From Sept 4, Labor Day, to May 30, Memorial Day, the Weirs Beach-Winni waterfront becomes a ghost town....a super attractive lake front area with a big lake and mountain view....and no people go there. It is sooooo dead that the City of Laconia even locks up the parking meters by placing blue canvas covers with little padlocks over each parking meter so's no one will put a quarter into a meter....that's very dead!
What the big waterfront building that used to the Winnipesaukee Gardens should be is a venue that attracts people to the area, every day of the year, all twelve months.
How's about splitting up the space and make it a combination workout exercise club, a dance, dance-a-thon, 1920's silent movie venue, and a charity, cash bingo hall with the charity percentage funding a monthly Ms Weirs Beach tiny bikini contest...... all rolled into one!
Then, if the NH legislature ever allows more gambling, the Weirs would already have its' foot inside the door with existing cash bingo venues.
Go ....... Weirs Beach! ....... go!