Lake Winnipesaukee true and unbelievable facts
72 square miles
What is the surface of Lake W?
Polish, Slovaks, Ukrainians and Hungarians call this a common comfort food
What is Huluski?
Rags were primarily used by whom to make what?
Who is Baba and her beautiful rugs- made on the loom ?
In 1983 this was named as New Hampshire's State Animal
What is the White Tail Deer?
The Three Deuces and The Three Ships
Name the two bars/ crab houses that the Stefano brothers loved to go to when visiting Mom and Dad at "home"?
If this event were to occur one would call 911
What is Lorraine and Carrol trying to water ski?
This Slovak word means "green edible vegetable"
What is Kapusta- Cabbage?
Cousins Stevens, Bernie, and Daniel's father first "Nickname"
Who is Uncle Chip?
The Finch and and Lilac
What are the state bird and flower of New Hampshire?- Both Purple which is also the state color- WOW!!!!!!!!!!
Lily Lake's location in Pennsylvania
What lake just south of Glenn Lyon? -Zedi wanted to purchase the lake in the 1920's and that would have made us all millionaires today.
365
How many lakes are in Lake Winnipesaukee? (274 are habitable)
An Easter tradition made from eggs and milk
What is Hrudka?
Not to be confused with Rudka- a city and river in Ukraine
Sandor
What is our real last name?
The summit of Mount Washington in winter
Where will the Stefano's never have a reunion? At 6288' Mt. W in winter can have weather conditions that rival Mt. Everest. It's coldest recorded temperature is -47F and winds that "funnel" through the surrounding mountains can be intense. The strongest wind gust every recorded was 231mph April 12, 1934. WHAT INTERESTING INFORMATION!!!!
This Delaware Indian name is derived from an ancient petroglyph
What is the Susquehanna or "River Oyster"
According to legend this second generation Stefano was 14 pounds at birth and wore a size 12 month baby cap.
Who is Uncle Elmer
A yellow tip shark
What fish is not in Lake Winnipesaukee ? VERY FUNNY TRICK QUESTION
This is the Slovak name for grated red beets and horseraddish
What is Cwikla?
Czardas
What dance resulted in Zedi being nicknamed the "Fred Astaire" of Glen Lyon
White Mountains
Why is New Hamshire called the Switzerland of America?
Built in 1887 this structure was used to hoist coal from the mine below then move it through stages to then be loaded onto railroad cars and trucks
What is the Coal Breaker- just down the street from Baba and Zedi's that as children we would walk to to get coal for Baba's coal burning stove?
Set at Lake Winnipesaukee, this 1991 film starred Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss
What is "What About Bob"?
1993
What year did the once unified Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia?
This Stefano spoke Italian
Unknown to most, Zedi spoke English, Slovak and Italian. He learned it working in the coal mines with Germans. (That's a joke- Italians) ::))
Perplexed
What did all the cousins feel when Kevin announced the reunion at a lake no one could spell and we all had to Google to figure out where it was? BUT WE'RE REALLY HAPPY NOW THAT WE GOT HERE BECAUSE IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND WE THANK KEVIN, BRIAN AND SUSAN FOR HAVING THE "LAPSE IN JUDGEMENT" FOR ACCEPTING THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PLANNING THIS ::))))))))))))))
Glen Lyon
Where are some of our most fond childhood vacation memories?
-Eating Baba's perogi made on the coal stove
-Walking to the Breaker with a bucket to load up coal for Baba's stove
-Visiting the "shed" behind the house where the loom was for rug making
- Trying to understand what the heck they both were talking to us about
-digging up potatoes in the back yard garden