Who maintains the buoys on the lake and when was the last time they were checked for proper location?
The buoys are maintained by Marine Patrol which is under the New Hampshire Department of Safety. Marine Patrol Supervisor Michael Fontaine explained that they attempt to check the buoys on all lakes prior to Memorial Day. Kingston Lake was done on Sunday May 6, 2007. This year, in addition to checking the locations, the buoy on the east side of Webster Island (Clark’s Island) was replaced. Four new buoys have been added to encompass Grassy Island. There are two red topped buoys (stay to the south and west) and two black topped buoys (stay to the north and east). Do not pass between the buoys! The Marine Patrol uses a manual sounding device to find the shallow spots to determine their proper location.
