Wolfeboro

Introducing Wolfeboro

Wolfeboro is an idyllic town where children still gather around the ice-cream stand on warm summer nights and grassy lakeside park gathers young and old to weekly concerts. Named for General Wolfe, who died vanquishing Montcalm on the Plains of Abraham in Québec, Wolfeboro (founded in 1770) claims to be ‘the oldest summer resort in America.’ Whether that’s true or not, it’s certainly the most charming, with pretty lake beaches, intriguing museums, cozy B&Bs and a worthwhile walking trail that courses along several lakes as it leads out of town.

Wolfeboro is on the eastern shore of Lake Winnipesaukee, at the intersection of NH 28 with the lakeside NH 109.

Wolfeboro Chamber of Commerce information booth (603-569-2200; www.wolfeborochamber.com; 32 Central Ave; 10am-5pm Mon-Sat, 11am-3pm Sun Jul–mid-Oct, 10am-3pm Mon-Fri, 9am-noon mid-Oct–Jun) Located inside the old train station.

Last updated: Feb 17, 2009