THE SUMMER OF '87
A LAKE MONOMONAC GAME
It's June 15, 1987. Uncle Ray left you the cottage at 268 E Monomonac Rd, the dock, and an old Sea Ray 240. The lake is yours until Labor Day — make it count.
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A whole summer on the water
Run deliveries and shuttle passengers for cash, buy and upgrade boats from a jet ski to an unlimited hydroplane, tow skiers through the slalom, keep your hull patched at Sal's — and every Saturday, race four named rivals in the championship that ends with the Monomonac Cup on September 5. Days roll by in about twelve real minutes, with dawn, dusk, weather, loons, campfires, fireworks, and a six-station summer radio dial.
A real place
The actual Lake Monomonac shoreline, all six islands, and ~800 real houses at their true positions — built from OpenStreetMap geometry, with roof colors sampled from satellite imagery.
Earn the fleet
Deliveries, passenger runs, and odd jobs pay for upgrades and new hulls. Every boat drives differently, from putt-putt to hydroplane.
Race the locals
Weekly Saturday championships against four named rivals, with a season that builds to the Monomonac Cup.
Ski the slalom
Tow skiers through buoy gates — clean passes pay, wipeouts don't.
Step ashore
Dock the boat and walk the neighborhood: houses, driveways, the family car, and neighbors who keep their own daily schedules.
WLKM 98.7
A six-station radio dial with original summer tracks, plus generated engine, water, and wildlife sound.
Postcards from the lake
How to play
The game runs in your browser.
The Summer of '87 is a fictional story set on the real Lake Monomonac (Winchendon, Mass. / Rindge, N.H.). The shoreline and houses are mapped from real data; every resident, business, and event is invented, and no real person is depicted.