Wender·Vista
Squam Lake Loon Center
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileNew Hampshire
on Lee's Mills Road in Moultonborough

Squam Lake Loon Center

— — where the call on the water gets a name.

— 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

“The Loon Center sits on a quiet road off Moultonborough Neck, with trails down to the Squam shore. Inside, the work of the Loon Preservation Committee is laid out plainly: nest counts, banding charts, a recording of the tremolo. Outside, the actual lake. The bird on the water is the one in the room. — from the studio

from the studio
Squam Lake Loon Center
— bring it home

Squam Lake Loon Center, 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 Squam Lake Loon Center

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

The Loon Center sits at 183 Lee's Mills Road in Moultonborough, New Hampshire, on the Markus Wildlife Sanctuary near the south shore of Squam Lake. It is the headquarters of the Loon Preservation Committee, founded in 1975 to monitor common loons across New Hampshire after a sharp mid-century decline. The site holds exhibits, a small shop, and two short walking trails through 200 acres of mixed forest and shoreline down to a quiet cove on the lake.

— the visit

Admission to the center is free, and the building is open most of the year with reduced winter hours. The Loon Nest Trail and the Forest Walk together run about 1.4 miles, with views over Markus Cove. The exhibits include a recording bench with the four loon calls, a hand-painted map of every monitored territory in the state, and a research station window into ongoing field work. The shop carries field guides and supports the committee's annual surveys.

— the silence

The cove the trail meets is shallow and weeded, and the lake quiets fast once you step away from Route 25. In late afternoon a single loon often holds the bay, diving for two minutes and surfacing somewhere unexpected. The wail carries half a mile across still water. Squam holds roughly 25 to 30 nesting pairs in a recent season, a recovery from the 1970s low that the committee's long banding record has tracked bird by bird.

— where
United States · Moultonborough, Carroll County, New Hampshire
— position
43.7361° N · 71.4042° 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.
4 km E
Moultonborough
town center
6 km W
Center Harbor
village
9 km NE
Castle in the Clouds
historic estate
1 km W
Squam Lake
lake
N
Squam Lake Loon Center
Moultonborough
Center Harbor
Castle in the Clouds
Squam Lake
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Squam Lake Loon Center — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

It is the headquarters of the Loon Preservation Committee in Moultonborough, New Hampshire. The center holds exhibits on common loons, two walking trails, and a shop that supports statewide loon research.

The center is open year-round, with full hours typically from late May through mid-October and reduced winter hours. Admission is free; the Loon Preservation Committee runs on memberships and donations.

The Loon Nest Trail and the Forest Walk together run about 1.4 miles, mostly easy footing through mixed forest. Both end at views over Markus Cove on the southern arm of Squam Lake.

Loons face threats from lead fishing tackle, shoreline disturbance, boat strikes, and mercury. The Loon Preservation Committee was founded in 1975 after numbers in New Hampshire dropped to a small fraction of historic levels.

Squam typically holds roughly 25 to 30 nesting pairs in a given season, monitored bird by bird through the committee's long-running banding and observation work across the state.

Yes, often. The trail down to Markus Cove opens onto a sheltered bay where a single loon is frequently visible in late afternoon, especially in early summer.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. For lake families who think of the loon as the sound of home, a Small for a desk or a Medium for a hall reads as a piece of the place, not a souvenir.

It pairs with classic New England, lake-house warm, and quiet biophilic rooms. The deep water-blues of the piece sit well next to white trim, raw pine, and woven natural fibers.

Yes. Biophilic design and species-specific wildlife art are both in the current direction. A Large above a console reads as considered, not literal.

Above a standard sofa, a single Large or a four-tile Mural carries the wall. For a long camp-room console, a nine-tile Mural opens the room without crowding.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and made for vertical installation in humid rooms and around sinks and stoves.

A soft microfibre cloth with water. No solvents, no abrasives. The color is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, so the image will not lift.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is made in-house by Wender Studios in Knoxville, Tennessee. The work is not licensed, syndicated, or sold through third parties.

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