Laconia NH Real Estate

Laconia is a city and is the county seat of Belknap County. Situated between Lake Winnipesaukee and Winnisquam Lake, it includes the villages of Lakeport and Weirs Beach. Each June for nine days the city hosts Laconia Motorcycle Week, also more simply known as 'bike week', one of the country's largest rallies. Each winter, the City hosts the Laconia World Championship Sled Dog Derby. Laconia includes a branch of the New Hampshire Community Technical Colleges. Its downtown is located along the Winnipesaukee River between Lake Opechee to the north and Winnisquam Lake to the southwest. Other villages within the city limits include Lakeport, at the north end of Opechee Bay, and Weirs Beach, around the channel connecting Paugus Bay with Lake Winnipesaukee. Laconia Municipal Airport is located just east of the city limits in Gilford. The city has a total area of 26.6 square miles  Laconia is drained by the Winnipesaukee River. It is bounded in the southwest by Winnisquam Lake, and by Lake Winnipesaukee in the northeast.