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Twenty years ago,
Hollywood went scouting for the perfect New England Lake
to be the location for the classic movie, “On Golden
Pond”. Of course, the lake had to be gorgeous,
pristine and undeveloped. And, it had to be within two
hours of a major metropolitan area. It was a tall order,
but they found what they were looking for at Squam Lake.
Today, it would still fit the bill.
- New England Travel & Life,
2001
In 1981, Squam Lakes were transformed by the arrival of
the Hollywood film crew to make the Academy Award winning
film written by Ernest Thompson, On Golden Pond. Starring
Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, Dabney Coleman,
and Doug McKeon, this film is a touching love story of
Norman and Ethel Thayer as they return to their summer
home on Golden Pond for the 44th year. The producers chose
Squam Lakes as the perfect backdrop for the film and today
visitors still come to see the sites where Hollywood left
its marks.
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As you pull into the town of Holderness,
the marina looks much the same as when they filmed Katharine
Hepburn’s scene to get the boat to rescue Norman
and Billy on their ill-fated fishing trip. If you take
a tour boat ride on Squam Lake, you will
see the cottage where the movie was filmed along with Purgatory
Cove. For movie lovers and the like, it is worth the trip.
Many of the businesses in the Squam Lakes area enjoy
the benefits of being located where a movie had been filmed
which is reflected in the names of the establishments.
Walter’s Basin, The Inn on Golden Pond, The Manor
on Golden Pond, Golden Pond Country Store to name a few.
Squam Lakes is fortunate to have a community dedicated
to preserving the natural beauty of the area which is evident
in the pristine quality Squam Lakes continues to possess.
Today, the Squam Lakes region is a favorite New Hampshire
vacation destination. If you are coming to take in the
sites of
the movie or the natural beauty of the area, Squam Lakes
will become your favorite New Hampshire vacation destination,
too.
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