The Speakers Stand faced uphill and was located directly behind the 7th Regiment building. In the first B&W photo, visible off in the distance, is part of the National Veterans Association building on the left, and the 15th Regiment building on the right. In the first colorized photo, one can can see that Lake Winnipesaukee was partly visible through the trees behind and to the right of the Speaker's Stand. Although it seems unlikely, it was reported that the benches could seat 3000 persons (Warren Huse, The Weirs, p. 47.)





In 1924, the elaborate Speaker's Stand, seen in the above photos with a gabled roof, burned to the ground in the Great Weirs Beach Fire. Click here to see a picture of the ruins of the original Speakers Stand. It was then replaced by a simpler structure with a lean-to roof, seen in the colorized photo below.





The Veterans Grove Speakers Stand was not the only outside auditorium surrounded by trees on Lake Winnipesaukee. In Alton, at the Advent Christian Campground, also known as the Alton Bay Camp Meeting Grounds, the amphitheatre in Advent Grove served as the center of Sunday church services for thousands.



Apparently, the publisher of the postcard below confused the two amphitheatres, and mistakenly labelled it as being located in Weirs Beach.