Swimmer goes the distance - and back Sep 4, 2009
At 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, McKinney arrived at Alton Bay, marking the halfway point, said Jamal Lee-Elkin, a trip navigator ... Last September, McKinney swam the 21 miles from Center Harbor to Alton Bay, half his undertaking this year, in 12 1/2 hours. (Boston Globe)
Swimmer attempts big crossing of NH's largest lake Sep 3, 2009
The plan is to swim from Center Harbor to Alton Bay, returning to Center Harbor on Friday ... WMWV reports McKinney swam the 21-mile length of the Winnipesaukee from Center Harbor to Alton Bay in 12. (Concord Monitor)
Fund set up for NH conference center Apr 15, 2009
ALTON BAY, N.H. (AP) -- A disaster relief fund has been set up for the Alton Bay Christian Conference Center, which was destroyed by a massive fire on Sunday ... Contributions may be made to the Alton Bay Campmeeting Association. (Concord Monitor)
52 NH Christian Center Buildings Burn on Easter Apr 14, 2009
ALTON BAY, N.H. -- Authorities are on the scene of a massive Easter fire that's damaged dozens of buildings on the grounds of a Christian center in New Hampshire. Firefighters tell the News 9 television station in Manchester that 52 buildings burned at the Christian Conference Center in Alton Bay. (Newsmax)
Woman who watched NH fire saw similar 1 in 1945 Apr 14, 2009
ALTON BAY, N.H. (AP) -- One witness to the devastating fire in Alton, N.H., says she saw it from almost exactly the spot where she watched a similar fire 64 years earlier. Both fires swept through closely-packed, wood-frame cottages at the Alton Bay Christian Conference Center. (Concord Monitor)
Cottage owners view devastation in Alton Bay, NH Apr 14, 2009
ALTON BAY, N.H. (AP) -- Owners of cottages destroyed by a fire at a Christian center are in Alton Bay, N.H., looking over their property. Most are finding nothing left but chimneys and scorched tree trunks. (Concord Monitor)
NH Christian Center fire similar to 1945 fire Apr 14, 2009
ALTON BAY, N.H. (AP) -- A massive fire that destroyed at least 40 cottages at an Alton Bay, N.H., Christian center Easter Sunday is similar to a wind-whipped inferno that leveled 250 cottages in the same town 64 years ago. The 1945 fire was in August and raged through historic Alton Bay campgrounds ... Wind off Lake Winnipesaukee fanned Sunday's flames through the summer cottages at the 146-year-old Alton Bay Christian Conference Center. (Concord Monitor)
NH gov to visit site Christian center fire Apr 14, 2009
ALTON BAY, N.H. (AP) -- Gov. John Lynch is visiting the site of a massive Easter Sunday fire that destroyed or damaged at least 40 summer cottages at a Christian center in Alton Bay, N.H. ... Flames fanned by wind off Lake Winnipesaukee swept through the summer cottages at the 146-year-old Alton Bay Christian Conference Center. (Concord Monitor)
* World News Quick Take Apr 14, 2009
State Fire Marshal William Degnan said no injuries to civilians had been reported at the Alton Bay Christian Conference Center on Lake Winnipesaukee. Witnesses said they watched as buildings burned to the ground in minutes. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Fire Ravages Christian Holiday Homes Apr 13, 2009
ALTON BAY, N.H., April 13, 2009 ... A fire rages through the Christian Conference Center, April 12, 2009 in Alton Bay, N.H., 30 miles northeast of Concord ... But the season hadn't begun yet at the Alton Bay Christian Conference Center on Lake Winnipesaukee, and state Fire Marshal William Degnan said no injuries to residents had been reported. (CBS News)
N.H. fire destroys 50 buildings; 4 people hurt Apr 13, 2009
ALTON, N.H. - About 50 structures were destroyed and four firefighters were injured in a multiple-alarm blaze yesterday at the Alton Bay Christian Conference Center. It was not clear where the fire started, but two cottages were reported burning about 4:30 p.m. and strong wind caused the fire to spread quickly, officials at the scene said. (Boston Globe)
AP News in Brief Apr 13, 2009
ALTON BAY, N.H. (AP) Authorities are trying to determine the cause of an 11-alarm fire that destroyed or damaged dozens of summer cottages at a 146-year-old Christian center. High winds on Easter Sunday helped fan the flames at the Alton Bay Christian Conference Center on Lake Winnipesaukee, about 30 miles northeast of Concord. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Opening day for landlocked salmon/lake trout fishing April 1 Mar 26, 2009
Additionally, several popular Winnipesaukee shore fishing locations exist at the Merrymeeting River (fly-fishing-only, barbless, catch and release), and the mouth of the Merrymeeting River as it enters Alton Bay, downstream of the famous stone arch bridge. Other good sites to visit include the Weirs Channel in Laconia, Long Island Bridge in Moultonborough, Governors Island Bridge in Gilford, Smith River inlet at Wolfeboro Bay, and Meredith and Center Harbor town docks. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
NH program to prevent soldier suicide faces cuts Mar 21, 2009
Seth Haapanen of Alton Bay committed suicide last fall after returning from a tour in Iraq. Norton and his staff helped officers notify the other soldiers in Haapanen's unit. (Concord Monitor)
NH's "Ice Out" guessing game begins Mar 15, 2009
Ice Out is declared when the M/S Mount Washington cruise ship can travel safely between her ports in Center Harbor, Weirs Beach, Alton Bay, Wolfeboro and Meredith on Lake Winnipesaukee. Ice Out has come as early as March 28 - in 1921 - and as late as May 12 - in 1888. (Concord Monitor)
