Information for the thousands of residents of Lake Winnipesaukee Islands
NEW!
Instructional Videos for ZOLL brand Defibrillators used on Bear Island (click here)
The BearCam - A webcam on the northern shore of Bear Island, updating every thirty seconds year round. Dark image after sunset.
US MAIL DELIVERY TO BEAR ISLAND
Several islanders have had problems receiving mail at Bear Island. The USPS and many services
such as Amazon and Netflix will use online validation to check if a mailing address uses the
correct format. The validation process returns an address like the one below.
JOHN DOE VIA MAILBOAT
1 BEAR IS
LACONIA, NH 03246-7700
"VIA MAILBOAT" should be added as part of the last name, All capitals, "BEAR IS" not Island or Isl, LACONIA not Meredith, ZIP 03246-7700
Some Island house numbers are in the database and some are not. If not you may have difficulty even if you use this format.
St. John's on the Lake Chapel
All services begin at 10:00 a.m.
July 4 Rev. Phil Polhemus
Communion United Methodist
July 11 Pastor Neil Wilson
Communion United Church of Christ
July 18 The Rev. Jay Hutchinson
Episcopal
July 25 Laity Service
Lessons in Carols
August 1 Rev. Carol Asher
American Baptist
August 8 Father Jack Hurley
Communion Catholic
August 15 Pastor Brad Wolff
Blessing of the Animals Lutheran
August 22 Revs. John & Faye Buttrick
United Church of Christ
August 29 Rev. Phil Polhemus
United Methodist
Boat parking: Chapel docks in Deep Cove
Taxi Boat email: bear.island.church.ferry@gmail.com
This article was created to bring information to Island
residents about fire fighting and prevention. Written primarilly with respect to
Bear Island, the information is applicable to all islands. We were all lucky that the
Memorial Day 2009 fire on the Bear Island was not a disaster. We have
have recommendations from the Meredith Fire Chief about equipment that may help
us in the future.
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Lessons Learned - one person's view - by Stan Janiak
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- Given that fire was a result of damage to the power lines, no electricity was available and any opportunity to use garden hoses was also unavailable.
- We found one mud puddle near the fire and dug / threw mud onto the fire where we could. (This was one area where the spades proved effective.)
- The first water I saw was via "Indian Pumps" carried by the first responders (Fire Department) and they were able to help keep the fire from spreading more while the big hoses were setup to pump from the fire boats.
BEAR ISLAND CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION
Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire
The picture below answers the most common questions about the view. The names of the mountains alaong with their heights and distance from the island.
LINKS TO FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT
Smith Indian Pump (metal)
http://www.amazon.com/Indian-Back-Pack-Fire-Pump-Gallon/dp/B000AYDQH0/ref=sr_1_1?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1279580312&sr=1-1
$169.99
Smith Indian Pump (poly)
http://www.amazon.com/500FER-Smith-Poly-Deluxe-Fire/dp/B003WQDKM4/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=automotive&qid=1306598038&sr=8-3
$177.73
Fire Rakes
http://www.amazon.com/Corona-McLeod-Fire-Tool/dp/B001BB32UC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1306598332&sr=8-2
$39.99
Shutterfly
Bear Island Pictures -
Viewable by all - To be able to add your pictures email
Fire Fighting and Prevention on Bear Island
Bear
Island Fire pictures-
5/25/09
Islanders Only -
Information on taxes, evaluations, historic sites, trail maps etc.
Email you name and house number to and I will
send back a password.
Bear Island Trail Map
- Island Residents Only
Email you name and house number to
and I will
send back a password.
BICA Members Pursuant to a recent vote of the membership, all
BICA members are requested to supply an email address for future BICA
communications. Please forward to
Town Letter about Mail Dock 10/28/2005
WinnFABS Winnipesaukee Family Alliance for Boating Safety
BearCam Live images looking north from Bear Island
Lakes Region Web Cams Thumbnails of all the local cams
Weirs Beach Site Great place for Weirs Beach info, be sure to see the historic section
Snake Eyes Live Images from Rattlesnake Island
Pinebanks The story of 409 Bear Island
Pictures
Mail Dock
NEWS
LINKS
Three Mile Island Camp
Heavens-Above.com (International Space Station viewing)
Lakes Region Association
Lakes Region Conservation Trust
Lake Level & Water Temperature
Lake
Level Data
Lake
Winnipesaukee Association
Merrymeeting Lake Association
MS Mount Washington
NH Lakes Association
Weather Report - Laconia
Weirs CAM
Weirs Channel CAM
Weirs Times
Winnipesaukee.com
Winnipesaukee
Forum
Y-Landing Marina
CONTACT Email richard @ bearisland . org
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