Sailing off Wolfeboro Neck

“The First Summer Resort in America” became such because the first Royal Governor of New Hampshire, John Wentworth established a summer estate known as Kingswood on Lake Wentworth in 1770. This site can still be visited though just a foundation is left.

Wolfeboro has six water bodies within the town or with the town sharing shore frontage  such as on Lake Winnipesaukee. Some facts and figures about these lakes are listed below.

Each Wolfeboro lake and pond has its own unique characteristics, but all have beautiful rental and owned properties located on them. For the person wanting the feel and excitement of a big lake then Lake Winnipesaukee with its 44,586 acres to explore are for them. If it’s the quiet and solitude of a small water body that doesn’t get tremendously busy but has many cottages as well as the internationally acclaimed Wolfeboro Camp School on its shores, than Rust Pond might be the place to enjoy your summer on.

Lake Wentworth Wolfeboro New Hampshire

Lake Wentworth is an absolutely beautiful water body, all within Wolfeboro, that has 15 miles of shorefront and 20 islands. There are some stunning contemporary water front homes as well as cottages from the turn of the 20^th century on this lake. The lake has wonderful bass fishing and the occasional bald eagle can be seen scouting the waterfront.

Each Wolfeboro water body offers those vacationing here endless opportunities to kayak, canoe, boat, fish, swim and water ski or wakeboard. Coming to “The First Summer Resort in America” puts you right where Royal Governor John Wentworth wanted to be and for good reasons.

If you are looking to come to Wolfeboro and need more information the Wolfeboro Chamber of Commerce ,of which Carol and Steve Bush are members, can send you a promotional booklet with all sorts of information to make your visit or move to our community as well as our lakes and ponds more enjoyable. Just contact us and we will be happy to answer your questions on the lakes and ponds and the real estate possibilities of the Lakes Region and specifically Wolfeboro for you.

Currently for Sale Wolfeboro Winnipesaukee Water Front

Wolfeboro Celebrates 250 Years as a Town

Last November 2009 the Town of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire turned 250! Its long tradition and place as a resort destination is unique. It is known as the “Oldest Summer Resort in America.” More recently that title has been updated to “America’s First Resort.”

Located on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee and surrounding Lake Wentworth, Wolfeboro is known as “The Oldest Summer Resort in America.” Royal Governor John Wentworth established a summer estate known as Kingswood on Lake Wentworth in 1770.

The original name of the town, Wolfeborough, was in honor of General John Wolfe, who was defeated in Quebec in 1759 and 1763 during the French and Indian Wars.

Downtown Wolfeboro is set right on Lake Winnipesaukee on Wolfeboro Bay. The many attractions, year round concerts, antique fairs, and fine restaurants, make this town one of the premier towns for visitors, seasonal homeowners, or those looking to relocate permanently. An additional benefit to living in Wolfeboro is its exceptional newly renovated hospital, Huggins Hospital. Here it is in 1916.

Huggins in 1916

Some of the other features of Wolfeboro are the Wolfeboro Historical Society Museum – Clark House, the Libby Museum, the Wright Museum, Wentworth State Park, New Hampshire Boat Museum, and a port-of-call for the MS Mount Washington.

Many famous people from all over the world have summered in Wolfeboro, including French president,

Nicholas Sarkosy, French President

Nicholas Sarkozy in 2007. Jimmy Kimmel and Drew Barrymore

Drew Barrymore Wolfeboro Summer Visitor

 have been sighted as recently as 2009. Wolfeboro is the summer home of former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney Wolfeboro Summer Resident

, and it was the summer home of actor Jack Lemmon.

Wolfeboro has 13.1% of the total watershed for Lake Winnipesaukee. The Lake Winnipesaukee Watershed covers 381 square miles.

With the expected opening of the new “state of the art” Huggins Hopsital in mid  2010, there is just one more reason why living in the Wolfeboro area is so reassuring and so important to those of us already living here or to those of you considering moving here. Here are some of the added features that the new addition will add to the existing hospital.

• 3 new large operating rooms with state-of-the-art technology
• expanded ambulatory surgery unit (day surgery)
• women’s imaging suite as well as an expanded medical imaging department
• emergency department with 9 treatment rooms, 2 critical care rooms, 1 secure treatment room and a dedicated helipad
• larger private outpatient treatment rooms
• expanded relationships with major tertiary and  trauma centers throughout New England
• expanded clinical laboratory with private, comfortable specimen collection and testing areas
• new and expanded pharmacy
• an outdoor healing garden and 2 indoor skylight gardens
• 21 large, private patient rooms with dedicated space for a family member to stay if needed as well as 4 intensive care unit rooms
• a cafe with outside dining patio. room service with restaurant-style menu
• relocation of adult day care services and VNA/Hospice