(Image Credit: Charles Dharapak/AP Photo)

If the American people are on vacation this week, why can't presidential candidates be, too?

The full Romney clan - Mitt, Ann, their five boys, five daughters-in-law and 18 grandchildren - has gathered this week for a "mandatory" week-long family vacation in Wolfeboro, N.H., where the family owns a sprawling piece of property on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee. Daytime activities include jet-skiing (though it looks like Ann, not Mitt, is in the driver's seat), all-family boat rides and what the family calls the "Romney Olympics." The Romney vacation tradition has been ongoing for decades: the GOP presidential candidate first began vacationing in Wolfeboro with his father.

(Image Credit: Charles Dharapak/AP Photo)

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The Romneys aren't the only interesting thing about Wolfeboro, N.H. or Lake Winnipesaukee, however. There's plenty to know about this quiet little lakefront town:

• "Winnipesaukee," a Native American word, means "smile of the great spirit" or "beautiful water in a high place," both of which seem fitting names for this idyllic town.

• The population of Wolfeboro is a mere 6,296, and the town's largest single employer is the local school district.

• Dr. Leo Marvin's ruined family vacation in "What About Bob" is set in Lake Winnipesaukee, but those portions of the film were actually shot in Virginia, not New Hampshire.

• Lake Winnipesaukee is also referenced in the beginning of Thornton Wilder's play, "Our Town." - While not set there, some scenes from "On the Golden Pond" were shot on Lake Winnipesaukee. Ernest Thompson, the author of the play that inspired the movie, now lives there.

• Jimmy Fallon has mentioned on his show, "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon," that he has vacationed in the area.

• Romance novelist Barbara Lewinsky has also made her home there.

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If Romney is elected president come November - or if he makes his VP selection from his lakefront house - the area might get one more bullet point to add to its star-studded history. For now, though, the Romneys are just enjoying their traditional family vacation, albeit with quite a bit more attention this year.

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