Every Lake
Canobie Lake
Salem and Windham, New Hampshire, where a trolley line opened an amusement park on the shore in 1902
- 8 ft · first step
- 16 ft
- 24 ft
- 32 ft
- 40 ft
- 48 ft · bottom
About Canobie Lake
Canobie Lake sits on the Salem–Windham town line in southern New Hampshire, about 30 miles north of Lowell, Massachusetts, and roughly 35 miles from Boston. The lake covers about 324 acres with roughly 5 miles of shoreline, ringed by cottages, camps, and year-round houses. Locals fish, kayak, and run small boats out of private docks, and the lake has functioned as a summer retreat for families from both states for over a century.
On August 23, 1902, the Hudson, Pelham & Salem Railways opened Canobie Lake Park on the Salem shore, built to give riders a destination at the end of a new trolley line. The park closed in 1929 when the trolley line shut down and automobile travel drew crowds elsewhere, then reopened in 1932 under new ownership. It has run most summers since and remains one of a small number of trolley parks still operating in the country, with the lake itself staying a quieter mix of docks and shoreline homes around it.
- 80 roads engraved around the shore, 10 of them labeled
- 6 depth layers, each step engraved with its depth in feet
- Compass rose, title block with coordinates, max depth and area; keyhole hanger on the back
Turn it in your hands
Live 3D of the actual cut files — drag to orbit, pinch to zoom. Every road you see is engraved on the real thing.
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Canobie Lake depth chart, in wood
This is a Canobie Lake depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 8 ft, 16 ft, 24 ft, 32 ft, 40 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 48 ft. The lake covers about 0.5 square miles, and 80 shore roads are engraved around it. The shape of the bottom is the real one from published soundings, so anglers recognise their drop-offs and points.
A Canobie Lake map for the wall — or a gift
Most of these go to a cabin wall, a lake house entry, or a home office; a lot are gifts — the family that has been on Canobie Lake for three generations, the retirement move, the first boat. The 12-inch is the desk-and-shelf size; the 24- and 30-inch boards read across a room. Add a line under the title and star your place on the shore, and it becomes the map of your Canobie Lake.
Canobie Lake map — the details
How big is the map?
Four sizes: 12, 17, 24 and 30 inches on the long side, from $149. Every size is cut from the same depth data of Canobie Lake; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Canobie Lake is cut layer by layer from published bathymetric soundings — each layer of birch is a depth contour, so the shape of the bottom is the real one, not decorative.
Can I add my own place on it?
Yes. At checkout you can add a line under the title (a family name, a cabin name, a year) and star the spot on the shore that matters to you.
How long does it take?
Made to order in Waterford, Pennsylvania and shipped in 7–10 days; shipping is free in the lower 48.
Can you make a lake that isn't listed?
Any lake in the United States — we hold depth data for 104,419 of them. Search for yours; if it isn't built yet we build it when you order.
- 6 depth layers down to 48 ft
- 0.5 square miles of water
- 80 shore roads engraved, 10 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
