Foxy Cruise Boat
The Foxy and the Foxy II were excursion boats that operated from Weirs Beach and Lakeport until the mid 1960s. In Weirs Beach, the ticket booth was located adjacent to the Half Moon Penny Arcade, as can be seen in this circa 1960 night-time photo.
Here is a very interesting brochure for the Foxy. Notice: 1) the drawing of the ticket booth, which matches well with the night-time photo; 2) the logo for Northland Skis, which were manufactured in Laconia. Northland was much better known for its snow skis than its water skis. 3) The “foxy” bathing beauty, seen waving near a beach umbrella. A similar beauty was used for the cover of the 1954 Weirs Beach Chamber of Commerce brochure. Owner and Captain Carl Wallace passed away in April 1960. His wife Amy continued the business for a few more years before selling the Foxy boats and its shorefront Lakeport property.
Here are advertisements and posters for the Foxy. The first ad announces the 1945 season. This was likely the first season for the Foxy. The Foxy II was probably added to the fleet in the mid 1950s.
The Foxy boat service began in 1945, but the Foxy boat itself was much older. This photo shows the Foxy with the original Mount Washington steamer in the background of the photo, dating the Foxy to 1939 or earlier.
Foxy on left, Foxy II on right, seen off the public docks, early 1950s. This photo is used in one of the advertisements above.
