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Winnipesaukee Divers · 07-13-2013, 06:10 AM

Ya, you got a wonder about the stories that are tied to all the treasures own there.

The boat trailer is off Seawall Point, it went through the ice and the owners just abandoned it. It was almost new when I found it.

SCUBA gear is a very popular find in the lake. Most divers put their gear on & take it off in the water due to the weight. I'm always cleaning up after my dive buddies and even my gear too. It's very easy to inadvertently loose stuff off the boat.

The best explanation for artifacts on the bottom is: There has been over 300 years of civilization on the lake and for the first 250 years, it was considered the dump. Just haul your trash out on the ice, come spring, it's gone. Fast forward a few hundred years and all that left are glass, ceramics and non-ferrous metals. AKA: "treasures"...

07-13-2013, 06:10 AM	#18
Winnipesaukee Divers Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Exeter, NH or @ WCYC on weekends Posts: 250 Thanks: 7 Thanked 46 Times in 28 Posts	Junk on the bottom Ya, you got a wonder about the stories that are tied to all the treasures own there. The boat trailer is off Seawall Point, it went through the ice and the owners just abandoned it. It was almost new when I found it. SCUBA gear is a very popular find in the lake. Most divers put their gear on & take it off in the water due to the weight. I'm always cleaning up after my dive buddies and even my gear too. It's very easy to inadvertently loose stuff off the boat. The best explanation for artifacts on the bottom is: There has been over 300 years of civilization on the lake and for the first 250 years, it was considered the dump. Just haul your trash out on the ice, come spring, it's gone. Fast forward a few hundred years and all that left are glass, ceramics and non-ferrous metals. AKA: "treasures"...