Two towns, Ossipee and Freedom, are located on the shores of Ossipee Lake offering small community living at its very best and some of the most appealing NH Lakes real estate. The Ossipee Pine Barrens is a highly protected forest ecosystem that includes a number of rare moth and butterfly species as well as an impressive number of protected plants and birds. The Pine Barrens is just one area or many that is protected by conservation acts in the New Hampshire Lakes Region.