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Donzi Minx · 05-24-2020, 10:11 AM

Well it used to be 11 Oak Street until they did the re-mapping for 911 and then the property became 16 Acorn Drive. Front and center to Diamond Island, and the majesty of the Ossipee range beyond that. A family "cottage" since 1953,we all shared the property for summer months, and seasons passes at Gunstock.

My Mom basically enjoyed the use of the property from August to Labor Day, and all of my cousins, (her sisters) enjoyed the whole month together. The competitive edge of "Mount Washington first" at the earliest glimpse of its approach. Copious quantities of penny candies from the Fataconis (perhaps original owners of the Wise Owl) and the race to get back to the cottage.

We knew we were on the decadent side of childhood when we would ski into the"greenies" at Ames Farm behind the Chris Craft. We loved the glass like quality of the spot, and on early morning dares would slalom out on the cut to the inside of the raft anchored in front of the Ames properties. That ended abruptly when the MP came to the property and physically unscrewed the plate from the transom.

It all came to an unhappy end when the property was auctioned off in October of 2008.

Ahhhh but those imbued memories in the grey matter.....

05-24-2020, 10:11 AM	#42
Donzi Minx Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Melrose, Mass. Posts: 189 Thanks: 0 Thanked 183 Times in 52 Posts	Lake childhood memories Well it used to be 11 Oak Street until they did the re-mapping for 911 and then the property became 16 Acorn Drive. Front and center to Diamond Island, and the majesty of the Ossipee range beyond that. A family "cottage" since 1953,we all shared the property for summer months, and seasons passes at Gunstock. My Mom basically enjoyed the use of the property from August to Labor Day, and all of my cousins, (her sisters) enjoyed the whole month together. The competitive edge of "Mount Washington first" at the earliest glimpse of its approach. Copious quantities of penny candies from the Fataconis (perhaps original owners of the Wise Owl) and the race to get back to the cottage. We knew we were on the decadent side of childhood when we would ski into the"greenies" at Ames Farm behind the Chris Craft. We loved the glass like quality of the spot, and on early morning dares would slalom out on the cut to the inside of the raft anchored in front of the Ames properties. That ended abruptly when the MP came to the property and physically unscrewed the plate from the transom. It all came to an unhappy end when the property was auctioned off in October of 2008. Ahhhh but those imbued memories in the grey matter.....

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