2022 Paddle Plunge – Update!

What a great day! Lots of fun and laughter, good food. Check out the pictures below! Paddle Plunge is back!  Camp Lincoln April 9th, 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m.  jump into the (freezing!) Kingston Lake to raise awareness and money for their scholarship fund to help send kids to camp. The event will include a pancake breakfast,…

2024 Paddle Plunge!

April 13, 2024 at YMCA Camp Lincoln, 67 Ball Road, Kingston, NH https://givebutter.com/2024PaddlePlunge The following is copied from the above page for your convenience: The Paddle Plunge is back! On April 13th, just as the ice melts, YMCA supporters will create their best costumes and race into the water for a freezing dip in Kingston…

Life Jacket Loaner Station

Come and celebrate the Dedication of the Life Jacket Station at the State Ramp, May 19, 2024! The Scott B. Weinhold Memorial Life Jacket Loaner Station experienced a great first season during the summer of 2023! It will be available again for 2024 and they hope you all will use the jackets as needed and…

Chinese Mystery Snail

This summer a snail was turned in to our Lake Host on duty who sent pictures to Amy Smagula in Concord. The following was her response: Yes, that looks like a Chinese mystery snail.  At this time there is no management option available, other than hand picking them out to thin the population.  We are…

2022 Summer Raffle!

The Dawn Great Blue Heron Kingston Lake (Great Pond) Association is raffling three waterfowl prints on Wednesday August 31, 2022 at our meeting to be held at Camp Lincoln.  Perhaps you have been to one of our summer events and have seen these prints. The first print is of a great blue heron in its…

May 2022 Minutes

 Board of Directors Meeting Kingston Lake (Great Pond) Association May 25, 2022 @ 7:00PM Held at the Library Minutes Call to Order at 7:09 PM – Muriel Ingalls      Secretary’s Report – Susan Palmeter – Treasurer’s Report – Ben Bixby – Members present: Muriel Ingalls, Evy Nathan, Bill Bixby,  Betsey Bixby, Jim Edwards, Betty Wright, Larry…

April 2022 Minutes

 Board of Directors Meeting Kingston Lake (Great Pond) Association April 27, 2022 @ 7:00PM Held at the Library Minutes Call to Order at 7:08 PM – Muriel Ingalls  Secretary’s Report – Susan Palmeter – Holly mentioned that her discussion about the Owl presentation was not in the minutes. It was mentioned in the…

Lake Host Program -June 2022

We are looking forward to a great summer at the boat ramp! Our staff is participating in this year’s training and hoping for a bit less rain this year than last. This year our volunteer, Holly, has already spent a little time at the ramp greeting boaters and providing complimentary boat inspections in regard to…