“I came to New London from Massachusetts to chaperone a Camp Fire Girl weekend at the house of one of our former Camp Fire Girls who had recently moved here. I was so impacted by the beauty of the mountains and lakes in this area that I went home and told my husband that I wanted to move. I wanted to see this surrounding beauty on a daily basis. Within three years that dream came true. We have never looked back. It has been a wonderful and friendly place to raise our four children.”
— Karen Hoglund
New London
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“I first came to Sunapee Harbor in August 1995. I was running Gordon’s Apple Pies in Londonderry and was asked by the NH Travel & Tourism director to come up to Sunapee Harbor for a television interview. I drove up I-89 for the interview and fell in love with the harbor. I saw something special that August day and said to myself, ‘I’m going to live here and run a business here someday.’ Four years later, we bought our home in the harbor. In August 2006, my family moved here full time to live, work, go to school and enjoy our favorite place in the universe...Sunapee Harbor.”
— Gordon Weinberger
Sunapee
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“My parents met while skiing at Mount Sunapee. My great-grandfather, Dr. Charles Lamson, was one of the founders of the New London Hospital. My grandparents and parents owned and operated New London Agency — a locally owned company for 101 years and family owned for 50 years. I’ve traveled all over the world, but have never seen an area as precious as the Dartmouth/Lake Sunapee region. We have 25 lakes and ponds, several significant ski mountains, miles of hiking and biking trails, first-class restaurants and golf courses, and a short commute to Boston or Montreal. I think our location and collective conscious allow for a country lifestyle with city amenities.”
— Pam Perkins
New London
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“It was 1961, and my family lived in Wayne, Penn., just west of Philadelphia. My father was retiring, so he and my mother went to New Hampshire to look for a summer “camp.” They first went to Winnipesaukee. My mother took one look and said, “This lake is too d--- big!” My father asked what lake was the right size. She opened a map of New Hampshire and pointed to Sunapee, saying, “There. That’s the right size.” So they came to Sunapee and rented one of Mrs. Ross’s cabins in Sunapee Harbor and stayed for a while to get to know the area. They found a house and bought it.”
— Deb Benjamin
Newbury
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“I grew up near the Lake Sunapee region, and fondly remember going to the Woodbine for its great sticky buns. We would also go to the state beach and stop at the Frostop for ice cream. After I got married, Connie and I moved to Newbury in 1992. The people are friendly, the environment is truly outstanding and, after all, we are a true four-season area. We’re lucky to be here!”
— Dennis J. Pavlicek
Newbury
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“I remember driving to Sunapee State Park with my family. We’d leave Claremont, taking Route 11 through Newport, to spend the day at the lake. It seemed like a terribly long drive for a pre-teen sitting in the sticky backseat of the car, but a day on the beach with a picnic lunch was great fun. On the way home, we might stop for a root beer float at the A&W drive in (now the Fabulous 50s Car Hop Drive-In). You can’t beat a day at the lake (with ice cream) as a great childhood memory.”
— Laura Jean Whitcomb
Grantham
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