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Blodgetts Landing is a section of Newbury, NH. It is one of the eleven “landings” on Lake Sunapee. Blodgetts was originally established as a church “Spiritualist” community in 1876. The Spiritualists of New Hampshire held their annual camp-meeting at Blodgett’s Landing in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s.
A fleet of steam ships took guests to the many hotels/inns that were located at these various landings from the late 1800's until the 1930's. Here is a photograph of one of those steam ships. This one is the "Wenonah" which burned to the waterline on the night of July 4th 1908 at Blodgetts Landing. The remains of the 90 foot ship can still be seen in about 10 feet of water.
**New** An excellent article, by Shelly Candidus, Capturing the Spirit of Blodgett’s Landing can be found in the Spring 2011 Newsletter of the Newbury Historical Society. **New**
**New** An article, by John Greenwood, Blodgett’s Landing C.O.A. - The Early Years... can be found in the Summer 2011 issue of the SooNipi magazine. **New**
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