[Alton Bay Bob]

I discovered that my experience really echoes LIforrelaxin's post... We originally rented a cabin in Alton near Sandy Point. It was a deep dock.. but the waves from boating traffic were vicious. When we were able to buy a place we went for the quiet cove..... No waves....very quiet...

We knew there were rocks around... and we brought our canoe to explore every inch of the cove. We learned where all the rocks were and they are now bouyed. But our season usually ends in the second week of September becasue of low water.... We knew that was going to happen and it worked for us... We wanted that great view down Alton Bay of Prospect Mountain for the other months...

Every property will have positives and negatives.... The key is knowing what is important to you..

We have increased the size of our boat... always build that in to the equation.

I would suggest looking at the Alton side of the lake because you do not have to deal with the Paugus Bay traffic....You can get to Wolfboro very quickly unless you will be there during the week.....then you have the best of all worlds....

Best of luck in your decision..... You are at the best time of your life... the freedom to make a great decision. You really can not make a mistake. As you know, this place is wondrous...