Center Harbor Fireworks

[Juiced06GTO]

Ishoot, good to see ya back on the forum, haven't see ya around in a while!

We avoid Winni for the 4th and go to the family's place on Upper Suncook. They usually do a show from Camp Fatima there and it was pretty good this year. Lots of boats out, but no issues like you had thankfully!

One of these days I'm sure we'll venture out to the big lake for the fireworks, but it just hasn't lined up right yet.

[upthesaukee]

Originally Posted by Juiced06GTO

Ishoot, good to see ya back on the forum, haven't see ya around in a while!

We avoid Winni for the 4th and go to the family's place on Upper Suncook. They usually do a show from Camp Fatima there and it was pretty good this year. Lots of boats out, but no issues like you had thankfully!

One of these days I'm sure we'll venture out to the big lake for the fireworks, but it just hasn't lined up right yet.

One way around the crazies at the fireworks is to go early and stay late. We would head out in Alton or over to Wolfeboro by before 8pm and get anchored away from the mainstream of boaters. After the fireworks end, we pour another drink (not necessarily alcoholic) and finish off the food. Once the departing boat white lights were clearly individual lights and not a mass of white, we package everything up, have the blower on, secure the bimini if up, and pull the aft anchor. Start the engine, pull the bow anchor, and start a slow cruise back to the dock. Traffic? What traffic! The ride back is normally quite smooth and my nervous nelly Mrs. Upthesaukee would enjoy the ride home.

Just my take.

Dave

[Pineedles]

I've never been to the Wolfeboro fireworks display, so I can't do a comparison with CH. We've always been able to enjoy the CH display from our dock and that includes watching the boat traffic infiltrate the harbor and then mostly in an orderly manner, evacuate. But like jeffK said, with age comes higher expectations. I suppose that's true. The sonic booms sounded louder when I was young, maybe I should turn up my hearing aid. Nice to see you back Dan.

[Fritoman]

Originally Posted by Pineedles

I've never been to the Wolfeboro fireworks display, so I can't do a comparison with CH. We've always been able to enjoy the CH display from our dock and that includes watching the boat traffic infiltrate the harbor and then mostly in an orderly manner, evacuate. But like jeffK said, with age comes higher expectations. I suppose that's true. The sonic booms sounded louder when I was young, maybe I should turn up my hearing aid. Nice to see you back Dan.

But to be able to walk up your dock to the house to get a cold adult beverage then walk back down, plop your butt in a chair and watch is Priceless.

[BroadHopper]

Gone are the days when you can just simply see the fireworks by boat and leave. The '60s thru the '90s were excellent times to boat in season. Starting in the 2000s the lake turned into a s**t storm on weekends. After the pandemic, I'm beginning to feel boating during the week is affected as well!

Spent a week in Sebago Lake in ME. Courtesy of a former Winni boater who 'had it' with the mayhem. Much quieter lake! I moved from 'pesaukee to 'squam basically to escape the property tax. I find Winnisquam much more civil for boating.

After Memorial Day is the best time to boat!

As for fireworks, I like to watch them from cottages on the lake.

[upthesaukee]

Gone are the days from back in the 80s when we would watch the fireworks in Alton at 930 (shot from the beach), hightail it to Wolfeboro for their show at 10, and then cruise down to the Weirs for the midnight show.

Ah, I can hear the music "Those were the days, my friend, I thought they'd never end..." The kids napped on the floor of the boat until the Weirs fireworks started. Then a nice ride back to Alton Bay.

Ahhhhhhhh.

Dave