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chain along the verdant shores of this charm- ing lake ! The Wiers, Wolfbor- o u g h, Alton Bay, Centre Harbor, each a name that moves the heart to thrill it. A voyage across the lake will be remembered a life-time. Says Edward Ever- ett, commenting upon a sail from Wiers up the lake : '■' I have been something of a traveller in my own country, though far less than I could wish — and in

Europe have seen all that is most at- tractive, but my eye has yet to rest upon a lovelier scene." A climb to the summit of Red Hill, at Centre Harbor, Starr King's favorite haunt, well repays for the labor. The lake presents a charming picture from its crest. Across its waters can be seen the domes of Belknap and more distant Kearsage and Monadnock. In the east are the Ossipee Mountains and bold Mount Chocorua. Toward the north is a throng of lofty mountains overtopped on a clear day by distant Mount Wash- ington, which towers king-like over all his neighbors. In the west one has a view of Squam Lake, with its many is- lands bordered by beaches of white sand, the little village of Centre Har-

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bor, Meredith, and that popular lake- side resort, the Weirs.

At the \\'eirs, which is a way-sta-^ tion of the Boston and Montreal Road, on the borders of the lake, is a cot tage city. Here in front of each domi- cile is built the miniature wharf off which is moored the row boat or yacht, dancing feather like on the waves. Lofty trees with dense foliage grow to the water's edge, affording gi-ateful shade. Within the grove is an auditorium in one of nature's amphitheatres where the weary people, assembled from theif homes in the dusty city, listen to words of eloquence or exhortation while fanned by lake breezes. On the sides of the hill the veterans of the Grand Army have erected barracks, and there they an-

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