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Laconia Motorcycle Week is the oldest national motorcycle rally in the United States. Since 1916, motorcyclists have traveled to the Lakes Region of New Hampshire to enjoy the beautiful scenery of lakes and mountains. In 1916, the sport of motorcycling had just begun, and the enthusiasm and participation has continued to grow exponentially throughout the years. As the oldest rally, Laconia Motorcycle Week has certainly seen the good times and the bad times. Since 1998, Laconia Motorcycle Week has averaged over 300,000 visitors into New Hampshire every June. The rally is made up of hundreds of individual motorcycle-related events throughout the state of New Hampshire.

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Publication: New Hampshire Magazine <br>Article Title: June Bookshelf: Motorcycles and Mergansers <br>Author: Staff Writer <br>Date: 10/2008 <br>Two very different milieux a one loud and flashy, the other naturally quiet. <p><br>Itas amazing how much there is to say about sea birds a in Hugh Hennedyas aVariations on a Natural Themea [Hobblebush Books, $15.95], there are 111 pages of elegant poems about mergansers, eiders, gulls and, mostly, loons that Hennedy saw in Maineas Seal Cove. <p><br>The poems, many of them having a haiku quality, are short meditations on natureas waterworld a ones that would be particularly satisfying to bird lovers, for anyone who finds peace in nature and for lovers of lyric poetry. <p><br>Hennedy says of the birds: aThey are beautiful, mostly untamed and have a long tradition in prophecy and omen-telling and deep associations with poetry.a The Portsmouth resident taught English literature and writing at the University of New England and passed Seal Cove on his way to work every day. <p><br>If you like Bike Week in Laconia, youall love the new book straightforwardly titled aLaconia Motorcycle Weeka [Arcadia Publishing, $19.99]. It documents the oldest national motorcycle rally in the United States (it started in 1916, when motorcycling had just begun) with historical images from the private collections of people who have played a major role in keeping the history of motorcycles and Bike Week alive. It shows the growth of the sport; since 1998 more than 300,000 people attended the annual event, all of them contributing to its good and not-so-good moments. Authors Charlie St. Clair and Jennifer Anderson have worked for the non-profit Laconia Motorcycle WeekAssociation for more than a decided and have committed themselves to educating people about the community of bikers. <br>

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Charlie St. Clair and Jennifer Anderson have worked for the nonprofit Laconia Motorcycle Week Association for over a decade and have committed themselves to educating visitors and residents about the community of motorcycling. Laconia Motorcycle Week is a tribute to motorcyclists all over the world. The images in this book have come from the private collections of many people who have played a major part in keeping the history of motorcycles and Laconia Motorcycle Week alive.

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