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• Lake Winnipesaukee has a surface area of about 72 Square Miles, or 44,586 acres.
   
• The New Hampshire State Animal is the white tailed deer.
   
• There are 244 islands dotting Lake Winnipesaukee.  This figure will vary, depending on where you draw the line between a big rock and a small island.
   
• The New Hampshire State Gem is Smokey Quartz.
   
• Lake Winnipesaukee has about 178 miles of shoreline.
   
• The New Hampshire State Mineral is Beryl.
   
• The shoreline of just Lake Winnipesaukee's islands is about 101 miles.
   
• The driving distance around Lake Winnipesaukee is about 63 Miles.
   
• Lake Winnipesaukee is only 504 feet above sea level.
   
• The maximum depth of Lake Winnipesaukee is about 213 Feet.
   
• Fish found in Winnipesaukee include salmon, rainbow trout, brook trout, lake trout, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, pickerel, yellow perch, white perch, hornpout, cusk, smelt, and whitefish.
   
• The smallest island in Lake Winnipesaukee is called Becky's Garden.  It's about 10 feet wide and varies with the water level.
   
• Rattlesnake Island, near the southeastern tip of Lake Winnipesaukee, has a 400 foot rocky peak that can be climbed.
   
• Lake Winnipesaukee's largest islands include Long Island, which is bridged, and Bear Island.
   
• The New Hampshire State Freshwater Game Fish is Brook Trout
   
• Winnipesaukee is an Indian term meaning "Smile Of The Great Sprit."
   
• The New Hampshire State Saltwater Game Fish is Striped Bass.
   
• Lake Winnipesaukee has three islands with the same name, all called Loon.
   
• Some interesting island names: Overnight, Spider, Rattlesnake, Scavenger, Winch, Upper Shoe, Winch, Little Barndoor, Sleepers, Gichigumi, Little Whortleberry, Huck, Little Ganzey, Guay.
   
• There is an Island on Winnipesaukee called "Nine Acres" which is actually thirteen acres in size.
   
• The flow of water leaving Lake Winnipesaukee at the Lakeport Dam is measured in cubic feet per second. At near full blast, the damn can release 1.24 billion gallons of water per day, or about enough water to lower the level of Lake Winnipesaukee just one inch. -Bizer
   
• Lake Winnipesaukee's Stonedam Island has a wildlife preserve that can be visited only by boat.
   
• The New Hampshire State Tree is The white birch.
   
• The official Lake Winnipesaukee Ice-Out is determined when the Mt. Washington can successfully navigate to all it ports of call.
   
• The most ice outs have occurred in April, specifically April 12th. Ice out has occurred in may and as early as march.
   
• The New Hampshire State Rock is Granite. 
   
• Lake Winnipesaukee typically freezes over in early to mid January.
   
• The New Hampshire State Flower is The purple lilac. 
   
• The New Hampshire State Amphibian is The red-spotted newt.
   
• Lake temperatures can vary widely depending on the weather. Sunny summers can heat the lake up to 79 degrees. Cloudy summers can hold the water between 67 and 74 degrees.
   
• The oldest summer resort town in the US, Wolfeboro, is located on the Winnipesaukee.
   
• The New Hampshire State Insect is The ladybug.
   
• There are over 273 lakes and ponds in the Lakes Region.
   
• How did Weirs Beach get it's name?  The natives, a long, long, time ago built a basket, called a weir, to capture the abundant fish, called shad, that migrated through the Weirs Channel on their way from Lake Winnipesaukee to the Merrimack river and eventually out to the sea. The constant use of weirs in the Weirs Channel led to the nickname, Weirs Beach.
   
• New Hampshire has 1300 lakes or ponds.
   
• New Hampshire has about 40 rivers with a total mileage of about 41,800 miles.
   
• New Hampshire has 4 nicknames. They are the Granite State, Mother of Rivers, White Mountain State, and the Switzerland of America.
   
• Our State Capitol is Concord and it is the seat of New Hampshire government. It is centrally located in the state on the Merrimack River. 
   
• The New Hampshire State Butterfly is Karner Blue.
   
• The New Hampshire State Sport is Skiing.
   
• New Hampshire State Population is 1,185,000 (1998 estimates)
   
• New Hampshire has 277 Square miles of lakes.
   
• New Hampshire has 10 counties, 13 municipalities, 221 towns and 22 unincorporated places.
   
• The New Hampshire State Motto is Live Free Or Die.
   
• The karner blue butterfly, lynx, bald eagle, short nose sturgeon, Sunapee trout, Atlantic salmon and dwarf wedge mussel are on the State's endangered species list.
   
• The New Hampshire State Bird is The purple finch.
   
• The New Hampshire State Wildflower is Pink Ladyslipper.
   
• The highest point is Mount Washington at 6,288 feet.
   
• The highest wind gust in the world was recorded on top of Mt. Washington. 231 MPH.
   
• Threatened NH animals include the pine marten, arctic tern, purple martin, peregrine falcon, whip-por-will and osprey.