The “Steamboat Era” on Lake Sunapee began in 1854 and ended in the late 1920’s.  There was a brief period (1854 to 1860) when two passenger ships were in operation on Sunapee.
Then there was a break (caused by the Civil War) until 1876, when the Penacook/Mountain Maid was launched.
There were seven commercial steamboats on the lake.  The largest, Armenia White, was 101 feet long and could take 650 passengers.  Here are a few articles reproduced from the New Hampshire Profiles magazine (a State  of NH tourist publication from 1952 to 1991).

An excerpt (covering Blodgett’s and the surrounding area) from a B&M Railroad 1897 brochure about Lake Sunapee.  It describes all of the “Landings” on the lake.    Here is a 1900 B&M Railroad map of Lake Sunapee showing the then active steamboat landings.

Lake Sunapee Steamboats Blodgetts - 1900 

Slide show of the steamboats landing at Blodgett Landing dock.

Farewell to Lake Sunapee - NH Profiles August 1971- 4 pages.

 Last updated 03/18/2019