Wolfeboro Historical Society talk

Karen Burnett-Kurie, our unofficial historian extraordinaire, will be giving a talk on the history of the Tower on Monday, July 8 at 7 p.m. at the Clark Museum.  Come and join!  

100th Birthday Celebration

The Abenaki Tower Centennial Birthday Party will be held on Saturday, August 10 from noon to 3 p.m. (rain date on Sunday, August 11)!  Join us for food and drink and family-friendly games like an egg toss and three-legged race. We’ll be preparing the contents of a time capsule and will have raffle tickets and merchandise for sale.

Ossipee Historical Society talk

Karen Burnett-Kurie is doing a talk at the Ossipee Historical Society on Tuesday, August 13 at 11 a.m.

2024 Annual Meeting

Save the date! The Abenaki Tower and Trail Association 2024 annual meeting will be held Wednesday, August 14 at 6:30 p.m.at the Tuftonboro Free Library, 221 Middle Road (Route 109A), Center Tuftonboro. We will meet in the large community room at the far end of the building. We’ll have light snacks and drinks. For people who can’t join in person, you can join by Zoom or by phone:  Meeting ID: 924 0172 1728.  Or you can dial in by phone, one-tap mobile:  +13092053325,,92401721728# US.

Lake Winnipesaukee Museum talk

Karen Burnett-Kurie is giving a talk at the Lake Winnipesaukee museum, located in Weirs, on Wednesday, August 21 at 7 p.m. 

Historic Marker

The Abenaki Tower & Trail Association Unveils and Dedicates New Historic Marker on the Eve of the Association’s 100th Anniversary

The Abenaki Tower & Trail Association now has an official New Hampshire historic roadside marker.

On Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023 the Association hosted an event to celebrate the creation, installation, unveiling and dedication of an official New Hampshire Historic Roadside marker.

The public was invited, and there were representatives from the Abenaki Nation, the Melvin Village Community Church, the Winnipesaukee Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, the Lakes Region Conservation Trust and the Tuftonboro Historical Society. In addition, the president and members of the Abenaki Tower & Trail Association were there to share the momentous occasion. 

The “marker committee” consisted of AT&TA members Susan Schuur, Karen Burnett-Kurie and Gary D. Burnett. This historic marker came to be after months of effort and collaboration with the NH Division of Historical Resources and Sherry Gould, a member of the Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation, and with the New Hampshire Department of Transportation. 

Come visit the parking lot of the Abenaki Tower to see the new marker, an official information kiosk, and the Tower itself. The Association, the people of Melvin Village and the Indigenous people of this region have every reason to be proud of this historic landmark. 

The Association maintains a tower to give visitors free access to scenic views of Lake Winnipesaukee, and the surrounding mountains and hills in the region. This non-profit group has been in existence for nearly 100 years. This event is one of many to come in celebration of the centennial year of AT&TA in 2024.

The dedication will take place at the Abenaki Tower parking lot which is located on Rt. 109 across from Wawbeek Road in Tuftonboro, NH.

For further information, please contact Gary D. Burnett at 860 841-5558 or burnettgd53@gmail.com.

New Video of the tower on YouTube!

The interpretive signs are up! Discover what you’ve been looking at with these boards, that explain some of the features and sights that are visible from the Tower.

See four seasons of beautiful views from the Tower in the photo gallery.

PAST MEDIA COVERAGE

Abenaki Fire Tower Offers an Amazing View, by Sarah Wright. The Laker, 2018.

Abenaki Tower, an Enduring Community Asset, is Rebuilt, by Karen Burnett-Kurie.