Rio Travelers: ASHLAND, NEW HAMPSHIRE AND COOPERSTOWN, NEW YORK

Our visit to Ashland, New Hampshire included a cruise on Squam Lake where the movie "ON GOLDEN POND" was filmed. We did kind of see the house that was used, but all homes on the lake are required to be set back from the lake front so it was not possible to get a good photo. We also saw the rocks where Walter's speed boat crashed and the rock that he clung to until rescued (instead of walking to shore in the 2' - 3' water). The Squam Lake Livery is still an actual operating marina. The entire film was shot on the lake, nothing in Hollywood. We watched the movie the evening before to refresh our memories since it was filmed in the early 1980's.

We also visited a Nature science center where we saw the Moose below as well as other live animals.

The next day we visited Castle in the Clouds. Now owned by an historical foundation which is restoring the 1914 structure built by Thomas Plant a self made successful shoe manufacturer who eventually lost everything and died a poor man.

We then traveled to Cooperstown, New York where we toured the Baseball Hall of fame as well as a a farm museum and art museum.

READY FOR CRUISE ON GOLDEN POND (SQUAM LAKE)

JUST A LITTLE CHILLY

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A NICE BOAT HOUSE

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LOTS GOING ON BY BOATS INCLUDING SELLING REAL ESTATE

SQUAM LAKE LIVERY IN WALTER'S COVE

HENRY FONDA GOT GAS IN HIS SPEEDBOAT AT THIS DOCK THEN TOOK OF
AT FULL SPEED MISSING THE DOG LEG ON THE DOCK BY INCHES
IT WAS THE ONLY SCENE THAT WAS A PRINT ON THE FIRST SHOOT