Ambrose Marine Construction recently participated in the 2015 Lake Congress hosted by the NH Lakes Association, a group “dedicated to protecting New Hampshire lakes and their watersheds through education and advocacy.” It was great to spend a day with businesses, associations and individuals who share our goal and desire to see the unmatched beauty and cleanliness of our lakes remain for generations to come.
Read moreAdding To Our Fleet
It is with great pleasure to announce that we recently added to our dependable fleet of barges with a brand new, made in Kentucky barge. This new addition will allow us to work more efficiently with a larger deck for the excavator to maneuver and mobilize material. Our team worked closely with RPS Barge Company to design a custom 24' x 60' sectional barge. Once it arrived in our yard in Meredith we prepped it with protective mats, cleats, ramps, and other equipment.
Read moreSpring Is Here (Kind of)!
It has been another long and grueling winter here up on Lake Winnipesaukee, but that's how we like it. The weather did not stop our crew from working during the cold, short days repairing the docking system at Quayside Yacht Club in Moultonborough. Now the calendar officially says its spring and we are putting together our "ice out" schedule which includes new dock projects, a boathouse, perched beaches, and of course all our seasonal dock installs.
Read moreSummer 2014
Not a particularly hot summer, but we were blessed with many long sunny days after a cold and brutal winter. At Ambrose Marine Construction we were busy for many months rebuilding docks and breakwaters that were destroyed by the shifting ice during early Spring.
Read moreCounting Oyster Spats
Although a majority of our projects are completed in the Lakes Region, this past July we were able to spend a morning at the UNH Jackson Estuarine Laboratory on the shores of the Great Bay in Durham to help count oyster spats. Curious what an oyster spat is?
Read moreSquam Ranger
The Squam Rangers is a great program offered by the Squam Lakes Association. In short, by signing up to "Hike the Trails" you will embark on an epic adventure to successfully complete the 50 miles network of hiking trails in the Squam Watershed. We encourage everyone to take on this challenge offered by the SLA to reconnect with the outdoors and experience some truly remarkable sights.
Read moreA Cold Winter Has Lasting Effects
New Hampshire winters are always cold, but this past year seemed to last a little bit longer than most. Weeks after the first day of spring there was still a couple feet of ice on Lake Winnipesuakee and it just didn't seem like they would ever call the "ice out". Lakes Region residents and tourists anxiously wait for the ice out because it's our unofficial way of realizing winter is over and the spring season has begun.
Read moreLegend of Winnipesaukee
Lot of people call New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee - "Boston's Bathtub", but do we really know the origin of the name Winnipesaukee? The legend of Winnipesaukee or often called the legend of Chief Wonaton is not unlike Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet with our own Native American twist. From this legend it is said that is how Winnipesaukee got it's name
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