Wender·Vista
Lake Sunapee Harbor
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileNew Hampshire
at the north end of Lake Sunapee, in west-central New Hampshire

Lake Sunapee Harbor

— the harbour the steamers still come home to.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“Sunapee Harbor sits at the north end of the lake, where the Sugar River drains the basin toward the Connecticut. Two excursion boats, the M/V Mount Sunapee II and the M/V Kearsarge, run from the town dock through the warm months, as steamers have from this harbour since 1876. The old Livery on the waterfront, now the Historical Society Museum, is the building everyone steps off the dock toward.

from the studio
Lake Sunapee Harbor
— bring it home

Lake Sunapee Harbor, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Lake Sunapee Harbor

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

Sunapee Harbor is the working waterfront of the town of Sunapee at the north end of Lake Sunapee, in Sullivan County, west-central New Hampshire. The harbor sits where the lake drains into the Sugar River, which flows west to the Connecticut. The lake covers about 4,085 acres and reaches 105 feet at its deepest. The harbor village holds the town dock, the Sunapee Historical Society Museum in the 1890s Livery building, restaurants, the Wendell Marina, and the launch points for the excursion boats and private craft.

— the year

Sunapee Harbor has been an excursion port since the 1870s, when the railroad reached the lake and steam-powered packets began running from this north end. The Edmund Burke, launched in 1876, was the first; the Armenia White, Lady Woodsum, and original Kearsarge followed. Today's M/V Mount Sunapee II and M/V Kearsarge, run by Sunapee Cruises, continue the line, sailing daily through summer and into October's foliage season. The Sunapee Historical Society Museum in the old Livery on the waterfront keeps the photographs, fittings, and bells of the steamer era.

— the visit

The town dock and harbor walk are free and open year-round. Sunapee Cruises operates the M/V Mount Sunapee II for narrated daytime tours and the M/V Kearsarge for dinner cruises from late May through mid-October; adult fares run roughly $25 for the day tour. The Sunapee Historical Society Museum in the Livery is open afternoons through the summer at no charge. Parking sits at the harbor lot off Route 11. The harbor is a short drive from Mount Sunapee State Park at the south end of the lake.

— where
United States · Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire
— elevation
333 m · 1,093 ft
— position
43.3811° N · 72.0883° W
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
at the lake
Lake Sunapee
lake
11 km S
Mount Sunapee
mountain summit
11 km S
Newbury
town
8 km E
New London
town
at the lake
Sugar River
river
N
Lake Sunapee Harbor
Lake Sunapee
Mount Sunapee
Newbury
New London
Sugar River
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Lake Sunapee Harbor — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Sunapee Harbor is at the north end of Lake Sunapee in the town of Sunapee, Sullivan County, west-central New Hampshire. The harbor sits where the lake drains into the Sugar River, just off Route 11.

Sunapee Cruises operates two boats: the M/V Mount Sunapee II for narrated daytime tours and the M/V Kearsarge for dinner cruises. Both sail from the town dock from late May through mid-October.

Excursion service began in 1876 with the Edmund Burke, when the railroad reached the lake. The Armenia White, Lady Woodsum, and original Kearsarge followed. Today's two boats continue an unbroken line of nearly 150 years.

The 1890s Livery on the waterfront once stabled horses for arriving rail passengers. It now houses the Sunapee Historical Society Museum, which keeps photographs, fittings, and bells from the steamer era. Admission is free.

Lake Sunapee covers about 4,085 acres and runs 8.1 miles long, the fifth-largest lake in New Hampshire. Average depth is near 35 feet; maximum depth is 105 feet. It drains north via the Sugar River.

— about the piece in your home

It has been a meaningful gift for customers who summered on the lake, kept a boat at Wendell Marina, or held a wedding at the Anchorage. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note carries the harbour well.

The harbour palette of slate blue, white clapboard, and deep green sits easily in Lake House, Coastal-Adjacent, and New England Traditional rooms. It pairs with wide pine, painted shiplap, brass, and warm rope.

A single Large reads well above a console or a twin bed. Above a full sofa or mantel, a four-tile Mural carries the harbour at scale; a nine-tile Mural suits long entry walls or stairwells.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish for those rooms. Both are scratch resistant and read well in steam; the color is held in the ceramic surface and does not fade with cleaning.

A soft microfibre cloth and water is enough. Skip abrasive pads, ammonia, and bleach. The thin glossy finish wipes clean and the color beneath it is not affected.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is curated and finished in our single Knoxville studio, with no licensing or third-party printing. Reid Wender chooses every place that enters the atlas.

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