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Lake Winnipesaukee Weirs Beach boardwalk
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileNew Hampshire
on the western shore of Lake Winnipesaukee, in the Weirs section of Laconia

Lake Winnipesaukee Weirs Beach boardwalk

— — a boardwalk that has held the same view for a century.

— 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

“A wood-planked promenade along the channel where Winnipesaukee narrows into Paugus Bay. The M/S Mount Washington ties up at the long pier; the arcades sit just back from the water, lit through the summer evenings. Endicott Rock, carved in 1652, marks the channel mouth. In June the boardwalk fills for Motorcycle Week and empties again by July. — from the studio

from the studio
Lake Winnipesaukee Weirs Beach boardwalk
— bring it home

Lake Winnipesaukee Weirs Beach boardwalk, 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 Winnipesaukee Weirs Beach boardwalk

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

Weirs Beach is a village in the city of Laconia, New Hampshire, on the western shore of Lake Winnipesaukee where the lake narrows into Paugus Bay. The boardwalk runs roughly a quarter mile along the channel, between the public beach and the long pier of the M/S Mount Washington. The name comes from Native American fish weirs once set across the channel, recorded in colonial documents as early as the 1650s.

— the visit

The M/S Mount Washington uses the Weirs Beach pier as its main port, with two-hour cruises sailing through the summer. Endicott Rock, inscribed in 1652 to mark the northern boundary of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, sits in its own small park at the mouth of the channel. The arcades along the boardwalk include Funspot, recognised by Guinness as the largest classic arcade in the world. Parking is metered along the boardwalk and free in the public beach lot.

— informed by M/S Mount Washington, Funspot
— the year

Weirs Beach changes character with the calendar. Memorial Day through Labor Day is the busy season, with the cruise boat, the arcades, and the lakeside drive-in theatre all running. The second week of June brings Laconia Motorcycle Week, the oldest motorcycle rally in the United States, dating to 1916; the boardwalk fills with bikes and the channel pier with spectators. By late October the arcades close and the boardwalk goes quiet until ice-out in April.

— informed by Laconia Motorcycle Week
— where
United States · Laconia, Belknap County, New Hampshire
— within
Endicott Rock Historic Park
— elevation
152 m · 499 ft
— position
43.6225° N · 71.4625° 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
Endicott Rock
historic site
1 km N
Funspot
arcade
1 km S
Paugus Bay
bay
N
Lake Winnipesaukee Weirs Beach boardwalk
Endicott Rock
Funspot
Paugus Bay
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Lake Winnipesaukee Weirs Beach boardwalk — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Weirs Beach is a lakeside village within the city of Laconia, New Hampshire, on the western shore of Lake Winnipesaukee. It sits where the main lake narrows into the channel feeding Paugus Bay.

A boulder at the mouth of the Weirs Channel, inscribed in 1652 by surveyors marking the northern boundary of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The rock now sits within a small state historic park at the boardwalk's south end.

Yes. Weirs Beach is the cruise boat's main port. The current vessel has run the lake since 1940 and sails two-hour cruises from late May through October.

The oldest motorcycle rally in the United States, dating to 1916. It runs the second week of June and centres on Weirs Beach, with the boardwalk filled with bikes and event tents along the channel.

From Native American fish weirs once set across the channel where the lake narrows into Paugus Bay. Colonial surveyors recorded the weirs in the 1650s and the name stuck to the settlement.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. The boardwalk, the pier, and the cruise boat are central to Lakes Region childhood memory. A Small or Medium reads well in an entryway, a study, or a guest room.

It sits well in Lake-house traditional, New England coastal, and Vintage-Americana rooms. The piece anchors against painted shiplap, beadboard, or a deep navy or barn-red wall.

A single Large carries above a standard sofa. For a longer wall a 4-tile Mural or 9-tile Mural gives the boardwalk the horizontal room it has in real life.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and built for showers, backsplashes, and vertical installations where a glossy finish would catch glare.

A soft microfibre cloth with water. No abrasive cleaners, no solvents. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure and lives in the surface.

Yes. Every piece in the WenderVista atlas is curated and finished in one studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. There is no third-party licensing and no stock imagery.

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