Boat Carnivals and Private Wharves
Boat Carnivals
The steamer Belle of the Isles is docked at the Mount Washington wharf, while the yacht Swallow is docked at the end of the wharf in the middle of the postcard. The Private Wharf sign is seen in the lower right foreground.
A view of the wharves in the other direction, also during carnival day. The Private Wharf sign is seen in the foreground. At the end of the wharves, the yacht Swallow is on the left, the yacht Flying Yankee is in the center, and the party boat Iroqois is on the right.
A close-up view of the action on Water Carnival day.
These two Warren Huse, “Our Yesterdays” articles, about the July 31 and August 15, 1908 water carnivals, gives a good idea of the goings-on. [These articles ran in the August 2 and August 16, 2008 issues of the Laconia Citizen newspaper.]
Contrary to the caption of this old postcard, “Watching a boat race”, not too much boat racing seems to be going on.
A color postcard, possible on a carnival day, showing the view from the Weirs of Governors Island.
A view of the carnival from the veranda of the New Hotel Weirs. The Winnipesaukee Pier is on the left and the Mount Washington wharf on the right.
A similar view of the Winnipesaukee Pier from the New Hotel Weirs on a quiet day.
A boat carnival in the 1940s surrounds the Mount Washington.
Private Wharves
A view of the private wharves shows all three of them. Here is an ordinary, non-carnival day, with the old Mount Washington steamer pulling in. The Winnipesaukee Pier is seen clearly in the background.
The middle wharf was not painted white. It was of a fancier design than the other two, as can be seen in the following postcard.
Views of the Weirs Beach waterfront show three swan-like structures along the shoreline; these were the gates to the private wharves.
