Memorial Day Weekend at Lake Ossipee

We enjoyed a "five day" weekend at Lake Ossipee, and were able to visit with all the cousins at their cottages. The weather was excellent, even though black flies and mosquitoes were present. Our sun was blocked from view on Monday, when we learned that the smell of fire in the air was the result of 50 forest fires burning 100 miles north of Montreal, Canada. The smoke resulted in an abstructed view across the lake for the day.

Monday evening we did have a sunset glowing on the lake, and the "fire clouds" were beginning to weaken. We learned that the smoke traveled as far south as Albany, NY, and Cape Cod, with northern Maine, NH, and VT experiencing heavier smoke, and smells.

This is our view on sunny days, when the wind is not blowing the waves across the lake toward us. The Ossipee Mountains are in the west. Barre had taken this picture on a previous visit.
For those who are not familiar with our location on the lake, we are on the "high banks", and walk 80 steps to reach the water!