Ahern State Park is a state protected area in
Laconia
Laconia or Lakonia ( el, Λακωνία, , ) is a historical and administrative region of Greece located on the southeastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. Its administrative capital is Sparta. The word ''laconic''—to speak in a blunt, c ...
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Lake Winnisquam
Lake Winnisquam is in Belknap County in the Lakes Region of central New Hampshire, United States, in the communities of Meredith, Laconia, Sanbornton, Belmont, and Tilton. At , it is the fourth-largest lake entirely in New Hampshire. The lak ...
in
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...
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Lakes Region. It is open year-round and offers hiking, non-motorized boating, biking, and fishing. It features of lake shoreline.
History
The property was originally part of Laconia State School, originally known as the New Hampshire School for Feebleminded Children, which opened in 1903 and closed in 1991. The state reserved as Governor's State Park in 1994 and renamed it Ahern State Park in 1998.
References
External links
Ahern State ParkNew Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
Ahern State Park MapNew Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
State parks of New Hampshire
Parks in Belknap County, New Hampshire
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