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Old 07-30-2016, 07:19 PM   #1
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Default Dolly, Penny and ??

Anyone know what the names of the other two islands are next to Dolly and Penny? They're too small on my maps.

Is there a story about Penny? Dolly was named after Dolly (Bryant) Nichols who was quite a character according to what I could find out about her. She operated a ferry ("rowboat") and also ran rum from the Weirs to sell to the fishermen.
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Old 08-01-2016, 08:18 AM   #2
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Not my area of particular interest, but thought I'd pass along a "note" from a 1994 chart:
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Old 08-01-2016, 11:35 AM   #3
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According to Bizer, there are 5 islands there (in table form):

size, name, notes
5, Dolly, Just off Bear I, 420m NE FL#3; 1080m WNW FL#29
4, South Dolly, Just E Dolly I. (see notes)
4, Little Dolly, just S South Dolly. South Dolly & Little Dolly have a small channel cutting it into two islands.
2, Penny, Large rock just NE South Dolly; 500m NE FL#03 (Formerly thought to be Piano Island)
1, Piano, Large rock 25m E Little Dolly; 25m SE South Dolly

U.S. Geological Survey maps of Lake Winnipesaukee show an island named "Penny" about 75m SE of Dolly Island about 400m NE of light #3. This island is really two islands which are cut in half by a narrow channel not shown on Bizer's chart. From 1996 to 2013, these were called Penny#1 and Penny#2. Bizer has been told these two islands are named South Dolly and Little Dolly. The island thought to be Piano Island is now Penny Island. A previously-unknown island, 25m east of Little Dolly Island is the real Piano Island.

http://bizer.com/winislan.htm
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Old 08-01-2016, 12:06 PM   #4
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Thanks for the info ApS and Bear Guy. I appreciate you getting back to me on this. I kayak through there and often wondered what the names are. There's a neat little cove between South Dolly and Piano. Fortunately the water is shallow otherwise people would probably anchor in there.
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Supposedly, according to local lore or something, the picturesque cottage and boat house on Dolly Island were built in the 1930's by inmates from a prison. It's a super duper spot that gets the setting sun.
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It is a great spot but the boat traffic is crazy. They really need to create a no wake zone there.
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