What boaters, buyers, and sellers should know before falling in love with “lake access”

There are two very different ways to experience New Hampshire’s Lakes Region.

You can drive around it.

Or you can arrive by water.

And once you have pulled up to a town dock in Meredith, walked from the Wolfeboro waterfront to lunch, tied up at Weirs [...]

Some properties stand out because of their size. Others because of their setting.

And then there are properties like this one, which stand out because they make sense.

Located on beautiful Lake Winnisquam, this furnished garden-style condo offers a rare opportunity to enjoy waterfront living in the heart of the Lakes Region with the kind [...]

Every year in the Lakes Region, there comes a moment people wait for with almost absurd devotion.

Not mud season. Not Memorial Day. Not the first brave soul in shorts.

Ice-out.

And now that Lake Winnipesaukee’s official ice-out has been called, the shift begins again.

To outsiders, it may sound like a local novelty. A bit of regional theater. One more New Hampshire tradition to file under charming but [...]

What Matters Before You Fall in Love With the View

There are few purchases more emotional than waterfront.

People do not walk into a lakefront home and begin by asking about setbacks, septic, frontage, permitting, or whether the dock is conforming. They walk in, see the shimmer off the water, imagine coffee on the deck, grandchildren [...]