Every year, the Great Rotary Ice Fishing Derby draws thousands of visitors from all over the U.S. and Canada to Meredith, New Hampshire, the derby's headquarters. These are a few scenes from the 2008 derby.
The 230-foot M/S Mount Washington takes its ceremonial first cruise of the season on the waters of Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire. Aboard are 300 invited guests and public officials including the Governor. Watch as the captains test their ship's ability to make sudden turns, and hear them talk candidly about operating this historic vessel.
The Winnipesaukee WeatherCam (Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire, USA) presents a slide show of best images from 2007. Featuring nature sound recordings from the lake, the show portrays sunrises, sunsets, storms, and clear days. Each was originally a live image on the WeatherCam's web site.
Let this video melt your stresses as it takes you for a scenic drive on the Franconia Notch Parkway in New Hampshire's White Mountains. You don't even need to put relaxing piano music in the CD player because it's already been done for you. This video was recorded on March 17 following the snowy winter of 2007-08.
Wind howling, temperature in the teens, and 18 inches of ice covering the place where you learned to water ski during summer camp. It's just a typical winter day on New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, but the birds don't seem to mind. A great video for chilling out, in more ways than one. Watch and relax...
New Hampshire normally gets snowy winters, but by the beginning of March it became one of the top-5 snowiest. Lake Winnipesaukee is located in the central part of the state, which doesn't even get as much snow as the northern mountains.
This is video from Center Harbor, New Hampshire shot on Feb. 27, 2008. The winter's second-biggest snowstorm has just dropped another 10 inches of snow on the area, bringing the month total to 45 inches and the season total to 103 inches. Though New Hampshire gets a snowy winter, 100 inches of snow in a season is rare for the lakes region.
A 1-minute time lapse of images from the Lake Winnipesaukee WeatherCam shows the highest snow depth of winter melting away as the ice gradually retreats from the shore. Video speeds up to show the ice completely breaking up on its last two days of the season. Featuring piano solo by Stephanie Orefice, and ends with the loons of Lake Winnipesaukee.
The Bryar Memorial Championship Sled Dog Derby is an annual rite of passage in Laconia, New Hampshire. This event draws mushers and dog teams from across the USA and Canada for a weekend of timed races in the Lakes Region of the Granite State.
Hear the loons sing along with the owls, ducks, and peepers from a nearby marsh while a slide show portrays "The Lake at Night." Photos and nature recording by Mike Colclough.
Is it really three days to April? You wouldn't know it by watching this time lapse (covering 3 hours) of snow squalls and drifting snow at Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire. During this time lapse winds at the cam gusted to 32 mph and the temperature was 21 degrees F.
Not just one, but several loons sing an amazing chorus on Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire during a calm spring night. Their voices are coming from a couple of miles in all directions, and carry well as the overnight fog sets in. Nearby, a crackling campfire keeps you warm. Recorded May 3, 2008.
A time-lapse of sunrise then snow beginning over New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee. It's March 31, we've had 116 inches of snow this winter, and it's still snowing. These images were originally live-cam scenes from the Winnipesaukee WeatherCam online.
Watch as dense fog clears from Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire due to the passage of a warm front. Visibility starts at 1/16 of a mile and improves to about 16 miles. Images were originally taken 2 minutes apart over a 3-hour period.
This kid watches a lot of Discovery Channel but could probably make good use of some climbing lessons. Who knows... you might be looking at the next "Man vs. Wild."
