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Your Guide to What’s Happening in NH’s Lakes Region

June 2 • Vol 31 • No 5

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An historic and remarkable property with nearly 90 acres consists of three lots of record. The first is the Kona boathouse, a residence with living quarters with 4 bedrooms. The second lot is the Kona beach with 20 boatslips. The third is the Mansion with 37 guest rooms, dining room and convention area. Clearly a one of a kind property. $7,995,000

MoultonboroughThrough a private, gated entrance approach this extraordinary Post & Beam home with 6 bedrooms and 5 fireplaces. A serene estate setting offers 12 acres, lush lawns, wildflowers and 245 feet of prime waterfront with beach and u-shaped dock. The design and personality of this home are distinctive. Quality is unmatched. $5,695,000

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Gilford - This tasteful 3-bedroom Governor’s Island home is on a wonderful, level lot with mountain views, desirable south west exposure and a natural sandy beach. Casual in design with the warmth of wood on soaring ceilings, you will enjoy the ease of the main level floor plan. 150’ Lake Winnipesaukee frontage. $2,495,000

Gilford - An amazingly private Governor’s Island home with a 2 car detached garage plus an enormous barn. Beautifully and tastefully updated and maintained, this 2BR home is truly special. Huge yard, prime location. It is just a short walk to the community beach, playground and tennis courts. $499,000

Meredith - Enjoy stunning views of Lake Winnisquam and mountains beyond from this private 8-acre lot. Driveway and electricity have been brought to the site. Enjoy Waldron Bay Association rights which include clubhouse, beach, tennis and possible moorings. Location is prime, private and convenient. $239,000

Barnstead - Prime sought-after location on Upper Suncook Lake. Western exposure provides late morning to afternoon sunshine, and amazing sunsets. View faces undeveloped lakefront. Mooring for your boat or swimming float. Privacy and quiet. $185,000

alton - On a beautifully landscaped, level lot with an expanse of lawn and sandy beach, this well designed home is perfect for entertaining. High ceilings, walls of glass, well appointed kitchen, open spaces, large decks, attached and detached garages, and 3 levels of living. Location is quiet and very private. $1,295,000

Meredith - This lovely 4-bedroom Grouse Point home has picturesque lake and mountain views. Updated kitchen, wine cellar, gleaming hardwood flooring. Sweeping deck overlooks private yard. Grouse Point amenities include clubhouse, indoor pool, docks and three beaches. It is an outstanding gated community. $875,000

laconia - This charming cottage is on a lovely, level lot with dock and sandy beach. There are 4 bedrooms, an eat-in kitchen and spacious living room with fireplace. With town sewage and community water, the lot could easily accommodate a new home, or enjoy year-round living at this wonderful lake front home. $699,000

Contemporary and classic touches are blended perfectly in this impressive waterfront home with unmatched views. A recent renovation will impress the sophisticated buyer who wants both luxury and quality. The kitchen is a masterpiece! Radiant, in-floor heat warms the stunning tile floors that are perfect for waterfront living. $2,795,000

Gilford - Lake and mountain views are stunning at this beautifully and totally renovated, fully furnished 2-bedroom Condo at Samoset at Winnipesaukee. Baths, triple glazed windows, hardwood flooring and carpeting, kitchen, appliances, ceilings, paint all are new. Great amenities! $469,000

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Scenic CruisesFrom Weirs daily, from Wolfeboro Saturday & Alton Bay Sunday.

No cruises on the MOUNT during Motorcycle week, June 15–22.The MOUNT will be dockside at Weirs Beach.

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By Thomas P. CaldwellGood news for bass fishermen:

Lakes Winnipesaukee and Squam re-main among the best 100 lakes in the country for bass fishing, according to Bassmaster Magazine’s 2014 rankings.

Winnipesaukee has been among the top 50 lakes in all three years that Bassmaster has been conducting its survey. It debuted at Number 43 in 2012, dropped to Number 49 in 2013, and rose back up to Number 40 on the 2014 list.

According to the research, Win-nipesaukee ranks high for the quan-tity of smallmouth bass in the two- to 2.5-pound range. The survey also found that the lake had a plentiful number of largemouth bass, but they were small.

Squam ranked 62 this year. It debut-ed at number 54 in 2012 and dropped to 76 in 2013 before partially recover-ing this year.

“Seeing northern lakes reach this high on the rankings is surprising to a lot of our readers, who associate bass fishing with the south,” said Bassmas-ter Editor James Hall in a telephone interview. “The first year of the rank-ings was especially top-heavy for the southern lakes, but the northern fisher-ies have been coming on strong; more strongly than ever this year.”

James noted that a drought caused Lake Amistad, once among the Top 10, to drop out of the rankings altogether this year, while Lake Michigan’s Stur-geon Bay took the Number 1 spot.

Making the rankings for the first time was China Lake in Maine, coming in at Number 23. Bassmaster reported that

China Lake would have been much higher in the rankings for its great largemouth bass fishing if it didn’t have such a short fishing season.

Cobboseecontee in Maine came in at Number 52 this year for having “a ton of largemouth” but on the small side. The lake previously ranked 74 in 2012 and 30 in 2014.

Maine’s Moosehead Lake also ap-peared for the first time this year, com-ing in at Number 72.

“The sole purpose of doing these rankings is to get people excited,” James said. “This provides the most current data, so people know where to go for great fishing. When you have a guy having a great day out on the wa-ter, it helps in getting them fishing as much as possible, and that’s what we like to see.”

He continued, “Our rankings are based on four main goals: Having a

Winnipesaukee and Squam Make ‘Bassmaster’ Top 100 List

good day in terms of numbers of fish

caught; being able to catch big fish; having a variety of species — large-mouth, smallmouth, and spotted; and being accessible and having beautiful scenery.”

James explained the process of de-veloping the rankings: “It’s a three-month process to compile the data,” he said. “We start by asking each state’s fisheries and wildlife department to list the top five lakes and to rank them, of-fering reasons for those rankings. Then we do polling among fishing groups like the BASS Federation. After that, we call the conservation districts to get information on stocking and access.

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“Once we get that foundation,” he continued, “we start doing our own research, calling local guides, anglers, and outdoor riders to get current condi-tions.

“Once we get the structure, we send the list to a select panel of insiders for the final rankings,” James concluded. “These were bass pros, outdoor writ-ers, and those in the fishing industry.”

Texas and California tied for the states with the most entries on the list, each having eight lakes in the Top 100. “Some stalwart lakes fell out of the rankings completely,” James said, “and

Lake St. Clair, last year’s Number 1, fell out of the Top 15.”

Speaking of the strong showing by northern lakes, James noted that one of the magazine’s staffers came from Maine and he had been telling every-one, “You don’t know about fishing until you come to Maine. We don’t have a growing season, but the lakes are good.”

“I was just up in Massachusetts,” James continued, “and I had one of the best days of freshwater fishing ever. This list sheds light on those other places, besides the south.”

Frank Hilton of freebasslures.com in Maine, agreed with the sentiment. “The bass are bigger in the southern lakes, but they’re more fished out. An angler can catch more five-pounders here than down south because there’s

less pressure on our lakes. We have a 15-pound record and it’s not unusual to get a 10-pound bass. Many anglers catch a fistful of nine- and 10-pounders here.”

“Here” for Frank is the Lake Cobbo-seecontee area, which is near his home. “The farthest I’ve gone is Little Seba-go, which was on the list last year, and Kezar Lake also is a good bass lake. Moosehead and a couple of other lakes are known for smallmouth.”

Another difference between north-ern and southern lakes is the length of time it takes for the bass to grow. With the shorter seasons in the north, the bass don’t eat as often and they grow more slowly. The upside, Frank says, is “some people think the northern bass are a little livelier in the summer when they get active, and they’re not as picky. Sometimes down south, they’ll throw everything at the bass and only one pattern will work. Here you can catch them on different lures and dif-ferent ways on the same day.”

Frank is happy that Bassmaster is giving exposure to the northern lakes and he said he’d like to see a Bassmas-ter tournament up his way. He agreed that such tournaments promote an in-terest in fishing and give a boost to the economy.

“Cobboseecontee is a fairly big lake, and the structure of the lake has a rocky bottom with very little weeds, so the big pressure is only during the tourna-ments, but it can handle that pressure pretty well. We don’t have the appre-hension they have down south.”

Frank maintains a website, freefish-inglures.com, which includes videos and stories on fishing experiences on

the Maine lakes.Dr. Hal Lyon Jr., who has a residence

on Bear Island of Meredith, also agrees with the Bassmaster rankings. “This lake [Winnipesaukee] is one of the pre-miere fishing lakes in America,” said Hal, who is author of Angling in the Smile of the Great Spirit. Being listed as one of the top 100 bass lakes does a lot to promote fishing and outdoor recreation, and that is a good thing, he said.

“Tournaments have made fishing popular, and that’s good,” Hal said. “Fewer and fewer fishing licenses are being purchased. The younger genera-tions fear the woods, but I learned by being in the woods, turning over rocks, and being in the lake to appreciate na-ture. We have a generation of nature-deprived children.”

Citing the book Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv, which speaks of the growing body of research indi-cating that direct exposure to nature is essential for healthy childhood devel-opment and for the physical and emo-tional health of children and adults, Hal said, “The woods is one of the great healers. The good thing that the BASS people are doing is they’re creating an interest in fishing, which is good.”

In his book, Hal quotes former President Grover Cleveland, speaking of his experience with fishing on the Big Lake: “Ordinarily, when a bass is struck with the hook ... he at once en-ters upon a series of acrobatic perfor-mances, which, during their continu-ance, keep the fisherman in a state of acute suspense. While he rushes away

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Tuesday, June 3, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, 10 a.m., Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 S. Main St., Concord, 603-225-1111, www.ccanh.com.

Tuesday, June 3, Genealogical Workshop, 10 a.m., Wolfeboro Public Library. Free, presented by Lakes Region Genealogy Interest Group. Call 603-569-2428.

Tuesday, June 3, How You Can Help Wildlife Adapt to Climate Change, with NH Fish & Game Wildlife Biologist Emily Preston, 7 p.m., Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, 23 Science Center Road, Holderness. Call 603-968-7194, www.nhnature.org.

Tuesday, June 3, History of NH Boat Museum with Executive Director Lisa Lutts, 7 p.m., Meredith Historical Society, 45 Main St., Meredith. Free; refreshments served. Call 603-279-2275.

Wednesday, June 4, Natural Adventure Series: Color Coded Messages, for children 3 and under, 9:30 a.m., Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, 23 Science Center Road, Holderness. Call 603-968-7194, www.nhnature.org.

Wednesday, June 4, Annual High School Art Show & Silent Auction, 4 - 6 p.m., Little Church Theater, Route 113, Holderness. 603-968-2250, littlechurchtheatre.com.

Wednesday, June 4, Skrillex with DJ Snake, What So Not/Milo & Otis 5:30 p.m. Bank of NH Pavilion at Meadowbrook, Gilford. 603-293-4700, www.banknhpavilion.com .

Wednesday, June 4, The Old Man in the Mountain: Substance and Symbols,7:30 p.m., Holderness Historical Society, behind the post office on Route 3, Holderness. 603-968-3335.

Thursday, June 5, Opening Reception: Artist of the Month Barbara Bradley-Rutz, 4 - 7 p.m., Garvin Gallery Five, Sanbornville. Watercolors and multi-media. See http://azurerisinggallery.wordpress.com.

Thursday, June 5, Opening Reception, 6 - 9 p.m., NH Boat Museum, 399 Center St., Wolfeboro, with food and entertainment by Amanda Collins. 603-569-4554, www.nhbm.org.

Friday, June 6, D-Day Remembered, Academy Award-nominated film, shown at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to honor the 70th anniversary of D-Day at Wright Museum, 77 Center St., Wolfeboro. Call 603-569-1212, www.wrightmuseum.org.

Friday, June 6, Katrina Kenison discusses her book, Magical Journey, 2 p.m., at Lavinia’s Restaurant, Center Harbor, sponsored by Bayswater Book Co. Call 603-253-8858, www.bayswaterbooks.com.

Friday, June 6, Doug Hazard, 6:30 p.m., Corner House Inn, 22 Main St, Center Sandwich. Live Music in the Pub. Call 603-284-6219. www.cornerhouseinn.com

Friday, June 6, Jim Breuer, 7:30 p.m., Flying Monkey Performance Center, 39 South Main Street, Plymouth. Call 603-536-2551, www.flyingmonkeynh.com.

Friday - Saturday, June 6 - 7, Huggins Hospital Fundraising Sale, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Collection Center Barn, Route 109-A, Wolfeboro (first road after town garages), with collectibles, books, art, toys, furniture, lamps, electronics, and more.

Saturday, June 7, Annual Breeding Bird Census for adults and older children, 5:30 a.m., Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, 23 Science Center Road, Holderness. Call 603-968-7194, www.nhnature.org.

Saturday, June 7, Sock Hop, 7 p.m., Blazing Star Grange No.71, Danbury, to benefit Curtain Restoration Project. See www.danburygrange,org.

Saturday, June 7, Gathering Time, 7 p.m., Belknap Mill, 1 Mill Plaza, Laconia, sponsored by Temple B’Nai Israel to benefit Lakes Region Community Services. Tickets http://tbinh.org/specialevents/june7event.php.

Saturday, June 7, EC and the Moonshiners, 7:30 p.m., The Back Room at the Mill Fudge Factory, 2 Central St., Bristol, 603-744-0405, themillfudgefactory.com.

Saturday, June 7, Everyone’s Going To Die, 8 p.m., Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield St., Rochester. Debut film by British Collective Jones. Cocktail hour at 7 p.m. Call 603-335-1992, rochesteroperahouse.com.

Sunday, June 8, Film: The Last Unicorn (1982), 1 p.m., Flying Monkey Entertainment Center, 39 Main St., Plymouth, www.flyingmonkeynh.com/films.aspx.

Sunday, June 8, Artists’ Reception, textile printer Robin Cornwell, potter Sally Cornwell, and mixed media artist Jessi Cornwell, 1 - 3 p.m., Libby Museum, 755 North Main St., Wolfeboro. Call 603-569-1035, www.wolfeboronh.us/Pages/WolfeboroNH_Museum/index.

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Lake Winnipesaukee Museum, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. year-round, 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. Also lectures and children’s corner. Call 603-366-5950.

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Loon Cruises, Fridays, 3 p.m., from dock at Walter’s Basin in Holderness, sponsored by Squam Lakes Natural Science Center and Loon Preservation Committee. Call 603-968-7194, www.nhnature.org.

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New Durham Farmers’ Market, Saturdays through early October, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., next to New Durham Post Office on Route 11, Depot Road. newdurhamfarmersmarket.com, [email protected].

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Dr. Hal Lyon, author, speaker, professor, and angler, will give the first summer lecture at the NH Boat Museum on Tuesday, June 10, at 7 p.m. The free program, based on his book, Angling in the Smile of the Great Spirit, will include iced coffee from Seven Suns Coffee and Tea in Wolfeboro and light refreshments.

Hal’s talk will focus on the habits, rituals, and lore of some of the more colorful members of the not-so-exclusive “Liars’ Club”, also sharing tales, secrets, and history of fishing on New Hampshire’s big lakes, especially Lake Winnipesaukee, a Native American name that translates into

“Smile of the Great Spirit”.The New England Outdoor Writers

Association named Hal’s book on glacial lake fishing the Best Book of the Year and it has been a best seller in New England for the past three years. Hal also has produced two DVDs in the “Love Affair with Angling” series which includes humorous, colorful interviews with the 15 master anglers in his book who cumulatively have more than 600 years of fishing experience on Lake Winnipesaukee.

To learn more about the lecture, visit the NH Boat Museum website, www.nhbm.org, or call the museum at 603-569-4554.

Religious LiteracyThe Wolfeboro Public Library is

sponsoring a series of programs on Religious Literacy for Americans which includes introductions to Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism. The programs, presented by Mike Hodder, will take place on Wednesdays from 1 to 3 p.m. and are free of charge.

Islam is the world’s second-largest religion but its message has been distorted by politics and fear. Buddhism has become popular in the west among those disillusioned with the Judaeo-Christian religious. Hinduism, with its hundreds of gods and goddesses and traditions that are older than the Bible’s, is almost completely unknown in our country.

The series is based around information compiled by The Learning Company. Participants will have an opportunity to discuss what they learn in a free and open exchange of ideas. No previous background or experience in religion

is required or presumed; all start out together and learn along the way. The series is non-denominational and non-discriminatory; all views and beliefs are encouraged and welcomed.

The programs will begin on June 11 with Introduction: What Makes Something a Religion; followed on June 18 by Islam: Origins — Mohammed (pbuh) and the Q’uran; June 25, Islam: Unity — The Seven Pillars of Wisdom; July 2, Islam: Diversity — Sunni, Shia, Sufi; July 9, Buddhism: Origins — The Buddha and His Teachings; July 16, Buddhism: Three Vehicles To Enlightenment; July 23, Buddhism: Zen and the Pure Land; July 30, Hinduism: Origins and Texts; Aug. 6, Hinduism: Gods and Rituals — The Four Forms of Yoga.

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from and toward and around and under the boat, and while he is leaping from the water and turning somersaults with ugly shakes of his head, in efforts to dislodge the hook, there is at the other end of this outfit a fisherman, tortured by the fear of infirmity lurking some-where in the tackle, and wrought to the point of distress by the thought of a light hook hold in the fish’s jaw, and its liability to tear out in the struggle. If in the midst of it all a sudden release of pull and a straightening of the rod give the signal that the bass has won the battle, the vanquished angler has, after a short period of bad behavior and language, the questionable satisfaction of attempting to solve a forever unsolv-able problem, by studying how his de-feat might have been avoided if he had managed it differently.”

Hal, now age 79, has been fishing since he was five-years-old. He got his start by fishing with his uncle, Gordon Hines, who Hal said was the best bass fisherman on the lake in the 1940s. He shares some of the fishing secrets he has learned through the years in his book, and will be speaking of them in an upcoming lecture at the NH Boat Museum on June 10.

Frank’s comments about tournament pressure in the south is something Hal said Lake Winnipesaukee is begin-ning to face. While Winnipesaukee is the sixth-largest freshwater lake in the United States that is not on the Cana-dian border, it is feeling the pressure of having so many tournaments taking place, Hal said.

“There is about one tournament every other spring and summer day on Lake Winnipesaukee,” Hal said. “Last year, there were 88 pro bass tournaments on this lake, almost one a day during

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the season. I never catch the five- and six-pounders anymore because they get culled out.”

In his book, Hal writes, “I have won-dered where the big bass have gone. My theory is that they are constantly being culled from their natural habi-tat and transported to marinas where a small percentage of them survive, but never return to their natural homes.”

He explained that, during the tourna-ments, fishermen looking for the big fish will put them in a live well until they get to the marinas and find out if they’re winners. If they catch a bigger fish, or if theirs is not a winner, they will let the smaller fish go, but the fish are being released in a place that is not their natural habitat. Smallmouth bass like clean, cold water, and fish biologist Don Miller believes 40 percent of the fish released in tournaments will die, either because of the warmer and more polluted water near the marinas or be-cause of hook damage to their mouths that leaves them unable to compete with other fish, according to Hal.

NH Fish and Game is recognizing the problem and now says that, if a fisherman rips the fish’s mouth, it must keep it and it counts toward the limit. “That will change things for bass fish-ermen,” Hal said.

He listed some other concerns raised by changing situations on the lake. The Winnipesaukee River Basin Project, that eliminated sewage being released into the lake, succeeded in cleaning up the water; but it also reduced the areas where yellow perch and crawfish could

thrive. “Yellow perch and crawfish rely on fertile water,” Hal said. “We’ve cleaned up the water, and that’s good, but it’s changed the character of the lake so it’s not as fertile.” Crawfish and hellgrammites (the larvae of the dob-son fly) comprise the principal bait for bass fishing.

The proliferation of fast boats on the lake also has created problems for fish-ermen, but Hal cites the enactment of speed limits on Winnipesaukee as im-proving the situation dramatically. And he has seen that the largemouth bass has been making a comeback, as they are not as reliant on cold water.

It is a balancing act, Hal said, and preserving the good fishing on the lake is important. But so is making people aware of the joys of fishing, and that is where the Bassmaster poll fits in.

Speaking of the popularity of the Top 100 list, James said, “One of the most popular franchises of the com-pany is the ranking; and a side benefit is the tourism that comes out of this, especially for the new lakes on the list. Those areas give us feedback, and we know [anglers] are spending money in these areas. And, for fishermen, when the fisheries get utilized, they get more support from the state.”

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Keeping Busy at Agape Homestead FarmStory and Photo

by Kathi Caldwell-Hopper

There is never a dull moment when you live on a farm. There is always something to do, something to plan for, an animal to tend, a piece of machinery to fix, or a garden to plant or tend.

That is surely a sentiment to which Kevin and Janna Straughan of Agape Homestead Farm can relate. Their farm, located on Route 16-B in the village of Center Ossipee, may seem small in size but Kevin and Janna make good use of the property where they moved after a devastating fire razed their former farm in 2010.

The new location is next door to their former farm and the couple and their children have settled into their new home/farm quite well. “People in the community were so helpful at that time,” recalls Janna. “And some people brought back animals they had purchased from us in the past; they wanted to help us rebuild.”

The present farmhouse was built in the early 1800s and is an attractive, comfortable home where Janna bakes and prepares jams and jellies in a large kitchen. Because they home school their children, the house serves as a classroom as well.

Farming started for the Straughans in the 1990s when they bought a few chickens and sheep and discovered they loved tending the animals. “Then we took on goats,” Kevin said. “We had friends with goats and they got us

interested. We realized soon that we had more goat’s milk than we could use, so we started making goat cheese.”

They discovered what an involved process cheese-making is, such as needing a pasteurizing machine and a milking parlor. State regulations must be followed and Janna and Kevin are very strict about adhering to all laws when it comes to preparing cheese and other foods.

Once they started selling goat cheese, they found it to be a good niche market. “There are only a few people licensed in New Hampshire to make goat cheese,” Kevin said. “We have a soft-spread goat cheese and a feta goat cheese. We flavor the soft-

spread cheese with garlic, dill, onion, and pepper. The feta is flavored with rosemary, basil, garlic, and extra-virgin light olive oil.”

“We have a commercial kitchen and we are licensed as a cheese producer and homesteader. We also have a farm store on the property and we have wholesale accounts where we deliver cheese to a few stores,” Janna added.

Along with the cheese business, Agape Homestead Farm is the home of chickens, sheep, goats, and two cows. “We raise chickens, pigs, turkeys, and lambs,” Kevin said. Some of the meat is for sale in the farm store, where customers can purchase lamb and pork products.

The Straughans love the farming lifestyle and Janna says, “We like having goats and chickens around. It is really nice to live on a farm.”

The farm truly is a home to the large family and Kevin and Janna agree that the main reason they farm is to feed and support their family. With nine children (seven of whom are home-schooled), operating the farm and producing much of their own food makes complete sense.

Along with their farm work, the Straughns run Agape Ministries with a food pantry in Ossipee. It also is the site of a thrift store: The recent economic recession made the food pantry and access to warm clothing a wonderful thing for the area.

“We started the food pantry in our home in 2000,” Janna recalls. “We moved it to another location (across from the Pizza Barn on Route 16 in Center Ossipee) and it is now open three days a week.”

Parents who are looking for a fun trek with their children can call ahead to schedule a time to visit Agape Homestead Farm. With 12 adult and eight baby goats, eight lambs, five adult sheep, chickens, and two Holstein steers, there is a lot to see on the farm and Kevin and Janna enjoy welcoming people for farm tours.

“We hope to have animals outside this summer,” explains Kevin. “If it is

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Working with children is a passion for Janna and Kevin and their children come first and foremost, whether it is working on home-school projects or encouraging the children to enjoy the animals on the farm. Of course, they dream that someday one or more of the children will become farmers, but their main goal is to raise happy children.

A typical day on the farm means that Janna (in order to have some quiet time to herself) rises at 4 a.m., and Kevin is up by 5 a.m. Kevin oversees the farm chores, which begin at 6:30 a.m. “We make cheese two to three times a

week,” says Janna, “and, of course, the farm chores take place daily. We milk twice a day, clean the animal pens, and there is also baking bread and muffins and making jams and jellies for the farm store.”

The farm shop is open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and shoppers purchase products on the honor system. The one-room rustic shop has a large meat freezer where shoppers can purchase a variety of meats, and the tables display a variety of baked goods. The special goat cheese produced on the farm is a popular item, as is the homemade granola that Janna says goes fast when it is offered in the shop. Also offered is soap made from goat’s milk and hand-knit items.

In the future, Kevin and Janna hope

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to expand the farm so their children can become more involved. This will most likely mean more cheese production and, as the children grow, Janna hopes to sell their products at local farmers’ markets.

There is never a dull moment at the Straughan’s homestead. It is all part of

life on a busy, working farm and Janna and Kevin wouldn’t trade their lifestyle and work for anything.

To schedule a farm tour, call 603-677-6826 or 677-6254. Agape Homestead Farm (and farm store) is located on Route 16-B in Center Ossipee village.)

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to the motels and cottage colonies that still exist along such areas as Route 3 from Laconia to Lincoln and points north.With a 40-year interest in the subject, Mark has lectured on the subject in his PSU classes and elsewhere. “As a kid,

I stayed in the motels and visited places like Polar Caves and Lost River,” he said.The NH Office of Travel and Tourism saw the value in a workshop on how to build itineraries to promote such businesses and three workshops took place at PSU. Along with Dr. Ben Amsden, a PSU Center for Rural Partnership professor, Mark invited people from Hew Hampshire’s Lakes Region and North Country to attend the workshops.The group found they really enjoyed spending time with one another and continued to meet and help form the idea of a Retro Tour of the area.“It is really the old Ben Franklin adage (and I am paraphrasing) that we all hang together or we hang alone,” he said. He is referring to the power to keep businesses thriving by having local businesses join the Retro Tour roster. “There are still a lot of those businesses from the 1950s and ’60s around today and we want them to stay around. If

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the places link together, we can create an experience that the traveling public will relate to and provide patronage to. One business cannot do it alone.”Marketing obviously is a huge part of the Retro Tour effort. Mark is enthusiastic about a professional web design and marketing company coordinating the efforts for the Retro Tour. Sequel Design Associates, Inc. is spearheading the marketing and is very involved with the Retro Tour project.Says Nicolas Minacapelli, senior programmer and web developer for Sequel Design, “I am part of the Pemigewasset Valley Chamber of Commerce and my company does web

and print marketing and logo designs. The chamber brought me in for the Retro Tour branding and we also launched the website www.retrotournh.com.”The Retro Tour is a non-profit group and covers businesses along Route 3 and nearby, such as Route 49. Nicolas concurs with Mark that there are many businesses in the central part of the state up through the White Mountains that thrived before the interstate system was built. Today, some of those businesses get missed and they need greater exposure.“This is the first year of the Retro Tour and we are just getting started. By next year we will have a better idea of how it is going,” he said. “It is a great opportunity to get businesses active

and to give them exposure.” Nicolas said the Retro Tour can reach a different market. “It is a mix of people,” he says. “We are marketing to a few different groups: first, the generation that grew up taking 1950s and ’60s road trips. This tour will recapture the experience for them and for their families. Secondly, we are marketing to younger people who have time to get in the car and take a road trip for a long weekend.”The Retro Tour website is a fun site to visit, with a charming logo of a family car from the 1960s. It is pure fun and evokes the time when families such as Mark’s drove from motel to motel, enjoying roadside attractions along the way.Among the informative aspects of the website is an extensive list of businesses involved in the Retro Tour. Some are from the 1950s and ’60s or earlier and some are newer, but all can see the value of getting listed on the Retro Tour.

For those who want to experience a different, slower-paced vacation or long weekend, the Retro Tour offers cottage colonies, motels, shops, attractions, and eateries. On the Things To Do page, visitors can plan fun hikes, scenic train rides, waterfall walks, biking trails, scenic drives, and much more.The philosophy of the Retro Tour New Hampshire website invites visitors to “See how family vacations used to be, when getting there was more than half the fun.”For those who want a different sort of vacation — one at a slower pace with a chance to make lasting memories for the family, the Retro Tour might be just the thing.Mark Okrant will be giving a free talk on his book, No Vacancy: The Rise, Demise, and Reprise of America’s Motels, at the Belknap Mill at 1 Mill Plaza in downtown Laconia on June 10 at 5:30 p.m. There also will be a book-signing during the event.

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Barbara’s brilliant watercolors and multimedia constructions evoke a dreamlike world and a gentle suggestion for the viewer to show up with an open mind and inquisitive nature. In the words of the artist, “These days, it is the dream world and the unconscious that has my interest. This work is opening my mind to the unexpected; letting it happen is the challenge.”

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