1955. Sadly, the Old Man in the Mountain slipped off the mountain in 2003. It is remembered by a plaque facing the cliff on which it once stood.

Did his vice president, Henry Wilson, suggest President Grant’s trip to the White Mountains? Wilson was born in Farmington with the name of Jeremiah James Colbath.

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Squam Lakes Association Holding Annual Ridge Race to Support Trail Network On Sunday, September 11, the Squam Lakes Association (SLA) will host its fourth annual Squam Ridge Race, a 12.2-mile ridge race that traverses a majority of the Squam Range crossing three summits with amazing views of Squam Lake and the surrounding watershed. All proceeds from the race will go directly to conserving over 50 miles of SLA maintained trails around the Squam watershed.

“As visitation increases in the Squam Range every year, so does the wear and tear on the trails,” said SLA Director of Conservation, Brett Durham. “In just over 10 years, roughly $100,000 has gone into maintaining the Old Bridle Path alone.”

The Old Bridle Path sees thousands of visitors every year, which is famous for taking hikers up to West and East Rattlesnake, two scenic peaks that overlook Squam Lake. Maintenance along all SLA trails from the race includes maintaining water bars to prevent erosion problems, trail reconstruction, clearing brush and downed trees, signage and upkeep in the parking areas.

This race has a total of 3,000 ft. of elevation gain and is mostly single track on trails. Anyone is welcome to run or just hike the 12.2-mile route as a participant of the event.

You may also decide to get out there and enjoy the day with the four-mile race, which climbs to the top of Mount Livermore and back to the start/finish

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The Squam Lake’s Association is also looking for volunteers to help fire up the grills, work aid stations along the ridge, be timekeepers and photograph the action at the finish line and more. There are a number of different ways volunteers can support this event, both on the trail and at the finish line. The food is great, the beverages are cold and the energy is infectious. Join the celebration and support the trails.

Visit www.squamlakes.org or call the SLA’s Volunteer Coordinator, Brian Gagnon, at (603) 968-7336 x 16 for more information about volunteering for this event.

Thanks to the Webster family, Webster Land Corp, and Burleigh Land Limited Partnership for providing the trails, access, and venue for this race.

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When retired industrialist Thomas Plant was trying to sell his beautiful Lucknow estate—now called Castle in the Clouds—he suggested it would be a grand place for a summer White House. Perhaps his guest and friend, President Theodore Roosevelt, planted the idea in his mind. The President is said to be part of the reason Plant sought to sell his pet project. He had recommended investment in Russian bonds just before the Russian Revolution and collapse of the Czarist government.

Although not a head of state herself, Madame Chiang KaiShek, wife of Chiang Kai-shek, leader of the Chinese Nationalist party, and once named “the most powerful woman in the world” by Life Magazine, spent many summer days at her nephew’s home on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee in

Wolfeboro. The house no longer stands, but even now 13 years after her death, the spot is called the “Madame Chiang Kai-Shek Estate” by locals. Tour Wolfeboro Bay on the Winnipesaukee Belle, and you may hear Captain John MacDonald share his recollection of the generous tips he received when, as a child, he pumped gas for the sophisticated lady.

In addition to his visit to the Old Man in the Mountain, President Eisenhower is said to have spent time on Pleasant Valley Road in Wolfeboro and on the shores of Dan Hole Pond with friends from the military. He and Madame Chiang Kai-Shek apparently shared that same set of friends. Did they attend the same dinner parties?

Do you have stories about heads-of-states visiting the Lakes Region when not campaigning?

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