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THE NASWTA RESORT - Your Laconia Motorcycle Week Hub! The Official Hotel of Laconia Motorcycle Week®
Welcome “Home” to Riders! Access the Rally from the Center of Laconia
he NASWA Resort has more and dif- earned its “street cred” as the ferent choices. “Official Hotel of Laconia It’s fine dining
Motorcycle Week®.” With four generations of bikers and biker-friendly family involved
in a laid-back atmosphere where leathers and boots are welcomed!
in this 85-year-old Laconia institution, the Makris family has played a large part in Laconia Motorcycle Week® tra- dition. Offering lakefront cottages, hotel rooms and Inn suites on both sides of Weirs Boulevard, you can park your bike in sight, enjoy on-site food and beverage from two restaurants and be a few blocks walk from The Weirs. Stay here and you’ve got your Laconia logistics solved. Bike cleaning rags provided, your bike can be parked in front of or nearby your room and all your dining and entertainment is on site. What more can you ask?
Live music in the bar after dinner nightly turns the restaurant into a club atmos- phere until closing. From blues to rock, you can count on an upbeat
The NASWA Resort is ideally located on the banks of Lake Winnipesaukee and boasts the best beach--and beach bar in town, The NAZBar & Grill. Live music, DJs, sand- wiches, salads, notable nachos platters and “lobsta” rolls and all sorts of food to write home about, not to mention local microbrews and a full bar with specialty drinks. The service is top-notch with a smile added to your ice-cold and local brews! Cool off in the lake, (you can dangle your toes from the beach or jump in!) and be refreshed and ready for another great New Hampshire ride!
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NAZBar &
The Blue Bistro, just off the hotel lobby, specializes in casual upscale dining with breakfast and dinner and a menu that goes far beyond “normal” biker fare. Enjoy steak, seafood and local farm-to-table produce and leave room for “Hope Made” desserts, a stunning array, created by Hope Makris, the 2nd generation matriarch of the fami- ly business. The NASWA is known for its tasty steak tips and spicy calamari, but the Blue Bistro offers a varied menu with specials that will keep you coming back for
An additional feature is the large Weirs Boulevard parking lot, across the street from the Resort. It is also the staging area for the start of the annual Peter Makris Memorial Run, Saturday, June 13, the Official Kickoff of Motor- cycle Week, the rally’s favorite fundraiser and ride, bene- fitting the Laconia Fire Department’s Life Saving Fund, Easter Seals NH “Veterans Count” program, the area CERT volunteers and other deserving local charities.
Cake cutting with Jenn, Cynthia, Governor Sununu, Hope, Karen, and Charlie.
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Book now to ensure that you are literally in the center of Laconia Motorcycle Week—at the NASWA Resort, you are where everyone wants to be—the Hub of action, food, fun and the best riding in New Hampshire! H
Grill between sets where sports are on TV and fire pits and heaters can warm a chilly night.
Other events at the NASWA include the Tuesday, June 16 Tattoo Contest, the Wednesday, June 17 Laconia Motorcycle Week 97th Birthday Party with Boats and Bikes by East Coast Flightcraft, and the always popular Thursday, June 18 NAZKINI Miss Laconia Contest with a $2,500 cash prize for the winners. MC Jody Perewitz, the Fastest Women on Wheels and record holder as the first woman to ride a motorcycle over 200 MPH always makes the contest fun for all!
The We Y Laconia Ride (originating at Rally Head- quarters) also returns to the NASWA for lunch on Thursday, June 18. See more at Laconia Motorcycle Week calendar of events.
Photo Courtesy: SilverFoxStudios.US
Photo Courtesy: SilverFoxStudios.US