Product Description

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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #806567 in Books
• Published on: 2008-05-21
• Released on: 2008-05-26
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Review
Publication: New Hampshire Magazine

Article Title: June Bookshelf: Motorcycles and Mergansers

Author: Staff Writer

Date: 10/2008

Two very different milieux — one loud and flashy, the other naturally quiet.



It’s amazing how much there is to say about sea birds — in Hugh Hennedy’s “Variations on a Natural Theme” [Hobblebush Books, $15.95], there are 111 pages of elegant poems about mergansers, eiders, gulls and, mostly, loons that Hennedy saw in Maine’s Seal Cove.



The poems, many of them having a haiku quality, are short meditations on nature’s waterworld — ones that would be particularly satisfying to bird lovers, for anyone who finds peace in nature and for lovers of lyric poetry.



Hennedy says of the birds: “They are beautiful, mostly untamed and have a long tradition in prophecy and omen-telling and deep associations with poetry.” 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.



If you like Bike Week in Laconia, you’ll love the new book straightforwardly titled “Laconia Motorcycle Week” [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 Week Association for more than a decided and have committed themselves to educating people about the community of bikers.

About the Author
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.

Customer Reviews

the most perfect gift for a fan of Laconia Motorcycle week
this book has great information, pictures and facts about the long history of laconia motorcycle week. my father, who i gave the book to, goes to laconia, new hampshire every year on his Kawasaki vulcan nomad. buy this book its the best.