The History of Purity Spring Resort

Purity Spring Resort has been owned and operated by the Hoyt family since its beginning in the late 1800's.  Edward E. Hoyt, founder of Purity Springs Farms, started with a small country inn, sawmill and a water-bottling operation.The Hoyt Natural Mineral Spring Water Company bottled the aptly named Purity Spring Water and shipped it to New York.

In 1932, Edward's son, Milt, opened Camp Tohkomeupog for Boys. A few years later, Milt’s sister, Ellen, opened Camp Wampineauk for girls. The girls’ camp closed in 1977, but the boys’ camp is still operating at the same location. In addition to the two camps, Milt and Ellen assisted their father in running the inn.

In 1938, a rope tow was installed near Bald Ledge.  Occasionally, Milt brought small groups of guests to the Inn during winter weekends to try the relatively new sport of skiing. In 1944, Milt left his teaching position in West Hartford, CT to develop Purity Spring Resort into a year-round business. He opened the inn and the camp to guests and hosted ski camps during the school vacation weeks. King Pine has just celebrated its 70th Ski Camp season (the longest running ski camp in the country). During the summer, the Hoyts worked to develop the inn into a family resort while continuing operation of the boys camp.

In 1962, the first trails were cut for the new King Pine Ski Area. King Pine now welcomes over 60,000 skiers each season.

In 1976, Ted, Laura, Bob and Susie Hoyt and their respective spouses took over the day-to-day management of the resort from their father, Milt. Today, the Hoyts operate the expanded Purity Spring Resort in much the same manner as their parents did, along with the fourth and fifth generation of Hoyts now active in the business as well.

In 2001, the Hoyt family opened Danforth Bay Camping & RV Resort in nearby Freedom, NH. Danforth Bay offers 300 large camping and RV sites spread over 150 wooded acres, some lakeside on Danforth Bay of Ossipee Lake.

In 2006, The Bluffs RV Resort for adults was completed. The Bluffs is a 150 acre expansion of Danforth Bay, and was designed specifically for active adults wishing to rent RV sites from April to November. In 2007, 2-week stays were added.