Center Harbor Inn’s Spring Ahead

24 Feb Center Harbor Inn’s Spring Ahead

What is a Legend?

• A story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events.
• A traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated.
• A Myth – Saga – Epic – Folk Legend – Urban Legend
• Hero and Heroine legend
• Famous place legend
• Mystical object legend
• Monster or animal legend
• Medieval legend

The elements of a legend tend to run deep however, in its simplest terms, let us apply it to “The Lake”. Not just any Lake, but this Lake. Lake Winnipesaukee!

Let’s Create a Legend!

Springtime on Lake Winnipesaukee at the Center Harbor Inn is quite special. One might say it is a timeless place where legends can be made. Spring has its own layers of elements that can be woven into a legend with such adjectives as awakening, blooming, blissful, cheerful, crisp, lively, and lush. The poet John Greenleaf Whittier (1807 – 1892), who was a frequent guest in Center Harbor, published a poem in 1861 titled, “A Legend of the Lake” that began:

Should you go to Centre Harbor,
As haply you sometime may,
Sailing up the Winnipesaukee
From the hills of Alton Bay,

Into the heart of the highlands,
Into the north wind free,
Through the rising and vanishing islands,
Over the mountain sea,

To the little hamlet,
Lying white in its mountain fold,
Asleep by the lake, and dreaming
A dream that is never told…

Why not make your own “Legend of the Lake”?

Bring yourself to the Center Harbor Inn on Lake Winnipesaukee. Spend some time during this quiet season to shake off your winter blues. Where you can take a big breath of fresh mountain air. Where you can enjoy those spring days when the sun shines hot, and the wind blows cool. Where boating, fishing, and water sports are just outside your lodging door. Where hiking trails pull you out of the hustle and bustle of our everyday world and transcends you into a peaceful and tranquil place with nature. (No doubt, a place where legends are made too). Where small and quaint towns dotted all around the lake offer charming boutique shops, eateries, breweries, and wineries that will extend the additional elements to a perfect legend in the making that you will remember time and time again.

Imagine the possibilities of creating your own Legend. Make this a perfect moment in time to consider our Spring Lodging Packages at the Center Harbor Inn, that will make your Spring Season Legend with us even more memorable. Where you can immerse yourself in a rejuvenating and soothing lakeside outdoor Hot Tub overlooking the Harbor. Where you can huddle up to our outdoor fire pit while taking in the cool clear evening skies and magnificent lake views before settling into one of our plush king size beds. Where you can wake up fresh each morning to a light and fitting breakfast, our compliments of course, before setting out to explore the lakes and mountains yet again and again.

Dreaming is only the beginning of your Legend, acting on it will achieve your Legend. Reserve your space at the lake with us today and set out to make your own “Legend of the Lake”.

Denis Longchamps
General Manager