Colony roads and seasonal houses in Barnstead
The lake colony in Barnstead is a network of private roads and small lots that the association maintains itself, and the surface varies road by road. A Barnstead colony placement is agreed with the road agent first, because a Barnstead lane that looks fine in July will not hold a service truck in April.
Renovation and winterizing work in Barnstead runs heaviest in the fall once the summer traffic has gone. Barnstead owners there often keep a unit for a couple of months at a stretch. Barnstead colony lots are small, so the unit usually sits at the road edge rather than on the property.
Suncook shoreline and dam work in Barnstead
The lakes drain through Barnstead into the Suncook, and the dam, outlet and shoreline projects along that line are the town's steadier municipal jobs. A Barnstead crew on that work keeps its unit up on the road above the structure, since the Barnstead bank below is silt and cannot be counted on to stay put.
Low water in late summer is the window for Barnstead dam repairs. Those Barnstead rentals run six to eight weeks and then come off entirely. Barnstead crews work the structure from the road side rather than from the silt bank below.
Woodlots, hayfields and Barnstead village jobs
Back from the water the Barnstead land is woodlot and hayfield, with cutting on the frozen ground and haying through July. A Barnstead woods landing takes one unit at the turnaround, and a Barnstead farm job keeps its own at the field gate on hardpack.
The village ends of Barnstead add school, church and town hall work through the year. Barnstead field days take a couple of units for a weekend. Barnstead church suppers through the winter take a single unit at the gravel lot edge.