OSSIPEE — For nearly five years, Dennis Tinney and his wife, Dina DeLuca, both natives of Quincy, Mass., combed New Hampshire property listings looking for a lakefront property to serve as a weekend getaway.
In 2003, they became the proud owners of Camp Elsie, a sweet little cottage located on Ossipee Lake’s Broad Bay.
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