building Winni Sailing

[tntm_71we]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Say, the Ellacoya RV Campground costs $47/night to rent a spot that comes with hook-ups, and rv-ers can always chose to go to one of the 23 different campgrounds in the White Mountain National Forest for $16-20/night without any hook-ups.

The Ellecoya RV Campground occupies a large field type area that is almost totally treeless except for the beautifull large pin oak trees http://www.earlyforest.com/2008/09/p...-oak-tree.html which are close to the natural sandy beach waterfront, and the rv campground area which is very very flat and very level. If I had my druthers.....what an ideal location for tennis; like maybe ten rubberized asphalt, all-season tennis courts, two with lights, and a small tennis maintenance building with a covered picnic table area. Introducing the Ellacoya State Tennis Courts...........a little drum roll here......budda-bing......for some nice new, blue and green rubberized asphalt, very low maintenance tennis courts! Let's lose the rv campground and get healthy running around those new tennis courts and smacking a tennis ball with a tennis racquet. Tennis is a sport you can play till you are 99 years old!

Tennis and sailing go together very well as a complimentary sport with skiing, as in the nearby Gunstock Ski Area! RVer's need to head north for 45-minutes up to those 23 federal WMNF campgrounds that go for just $16 or 20/night. $47 to stay overnight at Ellacoya State RV Park.....that seems very expensive to me!

Greetings,

Actually, I was thinking a casino at Ellacoya would be even better than tennis courts. OUCH! My tongue has created a permanent hole in the inside lining of my cheek!

Regards,

Tom

[ishoot308]

Hi Tom;

I am curious... If the Deed of Gift that conveyed Ellacoya to the State of NH did not include camping and RV's, how was the RV park allowed to go in there in the first place???

Sounds like the land may finally get what the grantor had originally intended for its use!

Good luck with your project! Sounds like a wonderful and worthwhile addition to the lake!

Dan

[tntm_71we]

Originally Posted by ishoot308

Hi Tom;

I am curious... If the Deed of Gift that conveyed Ellacoya to the State of NH did not include camping and RV's, how was the RV park allowed to go in there in the first place???

Sounds like the land may finally get what the grantor had originally intended for its use!

Good luck with your project! Sounds like a wonderful and worthwhile addition to the lake!

Dan

Hello Dan,

Thanks for your kind thoughts. The reality is that there's more than enough room for the camping to remain there and for our sailing center to be there as well. The area where we would be is in all actuality, quite under utilized.

The launching ramp is in a state of disrepair and vehicles regularly get stuck in the beach sand in the process of launching boats. The ramp is not adequately patrolled by Ellacoya personnel and the rules of usage and State of NH regulations are constantly being ignored.

I feel certain that the State will recognize what a tremendous asset we're offering to create for the use of the public. At no cost to the State or to the public, we will be creating an opportunity for people to gain controlled access to the lake in a thoroughly green and sustainable fashion including the folks who are RV'ing in the campground. What's not to like about that!

Regards,

Tom Mullen