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Originally Posted by Grant
...Unfortunately, I think it's primarily the folks who remember the Lake the way it "once was' who protest about things like McMansions, obscenely large boats, too many bass tournaments, and the demise of the peaceful, friendly place we all knew (and know) and loved (and continue to love).
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Unfortunately? Isn't it important to anchor a respect for "the Lake the way it once was"?
However "peaceful and friendly" a newbie Lake
user may consider himself -- whether boat, PWC, or snowmobile -- he shouldn't accept today's presence of lost plastic toys, plastic bags or discarded Avian water bottles scattered about the lake.
The boating folks who
used to scoop up the plastic, the tennis balls, floating limbs, bimini tops, dimensional lumber and other flotsam are harder to spot nowadays. Part of that lost ethic is the increasing appearance of "obscenely large boats", whose operators can't see, much less retrieve, floating junk.
Ridge development, the surrounding Winnipesaukee watershed, groundwater extraction, tree-shaded waterfronts, groundcover, lawns, silt control, "bad-air", big-boats, noise, turbidity, shore erosion, alcohol, and reckless operation are all issues that need to be periodically offered in order to raise the consciousness of Lake enjoyers (and
users).
The last time this issue came up
http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...81&postcount=6, "Grant" could be counted among those who agreed with it:
http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...87&postcount=8.
The McMansion thread:
http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...light=gadzooks
The alternative is "
demise".